All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda explained

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bathinda
Motto:Sanskrit: Sharīramādyam khalu dharmasādhanam
Mottoeng:"The body is indeed the primary instrument of dharma."
Established:2019
President:Anil Kumar Gupta
Director:Dinesh Kumar Singh
Dean:Akhilesh Pathak
Campus:Urban
177acres

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda (AIIMS Bathinda) is a medical college and medical research public university based in Bathinda, Punjab, India.[1] As one of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, it operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. AIIMS Bathinda spreads over a large area of about 177 Acres and is surrounded by lush green parks. It became operational in 2019, one of the six AIIMS to do so in 2019.

History

Stone for AIIMS at Bathinda was laid in November 2016.[2] AIIMS Bathinda was planned as a 750-bedded medical institute on 177 acre land having 10 speciality, 11 super speciality departments and 16 operation theatres. It is planned for 100 seats in medical college and 60 seats in nursing college.[3] It became operational with the first batch of 50 MBBS students, which started in 2019 one of the six AIIMSs to become operational in 2019.[4] The outpatient department (OPD) was inaugurated in December 2019, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) was assigned as its mentoring institution in August 2019[5] and Prof Dinesh Kumar Singh, Former Director of RIMS Ranchi was appointed director in March 2020.[6]

Campuses

The first batch of MBBS of AIIMS Bathinda started at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot campus on a temporary basis as AIIMS campus was under construction on the Bathinda-Dabwali road.[7] Since October 2020 students have been shifted to the AIIMS Bathinda Campus. The Second Batch of 100 students started from December 2020 in the New Campus Itself.

Academics

AIIMS Bathinda was allotted 50 MBBS seats for the first session with 22 seats for general category students, 14 reserved for OBCs, 8 for SCs, 4 reserved for ST students and 2 seats reserved for persons with disabilities (PwD). The seat number has increased to 100 from batch 2020. The institute also offers 60 seats in B.Sc. Nursing.[8] From 2020 session seats are increased for undergraduate courses and now 100 seats are available.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bathinda AIIMS to offer 100 seats, classes from July . The Tribune. 2019-03-18 . 2019-08-17.
  2. Web site: PM lays foundation for AIIMS at Bathinda, aims to open it in 2020. 2016-11-25. Hindustan Times. en. 2019-08-17.
  3. Web site: Delayed by 21 months, AIIMS at Bathinda now on track. The Times of India . 2019-02-02 . 2019-08-17.
  4. Establishment and Upgradation of Hospitals under PMSSY . 4 December 2019 . pib.gov.in . 3 December 2019. Press Information Bureau.
  5. Web site: AIIMS Bhatinda Recruitment: PGI Chandigarh releases 22 vacancies for Senior Resident, SR Demonstrators Posts . Medical Dialogues . 2019-08-01 . 2019-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074616/https://medicaldialogues.in/aiims-bhatinda-recruitment-pgi-chandigarh-releases-22-vacancies-for-senior-resident-sr-demonstrators-posts/ . 17 August 2019 . dead .
  6. News: Tandon. Aditi. Govt names directors for 6 AIIMS. 4 March 2020. The Tribune. 5 March 2020. English.
  7. Web site: AIIMS 1st batch of 50 from July . The Tribune . 2019-03-29 . 2019-08-17.
  8. Web site: Online counselling for AIIMS-Bathinda admissions starts . The Times of India . 2019-06-21 . 2019-08-17.