All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, GuwahatiGovernment

Overview

About College

  • Established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna in May 2017, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati is an autonomous college. On May 26th, 2017, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the institute. The institute began the first academic year in January 2021, starting with 50 MBBS students, including 21 faculty members. This batch started its session on a temporary campus from Narakasur Hill-Top and expanded after joining a new MBBS batch in 2022. The new batch also had faculties from para-clinical, clinical specialty, and super-specialty departments.
  • Prof. Babul Kumar Bezbaruah is the current president of the institute. He holds an MBBS degree and MD (Pharmacology) from Guwahati Medical College. He carries over 32 years of enriching experience in medical service, teaching, and research. His areas of specialization include Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Antimicrobials.
  • Prof. Ashok Puranik has been serving as the Executive Director of AIIMS Guwahati since July 2022. He was a former head of the Department of General Surgery and super-specialty Department of Trauma, emergency, plastic surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery. Prof. Puranik is a part of the alumni of the famous Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur. He also served in the Indian Army as a medical officer in 1985.

Highlights

Affiliated to

AutonomoStatutory us AIIMS (Guwahati)

Affiliated hospital

AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Accreditation

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Cadavers to practice

Research in cadaveric dissection, including histology, neuroanatomy, embryology, and genetics.

Courses offered

The college currently offers a degree in MBBS

No. of students

125 MBBS seats and 75 nursing seats per year

Last year results

In Jan 2022, 18 students successfully completed their course from a total of 23


Infrastructure and Facilities

Discover the list of world-class infrastructure and topnotch facilities available at AIIMS, Guwahati:


Campus

  • Fully-equipped laboratories

  • Seminar halls

  • Out-patient department

  • Well-equipped research cell

  • Fully-equipped classrooms with state-of-the-art technology


Library

  • Air-conditioned central library

  • Designated faculty and student reading areas

  • Newspaper and magazine reading arena

  • Over 1,200 latest edition books and over 193 online e-books


Hostel

  • Separate hostel facility for boys and girls

  • Communal dining area with 4 expansive halls

  • Cafeteria

  • Access to interaction area and activity rooms, among other facilities

  • State-of-the-art rooms with comfortable facilities


Scholarship

AIIMS, Guwahati, offers students scholarship programs based on their financial background. These are need-based scholarships, besides which the institute also offers merit-based and merit-cum-means-based scholarships to candidates who acquire top scores in the entrance exams. The institute selects students for scholarships based on their eligibility criteria.


Advantages

  • Autonomous curriculum for enhancing employability

  • Fully-equipped hostel facilities with all-round security

  • Ample recreational and sports facilities

  • Highly-efficient faculties to streamline the learning process


Disadvantages

  • Currently, only MBBS courses are available. More courses need to be added.


FAQs

1.Q. What are the facilities available at AIIMS, Guwahati?

There’s separate accommodation for boys and girls, laboratories, a library, and seminar halls to cater to students.


2.Q. How can I get admission to AIIMS, Guwahati?

You must complete 10+2 and score the minimum percentile in NEET to apply for an MBBS course at AIIMS, Guwahati. Candidates who have secured the minimum aggregate score in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology/Biotech are also eligible for admission to the university.


3.Q. What course is available at AIIMS, Guwahati?

The institute currently offers a UG course in MBBS.


4.Q. Does AIIMS, Guwahati offer scholarships?

The institute offers exclusive scholarship programs subject to certain conditions. While merit-based scholarships are common, contact the college to know more about the eligibility criteria to avail scholarships


5.Q. Does AIIMS, Guwahati, offer opportunities for an internship?

You must complete a year of internship at the institute’s hospital after completing your MBBS course. You’ll get a stipend during this period.


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