Karuna Medical College Palakkad
Vilayodi - Vembra Rd, Chittur, Kerala 678103
Call-6382088809
Introduction
In 1980 Siddhartha Medical College was established by Siddhartha Academy of General and Technical Education in Vijayawada with an annual intake of 100 students. The Andhra Pradesh Government has Joined the college from NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on 21st December 2000. Then it brought this college under the administrative control of the Director of Medical Education. Now this college providing 150 MBBS seats per year.
Table of Contents
1. Quick Summary
2. MBBS Course
3. Admission Procedure & Eligibility
4. All India Quota MBBS Seats
5. Andhra Pradesh State Quota MBBS Seats
6. PG Courses
7. Infrastructure
8. Facilities
9. Affiliated Hospitals
10. How to Reach
Quick Summary
| Established: | 1980 |
| Total MBBS Seats: | 175 (Permitted for increase of seats from 150 to 175 under EWS quota for 2019-20) |
| Tuition Fees: | Rs 12155 |
| Hostel Fees: | Rs 3500 |
| AIQ Rellocation Fees: | |
| Institution Type: | Government |
| Affiliated To: | NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada |
| Andhra Pradesh State Ranking: | 10 |
| All India Ranking: | 115 |
| Recognition and Listing: | Medical Council of India(MCI), World Health Organisation(WHO) |
| Affiliated Hospital: | Government General Hospital, Vijayawada |
| Average Daily Out-Patients: | 2400 |
| Total Beds Available: | 510 |
| Post Graduate Medical Courses : | 15 |
| Super Specialty Medical Courses : | Nil |
| Other Names: | Government Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada; Government Medical College and Hospital, GSMC Vijayawada; Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada. |
| Address: | NH 16 Service Road Opp. Varun Maruti Showroom, Near Health University, Gunadala, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520008. |
| Website: | http://www.smcvja.in/ |
| Contact: | +91 866 2450390 |
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MBBS Course
MBBS Course has a total of 175 seats and these are divided as 15% All India quota and 85% Andhra Pradesh State Quota.
Admission Procedure and Eligibility
Eligibility: 17 years of age or above as on 31-Dec of the admission year. The maximum age limit to Study MBBS course is 25 years. All Higher Secondary School Students with 10+2 in science stream including biology or biotechnology along with Physics and Chemistry with a minimum of 50% marks are eligible(In case of SC/ST, 40% in board exams; 45% for OBC Category)
Admission to Siddhartha Govt Medical college is done through All India Medical Counselling as All India quota 15 % and balance 85% through Andhra Pradesh State medical counseling as State quota conducted by state medical authorities.
All India Quota(AIQ) MBBS Seats
Siddhartha Govt Medical college has a total of 22 Seats as 15% AIQ allotted through All India Counselling and seats are reserved under the categories wise: UR –15, SC –04, ST –02, GNPH -01.
NEET 2018 All India Rank for GSMC as follows:
| Category | Rank |
| UR | 8900 |
| SC | 62273 |
| ST | 52192 |
| GN-PH | 351851 |
AndhraPradesh State Quota MBBS Seats
The Remaining seats for Siddhartha Govt Medical college of State Quota 85% of 128 seats filled through Andhra Pradesh State medical counseling and seat Matrix for Last Year 2018 as follows:
| Category | Rank |
| OC | 15636 |
| BCA | 40012 |
| BCB | 24149 |
| BCC | 25679 |
| BCD | 31763 |
| BCE | 47765 |
| SC | 75080 |
| ST | 95276 |
Siddhartha GMC Seat allotment
This Government Medical college has 128 MBBS seat for state quota and those are distributed to the respective categories under OC, SC,ST,BCA,BCB,BCC,BCD and BCE.
| Seat Matrix | OC | SC | ST | BCA | BCB | BCC | BCD | BCE | ||||||||
| L | UR | L | UR | L | UR | L | UR | L | UR | L | UR | L | UR | L | UR | |
| G | 34 | 6 | 11 | – | 4 | 01 | 5 | 01 | 8 | 01 | 01 | – | 2 | 2 | 02 | 1 |
| F | 17 | 3 | 5 | 01 | 02 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 01 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| PH-G | 02 | – | 01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 01 | – | – | – |
| PH-F | 01 | – | – | – | 01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| CAP-G | – | 01 | – | 01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NCC-G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Categories Abbreviation
G – General
F – Female
L – Local Candidates
UR – Unreserved Area Seats
PH – (V)-Visually Handicapped, (H)-Hearing impaired Handicapped, (O)-Orthopedically Handicapped
NCC – National Cadet Corps
S&G – Sports & Games
CAP – Children of Armed forces Personnel
PMC – Police Martyrs Children
NEET 2019 Cutoff Details – Management and State Quota
This year (NEET 2019) last All India Rank and NEET score cutoff can be found in MBBSCouncil Android App. This mobile App is updated regularly with current year MBBS Admission NEET cut off for Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada and other all medical colleges in India. By downloading this app, you can know the last(Cut off) for All India Rank, State Rank, Category Rank and NEET score of the candidate who got MBBS seat in SMC Vijayawada.
