ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU) is a state university run by the Uttar Pradesh state government, functioning as an affiliating university based in Lucknow. It was established by Uttar Pradesh act no. 42 of 2018, though 2020 is considered its official establishment year, marking the appointment of its first vice-chancellor. The university's foundation was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 December 2019, with construction beginning in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its opening was delayed, and it became fully functional in the academic year 2021–22, operating initially from a transit campus at Vibhuti Khand, Lucknow. It affiliates all medical, dental, nursing, and paramedical colleges in Uttar Pradesh and conducts entrance examinations for paramedical and nursing admissions. The university offers MBBS and dental courses of 4.5 years plus a 1-year internship, paramedical courses of 3 and 4 years, and nursing courses of 2–4 years. Its planned infrastructure includes an auditorium, administrative block, and later a hospital and teaching facilities, with the Public Works Department (PWD) serving as the nodal agency for construction.