Kalpana Chawla Govt Medical College

Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) is a co-educational medical college situated in Karnal, Haryana. Established in 2017, it is named in honor of Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla. The college is affiliated to Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, and is recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC), with an annual intake of 120 seats for MBBS. The campus, spread over more than 50 acres, includes a hospital with more than 300 beds, planned to expand to 700 in phases. It is equipped with facilities such as Computerized Radiography, CT Scan, Color Doppler, Automatic Cell Counters, Laparoscope, Operating Microscopes, laser, TURP, and a fully functional biochemistry laboratory. The college building houses all essential Preclinical, Para Clinical, and Clinical Departments as per NMC guidelines, along with demonstration rooms, a museum, student laboratories, a departmental library, an air-conditioned central library, and lecture theaters. Separate hostels exist for boys and girls, along with residences for faculty and staff. Construction of the campus and hospital began in late 2013 and was completed in 2017. The college is associated with Government Hospital, Karnal, which serves as its teaching hospital.