S. Vishnu Sharma
Passing NEET UG is all about getting the required score to qualify for admission in the medical colleges across the country.
Post passing NEET UG 2021, focus would automatically be on pondering over what are the medical colleges that are considered to be highly admired.
A study in a highly admired institute would not only enhance the esteem of the students but also brighten the career prospects post completion of studies.
It is here that ‘collegechalo.com’ tries to bring out the list of top 20 medical colleges that are highly praised across the nation. Even the 2021 NIRF ranking for these institutions is also mentioned.
The list of top 20 medical colleges for those who would be passing NEET UG are provided below:
1. AIIMS New Delhi
The national capital of India is home to many great institutions and AIIMS is one of them. The other popular name is All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
This organisation has earned a great deal of fame in medical education and also medical service. The institution is popularly known as All India Institute of Medical Sciences and is considered a hub for medical education and quality medical service.
Students across the country aspire to become a part of this institution to study medicine.
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences was established in 1956 as an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in Undergraduate and Post-graduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education in India.
The institution aspires to bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity and to attain self-sufficiency in post-graduate medical education.
Students who after passing NEET UG with required cutoff can consider this institution to pursue their studies. The NIRF 2021 rank for this institution is 1.
More information about this educational institution is available at ‘https://www.aiims.edu/en.html’
2. Christian Medical College Vellore
CMC is located in Vellore in Tamil Nadu and is a known name for medical services and also education.
Needless to say, its excellent services to the field of teaching and medical service have earned this institution a position in list of top medical colleges in India. Students after passing NEET UG can consider this institution also.
This Institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals in and around Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
The institute, constituent college is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University.
Founded in 1900 by an American missionary, Dr Ida S. Scudder, CMC Vellore has brought many significant achievements to India. The NIRF rating for 2021 for this organisation is 3.
More information about CMC Vellore can be obtained on its official website ‘https://www.cmch-vellore.edu/’
3. Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) had a phenomenal growth in a short period of 22 years and today excellence has become our specialty in healthcare delivery, education and research.
The campus is situated over a space of 125 acres. Its services under the guidance of its able team have earned this institute a position among The 10 popular medical colleges of India.
With AIMS Model of Care and our 670 strong faculty members drawn from the best institutes across the world, over 2500 students annually will be well prepared to succeed in any medical practice setting, from private practice, to academic medicine, to global outreach healthcare.
It offers MBBS, MD/MS courses along with Bachelor in Dental Sciences. The college also offers nursing at both graduate and post graduate levels and also masters in dental sciences.
Students after passing NEET UG can also consider this institution for studies. NIRF 2021 ranking for 2021 for this institution is 6. More information about AIMS can be obtained on its official website ‘https://www.amrita.edu/campus/healthscience’ or ‘http://www.amrithospitals.org/’
4. Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University
The Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS-BHU) is one of the six institutes of Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India and comprises three faculties, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dental Sciences and Faculty of Ayurveda.
The Institute of Medical Sciences is the medical school of the university. Like other institutions forming BHU, it is residential and co-educational.
The Institute started functioning as College of Medical Sciences in 1960 with nine departments of Modern Medicine and eight departments of Ayurveda, under the leadership of K. N. Udupa, the Founder Director of the Institute.
The institute is affiliated to Banaras Hindu University and offers medical and paramedical courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Admission in MBBS and BDS courses is on the basis of merit through NEET.
Admission in BAMS and Nursing courses is through exams conducted on university level. It has 45 departments under three faculties. Candidates who have after passing NEET UG can also consider this institution. The NIRF rating for 2021 for this institution is 7.
To know more about this institution which also is considered as one of top medical colleges in India, the official website is ‘https://www.bhu.ac.in/ims/’
5. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
This well-known educational institution too has a great name when it comes to medical education. This institution has two campuses, one at Puducherry and the other at Karaikkal.
This institution which is also among the Top 20 medical colleges in India has 200 MBBS seats. While 150 of them are in Puducherry campus, the other 50 are in Karaikal campus.
JIPMER offers a variety of courses. Undergraduate courses include MBBS, BSc (Medical Laboratory Technology), BSc( Allied Medical Sciences- Cardiac Lab Technology/Dialysis/Neuro/OT), BMRSc (Bachelor of Medical Record Science).
BSc (Nursing) was started in 2006. Postgraduate courses include MD, MS, and diploma in many specialties, MSc in Nursing, Medical Biochemistry and Medical Physiology and PhD in several subjects.
Super-specialty courses include MCh in cardiothoracic surgery, urology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, paediatric surgery, gastro intestinal surgery and DM in Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Neonatology, Clinical pharmacology and Immunology.
On January 2014 JIPMER started master’s in public health course. Emergency Medical Technician course MRO and MRT. NIRF rating in 2021 for this organisation is 8. Students after passing NEET UG can consider this institution also.
