Dr. Anup Mohta joined as the first M.CH student for 2-year course in July 1992. The course continued regularly till 1995 but was discontinued for the next 5 years due the shortage of faculty. M.Ch course was restarted in 2000 with a 2-year course, Dr Arvind Sinha joined the course (currently Professor & HOD of AIIMS, Jodhpur).
M.Ch course was increased from 2 years to 3 years course from 2001. In 2004, MCh thesis was started and the first thesis was submitted by Dr Digant Pathak. MCh seats were increased from 1 seat to the current 4 seats from 2010 onwards. (1 seat from 2000-05; 2 seats from 2006-09 and 4 seats from 2010 onwards) Continued Medical Education programme was started in the department from 2007 onwards. This CME program was converted to the Annual Paediatric Surgery Update program for MCh residents from all over the country from 2008 onwards to date. DDU nursing students are posted in the paediatric surgery ward for 1 month in their final year of training.