Government Medical College, Omandurar - 2024 Admission, Fees, Courses, Ranking, Placement

Government Medical College (GMC) Omandurar

Government Medical College (GMC) Omandurar, founded in 2015 is the First Government Medical College in Chennai District to be established after the Colonial British era.  It is commonly known as GMC Omandurar. This Multi-Super-Speciality Hospital Government is a 400-bed TN government-owned super-speciality hospital.  It was originally built as Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and secretariat complex in 2010 to house the assembly hall, secretariat and offices of the chief minister and cabinet ministers, the complex was later converted into a super-speciality hospital.

GMC Omandurar is located in Tamilnadu’s Capital Metro City at the western end of the Omandurar Govt. Estate, Wallahjah Rd, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.  The college is on Anna Salai, abutting the MRTS elevated railway line with the nearest MRTS station being Chintadripet and Government Estate Metro Station. The Chennai International Airport is located 20 Km away and the Egmore Railway station is 19 km away.  The CMBT – Koyambedu Centralized Bus Stand is easily accessible by by all modes of public and private transport from the college.

GMC Omandurar is Affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai.

The college offers MBBS (100 seats – 85 State Govt and 15 All India Qouta) and PG Diploma courses for the students. Admissions are secured with respect to marks scored by candidates in NEET exam. It also offers other courses like Theatre Technician – 25 seats, Anaesthesia Technician – 25 seats, Orthopedics Technician – 10 seats, Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) – 50 seats.

GMC, Omandurar offers state of an art college campus with huge 70.02 Acres of land.  The premises has two blocks, namely, the hospital and a college with eight departments. The college offers a plethora of facilities which include Hostel, Canteen, Recreational Facilities,  Sports complex, Auditorium, Transport and Medical facilities. The facilities available at the Govt hospital include 14 dedicated operation theatres, laboratories, CT scan and MRI scans. The 400-bed hospital will also have a 500-seater conference hall. The Medical College also has well-equipped modern Lecture Halls, Demonstration Rooms, Seminar Rooms, Dissection Hall and Examination hall. There are Departmental museums and well-equipped Laboratories.  The college has a spacious library area with an excellent collection of Medical books including both International and National Journals, back volumes, Atlases, Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopaedias, Technical Reports. There are separate Reading rooms and the E- library has good Internet facility. The college has pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical disciplines. 

Vission & Mission ;

The Government Medical College at Omandurar Government Estate was started by the Government of Tamilnadu with the dual purpose of providing universal quality health care to all and also to train budding medical students as per the norms of the Medical Council of India so that they grow into a fully competent Indian Medical Graduate.

Admission Process

Placements: 

Government medical colleges don't officially provide placements after the course. All the students easily get a job after completing their degree as the demand for doctors is very high. The starting salary is about 40,000 per month. Students have the option to join government services or private hospitals.

Scholarship

• Medical College understands and values the diverse economic backgrounds of its students. To support them in their chosen fields, the college offers a variety of scholarships. Mostly, these scholarships are customized for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Students’ academic performance also plays a key role here.
• Various scholarship programs introduced by the college reduce the difficulties faced by the students and make it easier for them to concentrate more on their studies and pursue their educational objectives. These scholarships create a healthy environment and motivate them to excel academically.