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NIRF Medical Rankings released: Check out 10 best medical colleges in India
New Delhi: The ranking of top medical colleges across the country, based on the government's National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF), has been released today by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
According to the NIRF rankings 2021, the premier healthcare institution of the country, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi got rank number 1 with a score of 92.07; AIIMS was adjudged as the number 1 institute last year as well with a score of 90.69.
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER) bagged the second position with 82.62 score and Christian Medical College (CMC Vellore) got the third rank with 75.33.
As per NIRF 2020 list last year, the PGIMER had got 80.06 and CMC Vellore 73.56. All the top 3 institutes have increased the score by around 2 points this year.
Similar to last year, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore (NIMHANS) has bagged the 4th position with a 73.62 score by the ministry. Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (SGPGI) comes at 5th rank with a score of 72.45; last year it was 70.21. The institute had applied for NIRF for the first time in the year 2019.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu is a new entry to the list. The institute bagged the 6th rank with a 69.25 score in its hand.
The Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (BHU) has slipped down to 7th rank. Last year it had got the 6th position with a 64.72 score. However, this year, the institute had improved its overall score by around 3 points with getting 67.62 from the Ministry.
The Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry (JIPMER), similar to last year, stays at 8th rank. This time it has got a score of 67.42 compared to last year's 63.17.
While King George's Medical University, Lucknow (KGMU) which had got the 10th rank in 2020 with 62.20, has jumped to 9th position this year with an improved score of 64.67; Kasturba Medical College, Manipal has got the Rank 10 compared to last year's 9th. The medical college has this year got 63.60 score, last year it was 62.84.
The NIRF is the annual Indian ranking that rates various institutes based on the parameters set by the organization includes the best colleges in the fields of engineering, medical, and MBA, including the top universities. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by the Ministry of Education, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions. The parameters broadly cover "Teaching, Learning and Resources," "Research and Professional Practices," "Graduation Outcomes," "Outreach and Inclusivity," and "Perception".
Mentioned below is the list of TOP 50 Medical colleges in the country as per the recently released NIRF 2021:
Rank | Medical College |
1 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi |
2 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh |
3 | Christian Medical College Vellore Tamil Nadu |
4 | National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore |
5 | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences |
6 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore |
7 | Banaras Hindu University |
8 | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research |
9 | King George`s Medical University |
10 | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal |
11 | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology |
12 | Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences |
13 | St. John's Medical College |
14 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research |
15 | Aligarh Muslim University |
16 | Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai |
17 | Maulana Azad Medical College |
18 | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital |
19 | Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth |
20 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology |
21 | Siksha `O` Anusandhan |
22 | Lady Hardinge Medical College |
23 | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore |
24 | JSS Medical College, Mysore |
25 | Jamia Hamdard |
26 | Dayanand Medical College |
27 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences |
28 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur |
29 | Government Medical College & Hospital |
30 | University College of Medical Sciences |
31 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar |
32 | Medical College Kolkata |
33 | PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research |
34 | Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences |
35 | Maharishi Markandeshwar |
36 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
37 | M. S. Ramaiah Medical College |
38 | Sawai Man Singh Medical College |
39 | SCB Medical College and Hospital |
40 | Annamalai University |
41 | Padmashree Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Mumbai |
42 | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University |
43 | Narayana Medical College |
44 | Regional Institute of Medical Sciences| |
45 | K. S. Hegde Medical Academy |
46 | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute |
47 | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College |
48 | Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli |
49 | Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute |
50 | Shri B.M.Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre |
Garima joined Medical Dialogues in the year 2017 and is currently working as a Senior Editor. She looks after all the Healthcare news pertaining to Medico-legal cases, NMC/DCI decisions, Medical Education issues, government policies as well as all the news and updates concerning Medical and Dental Colleges in India. She is a graduate from Delhi University and pursuing MA in Journalism and Mass Communication. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751