Our motto – Freedom from Sickness to all people (सर्वे संतु निरामया ॥)
The Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College & Hospital, popularly known as M.K.C.G. Medical College and Hospital, is a Government Medical College set up by the Government of Odisha under Health & Family Welfare Department and is a pioneer medical institute in Eastern India in medical teaching, training, research and patient care. It has been named after the Late Maharaja of Parlakhemundi, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati.This being the only major medical institution in Southern Odisha, apart from imparting medical education it also serves as a referral hospital for providing multispecialty tertiary patient care in this part of the country. It is located in the city of Berhampur with a sprawling campus. This medical college has the largest campus of all three government medical colleges in Odisha. It has been recognized by MCI (Medical Council of India) as an institution facilitating M.B.B.S education and training in Post Graduation specialty subjects (M.D/M.S) in medical and surgical disciplines. Admission to this college in MBBS and other courses available is extremely competitive and strictly on the basis of merit only.