Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Deccan College of Medical Sciences (DCMS) is a medical school located in Hyderabad, India, offering MBBS, postgraduate degree/diploma, and superspeciality courses, with an approved annual intake of 150 MBBS seats. It is affiliated to the KNR University of Health Sciences, Warangal, since 2016-17, having earlier been affiliated to Dr. N. T. R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India and follows the university-prescribed MBBS syllabus. The college is established and administered by the Dar-us-Salam Educational Trust, a Muslim minority institution founded in 1974 under Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, now headed by Asaduddin Owaisi, with Akbaruddin Owaisi as managing director. Dr. (Colonel) G. K. N. Prasad serves as chief administrator, and Dr. Ashfaq Hasan is principal. The college is housed in the Nawab Lutf ud Daula Palace at Zafargarh, Kanchanbagh, near the historic Nizamia Observatory, and includes a seven-storey attached hospital, nursing and physiotherapy colleges, and a Department of Hospital Management offering a Master's degree affiliated with Osmania University. The campus spans 66,070 sq ft of built-up area with about 16 acres for expansion, sports facilities, and a central library holding over 30,000 books and 130 journals as of 2018.