All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani (,abbr. AIIMS Kalyani) () is a public hospital and medical school in Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is one of the AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance.

Announced in 2014 and formally approved on October 7, 2015, the institute broke ground in 2016. It was established by the Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, as formalized by a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification in The Gazette of India on January 24, 2018. AIIMS Kalyani commenced operations in 2019, standing as one of six AIIMS institutions to gain functional autonomy that year.

The institution features a comprehensive medical complex comprising a 960-bed Super Specialty hospital and a dedicated medical college. Within this infrastructure, the AYUSH division accounts for 920 beds, while the remaining 40 beds are situated within the OPD. The Super Specialty hospital is home to 34 specialized departments, ranging from clinical and diagnostic fields such as Anesthesiology and Biochemistry to foundational disciplines like Anatomy, Cardiology, and Physiology.

It is an undergraduate and postgraduate institution that enrolls 211 students yearly. The yearly MBBS intake is 125 from 2020 and selection is done through NEET(UG). There is also a B.Sc. and M.Sc. Nursing College.

History Proposal: 1957–2014

In 1957, Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru had offered to turn SSKM Hospital into an "AIIMS-type" institute. But the then chief minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy, had turned down the offer. Alt URL

The historical discourse surrounding the establishment of an AIIMS-caliber institution in West Bengal dates back to 1994. Following extensive deliberations with the Central Government, the then Health Minister of the Left Front administration, Prasanta Sur, announced the preliminary decision to establish an AIIMS-equivalent hospital in Kalyani. To catalyze this initiative, Pranab Mukherjee, who served as the Chairman of the Planning Commission at the time, authorized an initial allocation of ₹10 crore. On September 26, 1994, the project reached a significant milestone when President Shankar Dayal Sharma presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nurul Hasan Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research at the designated site. During the proceedings, it was formally underscored that the facility was envisioned to function as a premier medical center modeled strictly after the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

A pivotal moment in Indian medical history occurred in 2003 when Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj approved a proposal to modernize the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. By granting it a status equivalent to Delhi’s AIIMS, the government aimed to revitalize an institution that holds the distinction of being the first of its kind in Asia.

Establishing AIIMS, was part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, announced by the Government of India and officially launched in March 2006, for the purpose of "correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services", through setting up AIIMS Delhi-like institutions and upgrading government medical colleges.

Union Cabinet approved the establishment of an AIIMS-like institution in West Bengal on February 5, 2009. Alt URL To facilitate this project, the West Bengal State Government has committed to providing 100 acres of land in Raiganj, located in the Uttar Dinajpur District. This initiative aimed to significantly enhance regional medical infrastructure and specialized patient care.

Establishing an AIIMS in West Bengal was proposed in 2012 as part of the 12th Five-Year Plan, with the original location proposed being Raiganj, from the capital Kolkata, However, due to various challenges, including land acquisition issues and political opposition, the location was changed to Kalyani by June 2014, It was only from the capital.

PMSSY: Phase IV

The establishment of AIIMS was officially formalised in July 2014, During the 2014–15 budget speech, then-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley earmarked for the establishment of four "Phase-IV" AIIMS institutions. West Bengal was selected for these facilities, while the remaining slots were simply allocated to three other regional territories. In March 2015, the union cabinet gave an official approval for the location, on a 150-acre lot in the village Basantapur, near Kalyani. In October 2015, an official budget of was sanctioned The West Bengal government completed the handover of the 179.82-acre land plot to the central government in December of that year.

Genesis Construction of the institute’s campus commenced in 2016. Established by the Union Government on 24 January 2018, the Institute was founded under the authority granted by Section 3, Sub-section (1) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 (25 of 1956), following a formal notification by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. AIIMS Bhubaneswar served as the mentoring institution, Dipika Deka was appointed as the inaugural director. and Chitra Sarkar was appointed to the position of president. Deka resigned in March 2019, leaving the directorship vacant. In March 2020, Ramji Singh was designated as the new Executive Director. From September 2025 onwards, Arvind Sinha (Head, Pediatric Surgery – AIIMS Jodhpur) has been appointed as the Director of AIIMS Kalyani.

Developments

The institute became operational with the first batch of 50 MBBS students, which one of the six AIIMS to become operational in 2019. Classes started in September 2019. Temporarily, classes of the first batch were taken at the College of Medicine & JNM Hospital campus in Kalyani, while students were already staying at the hostel on the campus. In 2020, the number of MBBS seats was increased from 50 to 125.

