NIMS University
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| Motto | One Nims One World |
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| Type | Self-financed university |
| Established | 2008 |
| Chairman | Prof. (Dr.) Balvir S. Tomar[1] |
| Location | , , 27°11′34″N 75°57′14″E / 27.1927°N 75.9539°E |
| Website | Official website |
NIMS University (formerly National Institute of Medical Sciences) is a self-financed medical and technical university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.[2][3][4] It is recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC), established under the NIMS University Act 2008 by the government of India.[5] The university was founded by Prof. (Dr.) Balvir S. Tomar.[6] NIMS Medical College was ranked as the 5th emerging college in India by the India Today 2016 Nielsen Survey.[7]
History
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Nims Group was founded in 2001 by Prof. (Dr.) Balvir S. Tomar, an alumnus of Harvard University and King's College London.[citation needed] The National Institute of Medical Sciences was founded as a venture of the Nims Group in 2002.[citation needed] Nims Group began additional ventures, including, Nims Dental College, Nims School of Nursing, Nims College of Pramedical Technology, Nims School of Physiotherapy &Occupational Therapy, Nims Institute of Pharmacy, Nims Institute of Management & Commerce, Nims Institute of Engineering and Technology ,Nims School of Design & Faishon Technology, Nims International School of Hotel Management, Nims School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Nims International Institute of Tourism & Aviation management, Nims Institute of Journalism & Mass Communication, Nims School of Law, Nims International School, national news channel News India 24*7, and Nims-Fluxlite LED Manufacturing Plant.[citation needed]
The various Nims Group schools were reorganized as Nims University under the Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur Act, 2008, enacted by the Government of Rajasthan and recognized by the UGC.[expand acronym] The university is recognized by MCI, DCI, PCI, INC, BCI, and COA.[expand acronym][citation needed]
In 2014, satellite channel News India 24*7 was founded under Nims Group to provide current affairs information to the student body.[citation needed]
Nims university attracts students from across India and Overseas (e.g., Nigeria, South and North Sudan, Libya, Yamen, Iran, Iraq, Eretria, Djibouti, Congo, Somalia, Benin, Syria, Nepal, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique).[citation needed]
Nims University won the Best Self-Financed University Award 2013 and CCI Technology Education Excellence Award 2014.[citation needed] Nims University was recognized as the best skill-development institute by the Government of India and ASSOCHAM.[expand acronym][citation needed] Nims University has received awards for Best Skill Development for two consecutive years, in 2015 and 2016.[citation needed] In 2017, Nims University was again awarded as Best Private University jointly by the Centre Education Growth and Research (CEGR). [citation needed]
Clinics
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Nims University's student medical clinics draw patients from a 250-kilometre radius (160 mi) of the university, providing free health care and treatment, and in certain cases free lodging, food and transportation.[citation needed] For efficiency, medical camps have been held in some villages.[citation needed]
NIMS Hospital, a super-specialty tertiary-care hospital, has sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to provide treatment.[citation needed] The hospital's outpatient department attracts more than a thousand patients daily. Nims Hospital has been developed as a Nims super-specialty hospital with modern facilities for liver and kidney transplants, angiography, angioplasty, bypass surgery, valve-replacement surgery, laparoscopic stone removal, prostate surgery, dialysis, kidney transplant, knee/hip replacement, spinal surgery, neurosurgery, cornea transplant, lens replacement, infertility treatment, and in vitro fertilisation (IVF).[citation needed]
Six new super-specialty departments – Cardiology, Urology, Nephrology, IVF, NeuroSciences and Ophthalmology – have been added, with advanced facilities. The highlight of this super-specialty hospital is providing advanced tertiary-level treatment at a very low cost, lower than that of government hospitals.[citation needed][clarification needed]
The first successful liver transplant in Rajasthan was recently[when?] performed in the Nims Super-specialty Hospital.[citation needed]
Programs and courses
NIMS offers more than 500 courses in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, paramedical, engineering and technology, management, architecture, humanities, fashion design, and law.[citation needed]
Nims University programs include.[citation needed]
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Physiotherapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Nursing
- Paramedical
- Management
- Engineering and Advanced Engineering
- Architecture and Planning
- Computer Science
- Law
- Humanities and Social
Science[8] The admission process for the courses offered by NIMS University is different for each one.[9]
References
- ^ Prof. (Dr.) Balvir S. Tomar
- ^ "Private University Rajasthan". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "NIMS University". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "NIMS University". www.imtsedu.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "NIMS University, Jaipur". www.pinkcity.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Facts & Figures". nimsuniversity.org. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Best Emerging Colleges 2016 in medical India Today Survey". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "NIMS University, Jaipur". www.pinkcity.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Admission process for NIMS University". CollegeSearch.in.
