| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Entrance Examination
: Introduction
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences was created in 1956 to serve
as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspects of health care. It
was established as an institution of national importance by an Act of
Parliament with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in Undergraduate
and Post-graduate Medical Education in all its branches so as to demonstrate
a high standard of Medical Education in India. The Institute has comprehensive
facilities for teaching, research and patient-care.
As provided in the Act, AIIMS runs a variety of undergraduate courses
in medicine, nursing and related areas , and postgraduate courses
in virtually all the basic and clinical medical specialities and super
specialities, and awards its own degrees.
Admissions to these courses are based on entrance
examinations conducted all over the country. Teaching and research
are conducted in 42 disciplines. In the field of medical research AIIMS
is the lead, having more than 600 research publications by its faculty
and researchers in a year.
AIIMS also runs a College of Nursing and trains students for B.Sc. (Hons.)
Nursing post-certificate) degrees. Twenty-five clinical departments including
four super specialty centers manage practically all types of disease conditions
with support from pre- and Para-clinical departments.
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