Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute (BMCRI) Bangalore

The Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute was started as a private Medical college in the year 1955 by Mysore Education Society. The Founders of this Society were Dr. R. Shivaram, Dr. Mekhri, Dr. B.K. Narayana Rao and Dr. B.V. Ramaswamy. In the year 1957 it was handed over to the then Government of Mysore and was affiliated to Mysore University and then on to the Bangalore University. In the year 1996 it got affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute has MCI recognition for Undergraduate 150 seats + 100 seats admitted under 10A of MCI rules, 135 Postgraduate Masters Degree, 71 Diploma seats, {MS Anatomy, MD Physiology, MD Biochemistry, MD Pharmacology, MD Pathology, MD Microbiology, MD P & SM, MD Forensic Medicine,MS Ophthalmology,MS ENT, MS Orthopedics, MD Anesthesiology, MD Paediatrics,MD Gen. Medicine, MD Gen. Surgery, MD OBG, MD Radio Diagnosis, MD Radio Therapy, MD Psychiatry, MD Skin & V.D} andSuper Specialty seats for M.Ch Urology, M.Ch Plastic Surgery, M.Ch Paediatric Surgery is recognised by MCI. DM Neurology, M.Ch Surgical Gastroenterology admitted under 10A of MCI rules.

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute has Fellowship programmes in Vitreo Retina, Surgical Gastroenterology, Neurology, Cornea & External diseases of Eye, Cosmetic Dermatology,Glaucoma, Paediatric Dermatology, Paediatric Anaesthesiology, Accident Trauma & Emergency Care, Community Ophthalmology and Dermato Surgery with 2 seats each. Para-medical courses are Medical lab technician, X-ray technician, Medical record technician, Health inspector, Ophthalmology, Operation Theatre Technician simultaneously being run in the Institution and also Allied science like B.Sc Medical lab technician and B.Sc Operation Theatre Technicianare also running by the institution.

The college is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences since 1996. The college offers UG, PG, Diploma and Certificate courses in various field of Medical Science

• The college was grantedautonomousstatus by the Government of Karnataka in 2006

• It is one of the leading institutions in India providing quality medical education and health care services

• The four major hospitals attached to this institution which caters to half of the population of Bangalore City and surrounding areas are Victoria Hospital, Vani Vilas Women and Children’s Hospital, Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital

• The Institute is also involved in community health services at the Urban Family Welfare center, Siddiah Road and Primary health centers at Sondekoppa, K G Halli, Hesarghatta and Pavagada

• BMCRI has been granted autonomous status in January, 2007

• The Motto of BMCRI is, “to provide standard medical care to the underprivileged and economically weaker section of society”

• It has an excellent health care infrastructure which has been developed over the past 5 decades

• The Karnataka Common Entrance Test and Aptitude Test is conducted for determining the eligibility of students for getting admission in BMCRI

• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) remains the most coveted college for medicine in the city, with all top rank-holders in the CET medical rank list opting for it

Ranking:

• The college has been ranked 14 amongst India’s Best Colleges by India Today

• The college has been ranked 7 by Outlook India and 9th best by The Week

Festivals:

Besides the important functions like annual college day, national festivals, graduation day BMCRI organizes annual events also. The festivals organized at BMCRI from time to time are the following:

• Annual fest called “Cobalt Skies” which includes a plethora of events including literary and arts, cultural and sports

• Medical Fest called “Panacea” which is also one of the biggest medical fests in south India

• Annual Intra College Fest called “Chrysalis”

Alumni:

• Dr.Y. G. Parameshwara- Alumnus and former faculty in pharmacology was the first blind person to qualify as a doctor of medicine in India

• Dr. Sheshachalam- Former professor of surgery who discovered the accessory appendicular artery of Sheshachalam

• Dr. Udaya Bhanu Surya Prakash- The first non-American to be elected president of the Association of Chest Physicians of America in its more than 100 years of history and winner of the Karnataka Rajyothsava Award – 2008

• Dr.Kumud Bhalla-The first graduate in the World and the youngest Indian to give presentation at The World congress on Heart diseases for his work on drug Plavix

• Dr. T.K. Sreepada Rao- Personal nephrologist to Jayaprakash

Contact Information:

Fort, K.R. Road
Bangalore - 560002
Karnataka , India

080-26700810