Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is the constituent medical college of Aligarh Muslim University, located in Aligarh, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
In September, 2014 researchers found deadly bacteria on the college premises. This is the first recorded presence of this particular strain of antibiotic resistant "super bug" in India.
It launched an e-consultancy and monitoring cell for diabetes.
History JNMC came into existence through the vision of Dr. Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, who saw the need of a medical college for the poor community at Aligarh. He worked with colleagues and students to establish a medical college at the university.Fund Raising Committee, Bedari Number, AMU Old Boys Association, Aligarh, India, 1942 He raised funds for the college. He died before the institution opened. Colonel S. Bashir Hasan Zaidi (vice chancellor), Major S.M.H. Naqvi (Principal) and M.M. Siddiqui (Registrar) were instrumental in starting the college.
The college grew under the leadership of Khan Bahadur Islam Nabi Khan and Prof. Hadi Hasan,Professor Hadi Hasan – An introduction to his life and contributions, By Syed Ziaur Rahman, The Alig (The Newsletter of Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association Northern California), California, USA, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2000: 8–9Hadi Hasan – An introduction to his Life & contributions, By Syed Ziaur Rahman, The Hadi (Millennium Special Edition), Hadi Hasan Hall Magazine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2002–2003: 1–3Professor Syed Hadi Hasan – An overview of his life & contributions, The Hadi, Annual Magazine of Hadi Hasan Hall, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2009–2010 who drove the fundraising campaign. Nearly eight million rupees were collected from across India. The medical college opened on 2 October 1962 (the 93rd birthday of Mahatma Gandhi) with an intake of 40 MBBS students. Enrollment of 40 students annually continued up to 1985 when it increased to 100 students, which continued until 1996, when enrollment grew to 150 That year a BDS course debuted with an intake of 40 students.
Golden era In the early seventies the college was under the Deanship and Principalship of Colonel M. Tajuddin. Dr. Mahmoodur Rahman, the then vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University played a key role in the establishment of Dr. Sir Ziauddin Dental College under the Faculty of Medicine.
Academic profile JNMC signed a memorandum of understanding with Fortis Escort Heart Institute where in-staffs of AMU will train at Fortis.
Ranking
The college was ranked 22 among medical colleges in India in 2022 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and 19 by India Today in 2020.
Notable alumni Punathil Kunjabdulla S. T. Hasan Syed Ziaur Rahman Nuzhat Husain Ashok Seth Jaideep Malhotra
See also Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
References
External links Official website AMU