The NIRF Ranking 2025 for the top medical colleges in India has been released on the official website of nirfindia.org. According to the NIRF Medical Rankings 2025, AIIMS Delhi secures the top positions among all the medical institutes in India. PGIMER Chandigarh stands second whereas CMC Vellore (Christian Medical College) has maintained third position in overall NIRF rankings. These rankings for these three medical institutes remain unchanged from previous year trends. AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College), Pune and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow also come under the top 10 medical colleges in India. In this blog, we will be covering the NIRF ranking 2025 for the top medical colleges in India.
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What is NIRF Ranking?
The NIRF Ranking stands for National Institutional Ranking Framework and this is an overall ranking provided across every category whether it is medical, engineering, management and more by MoE (Ministry of Education), Government of India. These rankings evaluate colleges or institutes in the country. This helps students and parents identify the best institute or college by looking at various parameters which we will be discussing later in the blog. The NIRF rankings are published every year on their official website and students can check the rankings by directly visiting their website.
NIRF Ranking 2025: Top Medical Colleges in India
The NIRF Ranking 2025 for top medical colleges in India covers AIIMS Delhi as the top ranked medical institute of India and followed by PGIMER Chandigarh and CMC Vellore. These are the prestigious medical institutes in India like JIPMER Puducherry, BHU Varanasi and SGPGIMS Lucknow also feature among the top 10 medical colleges of India. These NIRF rankings well reflect the research, infrastructure, quality of education and more. These rankings help students make better decision to secure education in the medical domain. Here is a detailed table mentioned below that cover the names of top medical institutes of India, city, state, score along with rank.
NIRF 2025 Ranking (Top Medical Colleges in India)
Name | City | State | Score | Rank |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 91.8 | 1 |
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 82.58 | 2 |
Christian Medical College | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 76.48 | 3 |
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research | Puducherry | Pondicherry | 73.3 | 4 |
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 70.09 | 5 |
Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 70.05 | 6 |
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 69.77 | 7 |
King George`s Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 68.77 | 8 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 68.52 | 9 |
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka | 68.05 | 10 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 66.5 | 11 |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra | 65.17 | 12 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh | Rishikesh | Uttarakhand | 65.02 | 13 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar | Khordha | Odisha | 64.31 | 14 |
Siksha O Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 63.73 | 15 |
Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 63.71 | 16 |
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | 63.36 | 17 |
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 63.22 | 18 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 63.18 | 19 |
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research | Wardha | Maharashtra | 62.37 | 20 |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 61.54 | 21 |
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital | New Delhi | Delhi | 61.5 | 22 |
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research | Kolkata | West Bengal | 61.07 | 23 |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 61 | 24 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 60.15 | 25 |
Maulana Azad Medical College | Delhi | Delhi | 59.47 | 26 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna | Patna | Bihar | 59.24 | 27 |
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences | New Delhi | Delhi | 59.22 | 28 |
Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | 58.82 | 29 |
St. John’s Medical College | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 58.74 | 30 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 58.44 | 31 |
Lady Hardinge Medical College | New Delhi | Delhi | 57.98 | 32 |
Maharishi Markandeshwar | Ambala | Haryana | 56.68 | 33 |
Govt. Medical College & Hospital | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 56.67 | 34 |
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 56.45 | 35 |
Dayanand Medical College | Ludhiana | Punjab | 55.65 | 36 |
JSS Medical College, Mysore | Mysuru | Karnataka | 55.51 | 37 |
University College of Medical Sciences | Delhi | Delhi | 54.21 | 38 |
Sawai Man Singh Medical College | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 52.69 | 39 |
Jamia Hamdard | New Delhi | Delhi | 52.57 | 40 |
Medical College | Kolkata | West Bengal | 52.54 | 41 |
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute | Puducherry | Pondicherry | 52.42 | 42 |
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 52.41 | 43 |
Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 52.15 | 44 |
B. J. Medical College | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 51.84 | 45 |
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College | Belagavi | Karnataka | 51.7 | 46 |
Christian Medical College, Brown Road, Ludhiana | Ludhiana | Punjab | 51.47 | 47 |
Osmania Medical College | Hyderabad | Telangana | 51.46 | 48 |
Chettinad Academy of Research and Education | Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu District | Tamil Nadu | 51.41 | 49 |
M. S. Ramaiah Medical College | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 50.91 | 50 |
NIRF Ranking 2025: List of Parameters Considered
When we talk about the NIRF Ranking 2025 then there are several list of parameters have to consider:
- Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
- Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Graduation Outcomes (GO)
- Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Perception (PR)
Next, there is a detailed table that covers various parameters to be considered for the top medical colleges in India according to NIRF Ranking 2025, covering, marks, ranking weight, sub-parameters as well as marks allocation.
