sixth in 2021 by India Today and second in 2021 by Outlook India. Student life The campus has three hostels for undergraduate men named Punarvasu Atrey Hostel, Ruiya Medical Hostel and Dhanwntri Hostel, and four hostels for postgraduate men named Old P. G. Hostel, New P.G. Hostel, Sushruta hostel Ruiya Annexe. and Married Doctors Hostel. Undergraduate and postgraduate women live in Kasturba Girls Hostel. All hostels run their own messes. Awards and Medals Bhagwandas Thakurdas Chandwani Gold Medal is given to the student standing first in MBBS at the IMS-BHU. Student activities The inter-collegiate cultural, literary and sports festival of IMS is called Elixir and is held in mid-March every year. Both the undergraduate men's hostels and the undergraduate women's hostel hold annual hostel days. Notable alumni Sumita Prabhakar Sapam Budhichandra Singh Radha Mohan Das Agarwal Mohamed Ayub Ram Harsh Singh Upgradation Government of India had decided to upgrade the institute on lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences as part of phase-1 of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) whereby the Central Government will bear 80% of the cost of up gradation and 20% cost will be borne by State Government. The up-gradation work is complete. See also List of educational institutions in Varanasi References External links Colleges in India Medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh Banaras Hindu University Universities and colleges in Varanasi Universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh Educational institutions established in 1960 1960 establishments in Uttar Pradesh