More information about this educational institution can be obtained on its website ‘https://www.jipmer.edu.in/’
6. King George’s Medical University
The foundation stone was laid for this institution in 1906. The College was completed and the work of the first medical session was started in October 1911, though the ceremonial opening of the college building by His Honour Sir John Prescot Hewett did not occur until January 27, 1912.
Since 1922, the College and Hospital has expanded in several directions. A comprehensive museum of microscopic and macroscopic.
Pathology has been created, an X-Ray and Electro-therapeutic Section for Hospital out-patients were opened in 1928. The Dental Faculty of the college was born as a separate section of the Department of Surgery in 1949 with 10 admissions to the B.D.S. course.
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It was converted into a separate Department in 1950, had a new building in 1952, started post-graduate training courses in 1964, had another new building and attained the status of a separate Faculty in 1980.
K.G. Medical College has contributed immensely in the education and training of thousands of graduate and post-graduates who have brought glory and laurels to their Alma mater by the academic and professional excellence.
This is also one of the institutions candidates can consider post passing NEET UG. The NIRF ranking 2021 for this institution is 9. The website to know more is ‘https://www.kgmu.org/’
7. Kasturba Medical College
This college is located in Manipal in Karnataka and was established in 1953.
This was established by T.M.A. Pai on 30 June 1953 and was the first self-financing medical college in India.
Students from all corners of the country come here to study medicine. Even individuals from other countries too come here to study. MBBS is recognized worldwide, including by the General Medical Council, ECFMG, Australian Medical Council and Malaysian Medical Council among several others.
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KMC was under the purview of the Mangalore University. In 1993, the government of India granted Deemed University status to Manipal University (formerly known as MAHE) which saw KMC coming under its wing.
KMC has exchange programs with Loma Linda University, United States, Operation Eyesight Universal, Canada, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States and Maastricht University, Netherlands.
It is recognized as one of the top medical colleges in India and students after passing NEET UG can focus on this institution also. The NIRF 2021 ranking for this college is 10. More information can be obtained about KMC on its official website ‘https://manipal.edu/kmc-manipal.html’
8. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
This is also another institute for medical learning whose fame has touched the skies long ago.
This institution is also known as SRIHER and was founded by Sri Ramachandra Education & Health Trust on September 11, 1985 by N.P.V. Ramasamy Udayar.
It was founded as a medical college, and was awarded the deemed to be university status in September 1994.
This is an institution which is a great place to study medicine at graduate and also post graduate level.
This institution has great atmosphere for learning and higly qualified faculty who leave no stone unturned to ensure students become highly qualified.
No wonder this institution has become one of top medical colleges in India. This is also one of those institutions students can focus to study medicine after passing NEET UG. The NIRF ranking for this institution in 2021 is 14.
Information about this institution is available at ‘https://www.sriramachandra.edu.in/’
9. St. John’s Medical College
From its inception SJMC has been a truly National Medical College drawing faculty and students from all across the country. During the formative years the college benefitted immensely from the efforts of early pioneers with illustrious professional careers who gave up jobs in established medical institutions to join a fledgling medical college.
Their voices still echo in the corridors, laboratories and lecture halls of the college. The institution is an apex body of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) which is the largest non-governmental contributor to health care in India.
The corner stone of the Medical College was blessed by Pope Paul VI in Bombay during the Eucharist Congress in 1964 and was laid at the project site on 27 July 1965 by V.V. Giri, the Governor of Karnataka and later the President of India.
This institution has been regularly featuring among the top ranking institutions. The college offers graduate (MBBS), postgraduate (MD/MS), superspecialty (DM/MCh) and various Diploma courses- all of which are recognized by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru, Karnataka.
This is also among top medical colleges in India. Its NIRF 2021 ranking is 13. This is also one among the colleges that students who wish to study medicine after passing NEET UG can focus on.
The website to know more is ‘https://www.stjohns.in/medicalcollege/’
10. Aligarh Muslim University
The Department of Medicine at Aligarh Muslim University commenced its journey in 1963 and gradually moved towards becoming what it is currently. This is also one among the well-known institutions in India.
The teaching and learning process always undergoes improvement at this institution to ensure students remain informed about all that is the latest. The MBBS intake which was 50 earlier has now gone up to 150.
Staff members of the Department are also involved in teaching and training of BDS students and various diploma courses. The amenities at this institution are world class, the environment here only motivates students to bring out the best in them.
This is also one among those institutions students can consider after passing NEET UG. NIRF ranking for this institution in 2021 is 15. The website to know more is ‘https://www.amu.ac.in/department/medicine’
11. Madras Medical College
South India has no dearth of good institutions that have carved a space for themselves in the field of medical education.
This institution is also known as MMC is one of the oldest educational institutions in India.
