Sardar Patel Medical College Bikaner was established in 1959 by India’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The college is affiliated with the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences and approved by the National Medical Commission. Sardar Patel Medical College offers undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate (MD/MS) courses. It also has an attached hospital, PBM Hospital which serves as a teaching hospital for the college.