IIT Kharagpur Becomes First IIT To Launch NMC-Approved PG Medical Courses

The 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), marking a significant expansion of the institute's academic offerings into medical education.

The programmes will commence from the 2026-27 academic session, with the inaugural batch of postgraduate medical students set to be admitted at the Dr B C Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre, officials said.

For the first academic session, the institute has introduced MD programmes in six disciplines General Medicine, Radiology, Physiology, Pathology, Community Medicine and Biochemistry. Each discipline will have two seats, taking the total intake for the inaugural batch to 12 students.

Admissions will be conducted through the NEET-PG online counselling process, with the programmes available for consideration in Round 2, subject to the official counselling schedule, eligibility criteria and seat matrix.

Describing the development as a historic milestone, IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty said the country's first IIT was taking a significant step towards shaping the future of medical education.

He said the institute's vision went beyond training specialist doctors and aimed to establish an ecosystem where clinical excellence intersects with engineering innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) and translational research.

The objective is to develop medical graduates who are not only skilled clinicians but also innovators capable of addressing major healthcare challenges, Chakraborty said.

He described the inaugural batch of 2026-27 as pioneers of the new initiative.

The development marks a new chapter for the IIT system, traditionally associated with engineering, technology and scientific research, as it expands its role in advanced medical education and interdisciplinary healthcare research.