All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh (AIIMS Rishikesh) is a medical college and hospital based in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.^[2][3] The institute operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.^[4] It is one of the Institutes of National Importance in India. AIIMS Rishikesh is ranked 14th in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) medical ranking for 2024.^[5]

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh

Motto	Viśvārogya Hi Dharmo Naḥ
Motto in English	Global Health is the Dharma for Us
Type	Public
Established	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
President	Dr. Samiran Nundy[1]
Director	Dr. Meenu Singh
Academic staff	100
Students	1,000+
Postgraduates	500+
Location	Rishikesh , Uttarakhand , India 30.0786773°N 78.285906°E / 30.0786773; 78.285906
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	AIIMS
Website	aiimsrishikesh.edu.in

History

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Campus

While plans for the hospital date to 2004, the center was established in 2012.^[6]

Hospital

As of 2019^[update], the hospital had 960 beds, 25 functional modular operating theatres, 17 functional super speciality and 18 speciality functional.^[7] AIIMS, Rishikesh operates India's first government heli-ambulance.^[8]

Medical College and Nursing College

AIIMS Rishikesh, Medical College

AIIMS started its MBBS course with 50 students and now has an intake capacity of 125 students per year from year 2020. Nursing College has an intake of 100 students per year.^[9][10]

University and college rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2024)[11]	14

Directors

• Raj Kumar (2012–2016)
• Sanjeev Misra (2016–2017)^[12]
• Ravi Kant (2017–2021)^[13]
• Arvind Rajvanshi (2021–2022) (additional charge)^[14]
• Meenu Singh (2022–present)^[15]

See also

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Education in India
• List of medical colleges in India