Sr. No. | Parameters | Marks | Ranking Weight | Sub-parameters | Marks Allocation |
1 | Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR) | 100 | 0.3 | A. Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS) | 20 |
B. Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR) | 30 | ||||
C. Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE) | 20 | ||||
D. Financial Resources and their Utilization (FRU) | 30 | ||||
2 | Research and Professional Practice (RP) | 100 | 0.3 | A. Combined metric for Publications (PU) | 40 |
B. Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP) | 40 | ||||
C. IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR) | 10 | ||||
D. Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP) | 10 | ||||
3 | Graduation Outcomes (GO) | 100 | 0.2 | A. Combined metric for Placement and Higher Studies (GPH) | 25 |
B. Metric for University Examinations (GUE) | 25 | ||||
C. Metric for Number of PG Students Graduated (GPG) | 30 | ||||
D. Metric for Number of Super Specialty Students Graduated (GSS) | 20 | ||||
4 | Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) | 100 | 0.1 | A. Percentage Students from other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD) | 30 |
B. Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD) | 30 | ||||
C. Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS) | 20 | ||||
D. Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS) | 20 | ||||
5 | Perception (PR) | 100 | 0.1 | A. Peer Perception: Employers & Academic Peer (PR) | 100 |
NIRF Rankings 2025: List of Top 10 Private Medical Colleges in India
Table mentioned below covers the list of top 10 private medical colleges in India according to the NIRF Ranking 2025.
Name | City | State | Score | Rank |
Christian Medical College | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 76.48 | 3 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 68.52 | 9 |
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka | 68.05 | 10 |
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 66.50 | 11 |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra | 65.17 | 12 |
Siksha O Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 63.73 | 15 |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 63.22 | 18 |
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research | Wardha | Maharashtra | 62.37 | 20 |
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 61.54 | 21 |
St. John’s Medical College | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 58.74 | 30 |
How to Check NIRF Rankings 2025?
Here are some steps to check NIRF ranking 2025 for the top medical colleges in India.
- Go to the official NIRF website, nirfindia.org.
- Once you have visited the official NIRF website then go to the main page and select the “India Ranking 2025: Result” link.
- Post selecting the India Ranking 2025: Result link then you have to select the “Medical” category.
- The NIRF Management Ranking 2025 for the top medical colleges of India will be displayed on your screen.
Conclusion: NIRF Ranking 2025
The NIRF Ranking 2025 provides a clear list of the top medical colleges in India, with AIIMS Delhi once again ranked 1st among all the medical institutes in India. These NIRF Rankings serve as a major guide that help students aiming to pursue the best medical education across the country. Along with this they have considered a list of parameters which we have discussed above in the blog. By carefully evaluating these parameters, the NIRF ranking helps students choose the correct medical institution to cover medical education in India.
FAQs: NIRF Ranking 2025
Yes, NIRF Ranking 2025 out for the top medical colleges in India, where AIIMS Delhi consistently secure its 1st rank in the list.
Top three medical colleges in India according to the NIRF Ranking 2025 are:
AIIMS Delhi (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Christian Medical College (CMC Vellore)
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
Research and Professional Practice (RP)
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
Perception (PR)