Odisha CM opens Jajpur's medical college, renamed Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the government medical college and hospital in Jajpur on 8 February 2025 and announced its renaming as Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital.
Summary
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital in Jajpur on 8 February 2025, during a visit in which he launched projects worth about ₹1,000 crore in the district. He announced that the institution would be renamed Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital, honouring the legacy of Maharaja Jajati Keshari. The college has 50 MBBS seats for its first academic year, which the state plans to raise to 100 from the next academic session.
Key facts
- Institution
- Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital, Jajpur
- Inaugurated
- 8 February 2025, by CM Mohan Charan Majhi
- Renamed
- From Jajati Keshari to Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital
- MBBS seats
- 50 in first year; planned 100 next session
- District projects
- About ₹1,000 crore launched the same day
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many MBBS seats does the Jajpur medical college, inaugurated by Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on 8 February 2025, have for its first academic year?
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Correct answer: A — 50
The college has been allocated 50 MBBS seats for its first academic year, with plans to raise them to 100 from the next session.
The government medical college in Jajpur, Odisha, inaugurated in February 2025, was renamed to honour which historical ruler?
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Correct answer: A — Maharaja Jajati Keshari
The Chief Minister announced that the institution would be renamed Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital, honouring the legacy of Maharaja Jajati Keshari.