Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Medical research institution in Chandigarh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a public medical university in Chandigarh, India. It is an 'Institute of National Importance'. It has educational, medical research, and training facilities for its students including all specialties, super specialties and sub specialties.[5] It is the leading tertiary care hospital of the northern India region and caters to patients from all over Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Apart from the clinical services, PGI also provides training in almost all disciplines of medicine including post graduate and post doctoral degrees, diplomas, Doctor of Philosophy and fellowships. There are more than 50 such training courses in the institute.[6] The 100-seat MBBS college is expected to start by 2025 at PGI's satellite centre in Sarangpur.[7]
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Motto | आर्त सेवा सर्वभद्र: शोधश च (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Service to the Community, Care of the Needy and Research for the Good of All |
Type | Public Medical University |
Established | 1962 |
Endowment | ₹2,200 crore (US$260 million)(2024)[1] |
Chancellor | Prof. Ravi Kumar[2] |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Baldev Setia[2] |
Director | Prof. Vivek Lal |
Academic staff | 650[3] |
Students | 712[4] (not including students who were admitted in 2020-2021) |
Postgraduates | 302[4] (not including students who were admitted in 2020-2021) |
410[4] (not including students who were admitted in 2020-2021) | |
Location | , 30°45′58″N 76°46′31″E |
Campus | Urban 277 acres (1.12 km2) |
Newspaper | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research |
Website | www |