St. John's Medical College

St. John's Medical College is a private religious minority medical college and hospital situated in Bangalore, India. It is part of the St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences run by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. It was established in 1963. The college annually accepts 150 students for the MBBS undergraduate course based on a national entrance exam. It also accepts 100 postgraduate students (80 MD & 20 Diploma) to a number of medical specialties. The college culfest Autumn Muse is one of the oldest in South India.

St. John's Medical College
MottoHe Shall Live Because of Me
TypePrivate
Established1963
DeanDr.George Dsouza
DirectorFr.Paul Parathazham
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka
,
India

12.929298°N 77.620097°E / 12.929298; 77.620097
CampusUrban,148 acres
AffiliationsRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Websitewww.stjohns.in

Partnerships

In 2018, St. John's Medical College partnered with Apple to conduct a needs assessment of the health and well-being of supplier employees. Based on assessment findings, Apple developed and launched a training curriculum to improve health knowledge in key areas. St. John's also provided nutrition consultation that has led to improvements at several supplier cafeterias.[1]

Undergraduate courses

The college offers the four and a half year M.B.B.S. course with a one-year compulsory rotating internship. There are 150 seats which are filled through NEET exam.

Academic divisions

In December 1994, the Institution was renamed as St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences and it comprises the following Institutes:

  • St. John's Medical College
  • St. John's Medical College Hospital
  • St. John's Research Institute
  • St. John's College of Nursing
  • St. John's Institute of Health Management and Para Medical Studies

Rankings
University and college rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2020)[2]14
Outlook India (2019)[3]4
The Week (2019)[4]13
India Today (2020)[5]17

St John's Medical College was ranked 14th among medical colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020.[2] St. John's Medical College was ranked 17th among medical colleges in India in 2020 by India Today,[5] 13th by The Week in 2019[4] and 4th in India by Outlook India in 2019.[3]

References
  1. "Supplier Responsibility 2019 Progress Report" (PDF).
  2. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  3. "Outlook Ranking: India's Top 25 Medical Colleges In 2019 Outlook India Magazine". Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. Pushkarna, Vijaya (8 June 2019). "Best colleges: THE WEEK-Hansa Research Survey 2019". The Week.
  5. "Best MEDICAL Colleges 2020: List of Top MEDICAL Colleges 2020 in India". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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