DRPGMC ranked 13th among top government medical college in India

DHARAMSALA: Dr RP Govt Medical College in the Tanda district here has been listed as the 13th top government medical college in the country, as per the Outlook-ICARE rankings. Principal Dr Bhanu Awasthi said, "Most significantly our Institute has been ranked as sixth in Academics and Research with only AIIMS New Delhi, IMS Banaras Hindu University, JIPMER Pondicherry, KGMC Lucknow and MAMC New Delhi ranked above it."

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 added. The medical college was also ranked eighth among the emerging medical colleges in another survey conducted by the India Today Magazine recently, he said.

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"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. He also praised Dr Raman Chauhan, Associate Professor for consistently responding to queries raised during the survey and 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 the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.