Theni Medical College
Indian teaching hospital
Theni Government Medical College and Hospital is a teaching hospital in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2004. The college is located on the National Highway 85, 9 km from the district headquarters Theni, and 7 km from Aundipatty.
History
The foundation stone was laid on 16 August 2002 by Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha. The first hospital and college premises were inaugurated on 8 December 2004. In 2006, the first 100 students were admitted to the MBBS programme.
In 2016, an "ultra modern" MRA scanning machine was commissioned at the hospital.
In 2019, Tamil Nadu Police registered a first information report against a first-year medical student of the college for managing to obtain an admission without having appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The student was alleged to have faked his identity. Tamil Nadu police identified announced that they believed that at least six more students had managed to be enrolled in medical colleges through impersonation during the NEET exam.
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