Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College

The Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College, established in the Year 2013, is operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu, India.  Functioning as Taluk Hospital since 1950 in the erstwhile combined North Arcot District, upgraded to District Head quarters Hospital status in 1989, when Tiruvannamalai Samburavayar District was formed. From 2013 the Medical College was established to provide quality medical education to the economically weak, deserving and meritorious students. 

The Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College and Hospital is spread over a sprawling campus of over 35 acres with a very good infrastructure.  It is situated on Vellore Road, Vengikkal, Thiruvannamalai Outer Ring Road in Vengikkal New town at Thirinjapuram Union (Behind Collector Office), Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

The Medical College & Hospital is 4.8 km away from Tiruvannamalai Bus Stop through Avalurpettai Road and 6.1 km distance between Polur Road.  It is 7.7 km away from the city Railway Station Via Outer Ring Road New Town.

Tiruvannamalai Medical College & Hospital is situated 180kms away from Chennai, 85 km distance from Katpadi Railway Station and 100 km distance from Puducherry.

The College is affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai and Approved by The National Medical Council, (NMC), New Delhi.

GTVMMC offers only MBBS course for an annual intake of 100 seats in the stream of Medicine and Allied Sciences.  The MBBS program spans 5.5 years with one year of compulsory rotating internship in the medical field.  NEET-UG scores are considered for admission into this college.

The infrastructural facilities provided by GTVMMC are spacious Classrooms, Lecture halls, Examination rooms, Demonstration rooms, Seminar halls, Departmental museums, well-equipped Laboratories, Central Library (equipped with exclusive Reading rooms and the E- library with good Internet facility), Auditorium, Canteens, Recreation halls, separate Hostel facilities for Boys and Girls, Indoor and Outdoor Games and Sports facilities.  The college also has pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical disciplines.

The Attached 440-bed Tiruvannamalai Government District Headquarters Hospital is the teaching hospital. It has Operation Theatres including major and minor OT and well-equipped ICU's. It is a tertiary care hospital with 24X7 emergency and trauma care facility, Eye bank and blood bank facilities. There are very good clinical and diagnostic facilities in the Hospital along with facilities for Burn treatment, Critical care services, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy. The Hospital's general specialities include General Medicine, General Surgery, OBG, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry & Forensic Medicine.

Candidates are admitted to different MBBS programmes at Thiruvannamalai Medical College based on how well they score on the NEET exam. These helpful resources regarding Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College will, therefore, aid you in conducting adequate research on the college if you are applying to it.

Placements: 

Students are doing internships with a stipend of Rs. 23,000 per month. After MBBS, if students get into PHC, the salary will be Rs. 50,000 per month. After completing PG, students can earn in lakhs. Placements are similar to other government medical colleges.

• The college offers scholarships for students from financially-low backgrounds to cover the tuition and hostel fees.
• Additionally, sure students receive scholarships through free book bank facilities throughout their undergraduate medical course.
• These scholarship programs aim to support deserving students and alleviate the financial burden associated with their education, ensuring they have access to necessary resources and can focus on their studies without financial constraints.

Thiruvannamalai Medical College offers state-of-the-art facilities, including modern laboratories, advanced medical equipment, spacious classrooms, a well-equipped library, research facilities, computer labs, sports facilities, hostel accommodation, and a well-maintained campus.

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• Students may use the college’s transport services to travel between the campus and any connected hospitals.