13 govt. medical colleges to have new PG courses from academic year 2026-27

13 govt. medical colleges to have new PG courses from academic year 2026-27

A total of 460 new PG seats have been proposed in 13 government medical colleges. 

THE HINDU BUREAU CHENNAI 17.07.2025

Tamil Nadu has proposed to launch new postgraduate (PG) medical courses in 13 government medical colleges from the academic year 2026-2027. Of these, 11 colleges were established in 2022 while two-year-old Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH) will see an increase in its existing PG seats.

The Essentiality Certificate has been issued and permission granted to the Director of Medical Education and Research to apply for approval from National Medical Commission (NMC).

A total of 460 new PG seats have been proposed at the government medical colleges in Pudukottai, Karur, Ramanathapuram, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Namakkal, Virudhunagar, Nilgiris, Kallakurichi, Dindigul, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur and Krishnagiri. Except Pudukottai and Karur, the rest are among the 11 new medical colleges added in 2022.

KCSSH, which is attached to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, currently offers 38 PG seats. The State government has now proposed 28 additional seats across seven specialties of Nephrology, Urology, Medical Gastroenterology, Surgical Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Aneasthesiology and Radiology.

The courses proposed in the 13 medical colleges include MD in General Medicine, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radio diagnosis, Anaesthesiology.

Doctors’ concern

However, some government doctors have pointed out that institutions such as the Government Omandurar Medical College and Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital have not been included. “The increase in seats could have been better distributed. Many of us expected an increase in seats in a number of specialties here according to the patient load, but have been left out.” said a doctor who did not wish to be named.

A. Ramalingam, general secretary of Service Doctors and Postgraduates Association, said the government is gradually phasing out junior and senior resident posts. “The State government is misusing PGs as manpower to address the prevailing shortage of doctors,” he said.