Government Medical College, Akola

1. Basic Information

GMC Akola was established in 2002. NMC records list it under Maharashtra, affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, with a current MBBS intake of 200 seats.

Maharashtra DMER currently lists 719 hospital beds, 200 MBBS seats and 73 PG seats for Government Medical College, Akola.

2. Location

State: Maharashtra
Region: Vidarbha
District: Akola
City: Akola
Area: Collector Office Road / Ashok Watika
Pincode: 444001

Full Address

Government Medical College & Hospital, Collector Office Road, Akola, Maharashtra – 444001.

The current official college website confirms Collector Office Road, Akola – 444001 as the contact address.

3. Admission Information

MBBS Admission

Entrance Examination: NEET-UG

Admission to the MBBS programme is based on NEET-UG followed by the applicable counselling process.

Admission Routes

• NEET-UG
• Maharashtra State counselling
• All India Quota counselling
• Applicable reservation/category rules

For Maharashtra candidates, admission is conducted through the applicable Maharashtra State CET Cell/DMER counselling process. All India Quota admissions follow the applicable MCC process.

Postgraduate Admission

Admission to MD/MS programmes is through NEET-PG and the applicable counselling process.

Important: Admission Katta should always display the current year’s official counselling notification for dates, eligibility, fees and category-wise seat allocation rather than permanently publishing old counselling schedules.

4. Undergraduate Programmes

MBBS

GMC Akola has 200 MBBS seats. NMC’s 2025–26 seat matrix confirms 200 seats, and the latest 2026–27 seat information also lists 200 seats.

The NMC record notes that the college was originally recognised for 100 seats, later increased to 150, and subsequently permitted for 200 MBBS seats.

5. Postgraduate Programmes

GMC Akola offers a broad range of MD and MS postgraduate programmes.

The 2025–26 postgraduate seat information includes specialities such as:

MD Programmes

• MD Anaesthesiology
• MD Anatomy
• MD Biochemistry
• MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy
• MD Forensic Medicine / Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
• MD Microbiology
• MD Paediatrics
• MD Pathology
• MD Pharmacology
• MD Physiology
• MD Radio-Diagnosis
• MD Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine
• MD Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine

MS Programmes

• MS Anatomy
• MS ENT
• MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• MS Ophthalmology
• MS General Surgery
• Other recognised postgraduate specialities as per the current seat matrix

The current Maharashtra DMER dashboard reports 73 PG seats for Government Medical College, Akola.

Important: PG seat counts can change through NMC permissions and counselling matrices. For the Admission Katta database, the latest NMC PG seat matrix should be treated as the final authority.

6. Ph.D. Programmes

Current Ph.D. Programmes

Current consolidated Ph.D. admission intake: Not verified from the current official college website.

The college has research facilities and academic research activity, but research activity alone should not be represented as an active Ph.D. admission programme.

Admission Katta Status

Ph.D. programmes: Current admission availability to be checked from the latest official institute notification.

7. Academic Departments

GMC Akola has a comprehensive medical teaching structure covering pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical disciplines.

Major Departments

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pharmacology
• Pathology
• Microbiology
• Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
• Community Medicine
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry
• Dermatology & Venereology
• Anaesthesiology
• Radiodiagnosis
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Dentistry
• Emergency Medicine
• Other supporting clinical departments

The official website currently provides department-specific information, including General Medicine, which describes 24×7 patient-care services and tertiary-care treatment.

8. Campus & Facilities

GMC Akola provides medical education and tertiary healthcare services for Akola and the surrounding Vidarbha region.

Major Facilities

• Lecture theatres
• Demonstration rooms
• Central library
• Internet and computer facilities
• Skill laboratory
• Auditorium
• Teaching laboratories
• Clinical departments
• Research facilities
• Digital learning facilities
• Blood bank
• Diagnostic services
• Emergency department
• ICU facilities
• Super-speciality services
• Community Health Centre
• OPD and IPD services
• Sports facilities
• Student common rooms

The official infrastructure page lists four lecture theatres, departmental demonstration rooms, a central library, skill laboratory and a 700-seat auditorium.

Teaching Hospital

Government Medical College & Hospital, Akola

Maharashtra DMER currently reports 719 beds for GMC Akola.

A separate NBEMS hospital profile contains an older/different bed figure of 946, so for Admission Katta I recommend using the current DMER figure of 719 beds rather than mixing figures from different institutional datasets.

9. Hostel

GMC Akola provides residential facilities for students.

Boys’ Hostel: Available
Girls’ Hostel: Available

The official infrastructure page currently lists:

• Boys’ Hostel: 179 rooms
• Girls’ Hostel: 125 rooms
• Resident Hostel: 114 rooms with mess and cafeteria

It also lists recreation, sports and medical facilities for students and residents.

Hostel Fees

Current 2026–27 hostel fee: Not inserted without a current official fee notification.

Hostel Capacity

Boys: 179 rooms
Girls: 125 rooms
Residents: 114 rooms

These figures are from the official infrastructure information, last updated on the page in November 2025.

10. Placements / Career & Clinical Opportunities

For a medical college, conventional placement statistics such as highest package, average package and placement percentage are not appropriate.

Major career pathways after MBBS include:

• Compulsory internship
• Junior Residency
• NEET-PG
• MD/MS specialisation
• Government medical services
• Private healthcare
• Public health
• Medical research
• Academic medicine
• DNB programmes
• Clinical practice
• Further medical specialisation

Clinical Exposure

GMC Akola’s associated government hospital provides students with substantial clinical exposure. The institution provides OPD, IPD, emergency, diagnostic, blood-bank and critical-care services.

The official General Medicine department also states that it provides 24×7 patient care and functions as a tertiary-care centre for conditions involving cardiovascular, neurological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and other medical specialties.

Admission Katta Recommendation

For GMC Akola, don’t display a conventional placement-package card.

Instead highlight:

200 MBBS Seats → NEET-UG → 719-Bed Hospital → Clinical Exposure → Internship → 73 PG Seats