All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur Logo.png
Motto IAST: Swasthya-rakshanaya cha vikar-prashamanya cha
Type Public
EstablishedFebruary 24, 2019;6 years ago (2019-02-24)
President Dr. Hemant Kumar [1]
Director Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Vibha Dutta, SM (Retd.)
Students800
Location
Gorakhpur
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
273008
,
India

26°44′47″N83°25′11″E / 26.7465°N 83.4198°E / 26.7465; 83.4198
Campus Urban, 112 acres (0.45 km2)
Website aiimsgorakhpur.edu.in
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur
Main gate of AIIMS Gorakhpur AIIMS Gorakhpur In Nutshell.jpg
Main gate of AIIMS Gorakhpur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, better known as AIIMS Gorakhpur, is a public medical university located in the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the 20 operational AIIMS in India. It is one of the four "Phase-IV" All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) announced in July 2014. [2]

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History

In July 2014, [3] in the budget speech for 2014–15, the Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced a budget of ₹500 crore (equivalent to ₹799 croreorUS$94 million in 2023) for setting up four new AIIMS, in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and the Purvanchal region in Uttar Pradesh, [3] the so-called "Phase-IV" institutes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Gorakhpur on 22 July 2016. [4] An outpatient department (OPD) started on 24 February 2019 [5] and the first batch of 50 MBBS students started later that year, making it one of six AIIMSs to become operational in 2019. [6] Surekha Kishor was appointed director in March 2020. [7]

Academics

It started operation of an outpatient department (OPD) in February 2019 and started MBBS courses later that year, making it one of the six AIIMSs to become operational in 2019.

Controversy

The executive director of AIIMS Gorakhpur, Dr. Surekha Kishore, was alleged to have forced medical students to show her their private messages and files on their mobile phones. It was also alleged she directed guards of the institutes to confine students in their rooms. [8] [9] She was removed on 4 January, 2024, on financial irregularities and nepotism charges. [10]

OPD

As of August 2025, the outpatient department (OPD) at AIIMS Gorakhpur reported a daily patient attendance ranging between 4,000 and 5,000, reflecting a significant rise in healthcare utilization at the institute.

References

  1. ↑ "President AIIMS Gorakhpur". 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "AIIMS Gorakhpur: मरीजों को नहीं मिल रहे कॉटन, बैंडेज और ग्लूकोज".
  3. 1 2 "5 more IIMs, IITs and four more AIIMS to be set up". Hindustan Times . 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "PM Modi lays foundation stone of AIIMS-Gorakhpur". The Times of India . 22 July 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "AIIMS OPD starts in Gorakhpur". The Times of India . 27 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Establishment and Upgradation of Hospitals under PMSSY". pib.gov.in (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Tandon, Aditi (4 March 2020). "Govt names directors for 6 AIIMS". The Tribune . Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "गोरखपुर एम्स के छात्रों को कमरे में बंद कर किया टॉर्चर, गार्डों पर मारपीट का आरोप, बेहोश हुए छात्र". Amar Ujala. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Shukla, Satish Chand (25 January 2021). "Gorakhpur AIIMS: डायरेक्टर के खिलाफ मेडिकल छात्र सड़क पर उतरे, थाने पहुंचे". Jagran. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Shirodkar, Neel (4 January 2024). "Gorakhpur AIIMS head removed for misuse of office". PUNE.NEWS. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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