Five new medical colleges to function in AP from next year

Amaravati: Dr NTR University of Health Sciences has given permission for the conduct of academic activities from the next academic year 2023-24 in five new medical colleges at Eluru, Vizianagaram, Rajamahendravaram, Nandyal and Machilipatnam districts in Andhra Pradesh.

With this, academic activities will begin with 150 MBBS seats in each college. Principals and superintendents have already been appointed for the respective colleges.

State Director of Medical Education Dr. Raghavendra Rao said here on Tuesday that the district hospitals are being converted into teaching hospitals and these colleges are going to apply to the National Medical Commission (NMC) for university affiliation from Thursday onwards.

The AP Cabinet had recently given approval for 3,530 posts for five new medical colleges in Nandyal, Machilipatnam, Eluru, Rajamahendravaram and Vizianagaram which are all set to start from next academic year (2023-24). As per NMC norms, 222 posts are allotted to each medical college and 484 posts to the affiliated teaching hospital. Accordingly, the Cabinet has decided on 3,530 posts at the rate of 706 posts for each medical college.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has undertaken changes in the medical and health department by constructing 16 new medical colleges, one for each parliamentary constituency. As part of this, five new medical colleges will be functional next year and 750 MBBS seats will be made available in addition to the existing seats. These new colleges will be established at Piduguralla, Machilipatnam, Anakapalle, Vizianagaram, Rajamahendravaram, Palakollu, Amalapuram, Markapuram, Penukonda, Madanapally, Adoni, Nandyal, Pulivendula, Paderu, Eluru and Bapatla.