Medical college in India

See also: List of medical colleges in India

In India, a medical college is an educational institution that provides medical education. These institutions may vary from stand-alone colleges that train doctors to conglomerates that offer training related in all aspects of medical care. The term is synonymous with "medical school" as used in the US and some other countries. MBBS is a degree in medicine established by Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and continued in National Medical Commission Act 2019. After MBBS, doctors register with state medical councils.

Recognition

Indian law requires these institutions to be recognized by the National Medical Commission, which replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 2019. The Indian government keeps an updated list of these approved medical colleges. ^[1] Many persons without MBBS degrees practice like doctors in India. They are called quacks. According to National Medical Commission Act 2019, punishment for quackery has been enhanced to up to 1 year imprisonment and up to INR 5 lakh fine. ^[2]

Admissions and education

Main article: Medical education in India

The standard entry-to-practice degree in modern medicine in India is the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), earned upon completion of a five-and-a-half-year undergraduate program. The curriculum is divided into one year of preclinical studies in general science subjects and three and a half years of paraclinical and clinical studies, followed by a one-year clinical internship. Before beginning the internship, students are required to pass several examinations, the final one of which is conducted in two parts. Graduate education in medical science typically takes three additional years of study after the MBBS and concludes with the award of the Master of Surgery or Doctor of Medicine. Postgraduate diplomas in medical specializations may also be awarded upon completing two-year training programs.

Medical college

According to the World Federation for Medical Education, India is the country with the greatest quantity of operational medical schools (392). A list of schools by region is provided below:

By region

S.No	Regions	List of Medical college	Number of Colleges offering MBBS [3]	State-run Colleges	Private Colleges	Govt. college seats	Private College Seats	Total no. of seats
SI	South India		154	52	102	6830	13705	20535
WI	West India		77	34	43	4540	5295	9835
NI	North India		70	37	33	4499	3745	8244
EI	East India		47	37	10	4116	1010	5026
T	Total		348	160	188	19985	23755	43640

Statistics

Yearwise Medical colleges Numbers in chart ^[4]

Note: Mar 16, 2023 Data

By state

S.No	State / UT	Number of Colleges [3]	Govt. Colleges	Private Colleges	Govt. college seats	Govt. college seats per million pop.	Private College Seats	Total no. of seats
1	Andhra Pradesh	31	13	18	2410	49	2800	5210
2	Assam	13	13	0	1600	51	0	1600
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0	50	36	0
4	Bihar	11	11	2	-	-	-
4	Chandigarh	1	1	0	150	142	0	150
5	Chhattisgarh	10	7	3	895	35	450	1345
6	Delhi	10	8	2	1222	73	200	1422
7	Goa	1	1	0	180	123	0	180
8	Gujarat	31	18	13	3700	61	2000	5700
9	Haryana	12	5	7	710	28	950	1660
10	Himachal Pradesh	8	7	1	770	112	150	920
11	Jammu and Kashmir	10	9	1	1035	84	100	1135
12	Jharkhand	8	7	1	630	19	150	780
13	Karnataka	60	19	41	2900	47	6445	9345
14	Kerala	31	10	21	1555	47	2550	4105
15	Madhya Pradesh	23	14	9	2135	29	1450	3585
16	Maharashtra	57	26	31	4430	39	4570	9000
17	Manipur	2	2	0	225	88	0	225
18	Mizoram	1	1	0	100	91	0	100
19	Odisha	12	8	4	1250	30	700	1950
20	Puducherry	9	2	7	380	304	1150	1530
21	Punjab	10	4	6	650	23	775	1425
22	Rajasthan	24	16	8	2900	42	1300	4200
23	Sikkim	1	0	1	0	0	50	50
24	Tamil Nadu	62	36	26	3650	51	4350	8000
25	Telangana	34	11	23	1790	51	3450	5240
26	Tripura	2	1	1	125	34	100	225
27	Uttar Pradesh	57	26	31	3178	16	4250	7428
28	Uttarakhand	6	4	2	525	52	300	825
29	West Bengal	26	20	6	3150	35	850	4000
T	Total	558	289	269	43435	36	39840	83275

Assam

S.No.	Name of the college	Funding	Enrollment	Established	City/Town	District	University
1	Gauhati Medical College and Hospital	Public	200	1960	Guwahati	Kamrup Metropolitan district	SSUHS
2	Assam Medical College	Public	200	1947	Dibrugarh	Dibrugarh district	SSUHS
3	Silchar Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	1968	Silchar	Cachar district	SSUHS
4	Jorhat Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	2009	Jorhat	Jorhat district	SSUHS
5	Tezpur Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	2013	Tezpur	Sonitpur district	SSUHS
6	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	2011	Barpeta	Barpeta district	SSUHS
7	Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2021	Lakhimpur	Lakhimpur district	SSUHS
8	Diphu Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2019	Diphu	Karbi Anglong district	SSUHS
9	Dhubri Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2022	Dhubri	Dhubri district	SSUHS
10	Nalbari Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2023	Nalbari	Nalbari district	SSUHS
11	Nagaon Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2023	Nagaon	Nagaon district	SSUHS
12	Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2023	Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar district	SSUHS
13	Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2024	Makum	Tinsukia district	SSUHS

Bihar

S.No.	Name of the college	Funding	Enrollment	Established	City/Town	District	University
1	Patna Medical College	Public	200	1874	Ashok Rajpath	Patna District	AKU
2	Nalanda Medical College	Public	150	1970	Kankarbagh	Patna District	BUHS
3	Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences	Public	120	1983	Bailey Road	Patna District	Autonomous
4	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna	Public	125	2012	Phulwari Sharif	Patna District	Autonomous
5	Darbhanga Medical College	Public	120	1946	Laheriasarai	Darbhanga District	AKU
6	Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	1970	Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur District	AKU

