Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla

About College

• Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), formerly Burla Medical College (BMC) and Veer Surendra Sai Medical College and Hospital (VSSMCH), popularly known as VSS, is a government-run Medical Institute and hospital in the Indian state of Odisha. Established in 1959, it imparts medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• The Campus of Veer Surendra Sai Medical College & Hospital is situated in Sambalpur, Odisha, about 330 kilometres North West of the state capital Bhubaneswar.
• VSS Medical College offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of medical science as well as other paramedical courses.
• The college offers the four and a half year MBBS course with a one-year compulsory rotating internship in affiliated hospitals to a maximum of 200 students per year. Admission to this course is on the basis of merit. Out of the 200, 30 seats are filled through the AIQ (All India Quota). The college offers 74 places in postgraduate courses.  The courses award the degrees of MD or MS, in various fields.
• The college also offers diploma studies in various paramedical fields.
• The college has seven hostels for males of which five are for undergraduates, one for interns and one for postgraduates. It also has four ladies' hostels, three of which are for undergraduate girls and one for nursing students. One more new hostel, for staff nurses is under construction.

Courses Offered: MBBS, MD, MS