The project is a large development situated on the fringe of the city of Bhopal. As leading centres of medical education, biomedical research, and the application of sophisticated medical technology to patient care, the institute at Bhopal has been planned as a centre of excellence for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, nursing education and medical services, be a trendsetter in health research and advancement of medical sciences in India with educational facilities comparable with the best in the world. The building has been planned as a green building with several innovative features.