| January 1949 |
Department was started by Dr. Jacob Chandy |
| 1952 |
EEG Machine acquired |
| 1954 |
N1 & N2 wards were built |
| 1957 |
Foundation stone for the Department laid
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| 1957 |
Informal training in Neurosurgery began – First Candidate Dr. R.N. Roy |
| 1958 |
Formal training in Neurosurgery (M.S. Neurosurgery) began – First Candidate Dr. K.V. Mathai |
| 1961 |
Stereotactic Surgery initiated |
| 1964 |
Padma Bhushan awarded to Prof. Jacob Chandy |
| 1966 |
Formal training in Neurology began – First Candidate Dr. G.C. Mitra |
| 1967 |
EMG Machine acquired |
| 1970 |
Operating Microscopes Zeiss (OPMI 1) acquired |
| 1972 |
Stroke Rooms built |
| 1974 |
NSI Meeting held in Vellore |
| 1974 |
Silver Jubilee of the Department celebrated |
| 1975 |
Neurophysiology Lab established |
| 1984 |
CUSA, Laser acquired |
| 1985 |
Neurosurgery seats increased from 2 to 3 |
| 1986 |
Evoked Potential Machine acquired |
| 1987 |
First CT guided stereotactic surgery in India |
| 1987 |
First CT guided stereotactic thalamotomy in India |
| 1988 |
Video Telemetry began |
| 1989 |
International SSPE symposium held in Vellore |
| 1991 |
Intraoperative Monitoring began |
| 1995 |
International Mycobacterial symposium held in Vellore |
| 1995 |
Stereotactic radiosurgery began |
| 1995-1997 |
Five Stereotactic workshops held in Vellore |
| 1997 |
Neurophysiology Symposium held in Vellore |
| 1997 |
Neuro-Endoscope acquired |
| 1999 |
Golden Jubilee of the Department celebrated |
| 2003 |
Second CMC Winter Symposium on Neurosciences & Psychiatry held in Vellore |
| 2004 |
Clinical Neurophysiology Workshop on EMG & Intra-Operative Monitoring held in Vellore |
| 2009 |
OR 8 established for extra theatre with full fledged |
| 2009 |
11th Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Conference held in Bagayam,Vellore |
| 2011 |
Neuro High Dependency Unit was renovated with 4 trauma ICU beds, a 12 bedded HDU and a 6 bedded trauma ward in 19th January 2011 |
| 2011 |
Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory renovated on 13th June 2011 |
| 2011 |
Neurosurgery seats increased from 3 to 4 |
| 2011 |
13th Annual Conference of Skull Base Surgery Society of India held in Bagayam, Vellore |
| 2011 |
60th Year of the Department Celebrated |
| 2012 |
B.Sc. in Neuroelectrophysiology Started |
| 2014 |
IAN Clinical Neurophysiology Subsection Workshop On Electromyoneurography and Autonomic Disorders held in Bagayam |
| 2016 |
DM Neurology seats increased from 2 to 4 |
| 2019 |
D.M. Paediatric Neurology started with 2 seats |
| 2019 |
IAN First Master class in Paediatric Neurology held in CMC Bagayam |
| 2019 |
Platinum Jubilee of the Department Celebrated |
| 2021 |
M.Ch. Neurosurgery increased from 4 to 6 |
| 2022 |
Department of Neurological Sciences shifted from Vellore to Ranipet Campus |
| 2023 |
ISPN Course Midterm INDSPN CME held in September at CMC Ranipet Campus |
| 2023 |
First Annual Neuro Flash CME held in October at CMC Ranipet Campus |
| 2024 |
Diamond Jubilee of the Department and Alumni Reunion Celebrated at CMC Ranipet Campus |