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{{Short description|State university in Punjab, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox university
 | name            = Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
 | image           = Baba Farid University of Health Sciences logo.png
 | motto           = 
 | type            = [[Public university|Public]]
 | established     = June 1994
 | affiliations    = [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]
 | vice_chancellor = Shaheed Parshotam Lal
 | city            = [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]]
 | state           = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
 | country         = [[India]]
 | campus          = [[Urban area|Urban]]
 | staff           = 
 | students        = 
 | website         = {{URL|http://www.bfuhs.ac.in/}}
 | logo            = 
}}

'''Baba Farid University of Health Sciences''' was established in July 1998 by [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] Act No. 18. It is named after [[Fariduddin Ganjshakar|Baba Farid]], a 12th-century [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] [[sufism|sufi]], and headquartered in [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]].

== Faculties ==
University has about 920 [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] and 1,070 [[Dental degree|BDS]] seats across Punjab.<ref name="http://www.hindustantimes.com/ 2015">{{cite web | title=Admissions for PMET 2015 on hold, High court issues notices | website=hindustantimes.com/ | date=10 September 2015 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/careers/pmet-2015-hc-notice-to-punjab-government-and-baba-farid-university/article1-1389104.aspx | accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> Notable affiliated colleges include

=== Faculty of Medical Sciences ===
* [[Christian Medical College & Hospital|Christian Medical College]], [[Ludhiana]] 
* [[Dayanand Medical College & Hospital|Dayanand Medical College]], [[Ludhiana]] 
* [[Government Medical College, Patiala|Government Medical College]], [[Patiala]] 
* [[Government Medical College, Amritsar|Government Medical College]], [[Amritsar]] 
* [[Guru Gobind Singh Medical College]], [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]] 
* [[Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences]], Jalandhar

=== Faculty of Dental Sciences ===
* [[Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College]], Ludhiana
* [[National Dental College]], Patiala

=== Faculty of Nursing Sciences ===
* [[Malwa College of Nursing]], [[Kotkapura]] [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.bfuhs.ac.in/}}

{{Universities and colleges in Punjab, India}}
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[[Category:Medical and health sciences universities in India]]
[[Category:Medical colleges in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Faridkot, Punjab]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1998]]