Grant Medical College

The Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai is a medical college affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. Founded in 1845, it counts among the premier medical institutions in India and one of the oldest institutions teaching Western medicine in Asia. It has been consistently ranked on the list of top ten medical colleges in the country. The college accepts 200 students annually for the undergraduate degree and around 100 annually for the various postgraduate degrees in medicine. The medical college is situated in Byculla on the campus of Sir J. J. Hospital. the hospital has combined bed strength of 2844 and caters to an annual load of 1,200,000 out-patients and 80,000 in-patients, from all parts of Maharashtra and central India.

Course Level: Post Graduate

Course: M.D. in Pulmonary Medicine / Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine.

Duration: 3 years

Eligibility: You just have completed bachelor’s degree in Medicine (MBBS)

Fees: Annual fees INR 83,500

          To be paid at the time of Admission INR 96,500

Other courses in M.D. : Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community medicine, Dermatology, Venereology and Nephrology, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatric, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radio diagnosis, Radiology etc.

First every one has to complete compulsory rotary internship after which they are awarded the bachelor's degree. Then there is a government bond which students have to fulfil for one year working in government institution. Then they can prepare for post graduate entrance examination and once they get admission it is easy to clear.

Internships:

Yes one year rotary internship is provided to those who pass final year. Also externship is provided to those from other colleges. Stipend is INR 6000/month. Internship is highly rigorous and tiring but you get to learn a lot and becoming a good doctor is highly dependent on going through such an experience.

JRD Tata scholarship is for those students scoring 65 percent and above in their exam. It gives full refund of the current year's fees as scholarship. This is really a good scholarship and hassle free procedure to apply online. I have no knowledge of any loans availability however.

Grant Medical College is a very old medical college of Maharashtra with great patient inflow and very good infrastructure. The college has some great professors who are nationally aclaimed. All these factors provides a great scenario for performing PG studies. Moreover being the last referral centre in the state and nearby states, you too see many interesting rare cases. So, this is also a factor to be considered.