Top AIIMS and Medical Colleges in India — NEET Rankings 2026

AIIMS Network

• 21 AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) established across India; apex medical institutions
• AIIMS New Delhi: NIRF #1 medical; best faculty, research, clinical training; NEET rank < 50 needed (general)
• New AIIMS: Bhopal, Patna, Rishikesh, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, etc.; growing quality

Other Top Government Medical Colleges

• JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research), Puducherry: separate JIPMER exam (until 2019, now NEET)
• PGI (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research), Chandigarh: top for PG; NEET for MBBS
• Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi: DU affiliation; NEET cut-off ~700/720 for general

Top State Government Medical Colleges

• Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital (Mumbai): Maharashtra's premier; NEET Maharashtra counselling
• Grant Medical College (Mumbai), BJ Medical College (Pune): top Maharashtra GMCs
• Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Mysore Medical College: Karnataka; COMEDK + NEET state counselling

NEET Cutoffs (Approximate 2024)

• AIIMS Delhi: NEET score 700–720 (general, OPR); very few seats (100 MBBS)
• MAMC, LHMC, UCMS Delhi: 680–700 (general); competitive for good Delhi hospitals
• State GMCs (Maharashtra): NEET score ~580–640 (general) for top colleges; lower for state quota

Private Medical Colleges

• Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore: private but premier; NEET + institutional merit + interview
• Kasturba Medical College Manipal, JSS Mysore, Sri Ramachandra Chennai: reputed private colleges
• Fees: private MBBS ₹70 lakh–1.5 crore total; GMC: ₹10,000–₹80,000/year

PG Medical Specialisations

• NEET-PG: entrance for MD/MS after MBBS; high competition: 1 lakh+ compete for 25,000 seats
• MD in Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, OBG: core specialisations; MS in Ortho, ENT, Ophthalmology
• Super speciality (DM/MCh): cardiology, neurology, urology; 3 years after MD/MS; AIIMS dominates

Advice for NEET Aspirants

• NEET preparation: 2 years minimum; Biology most important (360 marks); Physics and Chemistry 180 each
• NCERT is the foundation: 90%+ of NEET questions directly from or based on NCERT textbooks
• Target: NEET score > 650 for government medical college; 700+ for AIIMS