The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has approved allocation of 50 more seats in the MBBS branch of the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), a constituent of the KIIT University.
The Ministry increased the number of seats from 100 to 150 for the academic year 2014 -15 following recommendations of the Medical Council of India (MCI) vide its letter dated on June 10, 2014.
Recently, the MCI had conducted a complete verification of KIMS regarding its infrastructural facilities in terms of teaching and non-teaching staff, building, equipment and hospital facilities as per its norms. KIIT and KIMS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta thanked the Union and State Governments and the MCI for approving the additional seats at the KIMS.