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{{Infobox university<br />
| image = Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh logo.png<br />
| name = Government Medical College & Hospital<br />
| established = 1991<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| city = [[Chandigarh]]<br />
| state = [[Chandigarh]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| director = Dr Jasbinder Kaur Saini<ref>{{cite web|title=Director|url=http://gmch.gov.in/bio_dir.htm|website=gmch.gov.in|publisher=Government Medical College and Hospital}}</ref><br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.709|76.781|display=title,inline}}<br />
| faculty = <br />
| campus = Urban<br />
| staff = <br />
| website = [http://gmch.gov.in/ http://gmch.gov.in/]<br />
}}<br />
'''Government Medical College and Hospital,''' a medical school and a tertiary care hospital is located in [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]. The medical school is administered by [[Panjab University]]. It was established in 1991 and has a {{convert|36|acre}} campus located in Sector 32, [[Chandigarh]].<br />
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==Courses==<br />
The Medical College has an intake of 150 students<ref>[http://www.gmccosa.org GMCCOSA Home Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> towards the [[MBBS]] degree. It also offers Post-Graduate courses (M.Phil./MD/MS) in a number of medical and surgical subjects.<br />
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==History==<br />
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The Government Medical College, Chandigarh was started during the year 1991 in Prayaas building, Sector 38 as an attempt to establish a center of undergraduate excellence to support the [[Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]]. The foundation stone was laid by erstwhile Prime Minister of India, [[Chandra Shekhar]] on 20 January 1991 in on land allotted by the Chandigarh Administration. Construction for this College and Hospital started in 1991 itself.<br />
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==Campus==<br />
The {{convert|36|acre}} campus is housed in Sector 32 and has 5 blocks of hospital and a dedicated building for the college.{{when|date=June 2017}}<br />
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==Administration==<br />
GMCH is headed by a Director-Principal [[Jagjit Singh Chopra]], a [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee, served as the founder director-principal.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The incumbent Director-Principal is Prof B S Chavan and he is assisted by Prof Ravi Gupta, the Medical Superintendent.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}<br />
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== Ranking ==<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = University and college<br />
| OUTLOOK_M_2019 = 17<br />
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The college was ranked 17th among medical colleges in India in 2019 by ''[[Outlook India]]''.<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_M_2019/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://gmch.gov.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:Medical colleges in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:1991 establishments in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals established in 1991]]<br />
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