Katihar Medical College, Katihar

Katihar Medical College (KMC) is a medical college located in Karim Bagh on the Katihar-Purnia road, about 5 kilometres from Katihar Junction railway station, in the Indian state of Bihar. It was established in 1987 by the Patna-based Al-Karim Educational Trust to provide specialised medical facilities for the region. The campus spans more than 55 acres with a built-up area of 900,000 square feet. Its library covers 17,500 square feet, houses over 16,000 books, and subscribes to 51 Indian and 57 foreign journals. The college has a 500-seat auditorium for cultural programs and seminars, and a 600-bed general hospital staffed by 331 doctors and 175 nurses, with a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:2. Ahmad Ashfaque Karim serves as chairman and managing director of the college and Founder Chairman of the Al-Karim Education Trust, while Dr. Ram Bilas Gupta is the Principal. The college admits 150 MBBS students annually, selected through the National Eligibility and Entrance Test, with 60 percent of seats reserved for the Muslim community, 25 percent for the general category, and 15 percent for Non-Resident Indian candidates. It is the only private medical college in Bihar with a Non-Resident Indian quota.