About NIMS Medical College and Hospital 

Nims Group was founded in 2001 by Prof. (Dr.) Balvir S. Tomar, an alumnus of Harvard University and King's College London.[citation needed] The National Institute of Medical Sciences was founded as a venture of the Nims Group in 2002.[citation needed] Nims Group began additional ventures, including Nims Medical College, Nims Dental College, Nims Nursing College, Nims College of Pharmacy, Nims Institute of Management, Nims Engineering College, Nims Institute of Law, Nims International School, national news channel News India, and Nims-Fluxlite LED Manufacturing Plant.[citation needed]

The various Nims Group schools were reorganized as Nims University under the Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur Act, 2008, enacted by the Government of Rajasthan and recognized by the UGC.[expand acronym] The university is recognized by MCI, DCI, PCI, INC, BCI, and COA.[expand acronym][citation needed]

In 2014, satellite channel News India was founded under Nims Group to provide current affairs information to the student body.[citation needed]

Nims university attracts students from across India and internationally (e.g., Nigeria, South and North Sudan, Libya, Yamen, Iran, Iraq, Eretria, Djibouti, Congo, Somalia, Benin, Syria, Nepal, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique).[citation needed]

Nims University won the Best Self-Financed University Award 2013 and CCI Technology Education Excellence Award 2014.[citation needed] Nims University was recognized as the best skill-development institute by the Government of India and ASSOCHAM.[expand acronym][citation needed] Nims University has received awards for Best Skill Development for two consecutive years, in 2015 and 2016.[citation needed] In 2017, Nims University was again awarded as Best Private University jointly by the Centre Education Growth and Research (CEGR) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).[citation needed]

Information compiled from: NIMS Medical College and Hospital Website