Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi

Lady Hardinge Medical College Her Excellency Lady Hardinge laid down the Foundation Stone of the college on 17th March 1914. The college was inaugurated on 7th February 1916 by Lord Hardinge. Located on the fringes of Connaught Place in New Delhi, it is extremely accessible and boasts of an excellent staff. The hospital associated with the medical college is one of the oldest hospitals i
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The Lady Hardinge Medical College for women was founded in 1914 to commemorate the visit of Her Majesty Queen Mary in 1911-12.
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The foundation stone of this institution was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17th March, 1914.
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On the suggestion of Queen Mary the college and the hospital was named after Lady Hardinge to perpetuate the memory of its founder.
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The college and hospital was formally opened by Lord Hardinge the then Viceroy of India on 17th February 1916 .
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The college started under the able leadership of Dr.Kate Platt, who was the first Principal of the college.
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The duration of course covered a period of 7 years including 2 years of pre-medical intermediate science course or Punjab University.
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The premedical science departments were closed in 1935, thus reducing the course in the college from 7 years to 5 years.
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The number of admissions to the first year was increased gradually from 16 per year in 1916 to 60 in 1956. In 1961 the admissions were increased to 100 and were further raised to 130 in 1970.
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Since 1950, the college has been affiliated to University of Delhi.
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In view of considerable demand for post-graduate students, post-graduate courses were started in 1954 in affiliation with Punjab University and later on with University of Delhi in 1956. To start with only female post-graduate students were admitted, but since 1970 both males and female students are being enrolled for various postgraduate courses.
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Kalawati Saran Children Hospital was established on 17th March, 1956 as a centre of excellence pediatric care and research.
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Training school for Nurses started very modestly in 1916 with 11 probationers admitted to the school for training every year.

i) Undergraduate Courses:
a) MBBS
b) Diploma Nursing for female candidates

ii) Postgraduate Degree courses
a) M.D: Medicine, Obstt. & Gynae, Paediatrics, Anasthesia, Dermatology, Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Community Medicine, Pathology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Medical Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine , Psychiatry.

b) M.S. Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Opthalmology, Anatomy

c) Diploma courses: DA,DO, DLO, DGO, DCH & DMRD.