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BS News Agency, PIB: Historical milestone in postgraduate medical education The country's first IIT
Initially 12 seats in 6 special courses of MD,
Admission through the second round of counseling of NEET-PG 2026
Kolkata, November 12, 2026
In a groundbreaking step in the higher education and health sector of India, the country's first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIT Kharagpur has set another historic precedent. The institution has become the first IIT in the country to launch a postgraduate medical degree course recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC). The institution will welcome the first batch of MD students at the Dr. B. C. Roy Multi-Specialty Medical Research Centre from the academic year 2026-27. This marks a significant expansion of postgraduate medical education in the IIT system.
The significance of this milestone is not limited to the introduction of six medical-specialized courses. It marks the beginning of a new era in medical education in India, where efforts are being made to bridge the traditional divide between medical science, engineering, artificial intelligence, biomedical science and translational research.
For students aspiring to become specialists in various fields of medicine, this is a rare opportunity to pursue postgraduate medical education in the multidisciplinary knowledge domain of IITs. Here, technological innovations can pave the way for various challenges in the field of medicine and scientific discoveries can be translated into practical solutions for real healthcare.
The institution is introducing MD courses in six subjects. There are two seats in each subject:
MD Curriculum
Number of Seats
General Medicine
2
Radiology
2
Physiology
2
Pathology
2
Community Medicine
2
Biochemistry
2
Total
12
The admission process for the academic year 2026-27 will be done through online counselling of NEET-PG. Admission to these courses will be available in the second round as per the schedule of government counselling, eligibility criteria and seat allocation.
The first batch of students will hold a special status as the first generation of postgraduate medical education in the history of the IIT system in India.
IIT Kharagpur takes a groundbreaking step in postgraduate medical education
BS News Agency, PIB:
Historical milestone in postgraduate medical education The country's first IIT
Initially 12 seats in 6 special courses of MD,
Admission through the second round of counseling of NEET-PG 2026
Kolkata, November 12, 2026
In a groundbreaking step in the higher education and health sector of India, the country's first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIT Kharagpur has set another historic precedent. The institution has become the first IIT in the country to launch a postgraduate medical degree course recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC). The institution will welcome the first batch of MD students at the Dr. B. C. Roy Multi-Specialty Medical Research Centre from the academic year 2026-27. This marks a significant expansion of postgraduate medical education in the IIT system.
The significance of this milestone is not limited to the introduction of six medical-specialized courses. It marks the beginning of a new era in medical education in India, where efforts are being made to bridge the traditional divide between medical science, engineering, artificial intelligence, biomedical science and translational research.
For students aspiring to become specialists in various fields of medicine, this is a rare opportunity to pursue postgraduate medical education in the multidisciplinary knowledge domain of IITs. Here, technological innovations can pave the way for various challenges in the field of medicine and scientific discoveries can be translated into practical solutions for real healthcare.
The institution is introducing MD courses in six subjects. There are two seats in each subject:
MD Curriculum
Number of Seats
General Medicine
2
Radiology
2
Physiology
2
Pathology
2
Community Medicine
2
Biochemistry
2
Total
12
The admission process for the academic year 2026-27 will be done through online counselling of NEET-PG. Admission to these courses will be available in the second round as per the schedule of government counselling, eligibility criteria and seat allocation.
The first batch of students will hold a special status as the first generation of postgraduate medical education in the history of the IIT system in India.