Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

{{Short description|Hospital in India}}

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| name = Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

| image = Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Logo.svg

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| image_alt = Official Seal of IGIMS

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| mottoeng = Praninam Artinashanam

| established = {{start date and age|1983}}

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| type = Government

| principal = Dr. Ranjit Guha

| dean = Dr. Om Kumar

| director = Dr. Bindey Kumar

| city = Patna

| state = Bihar

| country = India

| coor = {{coord|25|36|28.77|N|85|10|03.06|E|}}

| campus = Urban

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|athletics_affiliations = IGIMS Premier League, ISL

|other_name = IGIMS

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| academic_affiliations = NMC, UGC, AIU

| website = {{url|igims.org}}

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Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,{{Cite news |date=2025-01-17 |title=IGIMS gets advanced healthcare facilities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/igims-gets-advanced-healthcare-facilities/articleshow/117337281.cms |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} an Institute under State Legislature Act (Government), was established on 19 November 1983 as an autonomous organisation on the pattern of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. It is one of the main health care institutions in the state of Bihar. 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 120 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, M.Ch, DM, DNB, Ph.D. and various paramedical degrees.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Medical-Council-of-India-approves-MBBS-course-at-Indira-Gandhi-Institute-of-Medical-Sciences/articleshow/21048339.cms |title=Medical Council of India approves MBBS course at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences | Patna News - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=13 July 2013 |access-date=2013-07-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516125444/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Medical-Council-of-India-approves-MBBS-course-at-Indira-Gandhi-Institute-of-Medical-Sciences/articleshow/21048339.cms |archive-date=16 May 2018 |df=dmy-all }}