Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, the University's only constituent college, was established in 1986 by BLDE Association (Bijapur Lingayat District Educational Association). It offers UG Programme-MBBS (with an intake of 20 It offers UG Programme-MBBS (with an intake of 200 students), PG Programmes in 21 disciplines, PG Super Specialty Programme in Urology (M.Ch.), PhD Programme in 17 fields and innovative courses like Fellowship, Diploma and Certificate Courses in Medical & Allied Sciences and value-added courses. Established in 1910, BLDE Association is committed to the cause of providing quality education, from primary to University education, in the backward region of North Karnataka. During its history of over 100 years, the association was built into a formidable educational organization by great visionaries Dr. P. G. Halakatti, known as ‘Vachana Pitamah’ in Kannada Literature, Shri Shri Sanganabasaveshwar Maha Shivayogigalu of Banthanal, a religious leader, and Dr. B. M. Patil, educationist and statesman. Presently, the association is guided by Dr. M. B. Patil, a visionary leader and a towering figure in Karnataka politics. BLDE (Deemed to be University) came into existence on 29/2/2008 with the sole objective of providing quality medical education and meeting the health care needs of the people in the backward region of Vijayapura and its neighbouring districts. It is a single-faculty university. Shri. B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, is the only constituent college of the University. Established in 1986, it has a unitary campus of 45 acres with 24 departments and a teaching hospital with 1125 beds. The University currently offers UG Programme-MBBS (with an intake of 200 students), PG Programmes in 21 disciplines and a Super Specialty Programme in Urology (M.Ch.), PhD Programme in 14 disciplines and innovative courses like Fellowship, Diploma and Certificate Courses in medical and allied sciences. BLDE Association sponsors and runs over 80 educational institutions, including primary schools, high schools, pre-university colleges and degree colleges in the faculties of arts, science, commerce, law, management, science, fine arts, pharmacy, nursing, ayurveda, sericulture, engineering, polytechnics and medical sciences and sponsors the BLDE University. The institutions are spread over Vijayapura and Bagalkot districts, and depending on where it best serves the community's needs, they are located in villages, taluks and district headquarters. BLDE Association, which completed more than 100 years of meaningful services to the people way back in 1910, reaffirms its commitment to serve the cause of education and hence region, state and the country in the decades to come with greater responsibility and dedication. The medical college became operational in September 1986 and received permanent recognition in 1991 for 200 MBBS admissions. It offers postgraduate courses in 21 departments & postdoctoral course is in one department - Urology. The undergraduate courses are recognized by Sri Lankan Medical Council and enlisted in the WHO directory of Medical schools & IMED FAIMER. The alumni of the college are spread across the globe. The faculty team is highly qualified, experienced, motivated and research-oriented. The administration is student-centric and proactive. The Medical College and the Hospital are situated adjacent to each other on a sprawling campus spread over 54 acres of land in the heart of the city. The campus has beautifully landscaped gardens and black stone buildings of old-world charm, which are well ventilated and illuminated. The college departments, the central library and residential areas are distributed in various blocks within the campus. ...view more