A 400-bed hospital on the campus+ , which will act as a teaching facility, will start admitting patients from mid-2018. The institute will seek permission from the Medical Council of India only after the hospital starts functioning.
The MBBS degree will be awarded by IIT-Kharagpur, which is yet to formulate the admission process.
IIT planning to sign an MoU with the society-run hospital, activities at the two places will be collaborative.
About healthcare facilities:
The Union HRD ministry has allowed IIT-KGP to start the hospital with 400 beds and has sanctioned Rs 150 crore.
As per the plan, the hospital would later have 750 beds, he said adding that the project would cost around Rs 230 crore and there were plans to raise the rest of the funds through donations.
As per the rule, IITs cannot offer medical courses. So this project will work as a special purpose vehicle.
IIT-KGP is ensuring that the hospital is run on no-profit-no-loss mode. IIT-KGP has been running the School of Medical Science and Technology from 2001.
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