As of 2017, there are 460 medical colleges in India where qualifications are recognised by the Medical Council of India; these medical schools have a combined capacity to provide medical education for 63,985 students. The Medical Council of India's motto is to provide quality medical care to all Indians through promotion and maintenance of excellence in medical education. Its website maintains an up-to-date list.
Background information
India's medical schools are usually called medical colleges. Medical school quality is controlled by the central regulatory authority, the Medical Council of India, which inspects the institutes from time to time and recognises institutes for specific courses. Most of the medical school were set up by the central and state governments in the 1950s and 60s. But in the 1980s, several private medical institutes were founded in several states, particularly in Karnataka. Andhra Pradesh state allowed the founding of several private institutions in the new millennium. Medical education in a private institute is very expensive.
The basic medical qualification obtained in Indian medical schools is MBBS. The MBBS course is four-and-a-half years, followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Residential Internship (CRRI). The MBBS course is followed by MS, a post-graduation course in surgical specialities, MS or MD and DNB (Highly qualified P.G. and Super specialization), which are postgraduate courses in medical specialities usually of three years duration, or by diploma postgraduate courses of two years duration. Super or sub-specialities can be pursued and only a MS or MD holder is eligible. A qualification in a super- or sub-speciality is called DM or M.Ch.
In most Indian states, entry to medical education is based on entrance examinations. Some prestigious institutes like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) Vellore, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal and Mangalore), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), St. John's Medical College (Bangalore) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)conduct entrance tests at the national level and attract candidates from all over India.
Though India has many medical schools and produces thousands of medical graduates every year, there is a great shortage of doctors in rural areas. Most graduates do not wish to practice in rural areas due to understaffed hospitals and inadequate facilities.
India is one of only a few countries where graduates from local medical schools end up working in other countries all over the world, but particularly in the Middle East, the UK and the USA.
Indian states with the most medical colleges include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. States with the fewest include Manipur, Tripura, Chandigarh, Goa, and Sikkim. Following is an incomplete list of medical colleges in India.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
- Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Visakhapatnam
- Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences
- Government Medical College, Anantapur
- Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
- Guntur Medical College
- Katuri Medical College
- Kurnool Medical College
- Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Nellore
- NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Guntur
- Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam
- Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Assam
- Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College, Barpeta
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati
- Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH), Jorhat
- Medical Institute Jorhat
- Regional Dental College, Guwahati
- Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), Silchar
- Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati
- Tezpur Medical College and Hospital (TMCH), Tezpur
Bihar
Government
- Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
- Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur
- Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna
- Nalanda Medical College Hospital, Patna
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
- Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur
Private
- Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Sasaram
- Katihar Medical College, Katihar
Chandigarh
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
- AIIMS Raipur
- Ayush & Health Sciences University Chhattisgarh, Raipur
- Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur
Goa
- Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Panaji
- Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital
Gujarat
- AMC MET Medical College, Maninagar
- Baroda Medical College, Vadodara
- B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
- Government Medical College, Surat
- Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj
- M. P. Shah Medical College
- Manubhai Patel Dental College, Baroda
- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College
- Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad
- Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research
Haryana
- Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College
- Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College
- Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha
- Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
- Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences
- Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak
- Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College
- Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University
Jammu & Kashmir
- Government Medical College, Srinagar
- Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Jharkhand
- Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Jamshedpur
- Patliputra Medical College and Hospital, Dhanbad
- Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi
Karnataka
- A J Institute of Medical Science, Mangalore
- Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur
- Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore
- Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar
- Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
- Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
- JSS medical college, Mysore
- Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
- Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
- Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore
- Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
- Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppal
- KS Hegde Medical Academy Mangalore
- Mysore Medical College
- Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga.
