Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer Explained

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Native Name:जवाहरलाल नेहरू आयुर्विज्ञान महाविद्यालय
Former Name:Victoria General Hospital
Motto:सेवा ही परमं तपः
Mottoeng:Service is the supreme sacrifice.
Established:1965
Type:Government (Public)
Parent:RUHS, Jaipur
President:Minister for Health and Family Welfare
Principal:Dr Veer Bahadur Singh[1]
Chancellor:Hon'ble Governor Of Rajasthan
Undergrad:250 per year
Postgrad:88 (as of 2014)
Other:MSc., BSc.
Address:Kala Bagh
City:Ajmer
State:Rajasthan
Postalcode:305001
Country:India
Campus:Multiple, Urban
Language:English, Hindi
Affiliations:Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
Free Label:Recognition
Free:Medical Council of India
Footnotes:MCI recognized since 1973
Website:Official Website

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer is a government medical college located in Ajmer (Rajasthan), India.[2] Established in 1965, it is one of six government-run medical colleges in the western state of Rajasthan, and the fourth to be established in the state.[3] It is affiliated with RUHS (the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences), and provides education leading to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree (recognized by MCI since 1973) and the MS/MD/DM degrees. It also offers diplomas and other degrees in medical disciplines. Before the establishment of RUHS, in 2005, it was affiliated with Rajasthan University.[4] It publishes the Ajaymeru Journal of Medical Education and Research (AJMER).[5]

History

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College was established in 1965 with Dr. S. P. Wanchoo, the superintendent of New Victoria Hospital, as its first Principal and Controller. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[6] The medical school started its operations in the old TB hospital building, moving to new buildings in 1967. J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer was first among all the medical colleges in Rajasthan to establish a Cardiology division in the year 1989. Initially in the year 1964, a cardiology clinic was started with the efforts of Dr. N.C. Malik and Dr. R. N. Mathur which use to provide services once in a week.[7] Subsequently, until 1988, a polygraph in the cardiology lab, non-invasive lab and a pacemaker lab were established. It started with an undergraduate intake of 50 students per year, subsequently increasing to 100 and then 150 per year. It celebrated its Golden Jubilee year in December 2015.[8]

Campus

The main college campus is located in the heart of the city of Amjer. Most departments are on the main campus, with the exception of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department, which is 7 km away on a separate campus. The Microbiology department houses the Rajasthan State Reference Laboratory.

College Library

The campus has a central library housing around 11000 bound journals dating back to the 1960s. A newly built E-library offers access to electronic journals.

Hostels

Hostels are located on the main campus and are segregated by sex. There are separate hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Affiliated Hospitals

Academics

Admissions

There are 250 seats approved by the Medical Council of India for MBBS degrees and 88 seats for postgraduate courses.[15] Admissions are based upon highly competitive standardized premedical entrance examinations:[16] NEET-UG for admission to MBBS and NEET-PG for admission to postgraduate courses.[17]

Academic programmes

The MBBS degree takes four and a half years to complete, followed by a year of a Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship[16] The school follows the semester system.

The MBBS degree certificate is awarded by the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. Students are then given a registration certificate by the Rajasthan Medical Council and enrolled in the register of the Medical Council of India. They are then legally allowed to practice medicine in India .

Postgraduate studies are offered in various fields.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal Profile. education.rajasthan.gov.in. en. 2020-04-14.
  2. Web site: Govt. Medical Colleges. education.rajasthan.gov.in. en. 2018-09-22. 22 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922124615/http://education.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/education/medical-education-department/en/govt--medical-colleges.html. dead.
  3. Web site: About Us / "देश के स्वतन्त्र होने के समय राजस्थान में केवल एक चिकित्सा महाविद्यालय जयपुर में स्थित था, परन्तु आज राजस्थान में 6 सरकारी". education.rajasthan.gov.in. en. At the time of Independence, only one medical college in Rajasthan was located in Jaipur, but today there are 6 government -run.. 2018-09-22. 22 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922173524/http://education.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/education/medical-education-department/en/about-us.html. dead.
  4. Web site: School Detail/School Details. search.wdoms.org. 2018-09-23.
  5. News: जो खुद किसी समय कर रहे थे यहां से डॉक्टर बनने की तैयारी आज उन्होंने बना दिया हजारों स्टूडेंट्स को डॉक्टर/Scroll down to end of Report.. www.patrika.com. Those who were doing themselves at some time were preparing to become a doctor from here. Today, they have made thousands of students doctor. 2018-09-22. hi-IN. End of Report "College will be publishing its own medical journal ".
  6. Web site: Medical Department History. medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331181846/http://medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in/ajmer/BriefHistory.asp. 31 March 2012. 26 March 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: Medical Department . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021035513/http://www.medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in/ajmer/docardiology.asp . dead . 2013-10-21 . 2022-12-13 .
  8. News: जेएलएन मेडिकल कॉलेज का स्वर्ण जयंती समारोह 24 से/"Jln-medical-college-golden-jubilee-celebrations-of-24-decembeR". www.patrika.com. 2018-09-22. hi-IN.
  9. Web site: About Us/" The existing building of the council was Victoria Hospital Once upon a time. Its name is still engraved on the council building.". ajmermc.org. 2018-09-21.
  10. Book: The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908. (Volume 5). Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1909. Oxford. 168.
  11. Book: Guptā, Mohanalāla. Ajamera kā vr̥hat itihāsa. 9788186103333. Pahalā saṃskaraṇa. Jodhapura. 860980503.
  12. Web site: Jln Hospital Ajmer Hindi News, Jln Hospital Ajmer Samachar, Jln Hospital Ajmer ख़बर, Breaking News on Patrika. www.patrika.com. hi-IN. 2018-09-22.
  13. Web site: About us :: Central TB Division. India/"In India, the first open air sanatorium for treatment and isolation of TB patients was founded in 1906 in Tiluania, near Ajmer". Ministry of Health & Family Welfare-Government of. tbcindia.gov.in. 2018-09-24.
  14. News: Mother's milk storage centre to be set up in Ajmer hospital. 2017-05-12. www.hindustantimes.com/. 2018-09-22. en.
  15. News: 230 additional MBBS seats in four Rajasthan medical colleges approved. The New Indian Express. 27 October 2020. Press Trust of India. 28 October 2020.
  16. Web site: School Detail/Program Details. search.wdoms.org. 2018-09-23.
  17. Web site: NEET: Frequently Asked Questions. National Testing Agency, India. September 7, 2019. 26 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026062814/https://ntaneet.nic.in/Ntaneet/ShowPdf.aspx?Type=50C9E8D5FC98727B4BBC93CF5D64A68DB647F04F&ID=77DE68DAECD823BABBB58EDB1C8E14D7106E83BB. dead.

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