Director's Message

DPGI Prof. Vivek Lal

Dear Visitor

Greetings and warm welcome from PGIMER, Chandigarh!

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has been one of the most illustrious post graduate medical educational establishments since its inception in 1962. Conceived as a National centre of excellence, PGIMER has been paramount in production of numerous distinguished specialists in the field of medicine. Our alumni from all disciplines have always kept the PGI flag reigning high and are serving in almost every corner of the nation and across the globe.

Patient care has been the top most priority of PGIMER and we have always held up Service with Sacrifice as our moto. Our patients and employees visualize PGIMER as an auspicious and the most pious abode of SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.

COVID 19 Pandemic witnessed the dedication, commitment , tenacity and resilience of the institute and its employees who served selflessly for the welfare and safety of the community, focusing on holistic health this institution not just provides medical services but also plays a vital part in catering to needs of patients requiring preventive health care and rehabilitative therapies. Annually, PGIMER caters to over 10 lakh patients in outpatient department and about one lakh patients in various emergency and inpatient departments. Numerous patients from all over the country are referred for an expert opinion from the masters in the fields. At present there are 160 speciality and super-speciality OPDs and numerous laboratory facilities serving patients nation-wide from all walks of society.

We continuously scrutinize and improvise on services available for patients. Recent additions towards these reforms include total computerization of OPD and IPD registration, online availability of lab reports, online portal for hospital admissions and up gradation of PGI Poor patient cell. State of the art technologies for various diagnostic modalities are available in PGIMER like 384 slice dual source CT Scan, Advanced PET and CT facilities, Advanced Metabolic and Genetic laboratories, Advanced Vascular Intervention Laboratory, Kitten MRI machines etc.

Our departments reach out to community to provide high standard of services and feasible pattern of health care delivery at the grass root level. Besides these, PGIMER provides training of health care workers in providing emergency services and early resource mobilization. Every year many public awareness campaigns are organized which work not just towards dispelling ignorance but also attempt to mitigate the societal taboos with regards to various diseases.

PGIMER has most efficiently fulfilled the responsibility to broaden the horizons of medical knowledge by intensive research in the field of healthcare and by extensive endeavours to persistently upgrade the standards of medical education. We wish to continue this process of education with the sole motive of serving our nation in an utmost pure and dedicated form. Apart from direct patient care we are committed to provide world class education and training to students seeking admissions in various medical, paramedical and nursing courses. PGIMER offers 24 different post graduate courses, 40 super speciality courses and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) courses in all medical and non medical disciplines along with 24 paramedical under and post graduate courses. Students are selected via a common national level entrance exam to these faculties. Staff, Students, faculty and other stakeholders have consistently performed at regional, national and international forums keeping the PGI flag flying high. PGIMER also collaborates with many regional, national and international institutes and centres of excellence for cutting edge research in various disciplines.

PGIMER has been widely recognised for its outstanding contribution towards the promotion of cadaver organ donation and has been a national winner in the best hospital category for 4 consecutive years.

I invite you to browse through various sections of this site and shall be grateful for relevant comments and/or suggestions to further improve our services.

PGI is in short a pilgrimage for patients who travel miles with hope of getting the selfless, unbiased, scientific and evidence based treatment;, students who dedicate the prime of their life to learn and practice and its employees who pledge their commitment for society’s welfare. Our aim is to tirelessly work and serve every common man with dedication who comes to PGIMER holding this belief.

We are and will always be with our patients and for our patients.

Jai Hind