Government Medical College, Nagappatinam  is a newly functioning in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. from the academic year 2021-2022. Government Medical College, Nagapattinam was constructed at Orathur near Nagapattinam on 60.04 hectares at a cost of Rs 366.8 crore.  After the completion of its work, the college was granted admission by the National Medical Commission . In this case, on January 12, 2022, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the college through video.  From the current academic year onwards, admission to junior medical students is done on the basis of NEET score. 150 students are admitted per year.“The infrastructure and facility available on campus are the very best” The Government Medical College, Nagappatinam campus spreads over 60.04 acres in a spacious, noise free, clean, green zone and serene atmosphere ideally suited for technical education. The infrastructure and facilities available on campus are the very best. It is a wholly self-contained campus containing everything that students on campus would ever require.