FORENSIC MEDICINE

The Department of Forensic Medicine is involved in diverse  activities of building investigative capabilities in students.

FACILITIES

Mock court

The department has prepared an advanced mock court facility. At this facility, the Forensic Medicine students are exposed to real-time scenarios, which help them familiarize with the court atmosphere & functioning and the art of open debate. The facility also enables students to tackle various medico- legal cases in clinical forensic medicine and forensic thanatology.

Laboratories and facilities

The spacious and well-equipped laboratories of Forensic Medicine are as per international standards. All the students have access to X-ray lobbies, illumination lamps and microscopes for the purpose of investigating forensic trace evidences.

The laboratory is equipped with a stock of over 50 individuals’ X-ray images that help in teaching students about estimation of age from ossification. In addition, the laboratory has approximately 15 teeth moulds and ortho pantamographic photos to aid students about age estimation by dentition. A large collection of bones is also available in the laboratory to make students understand the various aspects of forensic sciences including.

Museum

The museum of the Department of Forensic Medicine is one-of-a-kind. This facility is highly appreciated for its collection of forensic  photographs, wet specimens, well-preserved species, chemical and plant poisons, weapons of assault and various sport and industrial as well as domestic implements.