KMC, Warangal

About College

KMC is one of the 13 Government medical colleges in the State of Andhra pradesh in India.It offers both Graduate and Postgraduate medical education.Its located in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh a southern state of the Union of India. It is located in the city of Warangal, an important city in the Telangana region and 4th largest in Andhra Pradesh state. Warangal is about 145 km from the state's capital Hyderabad. It is well connected to most of the state via roads and railways.It has a population of about 13,88,944.Kakatiya Medical College was founded in 1959 by the Warangal Regional Medical Education society with the active support of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the Director of Medical Services of A.P. and the Warangal District Collector Mohsin Bin Shabbir (whose picture is found hanging in the main entarance of the medical school with quote 'The Earth sometimes bears gems and here is one') to provide medical education for students of the Telangana region of the state.The College was inaugurated on 23 July 1959 by the Honourable Sri P. Karmarkar, Minister of Health, Government of India. It was originally located in a building donated by the Pingale family at Waddepally and it moved into the make-shift buildings constructed at the permanent site in November 1961. 152.17 acres (0.6158 km2) of land was acquired for the medical college in Warangal and the permanent building of the college was constructed at an estimated cost of about Rs. 47 lakhs. Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the permanent campus in 1966. The temporary sheds which were constructed earlier at cost of Rs.10.70 Lakhs ,in 1961 had been remodeled to the boys hostel. Permanent building for the girls hostel was also constructed and Inaugurated by Sri J.Chokka Rao, Chairman A.P Regional Committee in1970. A hostel for boys was Inaugurated by Sri.H.C.Sarin I.C.S then advisor to Governor A.P. on 20-06-1973.

Contact Details

KMC Warangal Telangana India

kamedica@rediffmail.com

0870-2446355