The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) is a medical institution located in Bengaluru, India. It functions as the apex centre for mental health education and neuroscience research in the country, providing clinical care, training and research across the related disciplines.
NIMHANS has been declared an Institute of National Importance and operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. This status enables it to design its own academic programmes and conduct independent research in the fields of mental health and the neurosciences.
The institute is widely regarded as a leading centre in India for super-specialty training in psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery. It offers postgraduate and higher specialty courses across these disciplines, in addition to allied areas of clinical and behavioural sciences.
NIMHANS has also been listed among Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals, reflecting its standing in clinical service delivery alongside its academic and research roles.