Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will now offer medical studies as well. IIT Kharagpur’s Medical Post Graduation (PG) program is approved by the National Medical Commission (MNC). After this, IIT Kharagpur can now officially start the Medical Post Graduation (PG) programme. With the approval, IIT Kharagpur becomes the first IIT in the country to offer medical courses. In fact, IIT Kharagpur was waiting for the last six months to get its medical PG program approved. Now admission to IIT Kharagpur medical PG program can be done on the basis of NEET PG score. However, whether the admission process will start from this semester or the next, is yet to be officially announced.
Let’s know the whole matter in detail. Know about Medical PG Program of IIT Kharagpur. Let’s know what kind of infrastructure is developed by IIT Kharagpur for medical PG program.
The proposal was sent in March 2026
IIT Kharagpur has prepared a proposal to start a medical PG program in March 2026, which has been sent to the Union Ministry of Health and the National Commission (NMC) for approval. Since then the proposal was awaiting approval. According to information, in November, NMC approved the proposal of IIT Kharagpur to start medical PG program, after which IIT Kharagpur will now be able to start its first batch of medical education.
Medical PG course can start with 20 seats
IIT Kharagpur can start Post Graduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) course. According to the information, this course can be started with 20 seats. A similar proposal was also sent by IIT Kharagpur. Earlier giving information in this regard, Director of IIT Kharagpur Suman Chakraborty said that the formal process of getting approval from NMC has been started and now the reply from the concerned ministry is awaited.
Appointment of 20 doctors as faculty
About the effort to start a Post Graduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kharagpur director Suman Chakraborty said that 20 doctors have been appointed to teach students in the MD programme. He said the proposal was presented to the board of governors of the institute on September 23, 2025 for approval, after which it was sent to the health ministry for approval.
Admission will be available through NEET
Admission to the Post Graduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) course to be started at IIT Kharagpur will be based on NEET score. So the admitted students will be trained in the health facilities of Dr. BC Roy Multi Specialty Medical Research Center and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Super Specialty Hospital. For this IIT Kharagpur plans to expand Shyama Prasad Hospital. The hospital will be converted into a 220-bed mission-mode IPD hospital.
