Medical Colleges in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh, the land of the Gods, is one among the states with the maximum literacy rate in India. It has some reputed medical institutes providing quality medical education to the students of medical science.

Himachal Pradesh has 4 dental institutes and 2 medical schools besides Pharmacy and Homeopathic colleges. In order to develop the medical system of the state, the government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to establish 3 Nursing Colleges in the state.

The only oldest and the first Homeopathic college of Himachal Pradesh is the Solan Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital. One of the reputed medical colleges of India, namely, Indira Gandhi Medical College (IMGC) is situated in Himachal Pradesh. It has some top class modern facilities with many specialized departments and talented and experienced faculty members. IMGC is also the Regional Cancer Centre providing cancer care to the patients.

The medical colleges of Himachal Pradesh offer several medical programs for graduation and post-graduation in medical science. Further, there are also several diploma and specialized courses.

Specializations in Medical Science

The medical schools and colleges of Himachal Pradesh offer a wide range of specializations to the students of medical science. You can select from the following list of specializations if you are eager to get yourself admitted to any of the medical colleges of Himachal Pradesh.

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Oncology Radiotherapy Neurology Plastic Surgery Nephrology, Paediatrics Surgery Obstetrics & Gynaecology Cardiothoracic Surgery Neonatology Neuro-Surgery Urology

Gastroentology ENT, Dermatology, Radiology Nuclear Medicine Orthopaedics, Opthalmology Radiology Radio-therapy Anatomy Anesthesia Bio-Chemistry Community Medicine Microbiology

Admission Procedure

Candidates seeking admission to the medical institutes of Himachal Pradesh must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in 10+2 examination with Science background. Apart from this it is compulsory to seat for the competitive entrance test organized by the national or the state bodies. One can pursue post graduate medical programs after the completion of their graduation in medical science.

Here is a list of Himachal Pradesh's medical institutions.

Last Updated on : 2/05/2013

Medical Colleges in Himachal Pradesh

Name	Address	Phone No.
Dr. Rajendar Prasad Government Medical College	Kangra, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh- 176001	01897-267115/267864
Indira Gandhi Medical College	Shimla, Himachal Pradesh -171001	0177-2804251