Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University is a state public university based in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. The university functions as an affiliating body for medical, dental, nursing, paramedical and allied health science institutions in Uttar Pradesh, and is named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India.
| Name | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University |
|---|---|
| Type | State public university |
| Field | Medical and health sciences |
| Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Named after | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Uttar Pradesh, with one of the largest networks of medical colleges in India, has historically affiliated its government and private medical colleges to general state universities and to specialised health science universities. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University was constituted as a dedicated affiliating university for medical education in the state, intended to bring medical, dental, nursing, physiotherapy and other health science courses under a single academic and regulatory framework.
As an affiliating university, its responsibilities typically include:
The creation of a specialised medical university in Lucknow reflects a broader trend in Indian states of separating health sciences education from general state universities, following the model of institutions such as the King George's Medical University in Lucknow and similar dedicated health universities in other states. By centralising affiliation and examinations for medical colleges across Uttar Pradesh, the university is intended to streamline academic administration in a state with a large student intake in medicine and allied fields.