GIMSR is located within the main GITAM University campus, offering a unique, multi-disciplinary environment.

• Location: Situated in Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in a scenic location on the Vizag coast.

• Campus Vibe: The campus is vast (240+ acres), modern, and vibrant, with a diverse student body. Unlike standalone medical colleges, GIMSR students share a campus with engineering, science, and management students, offering a broader university experience.

• Infrastructure & Facilities:

• Academic Blocks: Modern, air-conditioned lecture halls, demonstration rooms, and advanced laboratories.

• Library: GIMSR has a centrally air-conditioned library with a rich collection of 5,000+ medical books, over 100 national and international journals, and a digital library with 50+ computers and access to top e-resources (PubMed, Scopus, Medline, ClinicalKey, UpToDate). A 24-hour reading room is also available.

• Advanced Laboratories: Includes a high-fidelity Simulation-Based Training Lab for CPR, trauma care, and surgical simulations. All pre-clinical/para-clinical labs are fully equipped.

• Residential Life: Extensive and separate hostel facilities for boys and girls.

• Amenities: Bank (Union Bank of India) on campus, multiple food courts and cafes, comprehensive indoor and outdoor sports complexes (cricket, FIFA-standard football field, basketball, synthetic tennis courts, gymnasiums), auditoriums, and 24x7 Wi-Fi.

The college is attached to its own large, modern teaching hospital.

• Flagship Hospital: The GIMSR Hospital is the constituent teaching hospital, fully integrated with the medical college.

• Scale & Services: This is a major multi-specialty, tertiary care hospital.

• Capacity: An 850-bed hospital (including 780 teaching beds and 100 ICU beds).

• Services: Provides comprehensive healthcare across 13 clinical specialties and 15 super-specialties (Cardiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Medical & Surgical Gastroenterology, etc.).

• Advanced Care: It features 24x7 Emergency & Trauma services, advanced Critical Care units, 20 modular Operation Theatres, a modern Cath Lab, and high-end diagnostic facilities (MRI, CT, NABL-accredited Central Lab, NABL-accredited RT-PCR Lab), and a Blood Bank.

• Patient Load: The hospital has a high patient flow (reported as 1200+ daily outpatients), providing extensive clinical exposure for students.

As a Deemed University, fees are at the premium end and are set by the university, subject to review by national bodies.

Disclaimer: These are indicative figures. All fees (General, NRI) are managed by the Deemed University and filled through MCC counselling. Always verify the precise, current fee structure and scholarship details directly from the GIMSR official website or the MCC portal.

• Accommodation: Separate, modern hostel blocks are available for boys and girls. Rooms are typically twin-sharing AC rooms.

• Amenities: Hostels are well-maintained with essential furniture, 24/7 security, Wi-Fi, common rooms, recreational facilities, and automated laundry machines.

• Dining: Mess facilities are available (often in a "GIMSR Café" or "MBBS Dining Hall"), providing hygienic multi-cuisine options (Indian, Asian, Western) in a buffet service.

• Cost: Hostel and mess fees are an additional annual expense.

• Hostel & Mess (Combined): ~ ₹2,70,000 - ₹2,98,000 (This is a combined fee for twin-sharing AC room and mess).

• Note: Some sources indicate an annual hostel fee of ~₹2.7 Lakhs, while others list a monthly fee of ~₹15,500.

Admissions Process: NEET & MCC Counselling

• Getting Admitted (MBBS/MD/MS): Admission is strictly and exclusively based on qualifying ranks in NEET-UG (for MBBS) or NEET-PG (for MD/MS).

• MCC Counselling is Key: As a Deemed University, seat allotment for 100% of seats (General/Management quota, Jain Minority quota - if applicable, NRI quota) is handled entirely through the centralized counselling conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, Govt. of India.

• B.Sc/BPT: Admission to other health science courses is often through the GITAM Admission Test (GAT).

Career Pathways & Placements

• Career Path: As a medical college, the career path is well-defined.

• Internship: MBBS graduates complete a mandatory 1-year rotatory internship at the GIMSR Hospital, for which they receive a stipend as per university/NMC norms.

• Post-Graduation: The extensive clinical exposure and high patient load make graduates highly competitive for PG seats (via NEET-PG) or immediately employable as Medical Officers. The institute offers 52 of its own PG seats.

Information for NRI / Foreign Nationals