Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu - 2024 Admission, Fees, Courses, Ranking, Placement

Chengalpattu Medical College (CMC/CGMC)

Prior to 1965, Chengalpattu Medical College was a District Head Quarters hospital with its building in the town. In 1965, the Government of Tamil Nadu upgraded this District Headquarters hospital to function as a teaching institution with 250 beds for Clinical Training. Thiru Vedachalam Mudaliar, the then Chairman of Chengalpattu Municipality, donated a vast area, into  possession of this institution.  To begin with, this institution had an annual admission of 50 students, which the institution maintained till 2012.

Today Chengalpattu Medical College is under the affiliation of The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai, State of TamilNadu, India, and is wholly administered by the Government of the State of TamilNadu. This Medical Teaching Institute is Recognised by the Medical Council of India,New Delhi, India. The college entrains the motto of - Discipline, Service and Sacrifice. 

Chengalpattu Government Medical College situated on G.S.T. Road, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram District – 603001, Tamilnadu, is spread over a  sprawling campus of 265 acres. The College campus along with its associated Hospital Buildings and its hostels is located within two kms of the Chengalpattu Railway Station junction, Intercity Bus Station, 30 KM from Cennai International Airport and 54 km south-west of Chennai. It is ranked 5th among the government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu.  CGMC is the District Headquarters Hospital of Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu. It is the only governmental tertiary health care centre in this district and serves as the referral unit for several secondary care centres and Primary Health Centres (PHC's) in the area. 

Chengalpattu Medical College offers various courses including MBBS, M.S. Graduation, M.Ch (PG),  M.D., M.D Graduation, M.S Graduation in a range of streams, viz. Medical, Paramedical, Nursing, Science, Radiology, Surgery, Anesthesia, General, Medical Lab Technology, Biochemistry

Selection to the MBBS course is based on performance in the NEET, for 85% of the seats in Tamil Nadu. Admission is based strictly on merit and the reservation policies enforced by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Neet scores around 600 are usually required for admission into this college through the open category. The remaining 15% of the seats for All India students are filled based on selection through the NEET UG.  The Student Intake Per academic Year for MBBS is 100 seats.

The Chengalpattu Medical College trains nearly 500 Under Graduates and 100 Post Graduates from around the country in various Medical Departments. Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should complete that age on or before 31st December of that year.
GENERAL ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA:
Candidates should be a Citizen of India.
Overseas Citizens of India, who are registered under Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (Central Act 57 of 1955) are eligible to apply for MBBS/BDS Degree Courses subject to the production of proof of such registration. However, OCI candidates will not be eligible for any kind of reservation and will be treated only as Open Category.
QUALIFYING CRITERIA:
The National Testing Agency will prepare an All India Merit List of successful candidates of NEET - UG  on the basis of the eligibility criteria provided by the Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India as given in Graduate Medical Education Regulations - 1997 issued under Indian Medical Council Act -1956 and BDS Course Regulations, 2007 issued under the Dentists Act, 1948.  Admission to MBBS / BDS Degree Courses shall be based solely on marks obtained in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET–UG).  For the Post Graduate (PG) and Super-specialty courses, 50% of the admission is to the Tamil Nadu quota students, while the remaining 50% is to the All India quota through  NEET-PG

This 58-year-old institution was the 6th of its kind to be started in Tamil Nadu. The college initially trained D.M. & S. students, who had passed out of Kilpauk Medical College, for the Condensed MBBS Course. Girls students were first admitted in the year 1970 and the first batch of M.B.B.S.graduates of the college left in 1972. The hospital, at its dawn, was functioning with the basic departments which included Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Psychiatry and Chest Clinic.  As days went by, other departments started functioning one by one, making the hospital a Tertiary Care Center with a Multi Specialty approach.

Its Superspeciality departments include  Neurology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Pediatric surgery, Plastic surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery, etcetera. Cadres to the need of patients requiring haemodialysis, fully functioning automatic analyser, Radiology Department and fully functioning super speciality departments. 12 Broad Speciality and Super Speciality Departments - General Medicine, General Surgery, O&G, Paediatrics, Anaesthesia, DVL, Pathology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry trains 29 Post Graduates every year through All India & State Quota. The College also has Para Medical Courses (Bsc Nursing, Diploma Nursing, BSc Radiology, DMLT, Certificate Courses, Nursing Assistant and various technical courses). The Institute has a fully functioning multi disciplinary research unit through which many research projects of the faculty, students, ICMR, WHO are carried out.

