Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has resolved in its senate and the syndicate to construct a 900-bed high-tech hospital for clinical practice on its new campus being built in Ramanagara.

The university has submitted a detailed plan to the State government and is awaiting approval to begin work.

“A proposal has been submitted to the National Medical Commission (NMC) this year for the establishment of a new government medical college in Ramanagara. This college is a constituent college of the university, and it is necessary to have our own college hospital. Therefore, a decision has been made to construct a 900-bed high-tech hospital on the RGUHS new campus, and a master plan has been prepared and submitted to the government,” said B.C. Bhagwan, Vice-Chancellor, RGUHS.

A project revived

The construction of the new RGUHS campus near Archakarahalli in Ramanagara is in full swing, at a cost of about ₹600 crore.

As per the original plan, the campus was supposed to include medical, dental, pharmacy, and nursing colleges, apart from a 250-bed super specialty and a 750-bed hi-tech hospitals. However, the government dropped the hi-tech hospital and approved the rest.

Meanwhile, the State government has decided to establish a new government medical college in Ramanagara. It has already submitted a proposal to the NMC to start the medical college with the support of the district hospital. However, cardiologist and MP for Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath objected to the same writing to the Vice-Chancellor, RGUHS, on January 14, 2026. Following this, the hi-tech hospital proposal was revived, eventually leading to the resolution in the university’s senate and syndicate.

‘Own hospital needed’

The RGUHS has now argued that they need a hospital of their own for the medical students’ clinical practice. “The district hospital in Ramanagara has 300 beds, and the taluk hospital has 150 beds. Both of these hospitals can be combined, and a medical college can be established. However, the 450 beds available from both hospitals are sufficient for the training of only 100 students. Such a small number of available beds will not support the increase of medical seats in the future. Additionally, since clinical practice is essential for students, we need our own medical hospital,” Dr. Bhagwan said.

Delay 

The RGUHS campus is being constructed on a total of 216 acres in Ramanagara and has missed the deadline. “Seventy percent of the work has already been completed. According to the schedule, occupancy was to be completed by March-April 2026. However, there has been a slight delay. Therefore, we have requested that the administration block and medical college block be handed over by November, and we will shift to Ramanagara soon,” Dr. Bhagwan said.