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Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) was established in the year 1980 by the Vokkaligara Sangha and is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi university of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.
The Vokkaligara Sangha took a formal decision on 2nd September 1979 to start a Medical College from the year 1980-81 and applied for permission to the Registrar, Bangalore University. On 30th November 1980, Shri R Gundu Rao, the Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka, laid the foundation stone of the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital in the premises of the Sangha and announced the grant of vacant land in Banashankari to be used for the construction of college building and hostels. Thereafter, the Sangha appointed Dr. M Basavaraju, Professor of Physiology as the Principal on 1st January 1981 and other staff by March 1981 and classes were started regularly from the 16th March 1981. Since then 16th March is observed every year as KIMS Day. The Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute was held in the year 2006. A Magnificent college building to mark the centenary celebrations of the Vokkaligara Sangha and the Silver Jubilee of KIMS has been built at the Banashankari Campus.
The Pre-clinical and Para Clinical Departments are Located at Banashankari 2nd Stage near BDA complex and the Clinical Departments and KIMS Hospital are located at the KIMS Hospital, Krishna Rajendra Road, Visveswarapuram, 4kms from the College campus.
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences is also recognized by :
General Medical Council, United Kingdom
World Health Organization
The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists, London
Our management, Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha (RVS) was founded in the year 1906 to promote social, cultural and educational aspirations of the agricultural community. Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha with a commanding presence in Bangalore, Ramanagara, Mandya, Mysore, Chikkamagalur, Hassan, Tumkur, Chikkaballapura, Kolar and Chitradurga districts and with a fairly well spread presence in other regions of Karnataka has been conducting number of regular activities for the development and wellbeing of the community in particular and to all sections of the society in general. The sangha has also provided hostel facilities for poor background student and students are making use of these hostel facilities during their education career. The Sangha is running 18 Institutions including professional Institutions like Medical, Dental, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy and Engineering.
To provide an insightful educational experience that prepares students for careers in medicine through excellence in teaching, patient care, research and create physicians with a sense of social responsibility.
The institution shall train students in acquiring knowledge, skills and attitude, to excel as physicians with abilities to be globally relevant and cater to the medical needs of the society.
The institution shall deliver high quality patient care at an affordable cost and provide excellent health care services to all sections of the society.
The institution shall provide a congenial environment to ignite the minds of students in medical research and nurture them to take up research projects and assignments.
