Government Villupuram Medical College

Government Villupuram Medical College, established in 2010, is one of the district medical colleges through which Tamil Nadu extended its well-regarded public medical education system beyond Chennai and the older centres. Its attached hospital at Mundiyampakkam serves as the referral centre for Villupuram, among the state's most populous and predominantly rural districts, giving MBBS students an intense caseload across general medicine, surgery, obstetrics and community health; the college also runs postgraduate departments in medicine and surgery, plus nursing. It holds a NAAC 'A' grade and admits through NEET under Tamil Nadu counselling at government fees. Villupuram is a major rail junction within easy reach of Chennai and Puducherry, keeping the town connected and living costs low. It suits Tamil Nadu NEET qualifiers seeking the state's public training model with strong hands-on exposure.