Now Medical Course at IIT-Kharagpur

The Centre has sanctioned a 400-bed super speciality hospital on the IIT-Kharagpur campus which will have a medical college attached to it so that the premier institute can start a medical course - only one to impart medical education alongside technology-.

A 45-acre plot has been earmarked for what promises to be a modern green building with minimal energy consumption at the south-east-end of the premises. Construction is slated to begin before Durga Puja.

The institute already runs a master's degree course in medical technology, which has already received much acclaim across the country. This encouraged it about five years ago to start a proper undergraduate medical course recognised by the MCI. But the plan met with both technical and legal hurdles as never before in the country had a tech school tried to start a medical course.

However, after much persuasion and deliberation, both ministries ie HRD and ministry of health have now agreed on the project

Of the Rs 230 crore required for the project, Rs 150 crore will be given by the Centre and the institute has to arrange the rest. The Centre has already sent in an initial amount of Rs 75 crore.