Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (Pt. B.D. Sharma UHS) is a state public university in Rohtak, Haryana, India, dedicated to medical and allied health education, research, and patient care. The university is named after Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, who served as the first Chief Minister of Haryana following the state's formation in 1966.
| Name | Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences |
|---|---|
| Type | State public university |
| Field | Health sciences |
| Location | Rohtak, Haryana, India |
| Country | India |
| Named after | Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma |
The institution traces its origins to the medical college established at Rohtak, which was later named Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS). The medical college and its associated hospital developed into one of the principal tertiary care and teaching centres in northern India. The Government of Haryana subsequently elevated the institution to the status of a health sciences university, bringing medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health education in the state under a unified academic framework.
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, super-specialty, and doctoral programmes across a range of disciplines, including:
The university also conducts common entrance and affiliation processes for medical, dental, and paramedical institutions across Haryana.
The Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, functions as the principal constituent and teaching hospital of the university, providing tertiary care services to patients from Haryana and neighbouring states.
As Haryana's specialised health sciences university, the institution plays a central role in producing the state's medical workforce, regulating health science curricula, and advancing clinical research. Its affiliated network spans government and private medical, dental, nursing, and pharmacy colleges in the state.