Rajasthan

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) is conducted annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical programmes in India. ^[5]

Rajasthan is one of the Indian states with a large number of medical institutions offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. As of January 2026, the state has one All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 33 government medical colleges, and 15 private medical colleges, making a total of 49 MBBS-offering institutions. ^[6]

Admissions to MBBS programmes in Rajasthan are conducted through centralized counselling based on NEET-UG merit. Seats at AIIMS Jodhpur are allotted through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the All India Quota. ^[7]

All medical colleges in Rajasthan are regulated and approved by the National Medical Commission. ^[6]

Government Medical Colleges in Rajasthan

S.No.	College	City	University	Management	Established	MBBS seats
1	Dr. S. N. Medical College	Jodhpur	Marwar Medical University	Government	1965	250
2	ESIC Medical College, Alwar	Alwar	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (ESIC)	2021	100
3	Government Medical College, Alwar	Alwar	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2023	100
4	Government Medical College, Banswara	Banswara	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2024	100
5	Government Medical College, Baran	Baran	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2024	100
6	Government Medical College, Barmer	Barmer	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2019	100
7	Government Medical College, Bharatpur	Bharatpur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2018	150
8	Government Medical College, Bhilwara	Bhilwara	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2018	150
9	Government Medical College, Bundi	Bundi	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2023	100
10	Government Medical College, Chittorgarh	Chittorgarh	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2022	100
11	Government Medical College, Churu	Churu	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2018	150
12	Government Medical College, Dausa	Dausa	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2023	100
13	Government Medical College, Dholpur	Dholpur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2022	100
14	Government Medical College, Dungarpur	Dungarpur	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2018	150
15	Government Medical College, Hanumangarh	Hanumangarh	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2023	100
16	Government Medical College, Jhunjhunu	Jhunjhunu	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2024	100
17	Government Medical College, Karauli	Karauli	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2023	100
18	Government Medical College, Kota	Kota	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government	1992	250
19	Government Medical College, Nagaur	Nagaur	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2024	100
20	Government Medical College, Pali	Pali	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2018	150
21	Government Medical College, Sawai Madhopur	Sawai Madhopur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2024	100
22	Government Medical College, Sirohi	Sirohi	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2022	101
23	Government Medical College, Sri Ganganagar	Sri Ganganagar	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2022	100
24	Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer	Ajmer	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government	1965	250
25	Jhalawar Medical College	Jhalawar	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government	2008	200
26	R. N. T. Medical College	Udaipur	Marwar Medical University	Government	1961	250
27	RUHS College of Medical Sciences	Jaipur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government	2014	150
28	Sardar Patel Medical College	Bikaner	Marwar Medical University	Government	1959	250
29	Shri Kalyan Government Medical College	Sikar	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government	2020	100
30	SMS Medical College	Jaipur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government	1947	250
31	ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (ESIC)	2025	50
32	Government Medical College, Jaisalmer	Jaisalmer	Marwar Medical University	Government (RajMES)	2025	50
33	Government Medical College, Tonk	Tonk	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Government (RajMES)	2025	50

Private Medical Colleges in Rajasthan

S.No.	College	City	University	Management	Established	MBBS seats
1	American International Institute of Medical Sciences	Udaipur	Marwar Medical University	Private	2016	150
2	Ananta Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre	Rajsamand	Marwar Medical University	Society	2016	150
3	Dr. S. S. Tantia Medical College Hospital and Research Centre	Sri Ganganagar	Tantia University	Private	2021	150
4	Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital	Udaipur	Geetanjali University	Trust	2008	250
5	Jaipur National University Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre	Jaipur	Jaipur National University	Private	2016	150
6	JIET Medical College and Hospital	Jodhpur	Marwar Medical University	Trust	2024	150
7	Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital	Jaipur	Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology	Trust	2001	250
8	National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research	Jaipur	NIMS University	Trust	2004	250
9	Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences	Udaipur	Sai Tirupati University	Society	2015	150
10	Pacific Medical College and Hospital	Udaipur	Pacific Medical University	Trust	2014	150
11	Sudha Medical College	Kota	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Society	2024	150
12	Vyas Medical College and Hospital	Jodhpur	Marwar Medical University	Private	2024	150
13	Arya Medical College and Hospital	Jaipur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Private	2025	150
14	Geetanjali Institute of Medical Sciences	Jaipur	Rajasthan University of Health Sciences	Private	2025	150
15	Balvir Singh Tomar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research	Jaipur	NIMS University	Private	2025	150

References

1. "STATUS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES FOR ADMISSION FOR THE ACADEMIC SESSION 2007–08". mohfw.nic.in. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. "NMC Act: Punishment for quackery enhanced up to one year imprisonment and fine of Rs. 5 lakh says Harsh Vardhan". Business Standard India. India. 9 August 2019.
3. "List of Colleges Teaching MBBS". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
4. "List of College Teaching MBBS | NMC".
5. "NEET (UG)". National Testing Agency.
6. "List of Medical Colleges and MBBS Seats". National Medical Commission.
7. "UG Medical Counselling". Medical Counselling Committee.

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References

1. "NMC MBBS Seat Matrix 2025–26" (PDF). National Medical Commission. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
2. "Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling 2025". Government of Rajasthan. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
3. "Academic session likely in two new medical colleges". The Times of India. Times Group. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

External links

• National Board of Examinations