What are the Hospital Bed Requirements for a Medical College with 150 MBBS Seats? (UG-MSR 2023)

According to UG-MSR 2023, a medical college with an annual intake of 150 MBBS students must have an attached teaching hospital with a minimum of 605 teaching beds, distributed as follows:

Department

Minimum Beds

General Medicine

150

Pediatrics

75

Dermatology

10

Psychiatry

15

General Surgery

150

Orthopaedics

60

ENT

20

Ophthalmology

20

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

75

ICUs (Combined)

30

Total Teaching Beds

605

In addition to the minimum bed strength, the teaching hospital should maintain:

  • Minimum daily OPD attendance:1,200 patients

  • Average indoor bed occupancy:At least 80% per annum

  • Major Operation Theatres:8

  • Minor Operation Theatre: One well-equipped minor OT with anaesthesia facility for each surgical specialty.

  • Functional emergency services, ICUs, and other hospital facilities as prescribed under UG-MSR 2023.

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