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Top Medical colleges in India

AIIMS network, top private medical colleges, specialised PG institutes

14 colleges in our NIRF 2024 set offer medical programmes. The list below is ordered by NIRF Medical rank — colleges without a separate rank in this category fall to the end, sorted by their overall NIRF rank where available.

Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).

  1. #1

    AIIMS Delhi

    Central

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1956

    India's top medical institute. Admission to MBBS via NEET UG; cut-off is the most competitive of any medical school in the country.

    NIRF Overall #7, Medical #1 (2024)

  2. #2

    PGIMER Chandigarh

    Central

    Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

    Chandigarh · Chandigarh · est. 1962

    Specialised in postgraduate medical education. Strong reputation across surgical and clinical specialties; major tertiary-care referral hospital for north India.

    NIRF Medical #2 (2024)

  3. #3

    CMC Vellore

    Private

    Christian Medical College Vellore

    Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1900

    Among India's oldest medical colleges, with a strong tradition of rural healthcare service. MBBS intake via NEET UG with separate Christian-community and general categories.

    NIRF Medical #3 (2024)

  4. #4

    NIMHANS

    Central

    National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

    Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1925

    India's premier institute for mental health and neuroscience. Specialist postgraduate programmes — admission via NIMHANS entrance.

    NIRF Medical #4 (2024)

  5. #5

    JIPMER Puducherry

    Central

    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

    Puducherry · Puducherry · est. 1823

    One of India's oldest medical institutions (originally Ecole de Medicine, 1823). MBBS admission via NEET UG; strong clinical training reputation in south India.

    NIRF Medical #5 (2024)

  6. #6

    SGPGI Lucknow

    State

    Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

    Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1983

    UP's flagship postgraduate medical institute. Strong nephrology, gastroenterology, cardiology and endocrinology departments.

    NIRF Medical #6 (2024)

  7. #7

    IMS BHU

    Central

    Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1960

    The medical faculty of BHU. MBBS admission via NEET UG. Strong reputation in Ayurveda and clinical specialties.

    NIRF Medical #7 (2024)

  8. #8

    Amrita Medical

    Private

    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

    Kochi · Kerala · est. 1998

    Part of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Major tertiary-care hospital in Kochi; MBBS admission via NEET UG.

    NIRF Medical #8 (2024)

  9. #11

    KMC Manipal

    Private

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953

    Among India's oldest private medical colleges. Large student body, MBBS admission via NEET UG.

    NIRF Medical #11 (2024)

  10. #12

    KGMU Lucknow

    State

    King George's Medical University

    Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1911

    Among India's oldest medical institutions. Now a full state medical university with MBBS admission via NEET UG state quota.

    NIRF Medical #12 (2024)

  11. —

    BHU

    Central

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1916

    One of Asia's largest residential universities. Strong faculties across humanities, sciences, medicine (IMS-BHU) and engineering (IIT BHU is the engineering wing).

    NIRF University #5 (2024)

  12. —

    Manipal

    Deemed

    Manipal Academy of Higher Education

    Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953

    Coastal Karnataka deemed university with major engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy and hotel-management schools. Admission via MET / NEET / GMAT for respective programmes.

    NIRF University #4 (2024)

  13. —

    Amrita University

    Deemed

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1994

    Multi-campus deemed university with strong engineering (AEEE entrance) and good NIRF placement. The Coimbatore engineering campus is the flagship.

    NIRF University #7 (2024)

  14. —

    IIT Jodhpur

    Central

    Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

    Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 2008

    Rajasthan's IIT, expanding into healthcare engineering with an upcoming AIIMS-IIT-J joint MBBS-BTech programme. Strong AI/ML and biotechnology output.

    NIRF Engineering #27 (2024)

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