All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri
Seal of AIIMS Mangalagiri | |
Other name | AIIMSMNG |
|---|---|
| Motto | Sakal Swasthya Sarvada |
Motto in English | Health for All, Always |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2018 |
| President | Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Tapan Kumar Saha |
| Director | Dr. Ahanthem Santa Singh[1] |
Academic staff | 80 |
Administrative staff | 120 |
| Students | 280+ |
| Location | , , 522503 , India 16°26′N 80°33′E / 16.43°N 80.55°E |
| Campus | Urban, 183 acres |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Website | www |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri (AIIMS Mangalagiri) is a medical research public higher education institute located in the Mangalagiri, Amaravati, Guntur district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
According to the IIRF 2025 rankings, AIIMS Mangalagiri has been ranked 29th among all medical institutes in India, 8th in the South Zone, and 1st in Andhra Pradesh.[2]
History
In July 2014, during the 2014–15 budget speech, the Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced an allocation of ₹500 crore for the establishment of four new “Phase-IV” All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.[3][4]
The AIIMS at Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, was approved by the Union Cabinet in October 2015 at an estimated cost of ₹1,618 crore. Construction of the permanent campus began in September 2017, and the foundation stone was laid by Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda, Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Academics
AIIMS Mangalagiri commenced the 2018-19 academic session from a temporary campus at Siddhartha Medical College with 50 students. In the 2019-20 academic year, 50 more students joined the institute. The first batch at the permanent campus was the 2020-21 batch with 125 students.[5] The outpatient department at the permanent campus started operating in March 2019.[6] The inpatient department started in January 2021.
See also
- Education in Guntur
- Education in India
- List of medical colleges in India
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
References
- ^ "Appointment of Director, AIIMS cleared". indianmandarins.com. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ www.iirfranking.com. "IIRF Ranking: Universities, Engineering, B-Schools, (10+2) Schools, Design, Architecture & Law". IIRFRanking. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "5 more IIMs, IITs and four more AIIMS to be set up". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "AIIMS begins its journey with induction of 50 students". The Hindu. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "OPD services at AIIMS, Mangalagiri from today". New Indian Express. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.