Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

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About Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences is a government university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, established in 1994. Campusbells lists it under Medical, with 9 courses (7 undergraduate, 1 postgraduate and 1 diploma), including M.Pharm, B.Pharm and BAMS.

An "Expert Committee for Health Manpower Planning, Production and Management" was constituted in 1985 under Dr. J.S. Bajaj, the then professor at AlIMS. One of its recommendations was to establish of Health Science Universities in various states and union territories. The report (Clause 6.2.2) asserted that, 'there should be a unitary organization to prescribe and monitor the standards of training of all constituent manpower involved in the delivery of healthcare as a team, for the same reason there should also be a physical environment where all faculties can interact to provide a model experience for the future functioning of such healthcare teams. This can only be made possible by the creation of Universities of Health Sciences'.

Thus, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore, India a premier Health Science University in India was established on 1st June 1996 at Bangalore by the Govt.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1994

Ownership

Public / Government

Stream

Medical

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Academics

Courses offered at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

9 programmes listed

Gallery

Campus photos

Photos: rguhs.ac.in

Campus life

Facilities at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

• Medical
• Labs
• Library
• E-Library
• Laboratory