On 1 March 2022, first Academic season of B.Sc (Nursing) course with 60 number of seats capacity inaugurated by institute president. In November 2022, Institute has been permitted to run postgraduate courses with 26 number of seats allocated for INI-CET January 2023 session. M.Sc (Nursing) on Pediatrics Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing with 4 NOS seat started for August 2023 session.

July 30, 2025, marked a definitive milestone in the institution's ascent as a premier center of national importance. The occasion was its inaugural convocation ceremony, graced by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu. The event celebrated the academic completion of the institute’s pioneering MBBS batch—admitted in 2019—alongside several Post-Doctoral Certificate Course (PDCC) scholars, signaling the institute's successful transition from a nascent project to a fully realized pillar of the Indian healthcare system.

Logo The institution's seal features prominent structures, agricultural crops, places, and rivers of Bengal. The name of the institution appears in Sanskrit above the seal and in English below it, flanked by two rice sheaves on each side—symbolizing paddy, Bengal's primary crop. A book follows the Rod of Asclepius, representing the institution's role in medical education. The blue waters at the bottom depict the Hooghly River, with the bridge above them illustrating the Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu). The root-like elements beneath the Rod of Asclepius evoke the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, formed by the Gangetic Delta, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers—a UNESCO World Heritage Site rich in flora and fauna. The Bengal tiger embodies regional pride and serves as India's national animal. The two fish signify the abundance of fish in Bengal's rivers and their importance as a food source. The seal's design was conceived by Madhavan C, an assistant professor of physiology.

Campuses

AIIMS Kalyani's campus is in Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, an affluent suburban residential community north of downtown Kolkata. It is directly north of the NH 34 Connector (the road connects Kalyani with NH 34), directly west of the Jamuna river and about 12 km east of Hooghly river. The campus is located in Seismic Zone III.

The campus is logically organized into three distinct zones: the Institutional, Residential, and Service areas. While the layout generally places the Institutional facilities to the south and the Residential quarters to the north, the Dharamshala block serves as a notable exception, being a residential unit situated within the southern sector. In terms of density, the campus features 10 buildings dedicated to institutional use and 16 allocated for residential purposes. Supporting these zones is the Service area—which includes critical infrastructure like electrical substations—positioned primarily along the western boundary wall.

The campus consists of mostly housing and academic buildings for the MBBS students, B.Sc (Nursing) students, and staff. Infrastructure (buildings and roads etc.) covers a total area of 57650.21 square meters, which is about 7.92% of the total campus's area. The hospital block is at the southern end of the campus, which is located near the main entrance to the campus. It covers a total area of 22,574.16 square meters. Ayush Block (Ayurveda and Homeopathy) is directly west of the Outpatient department (OPD) building, and only liquid oxygen plant of the institution is located to the west of the Inpatient department (IPD) building. There is only one canteen named "Dharamshala" within the campus, which is located west of Ayush Block.

Seven hostel buildings are located north of the parking lot (for AIIMS staff) and auditorium. The hostel buildings can accommodate a total of 1397 students. The complex of medical college building, nursing college building and laboratory building (medical) is to the north of the hospital building and to the west of the institution's administrative building. There are 5 residential buildings for staff, one guest house and an executive director's residence in the northern part of the campus. Granite, marble and vitrified tiles have been used for flooring in the buildings.

The parking area within the campus has a total area of 68,981 square meters, which can accommodate about 2999 cars. Parking spaces are provided at suitable locations near the activity area.

Organization and administration Governance

The institute is governed by a board of administrative officers or governing body, which includes president and director of the institute, chief secretary of the Government of West Bengal, the vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, director of IIT Kharagpur, secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and 5 others. They monitor the operation of the institute and its funding. There are three committees are within the governing body: Standing Academic Committee, Standing Selection Committee and Standing Finance Committee. In November 2018, Chitra Sarkar became the 1st president of the institute. In August 2025, Prof (Dr) YK Gupta joined the institute as the current president of the Institute. He is the former head of department of Pharmacology and former Dean Academics of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. The Institute is currently headed by Executive Director and CEO, Prof. (Dr) Arvind Sinha from 22nd Sept 2025. He is a notable Pediatric Surgeon and was previously the Medical Superintendent of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, and was the Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery before joining on deputation. The institute is funded by the Government of India.

Departments and centers

Anatomy Anaesthesiology Biochemistry Biostatistics Burn & Plastic surgery Cardiology Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery Community medicine & Family medicine Dentistry Dermatology & Venereology Endocrinology and Metabolism ENT Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Gastroenterology General Medicine General Surgery Medical oncology Microbiology Nephrology Neurosurgery