Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1365 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #338 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #24 of 876 | In India |
| #2 of 34 | In Punjab |
| #2 of 4 | In Chandigarh |
| #18 of 1,950 | For Dermatology |
| Top50% | For 125 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Master
- Website
- pgimer.edu.in
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 35%*
* Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | 12th year senior secondary/intermediate examination or recognized foreign equivalent |
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Research profile
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is a world-class research university with 44,781 scientific papers published and 664,567 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Pathology, Surgery, Genetics, Psychology, Chemistry, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, and Biochemistry.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 270 | 785 |
| 1994 | 249 | 955 |
| 1995 | 205 | 973 |
| 1996 | 242 | 1165 |
| 1997 | 230 | 1171 |
| 1998 | 271 | 1394 |
| 1999 | 349 | 1563 |
| 2000 | 352 | 1988 |
| 2001 | 345 | 2263 |
| 2002 | 377 | 2558 |
| 2003 | 411 | 3145 |
| 2004 | 491 | 3720 |
| 2005 | 528 | 4300 |
| 2006 | 623 | 5196 |
| 2007 | 617 | 6089 |
| 2008 | 670 | 7061 |
| 2009 | 733 | 8081 |
| 2010 | 921 | 9891 |
| 2011 | 1097 | 11574 |
| 2012 | 1303 | 13837 |
| 2013 | 1483 | 15986 |
| 2014 | 1770 | 19369 |
| 2015 | 1780 | 23128 |
| 2016 | 1977 | 25939 |
| 2017 | 2112 | 29649 |
| 2018 | 2623 | 32460 |
| 2019 | 2799 | 38455 |
| 2020 | 3333 | 53048 |
| 2021 | 3381 | 66705 |
| 2022 | 3200 | 68901 |
| 2023 | 2907 | 71285 |
| 2024 | 2604 | 68994 |
| 2025 | 2305 | 62663 |
Programs and Degrees
| Bachelor's Degree | Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Optometry, Public Health, Radiology, Speech Therapy and Audiology |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree (professional) | Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy |
| Master's Degree | Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Community Health, Medical Technology, Nursing, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Pharmacology, Public Health, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surgery |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Medicine |
Notable alumni
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Ram Baran Yadav
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dr. Ram Baran Yadav is a Nepali politician and physician who served as the first president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015, following the declaration of republic in 2008. Previously, he served as Minister of Health from 1999 to 2001 and general secretary of the Nepali Congress.
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Maharaj Kishan Bhan
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
-
Maharaj Kishan Bhan was an Indian pediatrician and clinical scientist. He received M.B.B.S. Degree (1969) from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and M.D. Degree from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. He carried out extensive post doctoral research at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the areas of diarrheal diseases and child nutrition with an emphasis on public health issues. He served as the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER).
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K. K. Talwar
- Occupations
- cardiologistwriter
- Biography
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Kewal Kishan Talwar is an Indian cardiologist, medical academic and writer, and a former chairman of the Medical Council of India. He is a former director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and is reported to have performed the first implantation of Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in South Asia. He is also credited with the introduction of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in India. He is a recipient of several honours including B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2006, for his contributions to medicine. Presently Dr. Talwar is working in PSRI Hospital Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi as the chairman of Cardiac Sciences
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Yog Raj Sharma
- Born in
-
India - Occupations
- ophthalmologist
- Biography
-
Yog Raj Sharma is an Indian ophthalmologist and ex-chief of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, the apex body of the National Programme for the Control of Blindness, a Government of India initiative to reduce the prevalence of blindness in India. He is the Chairman of the Task Force on Prevention and Control of Diabetic Retinopathy Group and the Co-Chairman of the National Task Force on Prevention of Blindness from Retinopathy of Prematurity under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. An advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India. Sharma was honored by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. In 2005, Yog Raj Sharma's published article on "Pars plana vitrectomy vs scleral buckling in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment" in Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica and in November 2021, American society of retina specialists cited it as top 100 publications on retinal detachment management in the last ~121 years. Of these top hundred publications, only nineteen countries contributed, three of the contributing countries were Asian and from India this study was the sole contribution. Dr Sharma called it 'the singular biggest achievement of his career" in an article published in Daily Excelsior, Jammu in December 2021.
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Sasidharan Puthenpurakkal
- Born in
- India
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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P. K. Sasidharan is an Indian professor, medical practitioner, medical teacher and author from Kozhikode, Kerala. He retired as the Professor and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine and the division of Clinical Hematology at Calicut Medical College in 2015. He had held academic positions like the Dean faculty of Medicine of the University of Calicut and the chairman of PG board of studies at the Kerala University of Health Science (KUHS). He served as the PhD research Guide for University of Calicut during his tenure at Calicut
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research faculties and divisions
| Course/Programme : Medicine | Anaesthesiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cardiology, Community Health, Dental Technology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Health Administration, Hepatology, Immunology, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurological Therapy, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthodontics, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Plastic Surgery, Pneumology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social and Preventive Medicine, Surgery, Urology, Venereology |
|---|---|
| Course/Programme : Nursing | Community Health, Medicine, Nursing, Surgery |
| Course/Programme : Paramedical | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Radiology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Treatment Techniques |
| Course/Programme : Short Term Training | Medicine |
General information
| Alternative names | PGIMER |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Accreditation | Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD); Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Motto | आर्त सेवा सर्वभद्र: शोधश च |
Location and contacts
| Address | Sector 12 Chandigarh, Union Territory, 160012 India |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,055,000 |