As of 2017, there are 460 medical colleges in India where qualifications are recognised by the Medical Council of India; these medical schools have a combined capacity to provide medical education for 63,985 students. The Medical Council of India's motto is to provide quality medical care to all Indians through promotion and maintenance of excellence in medical education. Its website maintains an up-to-date list.
India's medical schools are usually called medical colleges. Medical school quality is controlled by the central regulatory authority, the Medical Council of India, which inspects the institutes from time to time and recognises institutes for specific courses. Most of the medical school were set up by the central and state governments in the 1950s and 60s. But in the 1980s, several private medical institutes were founded in several states, particularly in Karnataka. Andhra Pradesh state allowed the founding of several private institutions in the new millennium. Medical education in a private institute is very expensive.
The basic medical qualification obtained in Indian medical schools is MBBS. The MBBS course is four-and-a-half years, followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Residential Internship (CRRI). The MBBS course is followed by MS, a post-graduation course in surgical specialities, MS or MD and DNB (Highly qualified P.G. and Super specialization), which are postgraduate courses in medical specialities usually of three years duration, or by diploma postgraduate courses of two years duration. Super or sub-specialities can be pursued and only a MS or MD holder is eligible. A qualification in a super- or sub-speciality is called DM or M.Ch.
In most Indian states, entry to medical education is based on entrance examinations. Some prestigious institutes like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) Vellore, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal and Mangalore), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), St. John's Medical College (Bangalore) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)conduct entrance tests at the national level and attract candidates from all over India.
Though India has many medical schools and produces thousands of medical graduates every year, there is a great shortage of doctors in rural areas. Most graduates do not wish to practice in rural areas due to understaffed hospitals and inadequate facilities.
India is one of only a few countries where graduates from local medical schools end up working in other countries all over the world, but particularly in the Middle East, the UK and the USA.
Indian states with the most medical colleges include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. States with the fewest include Manipur, Tripura, Chandigarh, Goa, and Sikkim. Following is an incomplete list of medical colleges in India.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Visakhapatnam
Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences
Government Medical College, Anantapur
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Guntur Medical College
Katuri Medical College
Kurnool Medical College
Maharaja Institute Of Medical Sciences, Vizianagaram
Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Nellore
NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, Guntur
Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam
Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College, Barpeta
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati
Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH), Jorhat
Medical Institute Jorhat
Regional Dental College, Guwahati
Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH), Silchar
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati
Tezpur Medical College and Hospital (TMCH), Tezpur
Government
Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur
Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna
Nalanda Medical College Hospital, Patna
Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur
Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences, Pawapuri
Private
Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Sasaram
Katihar Medical College, Katihar
Chandigarh
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh
AIIMS Raipur
Ayush & Health Sciences University Chhattisgarh, Raipur
Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur
CM Medical College, Durg
Late Baliram Kashyap Memorial Medical College, Jagdalpur
Late Shri Lakhi Ram Agrawal Memorial Govt. Medical College, Raigarh
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur
Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Panaji
Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital
AMC MET Medical College, Maninagar
Baroda Medical College, Vadodara
B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad
Government Medical College, Surat
Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj
M. P. Shah Medical College
Manubhai Patel Dental College, Baroda
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad
Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research
Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College
Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College
Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha
Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak
Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College
Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University
Dental College, Srinagar
Government Medical College, Srinagar
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Jharkhand
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Jamshedpur
Patliputra Medical College and Hospital, Dhanbad
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi
A J Institute of Medical Science, Mangalore
Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore
Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar
Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
JSS medical college, Mysore
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore
Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppal
KS Hegde Medical Academy Mangalore
Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya
Mysore Medical College
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
Navodaya Medical College, Raichur
Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore
S Nijalingappa Medical College, HSK (Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar) Hospital and Research Centre
S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences, Davangere
Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga
St John's Medical College, Bangalore
Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre,
Hassan Institute Of Medical Sciences,Hassan
Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur
Amritha Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kochi
[[Government Medical College|Government Medical College, Ernakulam], Kochi
Azeezia Medical College, Kollam
Government Medical College, Kozhikode
Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, Karakonam
Employee's State Insurance Corporation Medical College Hospital, Kollam
Government Medical College, Manjeri
Government Medical College, Thrissur
Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha
Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur
Government Medical College, Kottayam
Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla
Travancore Medical College Hospital, Kollam
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Cooper Hospital and H.B.T. Medical College, Juhu
