Logos of India

SHAHEED NIRMAL MAHTO MEDICAL COLLEGE, DHANBAD (SNMMC DHANBAD) The emblem of Shaheed Nirmal Mahto Medical College, Dhanbad (SNMMC Dhanbad) features the winged Staff of Caduceus entwined by a pair of serpents ensconced by a circular border inscribed with the name and place of the college and supported by a pair of heads of lions on the sides. The motto of the college in Sanskrit ‘सेवार्थ परमो धर्मः’, which translates to ‘Service is the Ultimate Religion’ is written on a banner placed below. The Staff of Caduceus symbolises medicine and medical profession; and the lions, which are a common heraldic element often representing strength and authority.