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Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
ବୀର ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସାଏ ଆୟୁର୍ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଓ ଗବେଷଣା ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ
Crest of VIMSAR
Motto in English
To serve others always with a kind heart
TypePublic
Established1959 (1959)
AffiliationsOdisha University of Health Sciences
DeanDr. Pradeep Kumar Mohanty
DirectorDr. Lal Mohan Nayak
Location
Burla, Sambalpur
,
Odisha
,
India

21°30′N 83°52′E / 21.5°N 83.87°E / 21.5; 83.87
Websitewww.vimsar.ac.in
main entrance to Hospital block

Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), formerly the Veer Surendra Sai Medical College and Hospital, is a public medical college and hospital in Burla, Sambalpur district, Odisha, India. Established in 1959, it provides medical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and serves as a tertiary-care referral hospital for western Odisha and adjoining areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.[1][2]

Location

The campus is situated in Burla, in the Sambalpur district of Odisha, about 330 kilometres northwest of the state capital, Bhubaneswar.[3]

History

In 1958, to address healthcare needs in western Odisha, the then Chief Minister of Odisha, Harekrushna Mahatab, decided to establish a medical college at Burla—the second in the state. The Burla Medical College (BMC) came into existence in July 1959, with 41 male and 9 female students selected from SCB Medical College in Cuttack forming its first batch.[4]

The college initially operated from the building later known as the Old College Building, under its first principal, Radhanath Mishra. The Medical Council of India (MCI) at first declined to recognise BMC, citing inadequate infrastructure, so a new campus comprising the main college building, a hospital, hostels and staff quarters was developed. Construction began on 12 February 1961, and on its completion in 1966 the college moved to the new campus, receiving MCI approval in 1967. In 1969 it was renamed Veer Surendra Sai Medical College in honour of the 19th-century freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.[4] The Government of Odisha declared the institution an autonomous body, effective 1 January 2015, and it was renamed the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research.[5]

Academics

VIMSAR offers undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as well as paramedical courses, and is recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC).[1] The undergraduate MBBS programme lasts four and a half years and is followed by a one-year compulsory rotating internship, with admission through the NEET-UG examination. Seats are divided between the All India Quota and the Odisha state quota administered through OJEE. The institute also offers postgraduate MD and MS degrees across a range of specialties, admission to which is through NEET-PG, as well as diploma courses in paramedical fields.[1]

Infrastructure

VIMSAR functions as a major tertiary-care teaching hospital for western Odisha. A six-storey super-specialty block was constructed on the campus with central funding; press reports placed its cost at roughly ₹150 crore during construction.[6][7] The project, originally scheduled for completion in 2023, faced repeated delays.[8]

The facility was inaugurated in May 2025 by the Union Minister and Sambalpur Member of Parliament Dharmendra Pradhan. According to reporting at the inauguration, it provides about 272 beds, including 58 intensive care unit beds, and houses nine specialist departments: urology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, gastroenterology, endocrinology and clinical haematology.[2]

Students' life

Undergraduate students are represented by a students' union elected annually, and postgraduate students by a body known as the Junior Doctors' Association. The institute periodically hosts an inter-medical-college cultural and sports festival.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research". Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  2. Rout, Yajati K. (29 May 2025). "Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Super Specialty Hospital at VIMSAR Burla". Pragativadi. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  3. "Location". www.vimsar.ac.in. Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. "The Inception". www.vimsar.ac.in. Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Director". www.vimsar.ac.in. Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  6. "Odisha: VIMSAR's super-speciality block to be operational by April, says official". ThePrint. Press Trust of India. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  7. "VIMSAR super-specialty block to open by April". Orissa POST. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  8. "VIMSAR Super Speciality Building Inauguration Postponed Once Again". Medical Dialogues. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  9. "Neurological Society of India". Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  10. Pandey, Deepak (9 February 2019). "जानें क्‍या है भाजपा प्रवक्‍ता संबित पात्रा का धनबाद कनेक्‍शन, टिकट के दावेदारों में उछला नाम". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 March 2022.