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IIT Kharagpur becomes first to introduce PG Medical programmes; check seats offered, admission criteria

Headline via India TV · first report 12 Nov, 17:03 IST, latest 12 Nov, 23:57 IST

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9 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Times Now at 12 Nov, 17:03 IST; the latest is from Free Press Journal at 12 Nov, 23:57 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by9 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 17:03 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 23:57 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

IIT Kharagpur will introduce six postgraduate medical programmes at the Dr. B. C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre from the 2026–27 academic session. Admissions will be conducted through NEET PG 2026 Round 2 counselling.
Director Prof Suman Chakraborty said that the institute seeks to create an ecosystem where clinical excellence meets engineering ingenuity and translational research.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur has become the first IIT in the country to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC), officials said. Beginning with the academic session 2026-27, the…
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, has become the first IIT in the country to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC), officials said on Thursday, November 12. Beginning…
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kharagpur) has become the first IIT to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes. The institute is offering MD programmes in six disciplines, with two seats in each - General Medicine, Radiology, Physiology…
IIT Kharagpur has become the first IIT to offer postgraduate medical courses recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC), introducing 12 MD seats across six specialisations.

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