Summary
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.[1][2][3][4]
Other names | PDDUUHS Karnal, University of Health Sciences, Karnal (2016-2018) |
|---|---|
| Motto | सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः । सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः |
| Type | Teaching tertiary care general hospital |
| Established | 2016 |
Academic affiliations | Medical Council of India |
| Endowment | ₹11.24 billion (US$140 million) per annum |
| Budget | Rs 645.77 crore |
| President | Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Haryana |
| Location | Karnal, Haryana, India 29°37′07″N 77°00′55″E / 29.6185°N 77.0154°E |
| Campus | 100 acres (40 ha) |
History edit
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 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. 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 is thus the mother institution of University of Health Sciences. [5]
Campus edit
The 178-acre (72 ha) 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 edit
The university commenced running classes for the 44 BSc Nursing and 30BSc Physiotherapy students in November 2018, initially from the campus of the KCGMCH while the university buildings are being constructed.[6]
See also edit
- Similar institutes
- Related health topics
References edit
- ^ "Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal will inaugurate the Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal on March 15, 2017. - Directorate of Information, Public Relations & Languages, Government of Haryana". Prharyana.gov.in. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Haryana Government Approved Kalpana Chawla University of Health Sciences". Collegedekho.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Kalpana Chawla University of Health Sciences to open in Karnal's Kutail village". M.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Kalpana Chawla University of Health Sciences - India Medical Times". Indiamedicaltimes.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Three committees constituted for monitoring works relating to Kalpana Chawla university". Uniindia.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ classes begin today.