Deccan College of Medical Sciences

{{Short description|Medical school situated in Hyderabad, India}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Deccan College of Medical Sciences

| other_name = DCMS

| image = Deccan College of Medical Sciences & Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre, Hyderabad.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre

| motto =

| established = {{start date and age|1984}}

| type = Private

| parent = Darussalam Education Trust

| chairman = Asaduddin Owaisi

| head_label = Managing Director

| head = Akbaruddin Owaisi

| principal = Dr. Ashfaq Hasan

| superintendent = Dr. Gopal Kishan

| academic_staff = 209

| other =

| address = D. M. R. L. 'X' Road, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

| city = Hyderabad

| state = Telangana

| postalcode = 500058

| country = India

| coor = {{coord|17|20|26.61|N|78|30|22.47|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| undergrad = 150

| postgrad = 50

| campus = Academic

| mascot =

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| free =

| affiliations = KNR University of Health Sciences

| website = {{URL|http://www.deccancollegeofmedicalsciences.com}}

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Deccan College of Medical Sciences (DCMS) is a medical school situated in Hyderabad, India offering the courses MBBS, postgraduate degree / diploma and superspeciality courses.{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/05/31/stories/2004053100340200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626081615/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/05/31/stories/2004053100340200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2004-06-26 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=The ticket to MBBS | date=2004-05-31}} It has an approved intake of 150 MBBS seats annually.

The college is affiliated to the KNR University of Health Sciences, Warangal from the academic year 2016-17 onwards. It was earlier affiliated to Dr. N. T. R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India.{{cite report| url=https://old.mciindia.org/View_College_Details.aspx?ID=185 | location=New Delhi, India | work=MCI | title=View details of the college - Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad | date=2018-10-25}} It follows the syllabus prescribed by the university for MBBS course as mandated by Medical Council of India. The management observes such rules, regulation or orders which are applicable to minority institution without violating the rights conferred under Article 30(1) of the constitution of India.

The management

Deccan College of Medical Sciences is established and administered by Muslim Minority Trust, i.e., Dar-us-salam Educational Trust under the provision of Article 30(1) of the constitution of India. Dar-us-Salam Educational Trust is an autonomous body with Asaduddin Owaisi as its chairman and Akbaruddin Owaisi as managing director.

The college is administered by the chief administrator Dr. (Colonel) G. K. N. Prasad. Dr. Ashfaq Hasan is the principal and also the Professor of the department of Respiratory Medicine.

=Dar-us-Salam Educational Trust=

Dar-us-Salam Educational Trust (DET) was established in 1974 as a self-financing minority institution under the chairmanship of Late Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (ex Member of Parliament, India). After the death of Late Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi the trust is now headed by Asaduddin Owaisi.

The building

The college is situated at Nawab Lutf ud Daula Palace, Zafargarh, Kanchanbagh near Santoshnagar, close to the Nizamia Observatory (a famed space observatory with a beautiful palace and a 7-storey tall structure was erected for the installation of telescopes which was started in the year 1907 ) by Nawab Zafar Jung Bahadur, the minister of defence during the 6th Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan's reign. Later it was moved to Begumpet and came under the purview of CESS - Center for Economic & Social Studies. The Nizamia Observatory was shifted from Ameerpet to Rangapur in RR district(currently not in use). Some of its counted achievements include:

The counting of 7,63,542 stars during the 1920s
Participated in the international astronomical project (Carte-du-Ciel) in 1909
Studied Potsdam zone from 36 degrees to 39 degrees N in the sky
Studied Pixs from 1910 to 1920

Attached to the college there is a seven-storey hospital.http://owaisihospital.com/ Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre The college occupies an area of {{convert|66070|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} built-in area with adjacent open space of approximate {{convert|16|acre|m2}} for further expansion. It has an indoor sports complex, cricket ground, and basketball court.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

The hospital building houses the Nursing and the Physiotherapy colleges. In the cellar of the hospital building, Department of Hospital Management, Deccan School of Management is located. Department of Hospital management offers Masters in Hospital management (M.H.M ), which is affiliated to Osmania University and approved by AICTE.

Library

The college has a central library in addition to departmental libraries. As of 2018, it contains over 30,000 textbooks and reference books; and 130 print journals subscribed in 2018.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}