Pratibha Industries, the flagship company of the Pratibha Group, on Thursday announced that it has pocketed an order worth Rs 523.40 crore from National Building Construction Corporation Ltd for building a medical college at Patna.

The company said that it has pocketed the contract for the construction of ESIC Medical College, and the project is scheduled to be finished in 2 years.

The scope of the work includes constructing a hospital building, medical college, hostels and a residential complex.

Shares of Pratibha Industries, on Thursday, closed at Rs 177.85, up 9.99% or Rs 16.15. The total quantity of shares traded was 51,464 on the BSE.