The college, administered by the Government of Maharashtra, comprises pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments working alongside the Sassoon General Hospital, founded by Byramjee Jeejeebhoy in 1878.
Medical College and the allied Sassoon General Hospitals are near Pune Railway Station, in a busy area of the city.
The hospital has facilities in medical specialities including a cardiac catheterization laboratory, CT imaging, upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy, etc.
In addition, some seats are reserved for medical officers who have completed a pre-specified number of years of service in the rural areas of the state of Maharashtra.
It is a one-year course conducted at the college for practising Homoeopathic General Practitioners (GP's) who wish to practice Allopathy and tide over the shortage of doctors in the State of Maharashtra.