Tirunelveli Medical College (TVMC)

Tirunelveli Medical College, also known as TVMC, is a state-run premier medical institution located in the city of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Government of Tamil Nadu established this Public Medical College in 1965, with the agreement of the University of Madras. A total of 75 students were admitted for the MBBS course for the academic year 1965-66 and they had their first year of study at the St Xaviers College for Men and Sarah Tucker College for Women.

The Tirunelveli Medical College, along with its primary teaching hospital within the perimeter, is spread over a huge 228.63 Acres campus at High Ground in Palayamkottai in the city of Tirunelveli, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The state-of-the-art college, hospital and hostels are all located within a radius of 1 km.  The college is located just about 7 km from the Railway Station and 5 km from the Bus Stand. It offers state of an art college with having hostel facility within the perimeter.

Tirunelveli Medical College is affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, and is recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and is also enlisted in the World Health Organization (WHO) list of Medical Teaching Institutions.

The college and the hospital are funded and managed by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The College has also received PMSSY funding from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Central Government of India for setting up a Super Specialty Hospital in the campus. Since 2019, it has a functional 8 floor Super-speciality block located at St Thomas Rd, Athithanar Nagar, Maharaja Nagar,Tirunelveli.

Tirunelveli Medical College offers admission in MBBS, MD/MS, and DM/M.Ch.  The institute also offers admission in some Paramedical, B.Sc Nursing, Certificate and Diploma courses.  Besides MBBS and MD/MS, the college also offers PhD programs. The college is among the top 5 in terms of UG course (MBBS) offered across the state Tamil Nadu.

TVMC can accommodate 250 MBBS Undergraduate students, 140 MD/MS residents, and 23 DM/MCh students.

Admission to the MBBS course is made through the NEET UG.  For admission to MD/MS at Tirunelveli Medical College, an individual needs to clear the NEET PG cutoff.  Students seeking admission in Super-speciality programs like DM/M.Ch need to clear NEET SS.

Tirunelveli Medical College provides its students with ample amounts of  latest designed infrastructure and facilities for its students and staff to make use of their leisure time and help them enhance their skills as well as excel in Education, Innovation, Health care and Research. The facilities and amenities offered by the college include Library with a separate Reading Room, Hostels for Men & Women, Auditorium, Lecture Halls, Sports & Games facilities, Auditorium, Hospital, etc.  Apart from this, Tirunelveli Medical College also has parking sheds, laundry, a purified drinking water facility, a recreation hall, a prayer hall, a visitor’s hall and some general stores for stationery items, snacks, and cosmetics.

Tirunelveli Medical College provide highly qualified and trained faculty who aim to train students into knowledgeable health care professionals.  All teaching faculty members hold more than required levels of experience in their field.

The Tirunelveli Medical College offers financial assistance to students who belong to the underprivileged section of society.  College fees is considered to be one of the lowest among premier medical institutions across the country, as a major portion of the fee is subsidized by the Government of Tamilnadu.  The government also provides additional subsidies to the students in need, in the form of school fees and hostel fees scholarships through multilateral agencies like the Adi Dravidar Welfare Assistance, Backward Classes Assistance, etc.  Some of the Scholarships offered by TVMC are First Graduate Scholarship, National Talent Search Scholarship, ST/SC/SCC State Scholarship, Prime Minister Scholarship, Nationl Scholarship, Farmers Scholarship - Uzhavar Padhukappu Thittam, etc.

Tirunelveli Medical College focuses on Academic excellence, Research, and Community Outreach Programs. It encourages students and faculty to participate in Research activities and contribute to the advancement of Medical Science. The college also organizes various Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops to keep students updated with the latest developments in the Medical field.  It aims to produce competent and compassionate Healthcare Professionals who can serve society with dedication and integrity.

Vision

• To be one among the top Medical institutions in the world in every aspect of healthcare, education and research.

Mission

• We strive to Provide ethical, cost effective and state of the art healthcare services to remedy illness and improve patient care through compassionate healing and advanced research.
• Create holistic development opportunities for students through interdisciplinary, comprehensive and progressive academic programs.
• Cultivate an environment which is collaborative, open to exchange of ideas, and innovative in approach.

Admission 2024-2025

Below is the Admission procedure for the required courses under TVMC Tirunelveli. The candidate requested to go through the instructions given.

Facilities

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• Transport Facility

  The College has full-fledged Transport department functions in the college with buses to provide transport facilities to students and staff from various places. There are fifteen college buses that ply through the Tirunelveli city and nearby places to the campus. It operates regular bus-trips from Rail Nagar, Anna Nagar, Palai Bus stand, Veramanikapuram, Melepalayam, Takkaramalpuram, Jothipuram, Pettai, Town, Varrarpetttai, Xavier Colony, Karan TV, Pottalpudur, Amabasamudram, Cheranmahadevi, SP Office, Samathanapuram, Market, VM Chatram, Sreenivasanagar, Maharaja Nagar, Thagaraja Nagar, Anbu Nagar, Perumalpuram, NGO A & B Colony, KTC Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Rahmath Nagar, Thachanaloor, Thalayuth, Tirunelveli Junction, Vaikapalam, Tirunelveli – New Bus Stand, Panakudy, Vallioor, Ervadi, Nanguneri, Kalakkadu, Kadayanaloor and Nagercoil to college and back on all working days both in the morning and evening. We are planning to extend the buses to Kayalpattanam, Tisayanvilai, and Kaithal. Hostel inmates are provided free transport between the bus stand and college on holidays. This is a boon for the day scholars and hostlers coming from different localities as they can reach the campus in time.