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Dakshina Kannada Gets Medical College: Old Courthouse to Transform into Learning Hub!
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News18•05-10-2026, 12:00
Dakshina Kannada Gets Medical College: Old Courthouse to Transform into Learning Hub!
- •State cabinet approves establishment of a government medical college in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district.
- •An official application for National Medical Council (NMC) approval is set to be submitted on October 10.
- •The approximately 50-year-old old courthouse building in Puttur will temporarily house the first medical course for 50 students.
- •The government has allocated 549 crore rupees for the college and an additional 182 crore rupees for a 300-bed hospital.
- •An NMC expert team will visit in December, with classes expected to commence in April next year.
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The application for National Medical Council (NMC) approval for the government medical college in Puttur is scheduled to be officially submitted on October 10.
The state cabinet allocated 549 crore rupees for the government medical college in Dakshina Kannada, alongside an extra 182 crore rupees to build a 300-bed hospital.
If everything goes according to plan and after inspections by an NMC expert team in December, the first batch of medical classes in Puttur is expected to start in April next year.
