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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Vardhman Mahavir Medical College<br />
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| motto = In the Service of Humanity<br />
| established = 2002<br />
| type = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Ministry of Health & Family Welfare]]<br />
| chairman = <br />
| principal = Dr. Geetika Khanna<br />
| founder = <br />
| affiliations = [[Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University]]<br />
| chancellor = <br />
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| faculty = 295+<br />
| students = <br />
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| postgrad = 320 including MD MS DM MCh DNB<br />
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| city = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| state = [[Delhi]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]]<br />
| website = [http://www.vmmc-sjh.nic.in/ vmmc-sjh.nic.in]<br />
| logo = Vardhman Mahavir Medical College logo.jpg<br />
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'''Vardhman Mahavir Medical College''' ('''VMMC''') is a medical college in [[New Delhi]]. It is attached with the famous [[Safdarjang Hospital]] for clinical teaching.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vmmc-sjh.nic.in/hospitalProfile.jsp |title=About Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital |access-date=2 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325062047/http://vmmc-sjh.nic.in/hospitalProfile.jsp |archive-date=25 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The college runs under the umbrella of [[Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University]].<br />
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Vardhman Mahavir Medical College was established at Safdarjung Hospital (one of the largest hospitals in India, started during the Second World War) in November 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital Best Medicine Colleges 2012 India Today Survey|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/bestcolleges/2012/ranks.jsp?ST=Medicine&LMT=11&Y=2011|website=intoday.in|publisher=IndiaToday|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Inauguration of the college was done by the then Honourable Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] on 17 December 2001 in presence of Sh.L.K.Advani, Sh. C. P. Thakur and Founder Principal Dr. Jagdish Prasad. Subsequently Prof. Jayashree Bhattacharya and Prof. N. N. Mathur served as the Principals of the college. Within few years of its existence, the college has become a preferred destination for students to seek admission. The first batch of MBBS students joined the college in February 2002. More than fifteen batches have joined since. The college has recognition by the [[Medical Council of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vmmc-sjh.nic.in/forms/contentpage_college.aspx?lid=1330|title=About VMMC {{!}} VMMC|website=www.vmmc-sjh.nic.in|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> It is included in the World Directory of Medical Schools and the Avicenna Directory of Medicine.<br />
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==Affiliation==<br />
The college is affiliated to [[GGSIPU|Guru Govind Singh I P University]], Delhi. From 2008 onwards the postgraduate courses have been affiliated to GGSIPU which were with [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated colleges GGS Indraprastha University|url=http://ipu.ac.in/affiliates/institutes/urlsaffinstmain.htm|website=ipu.ac.in|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Rankings==<br />
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| IT_M_2020 = 8<br />
| WEEK_M_2019 = 14<br />
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The college was ranked 8th among medical colleges in India in 2020 by ''[[India Today]]''<ref name=Rankings_IT_M_2020 /> and 14th by ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' in 2019.<ref name=Rankings_WEEK_M_2019 /><br />
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==Infrastructure==<br />
Although the college began on a very modest note on infrastructure carved out of the portions of the [[Safdarjang Hospital]]. The college has a separate library building with an excellent collection of medical books and journals, and Internet facility. The college has a faculty in the pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC), Safdarjung Hospital|url=http://stupidsid.com/index.php/medicine-college-reviews?id=950|website=stupidsid.com|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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== College festival ==<br />
Nirvana is the official annual literary, socio-cultural and sports festival of Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nirvana 13, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital|url=http://www.knowafest.com/2013/03/nurvana-13-vardhaman-mahavir-medical-college-cultural-fest.html|website=knowafest.com|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref> It first started in 2004. Celebrities like the band Indian Ocean and Toshi have performed for a crowd that consisted of medical students from across the country as well as non-medical students and invitees from colleges affiliated to the Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and others, i.e., over 300 institutes.<br />
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