Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government ’Arignar Anna’ Memorial Cancer Hospital cum Research Foundation, situated at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu is a speciality health care and educational institution particularly dealing in cancer related treatments. This affiliated college was set up in the year 1981 and is located on a 25 acre expanse on the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway 4. Although the institute specialises in delivering specialised cancer care, the institute also provides education on Medical Physics discipline.

The facilities of Government ’Arignar Anna’ Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Foundation include various structures which offer patient and learning amenities. Its library is also useful in that it gives students and researchers free access to many medical literature and journals. Some of the facilities developed in every department include knowledge based laboratories to facilitate practical encounter by the colleges students. It has a centred as a facility in the health institutions to meet the first aid needs of the students and staff of the college. The campus features a cafeteria that providess students and staff with a place to eat and lounge as well. In view of the current demand in educational sector the institute has developed adequate IT infrastructure to avail technological equipment to the students. Also, the college has an effective alumni association that keeps on supporting the college as well as former and current applicants seeking to build a career in the college.

In terms of academic offerings, the Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Institute currently provides one full-time postgraduate programme: M.Sc. in Medical Physics. This programme is cheaper and takes two years whereby it aims at preparing the students with knowledge and skills that is necessary for the practice of medical physics especially in cancer clinical physics and research. 

The admission to the M.Sc. Medical Physics at the Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Institute is via a selection committee in the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Office. Centralised selection confers to the standard that only deserving and suitable candidates undergo this exclusive programme.