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
- Navodaya Medical College, Raichur
- Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore
- S Nijalingappa Medical College, HSK (Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar) Hospital and Research Centre
- S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences, Davangere
- Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
- Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga
- St John's Medical College, Bangalore
- Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences
- Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre,
Kerala
- Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur
- Amritha Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kochi
- Government Medical College, Ernakulam, Kochi
- Azeezia Medical College, Kollam
- Government Medical College, Kozhikode
- Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, Karakonam
- Employee's State Insurance Corporation Medical College Hospital, Kollam
- Government Medical College, Manjeri
- Government Medical College, Thrissur
- Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur
- Government Medical College, Kottayam
- Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla
- Travancore Medical College Hospital, Kollam
- Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Maharashtra
Colleges run by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
- Cooper Hospital and H.B.T. Medical College, Juhu
- King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel
- Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Municipal hospital and medical college), Sion
- Topiwala National Medical College (BYL Nair Charitable Hospital), Mumbai Central
Colleges run by the Government of Maharashtra
- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (Run by the Government of India; Exams conducted by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences)
- B. J. Medical College, Pune
- Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded
- Dr. V. M. Government Medical College
- Government Medical College, Akola
- Government Medical College, Aurangabad
- Government Medical College, Chandrapur
- Government Medical College, Latur
- Government Medical College, Miraj
- Government Medical College, Nagpur
- Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur (Run by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation)
- Grant Medical College, Byculla, Mumbai
- Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (Run by the Thane Municipal Corporation)
- R.C.S.M. Govt Medical College and CPR Hospital, Kolhapur
- Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
- Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal
- Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College, Ambajogai
- Government Medical College, Gondiya Maharashtra
Private and Other Colleges
- ACPM Medical College
- Ashwini Medical College Hospital, Solapur
- Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Pune
- Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kohlapur
- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College
- K. J. Somaiya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai
- Maharashtra Institute of Medical Science and Research, Latur
- Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research (MIMER), Talegaon (D), Pune
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
- Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh
- All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal (AIIMS-Bhopal)
- Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
- Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa
- Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior
- Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur
- People's Medical College, Bhopal
- Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Manipur
- Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences
- Regional Institute of Medical Sciences
Meghalaya
- North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
New Delhi
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Army College of Medical Sciences
- University College of Medical Sciences
- Maulana Azad Medical College
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (New Delhi)
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College
Odisha
Government
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
- Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical College, Cuttack
- MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha
- Vss Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha
Private
- Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
- Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Bhubaneswar
- Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar
- Hi-Tech Medical College, Rourkela Not permitted for renewal of permission u/s 10(A) for 2016-17
Puducherry
- Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute,Kirumampakkam,Pondicherry
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Punjab
- Government Medical College, Amritsar
- Government Medical College, Patiala
- Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
- Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda
- Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot
- Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar
- Dayanand Medical College
Rajasthan
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
- Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
- Geetanjali Medical College
- Government Medical College, Kota
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
- Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar
- National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jaipur
- Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur
- Rabindranath Tagore Medical College
- Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner
- SMS Medical College, Jaipur
Sikkim
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok
Tamil Nadu
- Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
- Madras Medical College and Research Institute, Park Town, Chennai
- Stanley Medical College, Royapuram, Chennai
- Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chetput (Chennai)
- Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram district
- Madurai Medical College, Madurai
- Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
- Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
- Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu
- K.A.P.Viswanatham Government Medical College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu
- Government Vellore Medical College, Adukamparai, Vellore
- Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore
- Government Theni Medical College, Theni
- Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi
- Government Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram
- Government Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur
- Government Sivgangai Medical College, Sivagangai
- Government Siddha Medical College Chennai, Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai
- Government Homeopathy Medical College, Thirumangalam, Madurai district
- Government Ayurveda Medical College, Kottar, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district
- Government Unani Medical College, Chennai
- Government Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College Arumbakkam, Chennai
Telangana
- Deccan College of Medical Sciences
- Gandhi Medical College
- Government Medical College, Nizamabad
- Government Nizamia Tibbi College
- Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal
- Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally
- Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
- Mamata Medical College, Khammam
- Mediciti Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur
- Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
- Osmania Medical College
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad
- Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences
Uttar Pradesh
- Subharti Medical College, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
- Faizabad Medical College, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
- King George's Medical University(KGMU), Lucknow formerly known as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
- Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
- Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
- Rajkiya Alopathic Medical College, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar
- Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Jhansi
- University Institute of Health Sciences, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,Kanpur
- Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
- Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar
- Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah
- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
- Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
- Government Medical College, Jalaun
- Government Medical College, Azamgarh
- Kansiram medical college, saharanpur
- Santosh Medical college, Ghaziabad
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Subharti Medical college, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
- Saraswati Medical College, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
- Government Medical College, Kannauj
Uttrakhand
- AIIMS Rishikesh
- Government Medical College, Haldwani formerly known as Uttarakhand Forest Hospital Trust Medical College (till 2010)
- Government Medical College, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Srinagar
- Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun.
- Swami Rama Himalayan University , Doiwala (adjacent to Jolly Grant/Dehradun Airport), Dehradun
West Bengal
- Medical College Kolkata, (Calcutta)
- Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
- R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
- Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
- IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.
- Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura
- Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman
- Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda
- Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Midnapore
- Murshidabad Medical College, Berhampore, Murshidabad
- North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri,Shiv Mandir
- College Of Medicine & JNM Hospital, Kalyani
- Sagar Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kamarhati
- KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
- ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia
References
External links
- Status of Medical Colleges in India for Admission for the Academic Year 2011-12
- List of MCI Recognized Medical Colleges Teaching MBBS
- List Of MCI Recognized Medical Colleges Teaching PG Courses