Tanda ranks at 13 among government medical colleges of country:  Dr Bhanu Awasthi

In a major development for the state’s health sector Dr. RP Govt Medical College, Tanda in Himachal has been listed as 13th top medical college in Government sector in India as per Outlook-ICARE rankings.

Tanda ranks at 13 among government medical colleges of country:  Dr Bhanu Awasthi

Dharamsala, August 27, 2022: In a major development for the state’s health sector Dr. RP Govt Medical College, Tanda in Himachal has been listed as 13th top medical college in Government sector in India as per Outlook-ICARE rankings.
 
Dr Bhanu Awasthi Principal Dr. RP Govt Medical College Tand (Near Dharamsala ) said, “Most significantly our Institute  has been ranked as 6 th in Academics and Research with only AIIMS New Delhi, IMS Banaras Hindu University, JIPMER Pondicherry, KGMC Lucknow and
MAMC New Delhi ranked above it.” He added that the ranking was based on five broad parameters like Academic and Research Excellence, Industry interface and Placement, infrastructure and facilities, Governance & Admissions and diversity and outreach.
 
He said that Medical College, Tanda was ranked as 8th among emerging medical colleges in another survey conducted by the India Today Magazine most recently.
“The institution over a period has set in place a process to oversee activities related to surveys and ranking which is headed by Dr. Sunil Raina, Professor and Head Community Medicine,” said Dr Awasthi.

Dr. Awasthi also praised Dr. Raman Chauhan, Associate Professor for consistently responding to queries raised during the survey.  Dr. Awasthi also congratulated the faculty, staff and students of the institute for their efforts in bringing laurels to the institute.

Established in 1996, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (DRPGMC) is a government medical college and hospital located in district Kangra of Himachal Pradesh.