PG Courses
Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada has totally 89 PG seats, 60 seats under MD courses and 22 PG seats under MS courses and 7 PG Seats under MD/MS course.
| Type | PG Course | Seats |
| MD | Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine | 03 |
| MD | Pharmacology | 02 |
| MD | Biochemistry | 02 |
| MD | Pathology | 06 |
| MD | Paediatrics | 08 |
| MD | Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine | 02 |
| MD | Physiology | 04 |
| MD | Microbiology | 04 |
| MD | Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy | 03 |
| MD | Anaesthesiology | 12 |
| MD | MD General Medicine | 14 |
| MS | Orthopaedics | 08 |
| MS | General Surgery | 14 |
| MD/MS | Obstetrtics & Gynaecology | 03 |
| MD/MS | Anatomy | 04 |
Infrastructure
Siddhartha Medical college has spread over 57 acres. It has a building complex was completed in November 1985 with a floor space of 1,48,000Sq.ft. The college building is built in 20,986 sqm and hospital building built within 43,287 sqm. Residential block built within 26,716 sqm, is available. This medical college has 2 examination halls with the 250 and 100 students seating capacity. This government medical college has a totally 6 lecture theatres with all facilities like Audio and video etc.
Lecture Halls and others
There are 5 lecture halls available in college, 4 halls are available with a seating capacity of 150 students in each and the rest one has 250 capacity. In Hospital one lecture theatre available with a seating capacity of 200 students. Separated common rooms available for both boys and girls students, each built within 150 sqm and attached toilet with other facilities.
Library
Siddhartha Medical College Library has spread over in 1800 sqm with two Blocks and fully air-conditioned. Totally it has 19331 books and 106 journals available with 70 Indian and 36 Foreign journals. SMC digital Library is available with 40 computers and internet facilities. This with provision for a reference section, textbooks section, a back volume area, stock area, periodical section, Librarian office, audio/video section, reprographic section, a computer workstation with internet facility and access to e-resources and technical section and Round the Clock Reading Room.
There are two reading rooms available inside and outside. Inside it has 200 students seating capacity and outside with 100 students seating capacity. Separated staff reading room available with 30 seating capacity and it has PG reading room and these rooms are available in 24 hours for students.
Facilities
Hostel
Siddhartha Medical College Hostel situated inside the college campus, Residential and hostel block are built in 26,716 sqm. Separate hostels facilities are available for both boys and girls students. These medical college hostels providing accommodation facilities for 480 students. These hostel rooms are available in single and double accommodate facilities. These Hostels have good mess facilities and comfortable dining facilities. There is a Separated PG hostel with all facilities. Nurses hostels, Teaching, and non-teaching staff residential facilities are available.
Sports
It has a recreational room with Television and music, an air-conditioned study room with computers and internet, and indoor games are available. Recreational facilities like Outdoor Games like Cricket, basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Throwball, and playgrounds are available. Indoor Games and Gymnasium with all facilities are available.
Affiliated Hospitals
Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada teaching hospital is Government General Hospital, Vijayawada, it is built with 43,287 sqm. It has 707 teaching beds available with multi-department treatment facilities. The specialties include internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care unit, obstetrics and gynecology, acute medical care unit, nephrology, gastroenterology, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, and diabetic care. This teaching hospital run by Andhra Pradesh State Government under the Directorate of Medical Education. It providing free services, which is regardless of income, race, sex, insurance status and country of origin.
These teaching beds are distributed to the respective medical department. General Medicine and General Surgery have 150 beds in each. Pediatrics with 67 beds obstetrics and gynecology has 100 beds, orthopedics has 90 beds and the rest of the beds are distributed to other medical departments. There are 18 major operation theatres and 3 minor operation theatres are available with fully air-conditioned and all facilities. Intensive Care units are available with needed beds and Types of equipment like monitors, ECG machines, defibrillator, oximeter, Infusion pump, and Ventilator.etc.
Health Centres – Primary Health Centres and Rural/Urban Health Training Centres
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- PHC I – Penamaluru located 12 km from the college
- PHC II- Kankipadu colony located 18 km from the college
- RHTC – Pedavutapalli located 20 km from the college
- UHTC – Ranjeevnagar located 15 km from the college
How to Reach
Siddhartha Medical College is situated at Vijayawada, Indian state of AndhrPradesh. The city is one of the twelve urban local bodies and is a highly developed area in the Andhra Pradesh and also is the second largest city in the state. Vijayawada has the major transport infrastructure for road and rail transport as ranked the fourth largest and busiest bus terminals in the country. The city buses ply in major routes and can reach the college within 20min as located 7km from the city.
Vijayawada Railway Station is one of the Major and Busiest Rail Junction in Southern India which is located from the college at a distance of 6.8Km. Vijayawada International Airport in Gannavaram is the nearest Airport of this college, at a distance of 15.4 km and can reach within 30 min.
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