1955
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Autonomous
Co-Ed
The Bangalore
Medical College and Research Institute was started as a private Medical college
in the year 1955 by Mysore Education Society. The Founders of this Society were
Dr. R. Shivaram, Dr. Mekhri, Dr. B.K. Narayana Rao and Dr. B.V.
Ramaswamy. In the year 1957 it was handed over to the then Government of Mysore
and was affiliated to Mysore University and then on to the Bangalore
University. In the year 1996 it got affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University
of Health Sciences.
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute has MCI recognition for
Undergraduate 150 seats + 100 seats admitted under 10A of MCI rules, 135
Postgraduate Masters Degree, 71 Diploma seats, {MS Anatomy, MD Physiology, MD
Biochemistry, MD Pharmacology, MD Pathology, MD Microbiology, MD P & SM, MD
Forensic Medicine,MS Ophthalmology, MS ENT, MS Orthopedics, MD
Anesthesiology, MD Paediatrics, MD Gen. Medicine, MD Gen. Surgery, MD OBG,
MD Radio Diagnosis, MD Radio Therapy, MD Psychiatry, MD Skin & V.D} and
Super Specialty seats for M.Ch Urology, M.Ch Plastic Surgery, M.Ch Paediatric
Surgery is recognised by MCI. DM Neurology, M.Ch Surgical Gastroenterology
admitted under 10A of MCI rules.
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute has Fellowship programmes in
Vitreo Retina, Surgical Gastroenterology, Neurology, Cornea & External
diseases of Eye, Cosmetic Dermatology,Glaucoma, Paediatric Dermatology,
Paediatric Anaesthesiology, Accident Trauma & Emergency Care, Community
Ophthalmology and Dermato Surgery with 2 seats each. Para-medical courses
are Medical lab technician, X-ray technician, Medical record technician, Health
inspector, Ophthalmology, Operation Theatre Technician simultaneously being run
in the Institution and also Allied science like B.Sc Medical lab technician and
B.Sc Operation Theatre Technician are also running by the institution.