PGIMER Chandigarh
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a medical and research institution in Chandigarh, India. It has educational, medical research, and training facilities for its students. It has been ranked 2 in the category of medical institutes in latest NIRF rankings in India
The founders of the institute are Tulsi Das, Santokh Singh Anand, P N Chuttani, B N Aikat, Sant Ram Dhall and Bala Krishna.
PGIMER was conceived and planned in 1960 to provide a physical and intellectual milieu for young scientists working in multiple disciplines of medicine, to advance the frontiers of knowledge to render humane service to sick and suffering, and to train medical and paramedical manpower in Chandigarh. The institute was established in 1962 under the erstwhile state of Punjab. It was declared as an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament (Sr. No. 51 of 1966) w.e.f. 1 April 1967.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_Institute_of_Medical_Education_and_Research
See Also : http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
