Government Medical College in Karthika Jk

The Government Medical College, Patiala is the second oldest medical college in the state of Punjab, India. Government Medical College, Patiala was proposed in October 1951 by the Patiala and East Punjab States Union government, under the First Five-Year Plan. The first batch was started on 29 September 1953. The classes initially started from the …
The Government Medical College, Patiala is the second oldest medical college in the state of Punjab, India. Government Medical College, Patiala was proposed in October 1951 by the Patiala and East Punjab States Union government, under the First Five-Year Plan. The first batch was started on 29 September 1953. The classes initially started from the old building of the Rajindra Hospital, which later shifted to the Archives Department, about 2 kilometers from its current location. With the construction of the new Rajindra Hospital in 1953 the old hospital building was made available to house some of the offices of the PEPSU state.
  • Motto: ਰੋਗੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਦੋਵੈ ਬੁਝੈ ਤਾ ਵੈਦੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ
  • Motto in English: If someone understands both the disease and the medicine, only then is he a wise physician
  • Type: Government
  • Established: 1953
  • Principal: Dr. Harjinder Singh
  • Location: Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Campus: Urban
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