Overview
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) is a public hospital and medical university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The institute is named after its founder, the 7th Nizam of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, and was inaugurated by Princess Durrushehvar.
NIMS is a State university, established through an Act of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature. In addition to functioning as a tertiary care hospital, it offers medical education and undertakes research activities within its remit as a state-funded institution.
The institute operates from a sprawling campus situated in Punjagutta, a central locality of Hyderabad. The campus houses both the hospital facilities and the academic infrastructure of the university.