ICMR-National Institute of Medical Statistics

NIMS is one of the permanent institutes of Indian Council of Medical Research, (ICMR), New Delhi & known as National Institutes of Medical Statistics(NIMS). The Institute came into existence in the year 1977 with the mandate of the Institute to provide technical expertise on research methodology, programme evaluation, mathematical modeling, data analysis etc. It also provides technical assistance to institutes throughout India. Institute for Research in Medical Statistics (IRMS), an institute of Indian Council of Medical Research, established in 1977 will be known as National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS) from 9th November 2005. The tremendous involvement in the areas of medical statistics, bio-medical and bio-behavioral research, surveillance of communicable and non-communicable diseases, epidemiology, nutrition research, reproductive and child health and cancer research necessitated the renaming of the IRMS as NIMS. The move will enhance not only the status of the Institu...