About
The Department of Forensic Medicine is situated on the fourth floor of the Medical College Building. The department is well equipped from both teaching and medico-legal points of view. It has its own museum, library, laboratory, and examination rooms for skeletal remains, along with faculty and resident rooms. The main attraction of this department is its mortuary, which is located in a separate autopsy complex with modern autopsy tables, equipment, and chambers for preserving dead bodies.
The mortuary can accommodate up to 50 students for observation purposes.
Courses
- Undergraduate Course: MBBS
Teaching Faculty
Details about teaching faculty will be listed here.
Facilities
- Lecture theatres with a capacity for 300 students, equipped with audio-visual aids.
- Demonstration rooms with capacities of 50 and 25 students.
- Practical hall with capacity for 90 students, equipped with necessary instruments as per MCI guidelines.
- Autopsy Block: Conducts medico-legal post-mortems and can be witnessed by students from a gallery.
Departmental Library
The department library has a separate reading facility for faculty and students, stocked with the latest textbooks and journals, both national and international.
Departmental Research Lab
The research lab is well equipped with advanced research facilities including:
- Autoclave Electric
- Binocular Research Microscope
- Flame Photometer
- Hot air oven
- Incubator
- UV Lamp
- And many other specialized tools for advanced research.
Other Labs
Details about other labs, including students’ practical laboratories and the central research laboratory, will be provided here.
Departmental Museum
The museum contains specimens, charts, and graphs, along with a photographic and art section. It houses medico-legal specimens, poisons, prototype firearms, and more, including:
- Medico-Legal Specimens: 70
- Charts: 106
- Prototype Firearms: 15
- Slides: 30
- Poisons: 100
- Photographs: 178
- Catalogues: 15
Important Equipment
The department is equipped with critical forensic tools including:
- Anthropometric Set
- Weighing Machine for Dead Bodies
- Dissection Sets (including cartilage knife, bone-cutting forceps, scalpels, etc.)
- Cold Storage for Preserving Dead Bodies
- Deep Freezer for Tissue Storage
- Microscope (Student Type)
Highlights & Activities
- Research Work
- Publications in national and international journals
- Events and news updates
Gallery
