Urology as a distinct specialty was initiated at AIIMS with the creation of a Urology Clinic in the Department of Surgery in the year 1958. In 1963, a separate department of Urology was created with Dr. Sarinder Man Singh’s appointment as Associate Professor and Head of Urology and Dr. B.C. Bapna’s appointment as Assistant Professor.

The Department is dedicated to the teaching and training of Urology of the highest standard. The M.Ch. training program was started in the year 1966 and since then 97 postgraduates have been trained and they now occupy various important chairs in India and abroad. The department has 8 posts of senior resident and 3 posts for sponsored candidates from the armed forces, as well as Governmental and autonomous bodies from all over India. The Department is fully equipped with the latest technology such as Endourological surgery (TUR, PCNL and URS), ESWL, Urodynamics, Ultrasound, Lasers, Microsurgery, Laparoscopic surgery and Robotic surgery. State of the art medical care is provided for a variety of urological ailments and it serves as a referral center for complicated problems for patients in North India, Bihar, Orissa, Assam and neighboring countries like Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan etc.