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{{Hatnote|This article is about the university in Bangalore, India. For other uses see [[Rajiv Gandhi University (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Short description|University in Karnataka, India}}
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| name = Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
| name = Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
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| caption = RGUHS logo
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| motto = Right for Rightful Health Science Education
| motto = Right for Rightful Health Science Education
| established = {{start date and age|1996}}
| established = {{start date and age|1996}}
| type = [[Public university|Government]]
| type = [[Public university|Government]]
| chancellor = [[Governor of Karnataka]]
| chancellor = [[Governor of Karnataka]]
| vice_chancellor = Jayakar S. M.
| vice_chancellor = M. K. Ramesh<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chattopadhyay |first1=Sanchari |title=Dr M K Ramesh appointed new VC of RGUHS |url=https://medicaldialogues.in/state-news/karnataka/dr-m-k-ramesh-appointed-new-vc-of-rguhs-85343 |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=medicaldialogues.in |date=5 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| students =  
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| city = [[Jayanagar, Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
| city = [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagara]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
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'''Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences''' ('''RGUHS'''), centered in [[Bangalore]], India, is a public, affiliating university set up in 1996 by the government of [[Karnataka]], [[India]], for the regulation and promotion of [[higher education]] in [[health sciences]] throughout the state of Karnataka. RGUHS is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=102&items_perpage=20&pageID=6|title=ACU Members - Asia - Central and South|website=Acu.ac.uk|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
'''Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences''' ('''RGUHS'''), centered in [[Bengaluru]], India, is a public, affiliating university set up in 1996 by the government of [[Karnataka]], [[India]], for the regulation and promotion of [[higher education]] in [[health sciences]] throughout the state of Karnataka. RGUHS is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=102&items_perpage=20&pageID=6|title=ACU Members - Asia - Central and South|website=Acu.ac.uk|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>


It is the largest health sciences university in India.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
It is the largest health sciences university in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-01 |title=Silver jubilee halo for Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences’ stellar work |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/silver-jubilee-halo-for-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-sciences-stellar-work/articleshow/76135077.cms |access-date=2023-05-10 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 11, 2021 |title=Bengaluru Medical students gear up to face questions on Covid-19 in this year’s exam |work=The Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-medical-students-gear-up-to-face-questions-on-covid-19-in-this-year-s-exam-996190.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-06-14 |title=Won't let appointment of any undeserving as RGUHS VC: Dr Sudhakar |url=https://www.mysoorunews.com/wont-let-appointment-of-any-undeserving-as-rguhs-vc-dr-sudhakar/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Mysooru News |language=en-India}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
== Controversy ==
* [[Hans Rosling]] was a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker. He was a professor at International Health at Karolinska Institutet and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system.
Irregularities in admissions and affiliations in paramedical and [[nursing]] courses at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) was cited which led to a nursing scam being exposed. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nursing Scam Brewing at Rajiv Gandhi Health Varsity |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2015/oct/31/Nursing-Scam-Brewing-at-Rajiv-Gandhi-Health-Varsity-836819.html |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* [[Kavery Nambisan]] is an Indian doctor and novelist. Nambisan's ''The Story that Must Not Be Told'' was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2012, as well as the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008.
 
* [[Brian J.G. Pereira]] is a nationally recognized expert on kidney disease and nephrology. He is currently president and CEO of Visterra, Inc.
==See Also==
* [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University]]
* [[Baba Farid University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University]]
* [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Kerala University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University]]
* [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Odisha University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Rajasthan University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]]
* [[West Bengal University of Health Sciences]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.rguhs.ac.in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences] website
* {{official}}


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Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
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MottoRight for Rightful Health Science Education
TypeGovernment
Established1996; 30 years ago (1996)
ChancellorGovernor of Karnataka
Vice-ChancellorM. K. Ramesh[1]
Location
Jayanagara, Bengaluru, Karnataka
,
India

12°55′34.04″N 77°35′33.15″E / 12.9261222°N 77.5925417°E / 12.9261222; 77.5925417
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.rguhs.ac.in

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), centered in Bengaluru, India, is a public, affiliating university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka. RGUHS is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK.[2]

It is the largest health sciences university in India.[3][4][5]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

Irregularities in admissions and affiliations in paramedical and nursing courses at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) was cited which led to a nursing scam being exposed. [6]

See Also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Sanchari (5 December 2021). "Dr M K Ramesh appointed new VC of RGUHS". medicaldialogues.in. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "ACU Members - Asia - Central and South". Acu.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Silver jubilee halo for Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences' stellar work". The Times of India. 1 June 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bengaluru Medical students gear up to face questions on Covid-19 in this year's exam". The Deccan Herald. 11 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Won't let appointment of any undeserving as RGUHS VC: Dr Sudhakar". Mysooru News. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nursing Scam Brewing at Rajiv Gandhi Health Varsity". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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