Overview
- IIT Kharagpur, which received National Medical Commission approval Thursday, November 12, 2026, will start six MD specialisations in the 2026–27 session as the first IIT to gain NMC accreditation for clinical postgraduate degrees.
- The inaugural intake totals 12 seats with two seats each in general medicine, radiology, physiology, pathology, community medicine and biochemistry at the Dr B C Roy Multi‑Speciality Medical Research Centre.
- Admissions are being handled through the NEET‑PG 2026 online counselling process and the six programmes have been included in Medical Counselling Committee Round 2 subject to the official seat matrix and eligibility rules.
- Clinical training will use IIT Kharagpur’s in‑house hospital and partner facilities including Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerji Superspeciality Hospital and the South Eastern Railway Hospital, with fees and stipends set on lines comparable to AIIMS.
- IIT Kharagpur says the courses aim to produce clinician‑researchers by combining hands‑on medical training with the institute’s expertise in engineering, artificial intelligence and biomedical technologies, a model that could change how medical innovation is taught and translated into care.