NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute

NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute (also known as Government Medical College, Silvassa or NMERI) is a government medical college located in Silvassa in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The late Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar Lok Sabha MP gave part of the SSR College of Arts, Science and Commerce land that he ran on a one rupee token rent to the local administration to establish the Namo Medical Education & Research Institute and the Union government allocated Rs. 189 crore for its construction. The foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 19 January 2019, and the first undergraduate batch commenced on 15 August 2019. The local administration brought bulldozers attempting to demolish the NAMO medical college. On 11 March 2021 a senior Marine Drive police officer told the Times of India, "Some people were allegedly trying to destabilise a college trust property of Delkar’s, and were demanding money from him and pressurising him to induct certain people as trustees".
The medical college is attached to Shri Vinoba Bhave Civil Hospital, Silvassa. It is expected to meet the growing demand of doctors in the region. The college is affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University and imparts the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree which is recognized by Medical Council of India. The selection of the college is done purely on the basis of merit through National Eligibility and Entrance Test. The yearly undergraduate student intake is 150.
Courses.
NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute undertakes education and training of students for MBBS course. This college offers 150 MBBS seats of which 85% Seats are filled through State quota and 15% through All-India quota.