Overview
- IIT Kharagpur announced on Thursday that it has received National Medical Commission accreditation to run six MD programmes and will admit an inaugural cohort in the 2026–27 academic year.
- The institute will offer 12 seats in total, with two seats each in General Medicine, Radiology, Physiology, Pathology, Community Medicine and Biochemistry at the on‑campus Dr. B. C. Roy Multi‑Speciality Medical Research Centre.
- Admissions will be handled through the national NEET‑PG 2026 online counselling system and the seats are available for choice‑filling in Medical Counselling Committee Round 2 as per the official MCC portal.
- IIT Kharagpur says the programmes will integrate clinical training with its strengths in engineering, AI and biomedical research by giving students access to campus labs and translational projects.
- The initial 12‑seat intake is a pilot intended to test governance, clinical capacity and interdisciplinary curricula and could set a model for other technology institutes to pursue formal medical education if outcomes meet regulatory and training standards.