S. Vishnu Sharma
Top AIIMS institutions in India is about those popular government institutions known for study of medicine at graduate and postgraduate levels.
Students in large numbers apply for studying here whose full name is All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The shorter version of its full name – AIIMS is more well known to all of us.
Here are a few interesting facts with regards to top AIIMS institutions in India, there are about 19 AIIMS across the country as of now. Sources say, about five more AIIMS will be made operational in due course.
These five AIIMS are expected to become functional by the end of 2025, with that the total number of AIIMS institutions in India will be 24. AIIMS New Delhi happens to be the most well known among the top AIIMS institutions in India.
Top AIIMS institutions in India are synonymous with high quality education and also are known to provide excellent patient care. Students can study graduation in these top AIIMS institutions in India and also postgraduation.
Those whose are strongly motivated to study their subject in depth can also opt for pursuing doctorate in these top AIIMS institutions in India.
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These popular institutions also offer courses in Dental Sciences (BDS and MDS), Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. More interesting facts are unraveled below for the sake of students:
The list of top AIIMS institutions in India
These top AIIMS institutions in India are situated at various parts of the country. And, are known to offer great patient care on one hand and an excellent education in medicine and allied health sciences on the other hand. Their names are:
# AIIMS New Delhi
# AIIMS Jodhpur
# AIIMS Bhubaneswar
# AIIMS Rishikesh
# AIIMS Patna
# AIIMS Bhopal
# AIIMS Raipur
# AIIMS Raebarely
# AIIMS Nagpur
# AIIMS Mangalagiri
# AIIMS Gorakhpur
# AIIMS Bibinagar
# AIIMS Bhatinda
# AIIMS Kalyani
# AIIMS Deoghar
# AIIMS Rajkot
# AIIMS Guwahati
# AIIMS Vijaypur
# AIIMS Bilaspur
# AIIMS Madurai
The same is provided in a tabular format below:
| Name | Establishment Year | Location |
| AIIMS Delhi | 1956 | New Delhi |
| AIIMS Jodhpur | 2012 | Rajasthan |
| AIIMS Bhubaneswar | 2012 | Odisha |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | 2012 | Uttarakhand |
| AIIMS Patna | 2012 | Bihar |
| AIIMS Bhopal | 2012 | Madhya Pradesh |
| AIIMS Raipur | 2012 | Chhattishgarh |
| AIIMS Raebarely | 2013 | Uttar Pradesh |
| AIIMS Nagpur | 2018 | Maharashtra |
| AIIMS Mangalgiri | 2018 | Andhra Pradesh |
| AIIMS Gorakhpur | 2019 | Uttar Pradesh |
| AIIMS Bibinagar | 2019 | Telangana |
| AIIMS Bathinda | 2019 | Punjab |
| AIIMS Kalyani | 2019 | West Bengal |
| AIIMS Deoghar | 2019 | Jharkhand |
| AIIMS Rajkot | 2020 | Gujarat |
| AIIMS Guwahati | 2020 | Assam |
| AIIMS Vijaypur | 2020 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| AIIMS Bilaspur | 2020 | Himachal Pradesh |
| AIIMS Madurai | 2021 | Tamil Nadu |
About to be established
The top AIIMS in India mentioned above are functional already. These AIIMS institutions would become functional soon. They are expected to be ready for functioning by end of 2025. The details of AIIMS that are about to come up are below:
# AIIMS Awantipora – Jammu and Kashmir
# AIIMS Rewari – Haryana
# AIIMS Darbhanga – Bihar
# AIIMS Bengaluru – Karnataka
# AIIMS Manipur – Manipur
The same is provided in tabular format below:
| Name | State | Status |
| AIIMS Awantipora | J&K (Kashmir Region) | Expected soon |
| AIIMS Rewari | Haryana | Expected soon |
| AIIMS Darbhanga | Bihar | Expected soon |
| AIIMS Bengaluru | Karnataka | Expected soon |
| AIIMS Manipur | Manipur | Expected soon |
Fees
The other important aspect with regard to top AIIMS institutions in India is their fees for various courses. These organizations are known to provide education in medicine, dental science, allied health science, super specialization and doctorate at very economical prices.
A study in graduation like MBBS usually incurs a price annually in the range of Rs 1000 to Rs 13,000. BSc Nursing could range from Rs 2,540 to Rs 3,165.
