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GSVM Medical College

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthe Memorial Medical College (AIIMS Kanpur)
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Type Public
Established 24 April 1956
Principal Navneet Kumar
Location Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur-208002, India
Campus Urban
Website www.gsvmmedicalcollege.com

Coordinates: 26°28′52″N 80°18′28″E / 26.481099°N 80.307682°E / 26.481099; 80.307682

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (GSVMMC or GSVM Medical College) is a state run medical college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The college is named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, a freedom fighter and journalist from Kanpur. It was founded in 1956.

There is an annual intake of 190 students to the MBBS course, decided by two competitive examinations. The AIPMT accounts for the filling of 15% seats. The remaining 85% seats are filled through a state-level entrance examination: CPMT.

Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital (LLR Hospital), which is also known as Hallet Hospital, is associated with GSVM,Kanpur

Other associated hospitals are LPS Institute of Cardiology, Rawatpur Kanpur, JK Cancer Institute, Rawatpur Kanpur, Murari lal Chest Hospital, Rawatpur.Kanpur

On 28 February 2014, Samajwadi Party MLA from Sisamau Irfan Solanki, his driver and official gunner were involved in a minor accident with two doctors of GSVMMC. The gunner allegedly assaulted the two junior doctors. As more doctors arrived, Solanki and his gunner fled. Later, a large group of Samajwadi Party hoodlums arrived and beat up many students. Following the incident, heavy police force was deployed but was unable to control the growing tension from both sides.


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