This is the first name one will perhaps hear when it comes to well-known medical colleges in Chennai.
The first batch of students graduated in 1852 and were granted the Diploma of Graduate of the Madras Medical College. In 1857, it gained affiliation to the University of Madras.
After the affiliation in 1857 the College moved to be a center of excellence imparting training in all the specialities in the field of medicine and surgery and it is now one of the premier institutions in the country with under graduate, post graduate and super specialty courses.
The Courses offered by the Madras Medical College are affiliated from 1988 to the The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University.
This College has nine affiliated institutions with hospitals, each one of them recognized for excellence in Health care services.
No wonder why this college is one of the top medical colleges in India and its NIRF ranking for 2021 is 16. This is also one of those colleges students wishing to study medicine after passing NEET UG can focus on for admissions. The website to know more is ‘http://www.mmc.ac.in/mmc/’
12. Maulana Azad Medical College
Needless to say, this educational institution also has earned for itself a place in the list of top medical colleges in India by carving out a niche for itself in the field of medical education.
MAMC is a medical college in New Delhi and is affiliated to University of Delhi and run by the Delhi government.
It is named after Indian freedom fighter and first education minister of independent India Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. It was established in 1959 at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg near Delhi Gate.
Four hospitals attached to MAMC have a combined bed strength of 2800 beds and cater to millions in Delhi alone and many more from the surrounding states in north India.
The college is a tertiary care referral centre and has teaching programs for graduate and postgraduate degrees and residency and subspecialities/fellowships (referred to as superspecialities in India).
The NIRF ranking 2021 for this college is 17. This is also among the colleges that students after passing NEET UG can consider. More information can be obtained on its official website ‘https://www.mamc.ac.in/’
13. Lady Hardinge Medical College
The institution is also well-known as LHMC and is said to be one of the oldest in the national capital.
The college which began its innings in 1916 saw many achievements as the time moved ahead.
Lady Hardinge the wife of the then Viceroy was the first to take initiative for starting a medical college for women, as the lack of separate medical college for women made it almost impossible for Indian women to study medicine.
The foundation stone of this institution was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17 March 1914.
On the suggestion of Queen Mary the college and the hospital was named after Lady Hardinge to perpetuate the memory of its founder.
The college and hospital was formally opened by Lord Hardinge the then Viceroy of India on 17th February 1916.
Since 1950, the college has been affiliated to University of Delhi. Post-graduate courses were started in 1954 in affiliation with Punjab University and later on with University of Delhi in 1956.
Undoubtedly, this is one among the top medical colleges and its NIRF ranking for 2021 is 22. This is also one among the colleges that students can focus on after passing NEET UG. The website to know more about this college is ‘http://lhmc-hosp.gov.in/index.php’
14. JSS Medical College
JSS Medical College in Mysuru was started in 1984-85 and is imparting education in medical sciences (MBBS) course. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India and was affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences from 1995-1996.
The vision of this college is to provide leadership in medical education, research and contribute to humane and cost-effective health care.
The college aspires to produce a breed of globally competent medical professional with strong urge to serve the humanity with the core values of sincerity passion towards lifelong learning, meaningful research and patient care guided by ethics.
JSS Medical College has emerged as renowned institute in the country by providing medical education of high standards and compassionate health care programs through internationalization, innovation in academic and research studies.
The Institution is equipped with excellent state of the art infrastructure, laboratories and modern teaching aids. JSS Medical College is progressing towards greater heights with the ardent support of experienced, qualified and dedicated teaching and support staff.
This is one among the top 20 medical colleges in India. Its NIRF 2021 rank is 24. This is also among the institutions students post passing NEET UG can focus on. The website to know more is ‘https://www.jssuni.edu.in/JSSWeb/WebShowFromDB.aspx?MID=0&CID=4&PID=10002’
15. Vardhman Mahavir Medical College
VMMC was established at Safdarjung Hospital by the Government of India in November 2001. Its inauguration was done by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 17 December, 2001.
The College building was dedicated to the Nation by the Vice President M.Hamid Ansari on 20 November 2007 in the presence of the then Health Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss.
The first batch of MBBS students was admitted in February, 2002. Post-graduate courses (MD/MS) in clinical subjects were running at Safdarjung Hospital even before the establishment of VMMC.
The (MD/MS) course in Pre and Para clinical subjects were started in year 2011. Over the period of time, the numbers of MD/MS seats have been increased. The College also is running super specialization.
VMMC is affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in New Delhi. Over a decade the VMMC College has established itself as a prominent medical institution in India. This is one among the top medical colleges in India and its NIRF ranking for 2021 is 18. The website to know more is ‘http://www.vmmc-sjh.nic.in/Default_College.aspx’
16. SRM Institute of Science and Technology
The institute is also popularly known as SRMIST. It offers courses in various streams and medicine is one of them.
