Sawai Man Singh Medical College

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Sawai Man Singh government Medical College
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TypeGovernment
Established1947
Principal Dr. Rajeev Bagarhatta [1]
Location, ,
26°54′20.83″N75°49′8.92″E / 26.9057861°N 75.8191444°E / 26.9057861; 75.8191444
Affiliations Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
Website medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in/smsjaipur/

Sawai Man Singh Medical College, also known as SMS Medical College, is a government medical college in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It was established in 1947 and was the 15th centre for medical education in India.

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History

SMS Medical College marks its start with the establishment of a maternity hospital, a dispensary and a medical school in Jaipur in 1855, officially inaugurated in 1861. However, this medical school was closed in 1864. It was only in 1945 that Mirza Ismail, the Diwan (Prime Minister) of the Jaipur State, started working on the project of establishing a medical college in the state, which was to be the 15th centre for medical education in India. The foundation stone was laid down by Lord Wavell, the Governor-General and Viceroy of India, on 13 March 1946 and Sawai Man Singh Medical College was officially opened in 1947. [2]

The first principal of the college was G.N. Sen who was replaced shortly afterwards by S.C. Mehta. In 1951, S.K. Menon took over as principal. In 1952 the college was recognized by the Medical Council of India and postgraduate courses started in 1952. [2]

Attached hospitals

A list of hospitals attached to the SMS Medical College. [3] This list does not include the satellite hospitals in Jaipur.

Notable alumni

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [7] 151-200
Medical – India
NIRF (2023) [8] 46

In 2020, SMS medical college was ranked 46th among medical college in India by NIRF. [8] .It also ranked the 151-200 band overall. [7]

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