Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College

Overview

Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital is one of the premier and reputed homoeopathic colleges of India. The institution was founded by Late Padama Bhushan Awardee Dr. Yudhvir Singh, a great freedom fighter, social worker and pioneer Homoeopath of India. The foundation stone of the college building was laid by the then Hon'ble Dr. Sushila Nayyar, Minister of Health and Family Welfare on August 22nd, 1963. The OPD wing was inaugurated by the then Hon'ble Prime Minister, late Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri on May 6, 1964 and 100 bedded IPD Services were started on 27th Feb. 1980 by the then Municipal Councillor, Sh.Kedarnath Sahani. The journey of the college started with the excellence of Dr.Jugal Kishore, Founder Director of the college. Previous principals of the college have been Dr.B.K.Bhatnagar (1 September 1967 to 24 April 1975), Dr.D.P.Rastogi (25 April 1975 to 15 April 1984), Dr.V.K.Gupta (16 April 1984 to 31 March 1995) and Dr.V.K.Khanna(1 April 1995 to till 31 July 2007). Padamashree, Dr. (Mrs.) Anil K Malhotra held post (August, 2007 to July, 2013), Dr. Surender Verma from August 2014 to April 2016, Dr Sanjeev Rai from May 2016 to August 2019, Dr Anu Kapoor from August 2019 to January 2023 & Dr Seema Rai from February 2023 till date.

Classes in the college were started from 1967 for DHMS Course, upgraded to BHMS course under Board of Homoeopathic System of Medicine. On 1st September 1972 this institution was handed over by Dr. Yudhvir Singh Charitable Trust to Delhi Administration. The college is affiliated to University of Delhi for award of B. H. M. S. Degree since 1992. The institution has commenced the Postgraduate Degree Course affiliated to University of Delhi with effect from 2009.

NHMC&H is affiliated to University of Delhi since 1992 and imparts 5 1/2 year undergraduate BHMS course to batch of 125 students and 3 years post graduate MD (Hom) course in 3 disciplines namely Practice of Medicine, Organon of Medicine and Hom. Materia Medica to batch of 3 PostGraduate students in each subject . Since then the institution has come a long way in adding new dimensions to the Homoeopathic Education in this country. The outdoor patient department and 100 bedded indoor hospital attached to the college of the Hospital is providing curative, preventive and promotive Homoeopathic Health Care services and provides basic investigation facilities. All the facilities in the institution are free of cost to the public.