The unit that offers medical course is SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (SRM MCHRC) and is situated on the NH 45 (GST Road) at Potheri between Tambaram and Chengalpattu on a sprawling 33.61-acre campus.
SRM MCHRC offers a plethora of opportunities to climb the career ladder as well as to change this world healthier providing the sophisticated treatment.
The Hospital beds strength was started originally from 300 subsequently increased to 500,750 and presently with 1210 beds. This is also one among the top medical colleges and its NIRF ranking 2021 is 20.
This is also among the institutions that students can focus for medical studies after passing NEET UG. The website to know more is ‘https://www.srmist.edu.in/medical-college-hospital-research-centre/’
17. Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
This is also among the finest institutions in Chennai that can be considered to purse medicine course at graduation level.
That is not all, this is a good place even to pursue medicine at post graduation level. MS in Anatomy, MD in Physiology, MD in Community Medicine are among the courses at post graduate level that are offered here.
This is also an abode for undertaking supers specialty study in medical realms. DM in Cardiology, DM in Nephrology, DM in Neurology are among the super specialty courses.
These are not the only among the courses offered at super specialty level, there are much more.
After students become a part of this institution, they carry out academic work in a very ideal atmosphere and students are well taught by highly qualified faculty.
So this too is among the top medical colleges in India and its NIRF 2021 ranking is 27. This is also an institution that students who have passed NEET UG can consider for studying medicine.
More information about this college can be obtained from its official website ‘https://www.saveethamedicalcollege.com/’
18. University College of Medical Sciences
Let the talk be about studying medicine in the national capital of India, this institution will be the one to flash across one’s mind.
The college was established in 1971 as a constituent college of University of Delhi. It offers various medical and para medical courses.
The courses in medicine are offerd at graduate, post graduate and doctoral levels. Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital is the associated teaching hospital with more than 1000 beds.
Students of this college excel in curricular/extracurricular activities. The faculty here is highly qualified, they also render services on at UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS, World Bank, ICMR, ICMR, NACO, DST and CSIR.
Undoubtedly, this college is one among the top medical colleges in India. This is also an institution that students can focus for studying medical science after passing NEET UG. The website for this college is ‘https://ucms.ac.in/’
19. Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
HIMSR has been established as an institution of national importance with the objects to develop well established patterns of teaching in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education in all its branches.
The objective is to demonstrate a high standard of medical education in India and to bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity and to attain self-sufficiency in post-graduate medical education.
While MBBS is offered here at graduate level, at post graduate level, medical courses available here are MD in Medicine, MS in General Surgery and so on.
This institution has long become one of the top medical colleges in this country. NIRF ranking for this institution for 2021 is 25. This is also one among the colleges that students can focus on for studying medicine after passing NEET UG. The website of this institution is ‘https://www.himsr.co.in/’
20. Dayanand Medical College
This is also one of the highly admired institutions in India. Dr. Banarsi Dass Soni established Arya Medical School in 1934 with a noble intension of providing medical services t the general public.
It was in 1964 that Arya consistent with the policy of the Government that the Arya Medical School flowered into a full-fledged MBBS College, which came to be known as Dayanand Medical College & Hospital.
The institution is duly recognized by Medical Council of India for the MBBS course as well as several speciality and super speciality courses. The institution is affiliated to the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Punjab.
The NIRF ranking for 2021 for this college is 26. This is also one among the institutions that students can consider for studying medicine after passing NEET UG. The website to know more is ‘https://www.dmch.edu/’
Conclusion (Passing NEET UG)
The focus as of now is on the release of NEET UG result, the exam was conducted on September 12 and more than 12 lakh students are said to have appeared for the exam.
There are various views as far as NEET UG 2021 result release dates are concerned. It would be good for students to know about the top colleges in India for studying medicine.
Students can visit the websites of the medical colleges in India that are highly admired and know about them completely so that they can prepare well for the admission process post passing NEET UG.
Needless to say, students after passing NEET UG if they get an opportunity to study medicine in a highly appreciated educational institution, their career prospects turn bright post studies.
What makes these institutions very popular is the high standards they follow when it comes to teaching and learning. The faculty here is highly qualified and amenities for students are world class.
Also, atmosphere here only motivates students to bring out the best in them. So, students after passing NEET UG can consider these institutions for undertaking medical education.
Students have to remember that the matter of significant importance is passing NEET UG with the required cutoff mark. Cutoff mark is the score that student has to score if he or she wants to obtain a seat.
Score can be either equal to the specified cutoff or must be above it. Passing NEET UG with the required cutoff is more important even before one decides to apply in one or more of these top colleges.
Passing NEET UG with required cutoff may not be easy, but it is not impossible either. Hardwork with determination would yield success.