Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital

The college was established in 2017 and functioned as a full-fledged hospital from the date of establishment. It is named after the Indian writer and linguist Pandit Raghunath Murmu, who is well known for his invention of the "Ol Chiki" script widely used in Santali Language. The college consistently maintains the fourth position in the state. ==College infrastructure==

The college is associated with the DHH Hospital, which is located in the city 7 km away, along with a teaching hospital which is attached with the medical college campus. The patient outflow is high in the main hospital and moderate in the new teaching hospital. The teaching hospital has 600 beds. Construction of a new cancer hospital has begun and will be completed soon. The college has separate undergraduate boys' and girls' hostels for MBBS students, an interns hostel for House Surgeons, and RDH for Residents. The new girls' hostel is inaugurated in 2024 which is functional from December 2024. The old girls' hostel has been allotted to the first year students as per current NMC guidelines. Each of the hostels has its own mess except the old girls' hostel (first year's hostel) The academic building is two minutes' walking distance from the hostels. It consists of an MRU (Multidisciplinary Research Unit), a well Air-Conditioned library, a study room for the medical students and the Pre-Clinical and Para Clinical departments present in it are as follows - - Department of Anatomy - Department of Physiology - Department of Biochemistry - Department of Microbiology - Department of Pathology - Department of Pharmacology - Department of Community Medicine - Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology The campus is equipped with badminton courts, basketball court, cricket arena and football ground. The most important place on the campus is the beautiful Shree Ram Mandir, and honestly, it changes the entire vibe. The moment you step near it, the energy just feels calmer and more intentional, like everything around you aligns for a second. The architecture, the silence, the way people naturally slow down near it it all makes the space feel genuinely auspicious. It’s not just a building; it anchors the whole campus with a sense of grounding and purpose. Even on hectic days, being around the mandir feels like a soft reset, a reminder that there’s something bigger holding everything together. ==Extracurricular activities and cultural programmes==

Student earn prizes in the intermedics every year. Other activities include Annual Function, Fresher's event and Annual Sports. The college also celebrates all the Indian festivals. Events include the Fusion-X, The Freshers Eve, Itermedics, Elixir, and various academic seminars. Various sports such as cricket, football, volleyball, tennis, and basketball are played daily. Various tournaments of different sports are also held. The college has a gym. Various societies and clubs exist for dance, art, music, writing, films, and so on. ==Courses offered and admission==

The college imparts the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) under the Odisha University of Health Sciences from 2023 with an annual intake of 125. N.B. Until 2022, it was affiliated to North Orissa University, Baripada. N.B. Until 2018 its annual intake was 100 students per year. Admission to the undergraduate (MBBS) course is done on the basis of merit through the single window national level exam National Eligibility and Entrance Test(NEET). A 15% AIQ quota exists for all Indian students, with 85% of seats reserved for the state. For more details regarding availability of reserved seats, please visit the official site of Odisha Joint Entrance Examination. ==References==