University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, or UCMS was founded by the Health Ministry of Delhi in 1971 as a constituent college of the University of Delhi. It is associated with Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden which serves as the teaching hospital. It took off when the Health Ministry proposed to provide medical education to every student who attained the eligibility criteria to study medicine. In 1971, classes for the new college initially started in the makeshift Department of Chemistry, Delhi University, North Campus. The students had their clinical postings (practicals) at the Meerut Medical College. In 1986, UCMS shifted to its present location at Dilshad Garden and was associated with Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.