Chikkamagaluru Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) is a government medical college established in 2022 under the Government of Karnataka, funded through a centrally sponsored scheme by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The campus spans 58 acres and features modern academic infrastructure including spacious lecture halls, dedicated demonstration rooms, an examination hall, and fully equipped laboratories. The attached teaching hospital — Aralaguppe Mallegowda District Hospital — has over 400 beds, offering round-the-clock emergency services, OPD and IPD facilities, and clinical exposure across a wide range of specialties including General Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Forensic Medicine. CIMS is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru and is recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC). The college is co-educational with a student count of approximately 252 and is located near Azad Park Circle, Chikkamagaluru — approximately 4.3 km from Chikkamagaluru railway station and 3.7 km from Chikmagalur Airfield.