About BABA RAGHAV DAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, GORAKHPUR
Baba Raghav Das Medical College (BRD Medical College), Gorakhpur was named after a freedom fighter Baba Raghav Das. In the year 1969, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Late Shri Chandra Bhanu Gupta laid the foundation stone of the college. The campus spreads over 147.6 acres of land. BRD Medical College is approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The college offers undergraduate (MBBA) and postgraduate (MD, MS, PG Diploma) courses in various areas. BRD Medical College is affiliated to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur.
The foundation stone of B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur was laid on 8th November, 1969 by late Shri C.B. Gupta, the then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The institution was named after “Baba Raghav Das”, a devoted freedom fighter and Sarvodaya leader of this area. The appearance of a medical college in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, so called ‘Purvanchal’, improved the availability of tertiary health care in this relatively backward area.
The first batch of 50 students was admitted in August, 1972. MBBS teaching was started from 8th August, 1972 under the dynamic leadership of Professor P.L. Shukla as the Founder Principal and Professor of Anatomy at Government Polytechnic College for next 1½ years, as the building construction was in progress.
The teaching hospital complex named “Nehru Chikitsalaya” (Nehru Hospital) came into existence in August, 1974. Now, it has got over 800 indoor beds and outpatient department for various medical disciplines.
MBBS Courses and Fees
BRD Medical College Facilities
Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur provides many infrastructural facilities to the students and faculty such as a hospital to fulfill the medical needs of the students, separate hostels for boys and girls, library with a rich collection of books, an auditorium that can be used to conduct extracurricular activities. Various other facilities like a lecture theatre, examination hall, wi-fi, etc are also available.
Boys Hostel
Boys Hostels:453 rooms. Rajendra Hostel for junior boy students. Gautam Hostel for senior boy students and male interns. New UG Hostel 151 beds.
Girls Hostel
Girls Hostels:151 rooms. Sarojini Hostel for junior girl students. Indira Hostel for senior girl students and female interns
Medical/Hospital
Nehru Hospital is a G+3 level 700 bedded hospital, with an additional 108 beds in the epidemic ward. It accommodates various departments of clinical subjects, X-ray facilities, central registration of patients (indoor and outdoor), emergency services, intensive care unit, epidemic ward, blood bank, drug distribution center, ART and VCTC Centre for treatment and diagnosis of HIV positive patients, DOTS and microscopy center for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis patients, and 1 Lecture Theatre (seating capacity=450). The hospital also manages a diagnostic center as public – private partnership for advanced investigations like computerized tomography scan (CT Scan) and Doppler ultrasound.
Library
The college has the library facility for all students.
Sports
The college has the sports facilities for all students.
Transport Facility
The college has the transport facility for students and staff.
I.T Infrastructure
The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
Cafeteria
The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.
Wifi
The college has Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.
Auditorium
The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminar.
Classrooms
This college block is G+3 level building which accommodates the Principal Office, Finance office, Lecture Theatres (seating capacity=150 each), Examination Hall and various pre-clinical, and para-clinical departments.