R D Gardi Medical College

What R D Gardi Medical College does

R D Gardi Medical College (RDGMC) is a private medical college located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, established in 2001 as the first private medical college in the state. It operates under the Ujjain Charitable Trust and is affiliated with Vikram University, with recognition from the National Medical Commission (NMC). The institution delivers undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate medical education across 22 academic departments and 7 superspeciality centres, supported by 270 faculty members and a library holding more than 30,000 books. Approximately 4,100 students are enrolled, with annual intake capacity of 150 MBBS seats and 106 postgraduate seats, admitted through India's centralized NEET examination.

The college is integrated with a teaching hospital that provides tertiary clinical care across its 22 departments and superspeciality centres, generating patient volumes that feed both clinical training and research output. It has built international research collaborations with institutions including the Karolinska Institute, the University of Bergen, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and runs recurring academic forums such as the MP-Pathocon conferences and CME/workshop programs. Recent milestones include the Tata Transformation Prize 2024 and 2023 International Best Researcher Awards, alongside CSR-driven community health programs and the I-MISS biomedical-waste management project.

RDGMC's revenue is generated through a combination of tuition fees from MBBS and postgraduate students, clinical and hospital service income from its teaching hospital, research grants, and CSR funding. The institution is privately held under a trust governance structure with no disclosed external equity investors or public-market listing. Operating from a single tier-2 city campus, it competes with other NMC-recognized private medical colleges in central India while serving a regional patient population that extends across Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring states.

Name

R D Gardi Medical College

Legal name

Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College

Website

https://rdgmc.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

R D Gardi Medical College is a private, NMC-recognized medical college in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, offering MBBS and postgraduate education across 22 departments and 7 superspeciality centres to roughly 4,100 students, supported by an integrated teaching hospital and 270 faculty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAB

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYHLAFAAAA

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

SECONDARYEDAAALAC

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Medical education
• MBBS program
• MD/MS programs
• Nursing education
• Healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ujjain

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Education Programs: Tuition and fees from MBBS (150 students capacity) and MD/MS programs (106 students capacity), including admission fees, tuition fees, and examination fees
2. Healthcare Services: Patient care services through associated hospital providing diagnostic, treatment, and surgical services generating operational revenue
3. Research Grants: Funding from ICMR, international collaborations (Karolinska Institutet, University of Bergen, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) for public health and clinical research projects
4. CSR Funding: Corporate Social Responsibility funding for healthcare support to underprivileged rural populations including surgeries, medications, and medical equipment

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

R D Gardi Medical College is a private medical college that delivers undergraduate medical education (MBBS), postgraduate medical specializations (MD/MS), and allied health and nursing programs. It also operates an attached multi-specialty teaching hospital providing outpatient, inpatient, diagnostic, surgical, and emergency healthcare services to the public.

Product overview

R D Gardi Medical College (RDGMC) is a private medical college established in 2001 in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, operating as the first private medical college in the state. The institution offers a comprehensive medical education portfolio comprising undergraduate MBBS programme, postgraduate MD/MS programmes, nursing education through its College of Nursing, and paramedical sciences and physiotherapy programmes. Healthcare services are delivered through associated hospital facilities with 21+ clinical departments and superspeciality centers spanning Urology, Gastroenterology, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Neurology, Interventional Cardiology, Nephrology, and Surgical Oncology. The institution supports academic activities with a Central Library housing 30,000+ books and journals, and maintains research initiatives including the I-MISS Project on waste segregation. CSR programmes extend healthcare access to underprivileged rural populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIJMR: International Journal of Medical Research - RDGMC's research journal publication
• I-MISS Project

Products and services

• MBBS Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully removed complex 18-kilogram tumor from 65-year-old patient abdomen

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ICMR - Indian Council of Medical ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary research funding partner for multiple projects including I-MISS (solid waste segregation research), ICMR-NIREH collaboration, and various public health initiatives. Provides grants for clinical and epidemiological research.
• Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration for public health research, particularly in the I-MISS project on household waste segregation. Provides research expertise and methodology guidance.
• University of Bergen (Norway)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration in health sciences and public health studies.
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in tropical medicine research and training programs.
• Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic exchange and research collaboration.
• Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (China)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration and research exchange.
• Public Health Foundation of IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership for public health research, training, and policy development.
• Institute of Development Studies (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in development research and policy studies.
• University of Boras (Sweden)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership in I-MISS project for waste segregation studies, contributing methodological expertise.
• ICMR-NIREH (National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research in environmental health, I-MISS project implementation, and public health studies.
• National Institute of Epidemiology (Chennai)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCME on Tuberculosis organized jointly with NIE-ICMR, addressing public health challenges.
• Avanti HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated hospital unit providing clinical training for medical students and healthcare services.
• Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, JabalpurcoreOthersAffiliating university for medical education programs, conducting examinations and conferring degrees.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi: Private medical college run by the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham with a high-acuity tertiary hospital and broad superspeciality footprint. Directly comparable in combining UG/PG medical education, superspeciality care, and active international research collaborations.
• MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai: Private medical college affiliated with MGM Institute of Health Sciences with attached teaching hospital. Comparable structure combining MBBS, MD/MS, and hospital services at moderate scale outside a top metro.
• JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru: Private medical college under JSS Academy of Higher Education with attached teaching hospital and superspeciality services. Comparable private medical college + hospital structure, scale of UG/PG seats, and tier-2/3 city footprint.
• Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai: Private medical college under Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences with attached teaching hospital. Comparable fee-driven private medical college model with broad specialty offering and high annual intake.
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal: One of India's oldest and largest private medical colleges with attached teaching hospitals offering MBBS, MD/MS and superspeciality programs. Closely comparable private-medical-college-plus-hospital model, established brand, and high annual intake, making it a natural benchmark for RDGMC.
• Christian Medical College, Vellore: Premier private-trust medical college and teaching hospital with deep clinical reputation and high PG throughput across most specialties. Closely comparable trust-governed, education-and-hospital integrated model with comparable research output.
• M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru: Private medical college under Gokula Education Foundation with a teaching hospital and superspeciality services. Comparable on combined UG/PG medical education, associated hospital model, and society-trust ownership structure.
• Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai: Deemed private university operating a medical college with a large multispeciality teaching hospital and superspeciality services across southern India. Comparable scale of UG/PG seats, hospital-based clinical training model, and research orientation.
• Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune: Private medical college under Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth with a high-volume teaching hospital. Comparable on UG/PG intake, multispeciality hospital operations, and trust-driven governance model.
• K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore: Private medical college under Nitte (Deemed-to-be University) with a teaching hospital and superspeciality services. Similar UG/PG intake profile, charitable-society ownership, and tier-2 city operating context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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