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{{Short description|Medical school in Warangal, Telangana}}
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{{Infobox university
|name= Kakatiya Medical College
|logo=
|image=[[File:KMC building cropped.jpg|center|220px|Kakatiya Medical College]]
|motto=
|endowment =
|principal = Dr. Sandhya Sunkaraneni
|established= {{start date and age |1959}}
|type=
|affiliation= [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]], [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]
|students=
|undergrad= 250 per year
|postgrad=
|colors=
|city= [[Warangal]]
|state= [[Telangana]]
|country= India
|campus=
|mascot=
|free_label=
|free=
|website=https://www.kmcwgl.com
}}

The '''Kakatiya Medical College''' (KMC) is a [[medical school]] in the [[Warangal district]] under the gamut of [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]] and the [[National Medical Commission]] (NMC).
<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/05/31/stories/2004053100340200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626081615/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/05/31/stories/2004053100340200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-06-26 |title=The ticket to MBBS |date=2004-05-31 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-22}}</ref>

== Campus ==
[[File:KMC building.jpg|thumb|College campus]]

All the postgraduate courses are recognized by M.C.I., [[Medical Council of India]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mciindia.org/apps/search/view_college.asp?ID=74 |access-date=2012-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820211041/http://mciindia.org/apps/search/view_college.asp?ID=74 |archive-date=20 August 2011 }}</ref>

== Courses ==
The school takes in 250 students on merit each year through the [[NEET]] (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) held throughout [[India]]. Every year nearly 20 Lakh aspirants sit for this exam. There are nearly 3,900 seats in [[MBBS]] (bachelor's in medicine and bachelor's in surgery) in Telangana of which 3,100 are in 23 private colleges and 4,090 are in 34 government medical colleges. The college so far awarded MBBS degrees to 5,600 candidates.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite press release|url=http://hindu.com/2008/07/22/stories/2008072260061200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803164945/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/22/stories/2008072260061200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-08-03 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Andhra Pradesh / Warangal News : KMC to celebrate golden jubilee |date=2008-07-22 |access-date=2012-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=D. C. |date=2024-09-10 |title=Telangana Gets 400 New MBBS Seats in Eight State-Run Colleges |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/telangana-gets-400-new-mbbs-seats-in-eight-state-run-colleges-1822681 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Postgraduate courses ===
In 2008 the college had an intake of 70 postgraduate students a year.<ref name="hindu1" />

=== Non-clinical courses ===
MD — A three-year course in Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine & Anatomy
The qualification for all PG and PG diploma courses is an MBBS degree from any MCI (Medical Council of India) recognized medical college in India or an equivalent foreign degree which is recognized by the MCI.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mciindia.org/tools/medical_colleges/courses.htm#pg_degree |access-date=2012-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820211057/http://mciindia.org/tools/medical_colleges/courses.htm |archive-date=20 August 2011 }}</ref>

== Activities ==
KMC alumni from both India and abroad are very active in improving the standards of education and the infrastructure.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/23/stories/2006122317190300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221215510/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/23/stories/2006122317190300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-21 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Warangal News : KMC alumni to donate Rs. 5 cr. for college |date=2006-12-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/07/stories/2006010708190400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211115017/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/07/stories/2006010708190400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-11 |title=Andhra Pradesh News : Briefly |date=2006-01-07 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-22}}</ref>

In 2009, golden jubilee celebrations were held marking the 50th anniversary of the institution.<ref name="hindu1" /><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/05/stories/2007010516090300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108085750/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/05/stories/2007010516090300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-01-08 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Warangal News : Speaker to lay stone for KMC alumni building |date=2007-01-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-22}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==

*[[V. Mohan Reddy]] – Pediatric cardiac surgeon<ref>{{cite web |url=http://surgery.ucsf.edu/faculty/division-chiefs/v-mohan-reddy,-md.aspx |title=Department of Surgery - V. Mohan Reddy, M.D. |website=surgery.ucsf.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029050158/http://www.surgery.ucsf.edu/faculty/division-chiefs/v-mohan-reddy,-md.aspx |archive-date=2015-10-29}} </ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kakatiya Medical College}}
* {{Official website|https://www.kmcwgl.com/}}

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[[Category:Medical colleges in Telangana]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1959]]
[[Category:Education in Warangal]]
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[[Category:1959 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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