Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya University of Health Sciences, Karnal is a university specialised in health sciences in
Karnal,
Haryana, India. It was established by Haryana Act No. 27 of 2016 and named University of Health Sciences, Karnal which was changed into Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya University of Health Sciences, Karnal by an amendment act passed in 2018.
History
The concept of the University of Health Sciences at Kutail,
Karnal,
Haryana was introduced in 2016. After the Department of Medical Education and Research, Haryana proposed the idea of university at Kutail, the university was approved by
Manohar Lal Khattar
Manohar Lal Khattar (born 05 May 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current chief minister of Haryana. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former RSS pracharak. He represents Karnal constituency in Haryan ...
the present Chief Minister of
Haryana along with Haryana Cabinet. The announcement was made by Chief Minister while addressing the press at
Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College
Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) is a co-educational medical college located in Karnal, Haryana. It was established in 2017 and is named in the honor of Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla. KCGMC is affiliated t ...
.
Government of Haryana sought help of
Bloomberg School of Public Health at
Johns Hopkins University in the United States to set up the University of Health Sciences in Kutail,
Karnal,
Haryana.
The
Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College
Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) is a co-educational medical college located in Karnal, Haryana. It was established in 2017 and is named in the honor of Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla. KCGMC is affiliated t ...
is thus the mother institution of University of Health Sciences.
Campus
The campus near
Grand Trunk Road is located on the 99 years long land leased by the Kutail village at the rate of Rs 1 per acre to the Medical Education and Research Department, Haryana.
Admission
The university commenced running classes for the 44
BSc Nursing and 30
BSc Physiotherapy students in November 2018, initially from the campus of the KCGMCH while the university buildings are being constructed.
[classes begin today]
See also
* Similar institutes
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All India Institutes of Medical Sciences
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AIIMS, Badsa (Jhajjar)
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Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak
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List of institutions of higher education in Haryana
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List of medical colleges in India
* Related health topics
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Healthcare in India
India has a multi-payer universal health care model that is paid for by a combination of public and private health insurance funds along with the element of almost entirely tax-funded public hospitals. The public hospital system is essential ...
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Indian states ranking by institutional delivery
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List of hospitals in India
References
Medical and health sciences universities in India
Proposed organizations
Hospitals in Haryana
Medical colleges in Haryana
Teaching hospitals in India
Education in Karnal
Karnal
Universities in Haryana
2016 establishments in Haryana
Educational institutions established in 2016
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