Other name | IGIMS |
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Motto in English | Praninam Artinashanam |
Type | Government |
Established | 1983 |
Academic affiliations | NMC, UGC, AIU |
Superintendent | Manish Mandal |
Principal | Ranjit Guha |
Dean | V. M. Dayal |
Director | Dr. Bindey Kumar |
Location | , , India 25°36′28.77″N 85°10′03.06″E / 25.6079917°N 85.1675167°E |
Campus | Urban |
Sporting affiliations | IGIMS Premier League, ISL |
Website | igims |
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, an Institute under State Legislature Act (Government), was established on 19 November 1983 as an autonomous organisation on the pattern of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. It is one of the main health care institutions in the state of Bihar. It is the only superspecialist institute of Bihar and tops the hierarchy in patient referral chain. The institute provides education in medicine and does conducts many health and medicinal research in Bihar. It received affiliation of medical college from MCI (now NMC) in September 2011. It has 120 recognised MBBS seats and the highest number of superspeciality seats among the colleges of Bihar.
It is recognised to provide degree of MBBS, MD, MS, M.Ch, DM, DNB, Ph.D. and various paramedical degrees.[1]