Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Motto "Right For Rightful Health Science Education"
Established 1996
Type Public
Location Bangalore, India
Campus Urban
Vice Chancellor Dr. Sriprakash K. S.
Affiliations UGC
Website www.rguhs.ac.in

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, centered in Bangalore, India, is a unitary university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka.

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The establishment of the university was directed by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Act of 1994. About 276 colleges throughout the state, affiliated with different universities, that were conducting courses related to Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy and Nursing were placed under the Rajiv Gandhi University in order to establish uniform standards in academics and administration. The university is named after former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. Originally it was centered in Mysore, but in 1998 the Karnataka State Legislature directed that it be moved to Bangalore. The University runs a course on Health Librarianship.

Testing problems

In 2006, the university was the subject of a government inquiry when evidence was revealed that professors had provided students with copies of a post-graduate entrance exam beforehand.[1][2] The university had earlier had problems with the same exam when errors in the optical mark recognition answer sheets of the test were discovered.[3] University students had claimed earlier that same year that the test was unfairly skewed to benefit more privileged students.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ramesh, B.S. (2007-05-24). "CBI files FIR against 30 in RGUHS entrance test scam". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/24/stories/2007052404890500.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 
  2. ^ "CoD to probe RGUHS PGET scam". The Times of India. 2007-04-27. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/CoD_to_probe_RGUHS_PGET_scam/articleshow/1969084.cms. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 
  3. ^ "RGUHS cancels PG entrance test". The Hindu. 2005-02-17. http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/07/stories/2005020713800300.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 
  4. ^ "Students want entrance test again". The Hindu. 2006-03-13. http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/10/stories/2006031023240400.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 

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