Overview

The Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS-BHU) is one of the three constituent institutes of Banaras Hindu University located in Varanasi, India, and comprises Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dental Sciences and Faculty of Ayurveda. Established in 1960, it is regarded as one of the best medical colleges in the state of Uttar Pradesh and in north India.

It is a residential medical institution with its own campus. The institute started functioning as the College of Medical Sciences in 1960 with nine departments of modern medicine and eight departments of Ayurveda, under the leadership of Dr. K.N. Udupa, the founder-director of the Institute.

In 1971, the College of Medical Sciences was upgraded to Institute of Medical Sciences. Today, it has 33 departments including 10 super-specialties department, four dentistry departments, eleven departments of Ayurveda and a school of nursing.

Campus

The campus of IMS lies at the front part of the BHU campus. The campus contains the medical college, the hospital, the student and resident hostels, the staff quarters, a post office, a temple (BHU Vishwanathji), playgrounds and sporting fields. While the hospital section of the campus is typically crowded and busy, the residential part of the campus is quiet and idyllic punctuated with small parks.

The IMS, BHU library houses a collection of over 45,000 books with subscriptions to 125 national and international. Other academic facilities include a microbiology laboratory, a computer centre and an X-ray facility. The KN Uduppa auditorium is used to conduct all functions of IMS BHU.

The campus houses the boys and girls hostel as well, and students have access to a cafeteria and gym.  

Academics

IMS BHU has three faculties with various departments for each:

Faculty of Medicine:

Anaesthesiology | Anatomy | Biochemistry | Biophysics | Biostatistics | Cardiology | Cardiothoracic Surgery | Community Medicine | Dermatology & Venereology | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Forensic Medicine | Gastroenterology | Medicine | Geriatric Medicine | Microbiology | Molecular Biology Unit | Nephrology | Neurology | Neuro Surgery | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Ophthalmology | Orthopedics | Otorhinolaryngology | Pediatrics | Pediatrics Surgery | Pathology | Pharmacology | Physiology | Plastic Surgery | Psychiatry | Radio Diagnosis | Radiotherapy & Radiation | Surgical Oncology | General Surgery | TB & Respiratory Diseases | Urology

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Faculty of Aurveda:

Dravyaguna | Kaumar Bharitya | Kayachikitsa | Kriya Sharir | Medicinal Chemistry | Prasuti Tantra | Rachna Sharir | Rasa Shastra | Samhita & Sanskrit | Shalakya Tantra | Shalya Tantra | Sidhant Darshan | Swasthavritta & Yoga | Vikriti Vigyan | Sangyaharan

College of Nursing

Recent placement highlights: The highest CTC recorded for 2012-14 M.B.B.S. students was INR 25.5 LPA, while the average CTC stood at INR 14 LPA. For the 2018-20 batch of M.D. and M.S. students, the highest CTC stood at INR 16.8 LPA while the average CTC was INR 8.4 LPA.

General Information

Accomodation
Yes

Library
Yes

Student Mix
Men and women

Labs
Yes

Internet Wi-Fi
Yes

Sports
Gym

Admission

Undergraduate Admission- M.B.B.S.,B.D.S., B.A.M.S.

Selection Criteria: NEET UG score/rank

Eligibility: 10+2 with PCB from a recognised board with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates must apply and appear for the NEET UG exams and secure a valid rank/score. All applications to IMS BHU will be made in the online mode.
• After the publication of results, candidates have to register and attend the counselling session conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for the allocation of seats. Candidates allocated seats may procced with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Undergraduate Admission- B.Sc. (Nursing), B.O.T., B.P.T., B.Pharm.

Selection Criteria: Entrance exam scores and personal interview.

Eligibility: 10+2 with PCB from a recognised board with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates must register for admissions by applying to IMS BHU in the online mode along with the submission of required documents and payment of fees.
• Candidates have to appear for the entrance exam conducted by IMS BHU.
• After the publication of results, candidates have to attend the counselling session, followed by the personal interview and medical check-up.
• Candidates offered seats in their desired programme may verify documents and pay the fees to confirm their admission.

Postgraduate Admission- M.D., M.D.S., M.D./M.S., M.Pharm. (Ayurveda)

Selection Criteria: NEET PG score/rank.

Eligibility: M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.A.M.S./B.Pharm. from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks and relevant work experience.

Admission Procedure:

• Candidates must apply and appear for the NEET PG exams and secure a valid rank/score. All applications to IMS BHU will be made in the online mode.
• After the publication of results, candidates have to register and attend the counselling session for the allocation of seats. Candidates allocated seats may procced with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Fees: Please contact the institute for detailed information on fee structure.

Achievement

IMS-BHU was ranked seventh among medical colleges in India in 2020 by India Today, sixth in 2019 by The Week and eight in 2019 by Outlook India.

Accommodation

IMS BHU provides accommodation facilities for its residential students. There are three hostels on campus (Punarvasu Atrey Hostel, Ruiya Medical Hostel and Dhanwntri Hostel) for undergraduate men and four hostels (Old P. G. Hostel, New P.G. Hostel, Sushruta hostel Ruiya Annexe) for postgraduate men, and a Married Doctors Hostel. Undergraduate and postgraduate women live in Kasturba Girls Hostel. All hostels run their own messes.