Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences is a public medical college and hospital located in Bihar, Patna, India.^[1] An Institute under State Legislature Act, it was established in 1983 as an autonomous organisation on the pattern of AIIMS New Delhi. It is one of the main health care institutions in the state of Bihar.

Other name

IGIMS Patna

Mottoप्राणिनाम् आर्तिनाशनम्

Motto inEnglish

The destruction of the suffering of all living beings

TypeState medical university & hospital

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Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

Other name	IGIMS Patna
Motto	प्राणिनाम् आर्तिनाशनम्
Motto in English	The destruction of the suffering of all living beings
Type	State medical university & hospital
Established	1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Academic affiliations	NMC, UGC, AIU
Budget	₹340.34 crore (US$35 million) (FY 2020)
Director	Dr. Bindey Kumar
Location	Sheikhpura , Patna , Bihar , 800014 , India 25°36′39″N 85°05′20″E
Campus	132 acres (53 ha) Urban
Sporting affiliations	IGIMS Premier League, ISL
Website	igims.org
Government of Bihar
Organisation
Type	Institute under State Legislature Act
Services
Standards	NMC
Emergency department	Level I Trauma Center
Beds	1,055
Helipads
Helipad	No

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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 150 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, MCh, DM, DNB, PhD and various paramedical degrees.^[2]