Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Dehradun: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University, was established in 2014, situated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand is a state university. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India and it also provide various medical and health care courses. The university offers 106 courses offered in 11 degree specialising in medical field programmes. Spread in the area of New Central Hop Town, Bhayakhala, Seshambara, (Selaqui), Dehradun, the said campus caters for the medical education in the region. It is impossible to come across particular enrolment data but, it is clear that medical education has been hosted by offering a wide range and courses.

There are the following facilities to create the appropriate conditions for student learning and personal growth at Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University. These include; The hostel facilities that include separate hostel for boys and girls to enhance students’comfortable accommodation. It has a good reading room that avails most of the medical books and other informations to the students. There are departmental laboratories for students exposed to practice different laboratories related to their fields of specialisation. The university also has very sound information communication technology (ICT) to make sure that students access modern facilities for their learning processes. Sports facilities are made available in order to ensure a proper balance between sports and academic.

 Particularly in the facilities; simple and convenient to use Sports facilities are made available for appropriate sporting and other academic pursuits. All these facilities put together makes for an enabling environment for the development of medical personnel.

Subsequently, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University provides a rich spectrum of courses related to medical and health profession. There are 106 full-time courses offered in the institution although offer most of them in diverse specializations. These include MBBS, B.Sc Nursing, B.Pharma, MD/MS in various disciplines M.Sc Nursing and MPT etc. The university also has diploma programmes in medical related fields. It may not have been defined how many total number of seats offered for all the courses but the institution has enrolled a good number of students through its affiliated colleges and constituent institutions in the UT of Uttarakhand.

The admissions of this University are conducted differently based on the programme of study offered in the department. For admission to MBBS the university considers the scores of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG). Likewise, for postgraduate medical courses (MD/MS), every candidate is given admission through All India Rank of NEET-PG. The university also has exams for other programmes that it offers as part of entrance requirements for these programmes. No special admission dates have been given although interested persons should refer to the official website of the university for more information on when the applications are likely to start end and the procedures to follow. It is also important for an institution to support its students financially but the institution does not give a lot of information about the scholarships. Its being a state university makes it a key producer of the medical workforce in the region besides supporting the health sector of the region.