Mysore Medical College And Research Institute MMC RI, Mysore

About Mysore Medical College And Research Institute MMC RI, Mysore

Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, also known as Government Medical College, Mysore is one of the oldest medical colleges in India. It is located in the heart of Mysore city adjacent to the railway station.

Mysore Medical College Mysore was established in 1924 by Sri Krishnadevaraja Wodiyar. Mysore Medical College was earlier known as Mysore Medical School which was upgraded as a college in 1924 under the Government of Mysore. The college was earlier affiliated to the University of Mysore, but the affiliation now got changed to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences RGUHS, Jayanagar, Bangalore. The Mysore Medical School initially started running in Bangalore, but was later shifted to Mysore after Bangalore Medical College came into existence in 1954. The hospitals associated with Mysore Medical College are Krishna Rajendra Hospital (K R Hospital), Cheluvamba Hospitals, P.K.T.B and Chest Diseases Hospital and Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. The college offers admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes on the basis of NEET scores.