IIT Kharagpur to offer first postgraduate medical programmes in IIT system
The institute will introduce 12 MD seats across six specialisations starting from the 2026–27 academic session.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has become the first IIT in India to provide postgraduate medical degrees recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC). According to reports by The Hindu, Hindustan Times and ThePrint, the institute will begin these programmes in the 2026–27 academic year at the Dr. B.
C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre.
The institute will offer 12 MD seats in total, with two seats available for each of the six specialisations: General Medicine, Radiology, Physiology, Pathology, Community Medicine, and Biochemistry. Admissions will be managed through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) via the NEET-PG 2026 online counselling process.
IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty stated that the institute completed the regulatory process with the NMC, which included submitting documentation regarding academic and clinical facilities. He noted that the clinical training ecosystem is supported by the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerji Superspeciality Hospital and an institutional partnership with the South Eastern Railway Hospital, Kharagpur.
The move aims to integrate clinical medicine with engineering, artificial intelligence (AI), and biomedical sciences. The institute expects students to engage in research involving AI-assisted clinical decision-making, advanced medical imaging, computational pathology, and precision medicine.
Chakraborty said the vision is to create an ecosystem where clinical excellence meets engineering ingenuity and translational research. He added that the goal is to develop medical professionals capable of addressing healthcare challenges through technology and innovation.
Admissions for these programmes are expected to be listed under Round 2 of the NEET-PG counselling, which is scheduled from November 10 to 23.