Government Medical College, formerly known as Glancy Medical College, was established in 1864 in Lahore, British India and located to Amritsar, India in 1920. The college's original name Glancy Medical College was named after the former Governor General of Punjab and was renamed to its current name after independence.
The college is on the Circular Road and Majitha Road in the holy city of Amritsar and provides training to 200 medical students every year. Besides it also trains post-graduate students in many specialties. The college also provides the B.Sc nursing degree to students for overall welfare of the medical field along with doctorate degrees.