Tamil Nadu Govt Unani Medical College Admits First Batch Of PG Students

The first batch of postgraduate students was admitted into the 44-year-old Government Unani Medical College in Chennai on Wednesday, April 12.

The Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian gave the allotment orders to seven students. Six have been appointed through the state quota, and one through the all-India quota.

The health minister said, "After 15 years of struggle, TN has convinced the central council for Indian medicine to permit us to start postgraduate courses in Unani. We have been approved for seven seats in two courses - general medicine and regimental therapy."

The state has only one Unani medical college, which has an intake capacity of 60 seats; however, the college needed help finding the required faculty as it was mandatory for them to complete a postgraduate degree to become teaching faculty.

The minister said, "Women had to leave behind their families, including young children, for higher studies." The Department of Indian Medicine reportedly plans to apply for a more postgraduate seat. Further, he said, "The Unani hospital for Covid patients in Vaniyambadi was received very well by patients."

The Government Unani Medical College in Chennai was established in 1979 and is affiliated with the Dr.M.G.R. Medical University. The annual intake of students increased from 26 to 60 in 2016. It began by offering UG admission in Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery.