# List of Tamil Nadu Government Medical Colleges

This is a list of medical colleges controlled by the government of Tamil Nadu in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. All colleges are funded and run by government of Tamil Nadu.There are 46 medical colleges in the state. All of these colleges listed below are affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. It includes modern medicine, Dental and AYUSH medical colleges.
In the third phase of the central government sponsored scheme hospital projects, 11 medical colleges at the cost of Rs.325 crore have been sanctioned to Tamil Nadu. On 18 October 2019, permission was given to build 6 medical college hospitals including Tirupur, Nilgiri, Ramanathapuram, Namakkal, Dindigul, Virudhunagar. On 25 November 2019, permission was given to construct 3 medical college hospitals including Krishnagiri, Thiruvallur and Nagapattinam. Also on 13 January 2020, permission was given to construct two medical college hospitals including Ariyalur, Kallakurichi. These colleges were inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 12 January 2022.

## Government Medical Colleges (Modern Medicine)

| College | College | Location | District | Established year | No. of Seats (MBBS) | Stream |
| MMC | Madras Medical College | Park Town | Chennai | 1835 | 250 | Modern medicine |
| SMC | Stanley Medical College and Hospital | Washermanpet | Chennai | 1838 | 250 | Modern medicine |
| GCMCH | Government Coimbatore medical College and Hospital | Peelamedu | Coimbatore | 1966 | 200 | Modern medicine |
| TMC | Government Thanjavur Medical College and Hospital | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | 1958 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GKMC | Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital | Kilpauk | Chennai | 1960 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GCMCH | Government Chengalpattu Medical College and Hospital | Chengalpattu | Chengalpattu | 1965 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| TVMC | Government Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital | Palayamkottai | Tirunelveli | 1965 | 250 | Modern medicine |
| MDUMC | Government Madurai medical College and Rajaji Hospital | Madurai | Madurai | 1954 | 250 | Modern medicine |
| GCMCH | Government Cuddalore Medical College and Hospital | Chidambaram | Cuddalore | 1985 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GEMCH | Government Erode Medical College and Hospital | Perundurai | Erode | 1992 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| KAPVGMCH | K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College and Hospital | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | 1997 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GMKMCH | Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital | Salem | Salem | 1986 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| TKMC | Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital | Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi | 2000 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| KGMC | Kanyakumari Government Medical College and Hospital | Nagercoil | Kanyakumari | 2001 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GTMC | Government Theni Medical College and Hospital | Theni | Theni | 2004 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GVMC | Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital | Vellore | Vellore | 2005 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GDMCH | Government Dharmapuri Medical College and Hospital | Dharmapuri | Dharmapuri | 2008 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GTMCH | Government Thiruvarur Medical College and Hospital | Thiruvarur | Thiruvarur | 2010 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GVMCH | Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital | Mundiyampakkam | Villupuram | 2010 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GSMC | Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital | Sivagangai | Sivaganga | 2012 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GTVMMC | Government Tiruvannamalai Medical College and Hospital | Thiruvannamalai | Thiruvannamalai | 2013 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| | Government ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR | Chennai | Chennai | 2013 | 250 | Modern medicine |
| | Government Medical College (Omandurar Government Estate) and Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital | Triplicane | Chennai | 2015 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| | Government Medical College & ESI Hospital | Singanallur | Coimbatore | 2016 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GPMCH | Government Pudukkottai Medical College and Hospital | Pudukottai | Pudukottai | 2017 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GKMCH | Government Karur Medical College and Hospital | Karur | Karur | 2019 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GNMCH | Government Namakkal Medical College and Hospital | Namakkal | Namakkal | 2021 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GTMCH | Government Tiruppur Medical College and Hospital | Tiruppur | Tiruppur | 2021 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GTMCH | Government Tiruvallur Medical College and Hospital | Tiruvallur | Tiruvallur | 2021 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GRMCH | Government Ramanathapuram Medical College and Hospital | Ramanathapuram | Ramanathapuram | 2021 | 100 | Modern medicine |
| GAMCH | Government Ariyalur Medical College and Hospital | Ariyalur | Ariyalur | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GNMCH | Government Nagapattinam Medical College and Hospital | Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GDMCH | Government Dindigul Medical College and Hospital | Dindigul | Dindigul | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GKMCH | Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital | Kallakurichi | Kallakurichi | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GVMCH | Government Virudhunagar Medical College and Hospital | Virudhunagar | Virudhunagar | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GKMCH | Government Krishnagiri Medical College and Hospital | Krishnagiri | Krishnagiri | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |
| GNMCH | Government The Nilgiris Medical College and Hospital | Udhagamandalam | Nilgiris | 2021 | 150 | Modern medicine |

## Government Medical College (DENTAL)

| College | College | Location | District | Established year | No. of Seats (BDS) | Stream |
| TNDCH | Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital | Broadway | Chennai | 1953 | 100 | Dental |
| GCDCH | Government Cuddalore Dental College and Hospital | Chidambaram | Cuddalore | 1980 | 100 | Dental |
| GDCP | Government Dental College, Pudukkottai and Hospital | Pudukkottai | Pudukkottai | 2023 | 100 | Dental |

## Government Medical Colleges (AYUSH)

| College | College | Location | District | Established year | No. of Seats | Stream |
| GYNMCH | Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital | Arumbakkam | Chennai | 2000 | 60 | Yoga and Naturopathy |
| IIYNMS | International Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy Medical Sciences | Chengalpet | Chengalpet | 2020 | 100 | Yoga and Naturopathy |
| GUMCH | Government Unani Medical College and Hospital | Arumbakkam | Chennai | 1979 | 60 | Unani |
| GSMCH | Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital | Arumbakkam | Chennai | 1985 | 60 | Siddha |
| GSMCH | Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital | Palayamkottai | Tirunelveli | 1964 | 100 | Siddha |
| GAMCH | Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital | Nagercoil | Kanyakumari | 2009 | 60 | Ayurveda |
| GHMCH | Government Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital | Thirumangalam | Madurai | 1975 | 50 | Homoeopathy |

## Yearwise Total Numbers of Medical colleges and seats in Tamilnadu

Sources:
* Note: including private colleges
| Year | Medical colleges | Seats (MBBS) |
| 2013-14 | 45 | 6215 |
| 2014-15 | 45 | 5915 |
| 2017-18 | 49 | 6850 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 10825 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 11600 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 12050 |