<Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> White Swan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> nimhans.ac.in </Td> </Tr> <P> The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro - Sciences (NIMHANS; (Hindi: राष्‍ट्रीय मानसिक स्वास्थ्य एवं तंत्रिका विज्ञान संस्थान) is a medical institution located in Bangalore, India . Established in 1925, NIMHANS, the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country, operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare . </P> <P> The history of the institute dates back to 1847, when the Bangalore Lunatic Asylum was founded . In 1925, the Government of Mysore rechristened the asylum as the Mental Hospital . The Mysore Government Mental Hospital became the first institute in India for postgraduate training in psychiatry . </P>

National institute of mental health & neuro sciences