1. Basic Information

Government Medical College, Bhandara was established in 2024. NMC records identify it as a Government of Maharashtra medical college affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, with 100 MBBS seats. NMC granted permission for establishment with 100 MBBS seats for AY 2024–25 and annual renewal permission for 100 seats for AY 2025–26.

The Maharashtra DMER dashboard currently lists 430 beds and 100 MBBS seats for Government Medical College, Bhandara.

2. Location

State: Maharashtra
Region: Vidarbha
District: Bhandara
City: Bhandara
Area: District General Hospital Campus / Sant Kabir Ward
Pincode: 441904

Full Address

Government Medical College, General Hospital Campus, Bhandara – 441904, Maharashtra.

The college’s official MBBS admission documentation identifies the admission venue as the Dean Office Building within the District General Hospital Campus, Bhandara and gives the college address as Bhandara – 441904.

3. Admission Information

MBBS Admission

Entrance Examination: NEET-UG

Admission to MBBS is through NEET-UG followed by the applicable counselling process.

The college’s official admission instructions confirm that MBBS admissions are conducted for both All India Quota and State Quota candidates.

Admission Routes

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

The 2025–26 MCC seat matrix also lists Government Medical College, Bhandara with 100 MBBS seats.

Postgraduate Admission

Current MD/MS admission programmes: Not currently established as a verified active offering.

As this is a new medical college, Admission Katta should not copy postgraduate courses from older government medical colleges.

4. Undergraduate Programmes

MBBS

NMC confirms 100 MBBS seats for GMC Bhandara. The college received its original Letter of Permission for establishment with 100 MBBS seats for AY 2024–25 and renewal permission for AY 2025–26.

The Maharashtra admission seat matrix also identifies GMC Bhandara as a government college with 100 MBBS seats.

Other Undergraduate Programmes

Current confirmed programme: MBBS.

I would not add B.Sc. Nursing, paramedical or other UG programmes until a current official admission notification confirms them.

5. Postgraduate Programmes

MD / MS

Current MD/MS programmes: Not currently verified as an active admission offering.

GMC Bhandara is still in the early stage of its medical education development. NMC’s current records establish the MBBS programme, but I have not found a current official NMC/college PG seat matrix establishing MD/MS admissions at the college.

DM / MCh

Not currently listed.

Admission Katta Status

Postgraduate programmes: To be updated after official NMC approval and publication of the speciality-wise seat matrix.

This distinction is important: having clinical departments or senior medical faculty does not automatically mean PG seats have been approved.

6. Ph.D. Programmes

Current Ph.D. Programmes

No current Ph.D. admission programme verified.

The college is developing its academic and research infrastructure, but research activity should not automatically be presented as an active Ph.D. programme.

Admission Katta Status

Ph.D.: Not currently listed.

We can update this section when an official doctoral admission notification becomes available.

7. Academic Departments

As a new MBBS institution, GMC Bhandara has departments supporting undergraduate medical education.

Major Medical Education Areas

These include the core:

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pharmacology
• Pathology
• Microbiology
• Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
• Community Medicine

and clinical areas required for MBBS education, including:

• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry
• Anaesthesiology
• Radiodiagnosis
• Other supporting clinical departments

Current department-wise faculty and programme information: should be updated directly from the latest college disclosure/department directory as the institution expands.

8. Campus & Facilities

GMC Bhandara is a newly established government medical institution and its academic and hospital infrastructure is developing alongside the MBBS programme.

Major Facilities

• Medical college academic facilities
• Lecture and teaching facilities
• Teaching laboratories
• Departmental facilities
• Clinical training infrastructure
• Medical education resources
• Hospital facilities
• Diagnostic services
• Emergency services
• Student facilities
• Hostel infrastructure

The college’s official MBBS admission material confirms that the admission process is conducted within the District General Hospital Campus, Bhandara.

Teaching Hospital

District General Hospital / Government Medical College Hospital, Bhandara

Maharashtra DMER currently lists:

Hospital Beds: 430
MBBS Strength: 100

A Maharashtra government construction tender for the new college and attached hospital describes a 100-student medical college with a 430-bed attached hospital, supporting the current DMER bed figure.

Admission Katta Note

Use 430 beds in the main profile.

Do not use a larger proposed/future hospital capacity unless an official source confirms that the additional capacity has become operational.

9. Hostel

Hostel Status

Hostel accommodation: Developing / subject to current academic-year allotment.

There is an important historical point here: the college’s official 2024–25 MBBS admission instructions explicitly stated that hostel facilities were not provided to students during the admission process.

The same official fee document separately refers to hostel fees of ₹4,000 and a one-time ₹1,000 deposit, indicating hostel arrangements/charges in the institutional documentation.

Admission Katta Status

I recommend displaying:

Hostel Facilities: Subject to availability and current-year allotment

rather than simply saying “Hostel Available.”

Hostel Capacity

Current consolidated capacity: Not verified.

Hostel Fees

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

The 2024–25 official document mentions:

• Hostel Fee: ₹4,000
• One-time Deposit: ₹1,000

These should not be presented as the current 2026–27 fees without a newer official notification.

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
• DNB programmes
• Government medical services
• Private healthcare
• Public health
• Medical research
• Academic medicine
• Clinical practice
• Further medical specialisation

Clinical Exposure

Students receive clinical exposure through the District General Hospital / attached government hospital infrastructure.

The current DMER institutional dashboard lists 430 beds, giving the new medical college a substantial hospital base for undergraduate clinical training.

Admission Katta Recommendation

For GMC Bhandara, don’t use a conventional placement-package card.

Instead highlight:

100 MBBS Seats → NEET-UG → 430-Bed Hospital → Clinical Exposure → Internship → Future PG Opportunities

Because the college admitted its first MBBS batch only recently, meaningful graduate placement statistics are not yet available.