NIRF Rankings 2024: As AIIMS Tops List, 3 From TN & 2 Med Colleges From UP Feature In Top 10 — Check Full List

In NIRF Ranking 2024, AIIMS Delhi topped the medical category, followed by PGI Chandigarh and Christian Medical College, Vellore.

AIIMS Delhi continue to be India's number 1 medical college.

Source : PTI

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 rankings on Monday, August 12, 2024. In the medical category, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has retained the top spot for best medical colleges in India. PGI Chandigarh and Vellore's Christian Medical College secured ranks 2 and 3. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in Bengaluru and Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research in Puducherry secured the fourth and fifth rank respectively.

Notably, Uttar Pradesh was represented by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in sixth place and Banaras Hindu University in seventh. Tamil Nadu also had a strong presence, with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in eighth, Kasturba Medical College in ninth, and Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital in Chennai rounding out the top ten.

Top 10 Medical Colleges In India According To NIRF Ranking 2024

Name	City	State	Score	Rank
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	94.46	1
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	80.83	2
Christian Medical College	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	75.11	3
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	71.92	4
Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research	Puducherry	Pondicherry	70.74	5
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	70.07	6
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	69.54	7
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	68.81	8
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal	Manipal	Karnataka	67.42	9
Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	64.12	10

The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranks institutions through a detailed evaluation process. The criteria used for ranking include teaching quality, research, graduation outcomes, outreach, inclusion, and public perception. Each of these areas is given a different weight based on its importance. Teaching, learning, and research each carry a 30% weight. Graduation outcomes contribute 20%, while outreach, inclusion, and perception each make up 10% of the ranking.