All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi operates as a highly integrated ecosystem, functioning across its historic Ansari Nagar campus, the adjoining Masjid Moth extension, and the newer National Cancer Institute (NCI) campus in Jhajjar, Haryana. Because rigorous medical training and resident duties involve demanding, round-the-clock clinical shifts, the institution's infrastructure is explicitly designed to merge heavy academic workloads with comprehensive residential, wellness, and daily living support.

Academic and Clinical Infrastructure

The academic core of the institute is supported by extensive library, computing, and conferencing facilities designed for continuous, immediate access.

B.B. Dikshit Library Established in 1957, the B.B. Dikshit Library serves as the central knowledge hub. It maintains an exhaustive collection of over 73,000 books and 78,000 bound printed journals. To accommodate non-traditional study hours, the fully air-conditioned facility operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing seating for 350 individuals. It also features a dedicated Book Bank, supported by philanthropic donations, specifically established to assist undergraduate medical students with course materials.

The library merges physical and digital resources through a "Single Point Search" system (iSearch@BB Dikshit Library). For remote and off-campus clinical study, faculty and research scholars utilize the B.B. Dikshit eLibrary portal or the mLibrary mobile application (available on Android and iOS).

Computer Facility and Conferencing AIIMS maintains a dedicated Computer Facility that provides 24-hour free internet access and manages the institution's massive digital network, including patient records and critical research databases. For academic gatherings, the main campus houses the prominent Jawaharlal Nehru (J.L.) Auditorium. This high-capacity venue is equipped with modern audio-visual technology to host national and international medical conferences, scientific discussions, and major institutional events.

Residential Facilities and Hostels

Given the necessity of immediate proximity to the hospital, AIIMS Delhi manages approximately 20 distinct halls of residence across the Ansari Nagar and Masjid Moth campuses, alongside expansive new capacities in Jhajjar. The central administration is overseen by the Hostel Section, located on the first floor of Hostel No. 7 (Ashwini).

Room Typologies and Ansari Nagar Distribution Accommodation is allocated via a centralized online portal, serving undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, and resident doctor cohorts. Standard rooms are furnished with essential fixtures including a bed, mattress, study table, chair, and wardrobe. The overarching policy strictly prohibits ragging across all residential zones.

While older hostels predominantly offer single rooms with common washrooms, the newer constructions at the Masjid Moth campus feature updated structural layouts:

• Hostel 18 (Kashyap): A gents' hostel offering single, two-seater, and triple-seater configurations. The single rooms in this block are equipped with attached toilets.
• Hostel 19 (Patanjali): A ladies' hostel designated primarily for Senior Residents (SR), Junior Residents (JR), and PhD scholars, offering single and two-seater rooms. Its single rooms also include attached toilets.
• Married Accommodation: Specific blocks are reserved for married scholars and residents, providing attached washrooms and appropriate furnishing modifications. Most hostels also include designated common rooms equipped with televisions.

NCI Jhajjar Extension To manage the intense capacity constraints at the main campus, AIIMS utilizes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) campus in Jhajjar. This campus includes over 350 dwelling units and more than 600 hostel rooms, along with a dedicated research hostel for 200 students. When students are accommodated at Jhajjar due to space limitations in Delhi, the institute has historically arranged dedicated transportation services to bridge the distance to the main campus. The Jhajjar campus is recognized for its quieter, nature-focused environment, featuring its own central cafeteria, common lounges, Wi-Fi access, and strict fire safety protocols.

Dining, Utilities, and Everyday Amenities

The Ansari Nagar campus is engineered so that students and residents rarely need to leave the hospital gates for daily necessities.

Food and Dining Services Residents choose between contractor-run messes and cooperative messes operating within the hostel blocks. The academic and hospital sectors are serviced by a Central Cafeteria, a designated AIIMS 24-Hours Cafeteria, and a Staff Cafeteria located near the Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER). Supplementary nutritional and beverage needs are met by scattered Nestle coffee parlours, juice shops, ice cream parlours, Safal vegetable kiosks, and both Mother Dairy and Delhi Milk Scheme booths.

Shops and Services The residential areas host a dense network of practical commercial services, including general stores, tailor shops, barber shops, beauty parlours, and dhobi (laundry) shops. For academic support, the campus houses photostat and computer typing shops, alongside bookstores and stationery vendors. Cable network and courier services are also directly accessible on-site.

Administrative and Banking Facilities For financial and administrative requirements, the campus features an internal Post Office and a dedicated State Bank of India (SBI) branch (Ansari Nagar branch, IFSC: SBIN0001536) complete with ATM facilities. Uniquely, the campus even includes an operational Railway Reservation Centre, significantly easing travel logistics for outstation students and staff.

Student Health and Wellness

As a premier national medical institute, AIIMS extends comprehensive healthcare to its student body, recognizing the inherent stresses of medical training.

• Student Health Scheme (SHS): Enrolled undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, and nursing students are covered under this scheme. It provides structured outpatient consultations, necessary inpatient hospital admissions, and medical care on par with the Employee Health Scheme (EHS) utilized by the faculty.
• Student Wellness Centre (SWC): Functioning under the Coordinator of Student/Resident Welfare, the institute operates a dedicated wellness centre that manages psychiatric referrals, continuous mental health support, and inpatient management specifically tailored to the unique pressures faced by the student population.

Sports and Recreation

Recreational infrastructure is deliberately concentrated to provide an outlet from grueling clinical schedules, primarily clustered around the Men's Hostels and the central Students Gymkhana.

• Students Gymkhana: Acting as the primary fitness hub, it features a fully equipped gymnasium, a tennis court, and an eight-lane swimming pool. Students are required to contact the Gymkhana office, situated near the pool, to secure membership details.
• Outdoor Sports: The men's hostel premises encompass floodlit basketball and volleyball courts, alongside extensive playgrounds maintained for cricket and football, allowing for evening and night-time recreation after clinical hours.

Campus Location and Connectivity

Situated in Ansari Nagar East, South Delhi, the AIIMS main campus occupies a strategic position along the heavily trafficked Sri Aurobindo Marg.

• Transit Access: The campus is directly integrated with the Delhi Metro network via the AIIMS Metro Station on the Yellow Line. This provides rapid, air-conditioned transit across the National Capital Region, entirely bypassing surface-level traffic congestion.
• Surrounding Ecosystem: While the immediate exterior roads are highly congested due to perpetual hospital traffic, the internal campus remains a secure, insulated environment. When students wish to venture off-campus for recreation, they are within a short distance of major commercial hubs, including Yusuf Sarai, INA Market, South Extension, Hauz Khas, Green Park, and Sarojini Nagar, offering abundant retail and dining options.