Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer is a government medical college located in Ajmer (Rajasthan), India.[2] Established in 1965, it is one of six government-run medical colleges in the western state of Rajasthan, and the fourth to be established in the state.[3] It is affiliated with RUHS (the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences), and provides education leading to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree (recognized by MCI since 1973) and the MS/MD/DM degrees. It also offers diplomas and other degrees in medical disciplines. Before the establishment of RUHS, in 2005, it was affiliated with Rajasthan University.[4] It publishes the Ajaymeru Journal of Medical Education and Research (AJMER).[5]

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
जवाहरलाल नेहरू आयुर्विज्ञान महाविद्यालय
Building housing Pre and Para clinical Departments
Former name
Victoria General Hospital
Mottoसेवा ही परमं तपः
Motto in English
Service is the supreme sacrifice.
TypeGovernment (Public)
Established1965
Parent institution
RUHS, Jaipur
ChancellorHon'ble Governor Of Rajasthan
PresidentMinister for Health and Family Welfare
PrincipalDr Veer Bahadur Singh[1]
Undergraduates150 per year
Postgraduates88 (as of 2014)
Other students
MSc., BSc.
Address
Kala Bagh
,
Ajmer
,
Rajasthan
,
305001
,
India

26.468°N 74.635°E / 26.468; 74.635
CampusMultiple, Urban
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
RecognitionMedical Council of India
AffiliationsRajasthan University of Health Sciences
WebsiteOfficial Website
MCI recognized since 1973

History

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College was established in 1965 with Dr. S. P. Wanchoo, the superintendent of New Victoria Hospital, as its first Principal and Controller. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[6] The medical school started its operations in the old TB hospital building, moving to new buildings in 1967.[6]

Newly built JLN Medical College, Ajmer building in 1967

It started with an undergraduate intake of 50 students per year, subsequently increasing to 100 and then 150 per year. It celebrated its Golden Jubilee year in December 2015.[7]

Campus
View from JLN Academic section with Golden Jubilee Gate, Psychiatric & Oncology depts. in front, in the backdrop of JLN Circle and Moolchand Chauhan Indoor Stadium .

The main college campus is located in the heart of the city of Amjer. Most departments are on the main campus, with the exception of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department, which is 7 km away on a separate campus. The Microbiology department houses the Rajasthan State Reference Laboratory.

College Library

The campus has a central library housing around 11000 bound journals dating back to the 1960s. A newly built E-library offers access to electronic journals.

Hostels

Hostels are located on the main campus and are segregated by sex. There are separate hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Affiliated Hospitals
  • Jawaharlal Nehru (Victoria) Hospital: The teaching hospital, originally called Victoria Hospital, was established during colonial times. The old building now houses the Ajmer Municipal Corporation.[8] The first component of the future hospital was a dispensary, constructed in 1851. In 1895, construction of a general hospital was initiated to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria (1897 A.D.).[9] In 1928, the hospital was moved to its present location and renamed New Victoria Hospital. In 1965 it was renamed Jawaharlal Nehru hospital.[10] It now serves as the referral hospital of the Ajmer division of Rajasthan, which includes districts of Ajmer, Bhilwara, Nagaur, Tonk.[11]
  • Kamla Nehru Memorial TB Hospital: This houses the Chest & Respiratory division of the college, which treats the high numbers of TB patients in the region.[12]
  • Rajkiya Mahila Chikitsalya (Hospital): This houses the Obstetrics & Gynaecology department, which is concerned with maternal and perinatal specialty care. The building is located 7 km away from the main campus.[13] It was founded as the ‘Panna Dhai Maternity Home’ in 1965 but due to lack of space was accommodated in the Longia Hospital (a city dispensary) from 1968 to 1974. It was restructured as a separate hospital and shifted to its current building in 1999.
  • Satellite Hospital, Aadarsh Nagar.
  • Post Graduate Institute Of Cardiology: This was the first government medical college in Rajasthan to start a dedicated cardiology division.

Academics

Admissions

There are 200 seats approved by the Medical Council of India for MBBS degrees and 88 seats for postgraduate courses.[14] Admissions are based upon highly competitive standardized premedical entrance examinations:[15] NEET-UG for admission to MBBS and NEET-PG for admission to postgraduate courses.[16]

Academic programmes

The duration of the MBBS course is four and a half years of training with a year of compulsory internship.[15] The school follows the semester system.

The MBBS degree certificate is awarded by the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. Students are then given a registration certificate by the Rajasthan Medical Council and enrolled in the register of the Medical Council of India. They are then legally allowed to practice medicine in India .

Postgraduate studies are offered in various fields.

See also

References
  1. "Principal Profile". education.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Govt. Medical Colleges". education.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "About Us / "देश के स्वतन्त्र होने के समय राजस्थान में केवल एक चिकित्सा महाविद्यालय जयपुर में स्थित था, परन्तु आज राजस्थान में 6 सरकारी"" [At the time of Independence, only one medical college in Rajasthan was located in Jaipur, but today there are 6 government -run.]. education.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "School Detail/School Details". search.wdoms.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. "जो खुद किसी समय कर रहे थे यहां से डॉक्टर बनने की तैयारी आज उन्होंने बना दिया हजारों स्टूडेंट्स को डॉक्टर/Scroll down to end of Report" [Those who were doing themselves at some time were preparing to become a doctor from here. Today, they have made thousands of students doctor]. www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 September 2018. End of Report "College will be publishing its own medical journal "
  6. "Medical Department History". medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  7. "जेएलएन मेडिकल कॉलेज का स्वर्ण जयंती समारोह 24 से/"Jln-medical-college-golden-jubilee-celebrations-of-24-decembeR"". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. "About Us/" The existing building of the council was Victoria Hospital Once upon a time. Its name is still engraved on the council building."". ajmermc.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908. (Volume 5). Oxford: Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1909. p. 168.
  10. Guptā, Mohanalāla. Ajamera kā vr̥hat itihāsa (Pahalā saṃskaraṇa ed.). Jodhapura. ISBN 9788186103333. OCLC 860980503.
  11. "Jln Hospital Ajmer Hindi News, Jln Hospital Ajmer Samachar, Jln Hospital Ajmer ख़बर, Breaking News on Patrika". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. India/"In India, the first open air sanatorium for treatment and isolation of TB patients was founded in 1906 in Tiluania, near Ajmer", Ministry of Health & Family Welfare-Government of. "About us :: Central TB Division". tbcindia.gov.in. Retrieved 24 September 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. "Mother's milk storage centre to be set up in Ajmer hospital". www.hindustantimes.com/. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  14. "230 additional MBBS seats in four Rajasthan medical colleges approved". The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  15. "School Detail/Program Details". search.wdoms.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  16. "NEET: Frequently Asked Questions". National Testing Agency, India. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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