(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act an institution to be called the All India Institute of Medical Sciences:
1[Provided that the Central Government may, on and after the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), establish by notification in the Official Gazette, such other All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences at such places as it may specify in the said notification in addition to the existing Institute and the corresponding Institutes.]
(2) 2[Every Institute] shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
1[Provided that the Central Government may, on and after the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), establish by notification in the Official Gazette, such other All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences at such places as it may specify in the said notification in addition to the existing Institute and the corresponding Institutes.]
(2) 2[Every Institute] shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
Source footnotes
1. The proviso ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 5, for "The Institute" (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 4 · Composition of the Institute.Section 5 · Declaration of Institutes as institution of national importance.Section 6 · Term of office of, and vacancies among, members.Section 7 · President of the Institute.Section 8 · Allowances of President and members.Section 9 · Meetings of the Institute.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-09-15. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.