There are two main blocks in the college side - (1) the Anatomy Block, which houses the Departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology and (2) the Examination Block, inside which the Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic and Community Medicine are found.

On the hospital side, there are three main functioning blocks - the old OP block, the new OP block and a third modern state-of-the-art two-storey building which now houses the surgery and medicine wards. The old OP block has the Casualty wing, the OPs of Urology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery and other super specialties. The new block houses the out-patient Departments of General Surgery, Dermatology with STD wing, ENT and Dental Surgery departments. Apart from these, separate buildings are available for Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OG), Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Psychiatry, Trauma ward, Paediatric OP and Thoracic Medicine OP. A connecter runs between the old OP and OG block. A new two-storey Neonatology block has also been recently inaugurated.

The total bed strength of the hospital is 1100. The General Medicine and General Surgery departments have six units each, while the Orthopaedics and OG departments (including family welfare) function with three units each. The paediatrics department runs two units.

There are four main operation theatres (OT) and several minor OTs. The Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Ophthalmology departments have separate OTs, while the ENT and the surgical super-specialities share a main OT. An emergency OT exists, close to the casualty and labour wards. A new Tamil Nadu accident emergency intervention ward, catheterization lab and DEIC Unit have been opened. Intensive Care Units for Surgery, Medicine, Paediatric, and Neonatology are present in the respective departments.

The Radiology department is equipped with CT-scan, MRI-Scan, Ultra-sound, Doppler, and digital X-ray facilities. The Cardiology department has echocardiography and computerized treadmill electrocardiography (ECG) alongside other facilities. A 16 channel electroencephalography (EEG) is housed in the neurology department. Dialysis is carried out regularly in the Nephrology wing of the hospital.

Among other facilities Chengalpattu Medical College boasts of an air-conditioned, well-equipped and updated library, with MEDLAR and internet facilities.  Apart from these, the college has an auditorium with a capacity of 750 seats and a central lecture hall capable of seating 300 students, fully equipped examination hall with surveillance system and modernised lecture halls.

Chengalpattu Medical College offers better and enhanced hospital services by employment of trained medical personnel in rural  areas in the district of Chengalpattu and the surrounding districts of Kancheepuram to improve the emergency and immediate care of the patient.  It provides more medical personnel to facilitate better and equitable access to the Medical Services and Health care in the areas outside the city of Chennai.  It strives to enhance focused and robust health management plan to effectively cope with situation arising from natural and manmade calamities.  Hence it is essential to try to have more trained medical professionals to cater to the needs and requirements of the society.

The College Requires New Courses in various higher and broad speciality because this region of the country needs more medical human resources with adequate clinical and managerial capacity to meet the projections and health demand of the population growth. The Present proposal is a part of our holistic plan with emphasis on growth and Different component of Medical Education Focussing on.

Admission : 

The admission procedure is nothing different than other colleges for medical science in India. You have to secure at least 50% marks in your higher secondary examination or any other equivalent examination and have to appear for NEET-UG with a good rank in it. If you are selected then you will get the opportunity to participate in counselling session.

As per our records, Chengalpattu Medical College ,Chengalpattu can offer scholarships for the session 2023-24 for various programs. However, you should enquire about scholarships from the college officials. Remember the minimum fee for the program at this institute is Rs.67,604.

Facilities and Infrastructure

Library

The library is nicely prepared with hundreds of books. Numerous journals and magazines additionally decorate the shelves. It has separate reading rooms for the professors and for the students. A very own ee-e book analyzing room is to be had for the advantage of the students. The library additionally homes the pupil council room.

Hostel:

The hostel is geared up with a library that incorporates several books and articles. The hostel office is provided with a Wifi router.

The TV hall for the students. There are 2 ladies' hostels viz the antique hostel and the brand new hostel. The institution has a separate hostel for CRRI and Post Graduates.

Gym:

college also has a gym for gents where all of the latest equipment are available. Treadmills, biking exercises, dumbells, and multi-station are a number of the various system which are available.