PATLIPUTRA MEDICAL COLLEGE, DHANBAD

Patliputra Medical College was established in 1971 under private management at Ashok Raj Path, Patna. The government of Bihar later transferred the college to Dhanbad, where it became associated with Dhanbad Sadar Hospital. Subsequently, SSLNT Hospital in Purana Bazaar, Dhanbad, and Central Hospital in Jagjeevan Nagar, Dhanbad, also became associated with the college. The medical college and hospital eventually expanded onto a 60-acre (24 ha) campus in Saraidhela, Dhanbad. The medical college building became functional in 1977, while the hospital building became operational between 2001 and 2002, providing a capacity of 900 beds. The institution, now known as Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College, functions as a full-fledged tertiary government medical college and hospital. It is affiliated with Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University and is recognized by the National Medical Commission.