Top Medicine Colleges in India

Listed below is a ready reckoner of the top Medicine Colleges of India. The list includes the top 10 as well as the top 20 Medicine College

# AIIMS, Delhi(Est: 1956)

Ansari Nagar, Delhi-110029
Tel: 011-26588500
Website: www.aiims.ac.in
Seats: 50 (Five seats are nominated)
Cut-off: Entrance test

# CMC, Vellore(Est: 1900)

Vellore-632002
Tel: 0146-2222121
Website: www.cmch-vellore.edu
Seats: 92
Cut-off: Entrance test

The Christian Medical College tag carries considerable weight, not just in India but also abroad, thanks to the uncompromising standards of academics and discipline at the college.

# AFMC, Pune(Est: 1948)

Sholapur Road, Pune-411040
Tel: 020-26306030
Website: www.armedforces.nic.in
E-mail: afmc@pn2.vsnl.net.in
Seats: 135
Cut-off: Entrance exam

A premier medical and research institution, it gives top priority to patient care. Service and responsibility go hand in hand in this institute.

# JIPMER, Pondicherry(Est: 1956)

Dhanvatri Nagar, Pondicherry-605006
Tel: 0413-2272380
Website: www.jipmer.edu
Seats: 75
Cut-off: Entrance test

Competition here is fierce. In addition to being a leading centre of undergraduate and post-graduate medical training, it is a key medical research institution in the country.

# Lady Hardinge, Delhi(Est: 1914)

Bhagat Singh Marg, Delhi-110001
Tel: 011-23363596
Seats: 130
Cut-off: Entrance test

The hospital associated with this all-girls' medical college is one of the oldest in the country. Better known for its paediatric and gynaecology departments.

# Kasturba Med. College, Chennai

Maulana Azad, Delhi(Est: 1959)
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi-110002
Tel: 011-23239271
Website: www.mamc.ac.in
E-mail: info@mamc.ac.in Seats: 180
Cut-off: Entrance test

Professors here are believed to be institutions unto themselves. Medicos are encouraged to take part in debates and cultural activities.

# Grant Medical College, Mumbai(Est: 1848)

Building No. 1, Sri J.J. Hospital Campus, Mumbai-400007
Tel: 022-23735555
Website: www.grantmedicalcollege.com
Seats: 400
Cut-off: Entrance test

The college is a good training ground for young medicos and provides some of the best emergency services in the city. A large number of doctors in Mumbai are part of the faculty here.

# St. John's, Bangalore(Est: 1950)

Bangalore-560034
Tel: 080-25530139
Seats: 60
Cut-off: Entrance test

Community health is all-important. One of the biggest Catholic-run medical colleges, it prepares health professionals to serve in the medically disadvantaged areas of India.

# BMC, Bangalore(Est: 1955)

Fort, Bangalore-560002
Tel: 080-26704342
E-mail: bmc-bng@vsnl.net
Seats: 150
Cut-off: Entrance test

There is a high level of credibility because of the high standards of academics and discipline here.

Top 11-20 Medicine Colleges in India

# GS Medical College, Mumbai

Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata(Est: 1837)
88, College Street, Kolkata-700072
Tel: 033-24512644
Website: www.medicalcollegekolkata.org
E-mail: msvp@medicalcollegekolkata.org
Seats: 150 Cut-off: West Bengal joint entrance exam

Recognised as one of the six national institutes under the prime minister's Swasthya Yojana, it recently added a gastroenterology department.

# King George's Medical College, Lucknow(Est: 1905)

Lucknow-226003
Tel: 09335902776
Website: www.kgmcindia.edu
Seats: 185
Cut-off: Entrance test

Georgians never miss an opportunity to talk of the established brand that the institution is.

# Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad(Est: 1919)

4/7/1127, Rangmahal, Hyderabad
Tel: 040-24651936
Seats: 200
Cut-off: Entrance test

Began with Urdu as the medium of instruction but now includes English. Students get wide exposure as they have access to 4,688 beds in 10 government-run teaching hospitals.

# Christian Medical College, Ludhiana(Est: 1894)

Brown Road, Ludhiana-141008
Tel: 0161-5010809
Website: www.cmcludhiana.org
Seats: 200
Cut-off: Entrance test

A missionary institution, it was initially a school of medicine for women but later began taking in men as well.

# BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad(Est: 1946)

Civil Hospital Campus Asarwa, Ahmedabad-380016
Tel: 079-22680074
E-mail: bjmcad1@sancharnet.in
Seats: 250
Cut-off: 92 per cent

One of the largest medical manpower houses. A large number of college students are now practising or serving in the US and the UK.

# BJ Medical College, Pune(Est: 1946)

Pune-411001.
Tel: 020-26128000
Seats: 200
Cut-off: Entrance test

The college offers 40 different courses. Prides itself with 100 per cent results.

# Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai(Est: 1985)

No. 1, Ramachandra Nagar, Chennai-600116
Tel: 044-24768423
Website: www.srmc.edu
E-mail: registrar@srmc.edu
Seats: 150
Cut-off: Entrance test

A tertiary care, multi-speciality university hospital, its connectivity and telemedicine services are among its many benefits.

# Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad(Est: 1956)

Mushirabad, Hyderabad
Tel: 040-27502856
Seats: 150
Cut-off: Entrance test

Initially started as the People's Medical College, it has come a long way with its alumni practising in different parts of the world.

# Kj Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai(Est: 1991)

1st Floor, Everald Nagar, Chunrabhali Sain, Mumbai
Tel: 022-24090253
Seats: 150
Cut-off: Entrance test

Has a dedicated faculty. Claims that its results are always higher than the Mumbai University averages.