Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences, Raipur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences Raipur Chhattisgarh was founded in 2012.It is a specialized college. Located across the street from Rajkumar College on Swami Atmanand Marg, G.E. Road this affiliated college occupies a 6.05 acre land area. PGIBAMS provides a niche range of postgraduate courses in mental health fields for the student population of twenty students and human resource of seven faculty members. For its part, the institute is focused on behavioral and medical sciences, as shown in the courses it teaches; M.Phil in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work; M.Sc in Psychiatric Nursing; and DNB in Psychiatry. 

PGIBAMS has fulfilled a litany of facilities, which can be considered as the and aesthetically developed for the purpose of executing a revolutionary method of learning to impart the education to the students. Possibly the most significant academic tool, the library contains more than 1,000 volumes and periodicals on psychiatric and psychological subjects, neurological and other medical specialties. In skill based area there is an anatomy lab, nutrition lab, community lab MCH lab and nursing foundation lab are present in this institute. The class sizes are large and contain all the necessary facilities of the contemporary Pennsylvania audio-visual technology. In an effort to give up-to-date technology experience, PGIBAMS has fitted a computerized laboratory which comprises of internet connection as well as a wireless connection all through the compound. At the present time, the institute has an academic portfolio comprising four specialized courses All are on fully- fledged mode. 

These include two-year Master of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work; Master of Science in Psychiatric Nursing; three-year Diplomate of National Board in Psychiatry. The M.Sc Psychiatric Nursing course has 15 sanctioned admits and the DNB Psychiatry course has 2 admits. Thus, it is possible to keep the student-to-faculty ratio low which contributes to the increase of students’ and graduates’ satisfaction with the quality of education in PGIBAMS when studying such a narrow range of specializations. 

Admission at PGIBAMS is equally pointed at getting candidates who are most suitable to attend PGIBAMS’ specialized programs. Both M.Phil courses in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric Social Work involve a screening test from which students are selected for an interview. It also helps to maintain the idea of scholarships, which is to bring only the best and the most deserving students on board these intensive training programs. Detailed admission process is not indentified for the course M.Sc Psychiatric Nursing and DNB Psychiatry however it is likely that the admission criteria of these specialized programs are equally stringent. PGIBAMS knows the need of the proper environment for living as its students. Hostel facilities are available separately for boys and girls;boys’ hostel is located in Mana Hospital canal whereas girls hostel is at separate location at tis path. 

This means that in order to allow hostel dwellers to move to and from the college with ease, the college has provided an efficient bus service. These hostels along with other facilities such as a canteen which prepares healthy food, playground and fitness centre and a medical aid post with provision for emergency first aid all enrich the educative nature of PGIBAMS. Finally, PGIBMRS Raipur emerges out as a targeted and specialised point of academic strength in mental health education. PGIBAMS is in a good position to train the next generation of mental health professionals with specialised programmes and experienced faculty; and state of the art amenities and dedicated infrastructure to support their training and education and thereby add value to the behavioural and medical sciences in India.