Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University

King George Medical College, Lucknow, established in 1911, has been a frontrunner among medical education institutions in the country By an act passed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on the 16th September 2002, the college was upgraded as a medical university. The new university, called the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, is committed to the dissemination and advancement of knowledge in biomedical sciences and establishing itself as a centre of excellence in tertiary level health care in the state.