Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Fort, K.R. Road,
P.O. Bangalore City, Bangalore North (T),
Bangalore Urban (Dist.), Karnataka - 560 002, India

Established in 1955 by the owner of Mysore Education Society, Dr. Mekhri and Dr. Shivram, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, also known as BMCRI, was founded as a private college. It was earlier known as Bangalore Medical College (BMC).

One of the best institutes in India, Bangalore Medical College, and Research Institute is the only government medical college in Bangalore. In 2006, the Government of Karnataka granted autonomous status to the college.

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute are affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru. The institute is approved and recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI), New Delhi.

Earlier, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute was under the management of the Mysore Medical Education Society. In 1956, it was handed over to the Government of Karnataka and affiliated to the Bangalore University, Bengaluru.

In 1997, after the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) was founded, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute was affiliated to it. Currently, the college is being renovated so that it becomes at par with AIIMS.

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute are associated with four renowned hospitals. These are Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital, Victoria Hospital, Minto Ophthalmic Hospital and Vani Vilas Women and Children’s Hospital.

The India Today Magazine and Outlook India have ranked this medical college twelfth among all the medical colleges in India.

At present, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute provide undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and add-on fellowship courses in medical streams.

BMCRI has tie-ups with several top institutions and universities across the globe and conducts research partnerships and exchange programmes with them.

Candidates have to take the CET exam to get admission in the undergraduate (MBBS) course. For those interested in the postgraduate courses, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE) need to be cleared. Students must have scored 60% marks in the 12th grade to get admission to these courses.

Certain percentages of seats are reserved for the SC, ST and OBC students and 85% of seats are reserved under the state quota and 15% of seats are reserved under the all-India quota.

Type of College

Public - Autonomous

Accreditation & Recognition

MCI

Established

1955

Affiliation

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru

  • The Institute has a vibrant campus life with an applied range of opportunities to fill your free time
  • The Institute has an impressive and pollution-free campus with panoramic green surroundings, elegant landscaping, and beautiful flower-beds
  • The Institute has separate individual departments for all subjects with young, dynamic faculty and non-teaching staff and with good results
  • The Institute has the most eminent Faculty members and they are really well qualified, experienced and truly committed towards enhancement and development of the students
  • The Institute has well-equipped with modern facilities like library, laboratory, classrooms, computer lab, canteen, seminar halls, common rooms, auditorium, multipurpose halls, playground & hostel etc.
  • A sufficient number of classrooms with varying sizes are made available for the smooth conduct of different classes in the college
  • The Institute has a library with a good number of books (both text and reference) on various subjects to meet the needs of the students as well as the teachers with reading room facility. Daily Newspapers and selected journals are also regularly subscribed
  • State of the Art Laboratories with sufficient space and all the necessary equipment are made available to various departments
  • The Institute has taken up the responsibility of imparting necessary, and practical education to the students so that they can reach great heights and attain maximum achievements in their life
  • The Institute has easy access to every kind of public transport. Campus has its own bus stop
  • A clinic is available on the campus for routine checkup for students as well as staff & also have a dental hospital with state of art facilities
  • State Government and Central Government offers a number of scholarships to the meritorious students and the students belonging to SC / ST / OBC
  • A special complaint cell (Sexual Harassment Cell) has been formed for the female students in the college. Students can directly complain orally or by written application to the head of the cell. Apart from this, Ragging is strictly prohibited on the college campus
  • The Institute also organizes workshops, seminars, and conferences for improving teaching skills and methodology
  • The Health Centre is located on the campus for inpatient & outpatient treatment for minor & major illness. All minor ailments are treated at Health Centre as outpatient
  • The Health Centre offers round the clock Out Patient, In-patient treatment, and the Emergency Care. The special care is also available in the areas of Medicine and Gynecology, Dermatology, Eye, and Psychiatry. It has a Clinical Laboratory which is computerized and doing routine and special investigations
  • A futuristic, new age medical learning, discovery and research facility are available for the students
  • The Health Centre has an Operation Theatre. Surgeries & routine surgical cases are being done here
  • It has 24 hours Ambulance Service for emergency services for outside referrals. There is a night duty Doctor to look after emergencies in the night and other patients particularly student’s community  
  • The Consultants are attending the cases referred by Medical Officers and Area Medical Officers on appointment basis at the time slot allotted to them

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