B. J. Government Medical College & Sassoon General Hospital

B. J. Medical College (BJMC) is a public medical college located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The college, administered by the Government of Maharashtra, comprises pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments working alongside the Sassoon Ge nical departments working alongside the Sassoon General Hospital, founded by Byramjee Jeejeebhoy in 1878. The B.J. Medical School was started in 1878 and was converted to full-fledged B.J. Medical College in 1946. In 1924, Mahatma Gandhi was operated for acute appendicitis in this college.The hospital serves the needs of patients from urban and rural Pune. It is also a major referral centre for many of the surrounding districts. The hospital has facilities in medical specialities including a cardiac catheterization laboratory, CT imaging, upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy, etc. Weekly clinics are run for medical and surgical superspecialties. Every year, the college admits 250 students to the undergraduate (MBBS) course via National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate). 15% AIQ quota is there for All India students and 85% is the state quota. Earlier the method of selection was a combination of entrance examinations held at the state and national levels. The duration of training is four and a half years years followed by compulsory internship for 1 year in urban and rural settings. ...view more