ICMR-National Institute for Research in Digital health and Data Science

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 Institute but will also enable it to develop E-database of health sector reforms in India apart from strengthening its resources base and capacity building. The Institute provides statistical back up for designing and analysis of disease surveillance clinical trials of drugs and vaccines, and Reproductive and Child Health. It provided valuable inputs to the estimation of HIV infection in India. It has examined access and utilization of AYUSH in general population and population covered under CGHS. Exercising surveillance of ICMR's various research programs for ensuring statistical adequacy and validity is one the important areas from its mandate. Organizing training programs in the areas of research methodology in biomedical research has been the feature of the Institute. In fact, it is the only Institute of Medical Statistics in India.