B. J. Medical College is a government medical college located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and is affiliated with a major teaching hospital in the city. It is one of the older medical training institutions in Gujarat and functions as a public-sector college providing training in modern medicine.
| Name | B. J. Medical College |
|---|---|
| Type | Government medical college |
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Affiliated hospital | Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad |
| Country | India |
The college is part of the medical education infrastructure operated under the Government of Gujarat. It is co-located with the Civil Hospital campus in Ahmedabad, which serves as its principal teaching hospital and provides clinical training facilities for students. The hospital complex is among the largest public healthcare facilities in western India and supports a wide range of clinical departments used for instruction.
The college conducts the MBBS undergraduate programme along with postgraduate courses (MD, MS) and various super-specialty and diploma programmes across clinical and pre-clinical disciplines. Admissions to medical seats in India follow the national entrance examination framework administered by the National Testing Agency, with seat allocation governed by central and state counselling authorities.
Clinical training is carried out at the Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, which houses departments covering general medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, and several specialty units. The campus also accommodates allied institutions and research centres associated with the hospital complex.
As a state-run medical college attached to a large tertiary-care public hospital, the institution plays a role in producing medical graduates and specialists for service in Gujarat and the wider region. It contributes to clinical care, medical research, and public health programmes operated through the Civil Hospital network.