Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa


The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa is located in Putlampally village, near Kadapa City. It is affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences. The institute is spread over.

History

In the past, RIMS General Hospital was a secondary level care Hospital i.e., District Hospital. It was located in Kadapa city. Later it was converted into tertiary level care hospital, as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa.
This college was founded by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2006. It was inaugurated on 27 September 2006 by the then UPA Chair Person Smt. Sonia Gandhi. This medical institute started from 1 August 2006.

Intake

The present intake of this institute is 175 seats
This prestigious institute also provides MD/MS SEATS in various speciality courses..
MD Physiology- 2 seats,
MS Anatomy - 2 seats,
MS ENT - 3 seats,
MS Opthalmology- 3 seats,
MS Obstetrics and gynaecology - 7 seats,
MD Dermatology - 2 seats,
MD Anesthesia - 2 seats,
MS Generalsurgery- 3 seats,
MD General medicine - 12 seats.
The current CM Of Andhrapradesh, honourable YS Jaganmohan reddy laid the foundation stone for YSR cancer hospital block,superspeciality hospital,Mental hospital block, LV prasad eye institute on
23 rd December 2019 in this prestigious institute.