King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Municipal hospital and medical college), Sion
Topiwala National Medical College (BYL Nair Charitable Hospital), Mumbai Central
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (Run by the Government of India; Exams conducted by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences)
B. J. Medical College, Pune
Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded
Dr. V. M. Government Medical College
Government Medical College, Akola
Government Medical College, Aurangabad
Government Medical College, Chandrapur
Government Medical College, Latur
Government Medical College, Miraj
Government Medical College, Nagpur
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur (Run by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation)
Grant Medical College, Byculla, Mumbai
Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (Run by the Thane Municipal Corporation)
R.C.S.M. Govt Medical College and CPR Hospital, Kolhapur
Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal
Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College, Ambajogai
Private and Other Colleges
ACPM Medical College
Ashwini Medical College Hospital, Solapur
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Pune
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Sangli
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kohlapur
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College , Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha <www.dmimsu.edu.in>
K. J. Somaiya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai
Maharashtra Institute of Medical Science and Research, Latur
Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research (MIMER), Talegaon (D), Pune
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai
All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal (AIIMS-Bhopal)
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa
Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur
Laxmi Narain Medical College, Bhopal
People's Medical College, Bhopal
Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College, Ujjain
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Army College of Medical Sciences
University College of Medical Sciences
Maulana Azad Medical College
Lady Hardinge Medical College
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (New Delhi)
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College
North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical College, Cuttack
MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha
Vss Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Hi-Tech Medical College, Rourkela Not permitted for renewal of permission u/s 10(A) for 2016-17
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute,Kirumampakkam,Pondicherry
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)
Government Medical College, Amritsar
Government Medical College, Patiala
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda
Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar
Dayanand Medical College
Pacific Medical College and Hospital,Udaipur
Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital,Udaipur
Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
SMS Medical College, Jaipur
Rabindranath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur
Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
Government Medical College, Kota
Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar
National Institute of Medical Science(NIMS), Jaipur
AIIMS Jodhpur
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok
Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
Madras Medical College and Research Institute, Park Town, Chennai
Stanley Medical College, Royapuram, Chennai
Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chetput (Chennai)
Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram district
Madurai Medical College, Madurai
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu
K.A.P.Viswanatham Government Medical College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Government Vellore Medical College, Adukamparai, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore
Government Theni Medical College, Theni
Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi
Government Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram
Government Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur
Government Sivgangai Medical College, Sivagangai
Government Siddha Medical College Chennai, Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai
Government Homeopathy Medical College, Thirumangalam, Madurai district
Government Ayurveda Medical College, Kottar, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district
Government Unani Medical College, Chennai
Government Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College Arumbakkam, Chennai
Deccan College of Medical Sciences
Gandhi Medical College
Government Medical College, Nizamabad
Government Nizamia Tibbi College
Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal
Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally
Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Mamata Medical College, Khammam
Mediciti Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
Osmania Medical College
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad
Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences
Subharti Medical College, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Faizabad Medical College, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
Rohilkhand Medical Colleges, M. J. P. Rohilkhand University Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
King George's Medical University(KGMU), Lucknow formerly known as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
Rajkiya Alopathic Medical College, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar
Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Jhansi
University Institute of Health Sciences, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,Kanpur
Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
Government Medical College, Jalaun
Government Medical College, Azamgarh
Kansiram medical college, saharanpur
Santosh Medical college, Ghaziabad
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Subharti Medical college, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Saraswati Medical College, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
Government Medical College, Kannauj
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Uttrakhand
AIIMS Rishikesh
Government Medical College, Haldwani formerly known as Uttarakhand Forest Hospital Trust Medical College (till 2010)
Government Medical College, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Srinagar
Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun.
Swami Rama Himalayan University , Doiwala (adjacent to Jolly Grant/Dehradun Airport), Dehradun
Medical College Kolkata, (Calcutta)
Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.
Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura
Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman
Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda
Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Midnapore
Murshidabad Medical College, Berhampore, Murshidabad
North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri
College Of Medicine & JNM Hospital, Kalyani
Sagar Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kamarhati
KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia
