Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DMIHER), a deemed university located in Nagpur, has officially changed its name to Adani Institute of Higher Education and Research. This change follows the approval granted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The renaming reflects a significant shift in the institution’s branding and affiliation within the higher education landscape.
The university said its academic programmes, faculty, campuses and administration would continue without interruption. The new name, it said, represents the institution’s next phase while retaining the academic, clinical and community foundations built over more than three decades.
The institution began its journey in 1990 with Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) at Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, founded by former MP Datta Meghe. UGC granted it Deemed-to-be-University status on May 24, 2005. The new identity marks the next phase of the institution’s development and follows its collaboration with Adani Foundation to establish a global Centre of Excellence (CoE) in affordable healthcare education and delivery. From a medical college, it expanded into a multidisciplinary university offering programmes in medicine, dentistry, nursing, ayurveda, physiotherapy, pharmacy, engineering and management. Over the years, the institution has developed an academic and healthcare ecosystem across Wardha and Nagpur, covering education, research, clinical care and community health.