Government Medical College Aurangabad

Government Medical College and hospital, Aurangabad is one of the premier Medical colleges in Maharashtra and biggest tertiary care hospital for whole Marathwada Region. The Medical College and Hospital is commonly known as GHATI. The College was established in July- August 1956. It is situated in the heart of the city with an area of 99 acres of land. On 15th August 1956, as whole of India celebrated the 10th Independence day, Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad was established in the historic city of Aurangabad- Capital city of Marathwada. Marathwada itself got its freedom from Nizam state and became a part of independent India on 17th Sept. 1948. The college started in historic Nizam Bungalow in the cantonment area of the city with a modest student number of just 50. Initially infectious, obstetrics & ophthalmology wards were in a building at Amkhas. The foundation stone of the present college building was laid down at the auspicioushands of Swami RamanandTeerth who led the Marathwada Mukti Sangram; and the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra ShriYeshwantraoChavan on 27th October 1957. The present complex of College & Hospital building came up over a few years and presently this is spread in 30 buildings over 99 acres of land. New buildings with ultra-modern facilities for Medicine wards, CVTS, Nephrology& Cancer Institute are coming up.