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. 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.
Admissions and education
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 (550). A list of schools by region is provided below:
By region (2013) S.NoRegionsList of Medical collegeNumber of Colleges offering MBBSState-run CollegesPrivate CollegesGovt. college seatsPrivate College SeatsTotal 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 National rankings The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), released annually by India's Ministry of Education, ranks medical colleges based on five parameters: Teaching, Learning & Resources (30%), Research & Professional Practice (30%), Graduation Outcomes (20%), Outreach & Inclusivity (10%), and Perception (10%). RankNameCityState/UTNIRF ScoreBudgetOwnershipInstitutional classification 1All India Institute of Medical Sciences New DelhiDelhi91.80Government of IndiaPublic 2Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research ChandigarhChandigarh 82.58Public 3Christian Medical College VelloreTamil Nadu76.48CMC Vellore AssociationPrivate 4Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research PondichéryPuducherry73.30Government of IndiaPublic 5Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences LucknowUttar Pradesh70.09Government of Uttar PradeshPublic 6Institute of Medical Sciences VaranasiUttar Pradesh70.05Government of India Public 7National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences BengaluruKarnataka69.77Public 8King George's Medical University LucknowUttar Pradesh68.77Government of Uttar Pradesh Public 9Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatoreTamil Nadu68.52Private 10Kasturba Medical CollegeManipalKarnataka68.05Private 11Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennaiTamil Nadu66.50Private 12 Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre Pune Maharashtra 65.17 Private 13 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh Rishikesh Uttarakhand 65.02 Government of India Public 14 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar Khordha Odisha 64.31 Public 15 Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Bhubaneswar Odisha 63.73 Private 16 Madras Medical College Chennai Tamil Nadu 63.71 Government of Tamil Nadu Public 17 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 63.36 Government of India Public 18SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu 63.22 Private 19All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur Jodhpur Rajasthan 63.18 Government of India Public 20Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchWardhaMaharashtra62.37 Private 21Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Chennai Tamil Nadu 61.62 Private 22 Vardhman Mahavir Medical College New Delhi Delhi61.50 Government of India Public 23Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research Kolkata West Bengal 61.07 Government of West Bengal Public 24 Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneswarOdisha61.00 Private 25All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 60.15 Government of India Public26Maulana Azad Medical CollegeNew Delhi Delhi 59.47 Government of Delhi Public 27All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna Patna Bihar 59.24 Government of India Public 28Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences New Delhi Delhi 59.22 Government of Delhi Public 29Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 58.82 Government of India Public 30St. John's Medical College Bengaluru Karnataka 58.74 Private Rankings by State Assam
Statistics Yearwise Medical colleges Numbers in chart
Note: Mar 16, 2023 Data By state S.No State / UT Number of Colleges 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 04 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
References
External links National Board of Examinations