All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani


All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani is a Public hospital and Medical school in Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is one of the AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance.
The institute was announced in 2014 and approved on 7 October 2015, and Its construction started in 2016. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification published in The Gazette of India on 24 January 2018, it was established by Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana initiative. AIIMS Kalyani started operation in 2019, which was one of six AIIMS that started operation autonomously that year.
The institution has a 960 bedded Super Specialty hospital with a medical college and AYUSH have 920 beds, and the remaining 40 beds are in OPD. The super specialty hospital has 34 departments including Anesthesiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Cardiology and Physiology.
It is an undergraduate and postgraduate institution that enrolls 211 students yearly. The yearly MBBS intake is 125 from 2020 and selection is done through NEET(UG). There is also a B.Sc. and M.Sc. Nursing College.
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History

Proposal: 1957–2014

In 1957, Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru had offered to turn SSKM Hospital into an "AIIMS-type" institute. But the then chief minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy, had turned down the offer.
The debate regarding the location of AIIMS in West Bengal commenced in 1994. Following consultations with the Central government, Prasanta Sur, the Health Minister at the time from the Left government, declared the preliminary decision to establish an AIIMS-like hospital in Kalyani. The then Chairman of the Planning Commission, Pranab Mukherjee, allocated ₹ 10 crore for this initiative. On 26 September 1994, the then President, Shankar Dayal Sharma, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nurul Hasan Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research on that site. It was stated at that moment that this facility would be developed as a hospital modeled after AIIMS.
In 2003, then Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj gave an "in-principle" approval to upgrade Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, the oldest medical institution in Asia, to the status of Delhi's AIIMS.
Establishing AIIMS, was part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, announced by the Government of India and officially launched in March 2006, for the purpose of "correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services", through setting up AIIMS Delhi-like institutions and upgrading government medical colleges.
In Feb 2009 Union cabinet approved the proposal to set-up AIIMS like institution in West Bengal.
Establishing an AIIMS in West Bengal was proposed in 2012 as part of the 12th Five-Year Plan, with the original location proposed being Raiganj, from the capital Kolkata, However, due to various challenges, including land acquisition issues and political opposition, the location was changed to Kalyani by June 2014, It was only from the capital.

PMSSY: Phase IV

The AIIMS was officially announced in July 2014, in the budget speech for 2014–15, where the Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced a budget of for setting up the four "Phase-IV" AIIMSs, in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and the Purvanchal region in Uttar Pradesh. In March 2015, the union cabinet gave an official approval for the location, on a 150-acre lot in the village Basantapur, near Kalyani. A budget of was approved in October 2015 and the 179.82-acre lot of land was handed over from the West Bengal government to the central government in December of that year.

Founding

The construction work of the institute's campus started in 2016. The institute was established by the Union Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions of sub-section of section 3 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification on 24 January 2018.The mentoring institution was AIIMS Bhubaneswar, the first director appointed was Dipika Deka and Chitra Sarkar selected as president. Deka resigned in March 2019, leaving the director's position open. In March 2020, Ramji Singh was appointed as new Executive director. From September 2025 onwards, Arvind Sinha has been appointed as the Director of AIIMS Kalyani.

Developments

The institute became operational with the first batch of 50 MBBS students, which one of the six AIIMS to become operational in 2019. Classes started in September 2019. Temporarily, classes of the first batch were taken at the College of Medicine & JNM Hospital campus in Kalyani, while students were already staying at the hostel on the campus. In 2020, the number of MBBS seats was increased from 50 to 125.
On 1 March 2022, first Academic season of B.Sc course with 60 number of seats capacity inaugurated by institute president. In November 2022, Institute has been permitted to run postgraduate courses with 26 number of seats allocated for INI-CET January 2023 session. M.Sc on Pediatrics Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing with 4 NOS seat started for August 2023 session.

Logo

The seal of the institution highlights various famous structures, agricultural crops, places and rivers of Bengal. Above and below the seal, the name of the institution is written in Sanskrit and English respectively, and a total of two rice sheafs are depicted on each side. This is indicative of paddy, the main agricultural crop of Bengal. There is a picture of a book after Rod of Asclepius. The book represents the portrait of Kalyani AIIMS as an institution providing education to medical students. The blue waters in the lower part represent the Hooghly River and the bridge above the blue water represents the Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Setu. The roots-like part beneath the bars of Asclepius represents the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans formed by the Gangetic Delta, Brahmaputra, Meghna River which houses many Flora and fauna recognized by UNESCO World Heritage Site.The Bengal tiger symbolizes the pride of Bengal also the national animal of our country. The pictures of the two fish in the seal refer to the abundance of fish in the river of Bengal and a food source in Bengal.
The concept of seal design was conceived by Madhavan C, an assistant professor of physiology.

Campuses

AIIMS Kalyani's campus is in Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, an affluent suburban residential community north of downtown Kolkata. It is directly north of the NH 34 Connector, directly west of the Jamuna river and about 12 km east of Hooghly river. The campus is located in Seismic Zone III.
The campus is divided into three parts: Residential area, Institutional area and Service area. Basically, the southern part of the campus is the Institutional area and the northern part is the Residential area. But Dharamshala block is located in the southern part of the campus, which is part of the Residential area. There are 10 buildings in the Institutional area and 16 in the Residential area. Also, the Service area is roughly located near the boundary wall at the western end of the campus, such as electrical substations.
The campus consists of mostly housing and academic buildings for the MBBS students, B.Sc (Nursing) students, and staff. Infrastructure covers a total area of 57650.21 square meters, which is about 7.92% of the total campus's area. The hospital block is at the southern end of the campus, which is located near the main entrance to the campus. It covers a total area of 22,574.16 square meters. Ayush Block is directly west of the Outpatient department building, and only liquid oxygen plant of the institution is located to the west of the Inpatient department building. There is only one canteen named "Dharamshala" within the campus, which is located west of Ayush Block.
Seven hostel buildings are located north of the parking lot and auditorium. The hostel buildings can accommodate a total of 1397 students. The complex of medical college building, nursing college building and laboratory building is to the north of the hospital building and to the west of the institution's administrative building. There are 5 residential buildings for staff, one guest house and an executive director's residence in the northern part of the campus. Granite, marble and vitrified tiles have been used for flooring in the buildings.
The parking area within the campus has a total area of 68,981 square meters, which can accommodate about 2999 cars. Parking spaces are provided at suitable locations near the activity area.

