The state of Bihar has the city of Patna as its capital and the city is the second largest city in the Eastern India. Ancient Patna was called as Pataliputra and the city is referred by its old name in the great epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The first references to the ancient region of Pataliputra are found 2500 years ago in the scriptures of Buddhism and Jainism. The city of this historical importance, has now earned importance with respect to its qualify education since the city has a number of educational institutions.

Medical Education in Patna:

When it comes to medical education in the capital city of Bihar, it is acting as the home for Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, which has earned the status of deemed university apart from two other medical colleges. Medical council of India has approved this deemed university to admit 100 students per year for the MBBS course, while the other two medical colleges in the city are also approved with the same intake capacity of 100 students per year.

Affiliation from MBBS course in Patna:

The two medical colleges in Patna other than the deemed university mentioned above the two other medical college are affiliated to Magadh University and Patna University respectively. Both these colleges are working under the control of the Government of Bihar and they are offering PG course in the field of medicine as well in addition to the MBBS course.

List of MBBS Colleges in Patna:

The names of MBBS Colleges in the city of Patna are given below:

• Patna Medical College, Patna

• Nalanda Medical College, Patna

• Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura Patna (Deemed University)