With the new Dr B C Roy Institute of Medical Science and Research getting its final touch after years, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) is all set to induct first MBBS students batch from 2020-21.
According to reports, the HRD Ministry has sanctioned Rs 150 crore to the institution.
While the hospital initially have 400 beds, it will later expand to 750 beds.
"We will be collating details of the patients by video graphing and with their permission can disseminate it to a doctor abroad. So if a patient wants to seek the opinion of a doctor in the US, he/ she can easily do it," said IIT_KGP Deputy Director Prof Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya.
About IIT Kharagpur:
The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a public engineering institution established by the government of India in 1951.The Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur is under the IIT Council, and has 13 members that include representatives of the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, in addition to other members appointed by the IIT Council and the institute's senate.
