The Department of Physiology, AIIMS Patna is dedicated to state of art teaching, research and clinical services and is largely successful in its endeavour for excellence in the field. During the reference period, the department has established a 'Yoga and Meditation' Lab in the Department as a part of its mission of integrating clinical services with core teaching and research activities. The department has also initiated the process of establishing advanced neuro-cognitive lab with the commissioning of dense array 'EE with FNIRS' system. Three Postgraduate students have taken admission in the department during this period. The department has also received approval for PhD course from this year. One of the recently joined, Faculty member Dr. Poonam Verma, has been selected to the post of Additional Professor at AIIMS Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) and she has joined the Institute. Dr. Ramji Singh, Who headed the department for so many years too have been selected as Executive Director of AIIMS Kalyani, and has taken up the responsibility. During the Covid 19 pandemic the department has contributed in the critical services of AIIMS Patna by running flu corner (with Department of C&FM) and help desk facility. The Department has also contributed in the teaching and student assessment activities of AIIMS Deoghar.