Patient self-sufficiency is affected by variety of factors, including illness, financial status and dependence. Many patients feel that they are not treated with due consideration and compassion and have no control towards their own care. This article reflects the study report about awareness of Patient's Right's proposed by Code of Ethics' Regulations, Medical Council of India9 and the code with the charter of patients' rights of the Consumer Guidance Society of India. With the objective -to

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... sess the awareness of patient's rights amongst the teaching faculty of nonmedical institutions in Belagavi at various cognitive domains. Methodology: A cross sectional observational study was conducted amongst the teaching faculty of non-medical teaching institutions at Belagavi for a period of six months. Data was collected using a validated pre-tested questionnaire form. The collected data was analyzed with SPSS V.20 software and the Results were expressed as percentage using appropriate tables and figures. Result:300 participants completed the questionnaire. A large proportion of the faculty members (57.75%) are aware about their rights as patients. 29.83% of faculty members are partially aware about their rights as patients and 12.41% of the faculty members are unaware about their rights as patients. Conclusion: This study summarizes the awareness of patient's right's is moderate in overall awareness and low in high cognitive domain. This emphasizes the need for formal education regarding Patient's Right's among the general population.