Organization and administration

Governance

The institute is governed by a board of administrative officers or governing body, which includes president and director of the institute, chief secretary of the Government of West Bengal, the vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, director of IIT Kharagpur, secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and 5 others. They monitor the operation of the institute and its funding. There are three committees are within the governing body: Standing Academic Committee, Standing Selection Committee and Standing Finance Committee. In November 2018, Chitra Sarkar became the 1st president of the institute. In August 2025, Prof YK Gupta joined the institute as the current president of the Institute. He is the former head of department of Pharmacology and former Dean Academics of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. The Institute is currently headed by Executive Director and CEO, Prof. Arvind Sinha from 22nd Sept 2025. He is a notable Pediatric Surgeon and was previously the Medical Superintendent of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, and was the Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery before joining on deputation. The institute is funded by the Government of India.

Departments and centers

Academics

Admission

For MBBS courses, admission is based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test rankings. Meanwhile, for postgraduate courses, one has to take the conducted by AIIMS Delhi every 6 months. A merit list is prepared on the basis of the examination results, on the basis of which list the students are admitted. A candidate must have MBBS degree to get admission in MD or MS course. The institution admits medical students as well as nursing students. For B.Sc. and M.Sc. nursing course, students need to clear the AIIMS Nursing Entrance Test. Admission is done on the basis of students' rank in merit list.

Academic programs

Doctor of Philosophy

Super Speciality Medicine Courses

Postgraduate courses

Post-Doctoral Certificate Courses

  • Neuroanaesthesia
  • Glaucoma
  • Pediatric Allergy
  • Molecular and Biochemical Genetics
  • Head and Neck Surgery
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Vitreo Retina
  • Joint Replacement & Reconstruction
  • Pediatric Critical Care
  • Forensic Traumatology
  • Pharmacovigilance

Undergraduate Programmes

  • B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Technology
  • B.Sc. in Operation Theatre Technology
  • B.Sc. in Nursing
  • Diploma in Dental Hygiene
  • Diploma in Dental Mechanics
  • MBBS

Courses

The institute offers both Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree courses. MBBS and B.Sc. Nursing courses are offered under Undergraduate degree. MD, MS, and MDS courses are offered under Postgraduate degree. The institute offers MD, MS, and MDS courses in 16 different subjects.
From January 2025 institute started to intake Super-specialty courses DM, M.Ch. with capacity of 8 number of seat also started PhD program in various departments.

Research and Collaborations

AIIMS Kalyani has been closely associated with research activities since its establishment. Research in medicine and allied sciences is one of the major functions of AIIMS Kalyani. A total of 12 research projects have been initiated by the faculty members of AIIMS Kalyani in 2019–20. The institute runs a Short Term Studentship scheme under Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Recent projects include ICMR-funded bacteriophage repository and WB-DSTBT-funded snakebite point-of-care testing in the Microbiology Department.
The Institute signed MoU with another premier Institution IISER Kolkata for further Research & Development opportunities in Jan 2020. signed a MoU for development of a collaborative platform for academic and research promotion and potential faculty and students exchange program in near future with NIBMG, IIIT Kalyani in September 2021.
In July 2023 signed an agreement with IIT Kharagpur for collaboration in education, research and medical services.
An MoU was signed on December 17, 2024, between Power Grid Corporation of India and AIIMS Kalyani for installing 10 Remote Operation Theatre Tables and 6 Anesthesia Workstations under Corporate social responsibility, with a project cost of ₹5.37 Crore.

Central library

The central library at the campus was started in March 2021. It was inaugurated on 8 March 2021, by Executive Director Ramji Singh. Unified Library Services for AIIMS Kalyani Central Library started on 27 March 2021. digital library on the campus gives students access to larger resources.
The library building consists of three floors with a carpet area of 2,608.596 square feet and a seating capacity of about 250 persons. The library is open up to 9pm, 7 days a week including Sundays and holidays, except national holidays. Its current collection consists of 800 printed books.

Patient care

On 27 January 2021, outpatient department service was opened at the permanent campus, with departments of general medicine, general surgery obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, dermatology, ophthalmology, ENT and Psychiatry.
On 26 February 2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Inpatient care services with 360 operational in-patients beds and 18 ICU beds.
In 2024, authorities of the institution requested Government of West Bengal to let Swasthya Sathi scheme to be provided in the hospital.

Criticisms and controversies

On 20 May 2022, a CID West Bengal lodged a FIR at Nadia Police Station based on a complaint filed by one Sariful Islam from Murshidabad. Sariful, also an applicant at AIIMS alleged corruption and use of power. Four BJP MLA, MP including former Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar, have been named in FIR, accusing them of using their influence to get jobs for their relatives at AIIMS, Kalyani. Relatives of two BJP MLAs have already been questioned in the case.

Calcutta High Courts Judgement

"The Calcutta High Court has directed the Government of India to revamp the infrastructure of AIIMS Kalyani so that it can be brought at par with AIIMS Delhi" Justice Tirthankar Ghosh made the remarks while hearing a petition seeking an autopsy of a minor girl who was raped and murdered in Joynagar area of West Bengal.