SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE INSTITUTE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, is named among the affiliated medical colleges of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), a public university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. RGUHS was chartered in 1996 by the Government of Karnataka to regulate and promote higher education in health sciences throughout the state, following the passage of the RGUHS Act in 1994. The university oversees a wide range of health disciplines, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health sciences, and is considered the largest medical university in India. As one of the many institutions affiliated with RGUHS, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute falls under the university's academic and regulatory framework, alongside other colleges such as Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, and St. John's Medical College. No further specific details about the founding year, history, or individual programs of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute are provided in the available text.