All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneshwar was established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 16th July 2012. It offers MBBS, B.Sc. Nursing Hons, MD Anatomy, MD Physiology, MD Biochemistry, M.Ch. Pediatric Surgery DM Clinical Hematology, DM Cardiology, MS General Surgery, among various other options. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The institute is ranked 39 in the medical category and is an institute of national importance. The campus prides itself in its size of 100 acres, with more than 1000 student enrollments supported by 200 faculty members.

Location

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences is located in Sijau, Pattrapada, Odisha, and forms an part of the city of Bhubaneswar. The closest railway station is the Bhubaneshwar Railway station, which is 14.5 km away. So, students can reach the campus in about 25 minutes after reaching the Railway Station. The nearest airport, the Biju Patnaik International Airport, is about 10.3 km away, and the students can reach the campus in about 20 minutes after reaching the airport.

Latest news

●      ‘World Cancer Day’ celebration was held on 5th February 2021.

●      ‘Good Governance Day’ celebration was held in the institute.

●      Results for Ph.D. for session 2020-21 was declared.

●      Walk-in-interview for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) under ICMR

Awards

●      Won an award Kayakalp Award Program under ‘National health mission’ by the Health Minister Dr. Harshvardhan. It won this award for the third time. It won the first position in Category B of the awards.

Recognitions

●      Recognized by the MCI (Medical Council of India)

●      Recognized as an ‘Institute of National Importance’ by the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource and Development)

Collaborations

●      CPWD, Bhubaneshwar

●      Airports Authority of India, Bhubaneshwar

Notable Alumni

The AIIMS Bhubaneshwar has nurtured many reputed doctors and has proven its mettle time and again by helping the nation. It has helped the building of a great medical foundation for the nation by putting in its best effort. Some notable alumni members include Dr. Valluvan R, Dr. Gita, Dr. Ravi Raj, Dr. Dipal Shah, Dr. Puneet Khanna, Dr. Abraham Sonny, among many other significant names that have gone on to aid the medical field and give their contribution in the same.

Clubs and committees

The institute has many committees within that help the correct flow of order and ensures that every demand of the students is addressed. The committees are further divided into core committees that are an integral part of the institute and other committees that support the working of the core committees.

Core Committees

●      Institute Body

●      Governing Body

●      Standing Finance Committee

●      Standing Selection Committee

●      Academic Committee

●      Estate Committee

Other Committees

●      Annual Day Committee

●      Annual Report Committee

●      Grievance Committee

●      HIS Committee

●      Hostel Committee

●      Medical Board

Facilities

The institute offers its students a lot of facilities to ease their stay on the campus. The AIIMS Bhubaneshwar campus is huge, with spacious classrooms and well-equipped laboratories.

Hostel facilities: AIIMS Bhubaneswar provides hostel facilities for both girls and boys. There are 132 rooms for women and 260 rooms for men. The hostel also comes with a common room that has all the necessary facilities for the students to spend time together. Additionally, the hostels also have a great Wi-Fi facility throughout the hostels. The hostel also comes with a mess facility that provides students with fresh, healthy, and nutritious meals three times a day.

Library facilities: The AIIMS Bhubaneswar central library was established on 3rd October 2012 and has about 7200 books along with 360 CDs, DVDs, magazines, journals, and newspapers. The library has facilities like photocopying, scanning; printing is also available. It also comes with a reading room section wherein students can sit and read their favorite books. The library stays open from 9 AM to 9 PM on all weekdays and from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturdays.

Auditorium: The institute has a spacious and well-equipped auditorium. It can seat about 1000 people and therefore serves as the place for conducting all events and seminars. Additionally, it is also equipped with all audiovisual tools.

Sports facilities: The university also provides sports and cultural activities. TORSADES is a three-day event held by the institute in which students can participate and be a part of a variety of events like writing, music, debate, sports events, fashion show, among others.

Courses offered and fee structure

The institute offers many undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the medical field. It offers MBBS courses, B.Sc. courses, MD, MS courses.

B. Sc courses

●      Medical Lab Technology

●      Medical Technology in Radiotherapy

●      Operation Theater and Anesthesiology Technology

●  Medical Technology in Radiotherapy

MD courses

●      Anatomy

●      Physiology

●      Anesthesiology

●      Community medicine

●      Pathology

●      Radiotherapy

●      General Medicine

MS courses

●      ENT

●      General Surgery

●      Orthopedics

●      Ophthalmology

●      Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fee structure

Course	Fee
MBBS	Rs. 13.72K
B.Sc	Rs 6.26K
MD	Rs. 5.73K
MDS	Rs.5730
DM	Rs. 6.78K
M.Ch.	Rs. 6.78K

Admissions

Admission in MBBS Course

●      The student will first have to appear for the NEET UG exam conducted by the NTA and need to have a valid score in the exam.

●      Qualified candidates have to register for counseling of AIIMS on its official website and need to choose AIIMS Bhubaneswar as their institute of preference.

●      After the counseling process, the student can confirm his seat by verification of documents and payment of fees.

Admission in BSc Course

●      The students must apply for the AIIMS entrance and qualify for the same.

●      Then they must register for admission on the official website of AIIMS

●      They will then go through counseling and can secure their seat by verification of documents and payment of fees.

Admission in MD/MS Course

●      To admit to the MD course, students must enroll for the AIIMS PG examination and have to qualify for the same.

●      Then they must enroll in counseling.

●      Once the student completes the counseling, he can secure his seat by payment of fees and verification of documents.

Scholarships

To help the students with weak financial backgrounds and some financial assistance, AIIMS Bhubaneswar also provides scholarships and fellowships to the students. Generally, the fees of the institute are too low and are largely affordable for many people. But if students apply for scholarships, they can get scholarships under schemes like post-matric scholarship, post-doctoral fellowship, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship, among various others. The university also provides many awards to the meritorious students. 

Placement

The students that pass out from AIIMS Bhubaneswar get placed within it as well. Generally, medical colleges do not have placements, as in the case of other colleges. The students who qualify from the college are doctors and can be placed anywhere. They are generally hired by the government, but time and again, they also get hired in private hospitals, including top names like Apollo, Fortis, etc.; the salary will henceforth depend on the hospital that the doctor gets hired in or the post. Some students also go on to open their hospitals and become established themselves.