NIRF Ranking 2024 for India's Top Medical Colleges Published, AIIMS Delhi Retains Top Position, See Full List

Top Medical Colleges: On August 12, 2024, the Ministry of Education published the rankings for the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024. The highly anticipated ranking has kept All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi at the top of the medical category. Its prominent position since last years.

This year, NIRF has introduced several significant changes to its ranking criteria, reflecting a shift towards more inclusive and sustainable educational metrics.

 Anil Kumar Nassa, member secretary, National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) said, “In the medical sector, we have increased the faculty-to-student ratio from 1:15 to 1:10. In contrast, for state government universities this ratio has been adjusted from 1:15 to 1:20.

We have also incorporated the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals and the indicators outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP), including the promotion of Indian knowledge systems, regional languages ​​and the establishment of multiple entry and exit points."

Top 10 Medical Colleges in India List: 

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

3. Christian Medical College, Vellore

4. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore

5. Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry

6. Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

7. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

8. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

9. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

10. Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai

It is noteworthy that the major five medical colleges have retained their rankings as compared to last year.