MAMC - Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

"The Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) is a government medical college in Delhi affiliated to University of Delhi. It is named after Indian freedom fighter and first education minister of independent India Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. It is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. MAMC is one of India's premier medical colleges and consistently ranked amongst the top 5 medical colleges in the country. The college has the following hospitals attached to it: 1.Lok Nayak Hospital 2.Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital 3.Guru Nanak Eye Centre 4.Sushruta Trauma Centre 5.Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya The college is a tertiary care referral centre and has teaching programs for graduation/medical school, post graduation/residency and subspecialities/fellowships (referred to as superspecialities in India). The overall ranking of MAMC has always been in the top five. Its location in the capital city makes it a particularly attractive choice among students across Northern India. In 2011 India Today Rankings, it was ranked second among medical colleges in India, although other less known surveys give various ranks in the top 5. In terms of competitiveness for admission, it is certainly the second toughest medical institution in the country to gain admission to (only next to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The medical school offers the degrees of MBBS (medical school degree, equivalent to Doctor of Medicine or MD in some countries), post graduate/residency degrees of MS, MD and superspeciality/subspecialty fellowship degrees of MCh and DM. It has attached schools offering degrees in nursing and pharmacy. The attached hospitals are renowned for the training programs across specialties and subspecialties. The institution offers postgraduate degrees and diplomas in a variety of medical specialties. A total of 67 seats are available for MD, 25 for MS, and 25 for post graduate diploma courses. The institution offers post doctoral courses in 7 super-specialties and admits 24 students each year to these specialties. The college offers placements facilities to its students. The college/instiutute offers one of the best faculties to its students in various departments. "