Studying MS or MD could cost a fee in the range of Rs 5,600 to Rs 5,780. MCh course study in these top AIIMS institutions in India is said to cost about Rs 2,292 annually. More details are provided in the table below:
| Name of the institution | Academic Programmes | Course Cost (Annual) |
| AIIMS Delhi | MBBS | Rs 6,080 |
| BSc | Rs 900- Rs 2,400 | |
| MD/MS | Rs 2,292 | |
| MSc | Rs 1,400 | |
| MCh | Rs 3,330 | |
| MDS | Rs 1,944 | |
| PhD | — | |
| DM | Rs 3,330 | |
| PG Diploma | — | |
| AIIMS Jodhpur | MBBS | Rs 24,100 |
| BSc (Hons) Nursing | Rs 2,400 | |
| MD/MS | Rs 2,110 | |
| MSc Nursing | Rs 2,930 – Rs 4,300 | |
| MDS | Rs 6,000 | |
| MPH | Rs 4,000 | |
| DM | —- | |
| AIIMS Bhubaneswar | MBBS | Rs 26,330 |
| BSc Nursing | Rs 2,520 | |
| MD | Rs 1,05,000 | |
| MS | Rs 1,05,000 | |
| MDS | — | |
| AIIMS Bhopal | MBBS | Rs 4,720 |
| MD/MS | Rs 5,650 | |
| BSc Nursing | Rs 3,165 | |
| AIIMS Bilaspur | MBBS | —- |
| AIIMS Patna | MBBS | Rs 26,000 |
| BSc (Hons) Nursing | Rs 2,000 | |
| MD | Rs 2,120 | |
| MDS | Rs 6,050 | |
| MS | Rs 2,120 | |
| MCh | — | |
| ANM | — | |
| AIIMS Raipur | MBBS | Rs 1,320 |
| BSc | Rs 900 – Rs 3,170 | |
| DM | Rs 3,380 | |
| MDS | Rs 5,740 | |
| MD | Rs 5,640 | |
| MS | Rs 5,780 | |
| MCh | Rs 3,380 | |
| PG Diploma | Rs 5,860 | |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | MBBS | Rs 1,628 |
| BSc | Rs 2,400 – Rs 1,50,000 | |
| MD/MS | Rs 2,110 | |
| MDS | Rs 1,445 | |
| MSc | Rs 650 | |
| MCh | — | |
| MPH | Rs 1,40,000 lakh | |
| PG Diploma | Rs 2,00,000 | |
| AIIMS Raebarely | MBBS | Rs 4,500 |
| AIIMS Rajkot | MBBS | — |
| AIIMS Nagpur | MBBS | Rs 6,800 |
| BSc | Rs 2,400 | |
| AIIMS Mangalgiri | MBBS | Rs 6,080 |
| BSc Nursing | Rs 2,400 | |
| MS | —- | |
| AIIMS Gorakhpur | MBBS | Rs 6,030 |
| AIIMS Guwahati | MBBS | Rs 26,350 |
| AIIMS Bibinagar | MBBS | Rs 6,080 |
| AIIMS Bathinda | MBBS | Rs 7,330 |
| AIIMS Kalyani | MBBS | Rs 6,080 |
| AIIMS Deoghar | MBBS | Rs 26,350 |
| BSc Nursing | Rs 2,400 | |
| AIIMS Vijaypur | MBBS | —- |
| AIIMS Madurai | MBBS | —- |
NIRF Ranking
There are over 19 top AIIMS institutions in India. However, about seven of them have NIRF rankings, the same for others is not available.
Among the top AIIMS institutions in India with NIRF rankings are – AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, AIIMS Rishikesh, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Bhopal and AIIMS Patna. The same details are in tabular format below and it is as per NIRF 2023 rankings:
| Name | Establishing year | NIRF Rank 2023 |
| AIIMS Delhi | 1956 | 1 |
| AIIMS Jodhpur | 2012 | 13 |
| AIIMS Bhubaneswar | 2012 | 17 |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | 2012 | 22 |
| AIIMS Patna | 2012 | 27 |
| AIIMS Bhopal | 2012 | 38 |
| AIIMS Raipur | 2012 | 39 |
Courses offered
Academic programs related to medicine, dental science, nursing, allied health sciences are offered at these top AIIMS institutions in India.
Courses from the fields mentioned above are offered at graduate, postgraduate levels in these top AIIMS institutions in India.
Individuals can also opt for super specialization if they wish to study their respective subjects in depth at these top AIIMS institutions in India.
The details are available in the tabular format below:
| Undergraduate Courses | Postgraduate Courses | Super-specialisation |
| MBBS | MD | DM |
| BSc Nursing (Hons) | MS | MCh |
| BSc Nursing (Post basic) | MDS | Fellowship Programme |
| BSc (Hons) in Medical Technology and Radiography | MSc Nursing | |
| Bachelor of Optometry | M Biotech | |
| MSc |
Eligibility criteria
One would wonder about what is the eligibility criteria to apply for studying various courses in these top AIIMS institutions in India. Eligibilty depends upon the course the candidate wants to study here.
Students who have studied the required courses from recognized educational institutions anywhere in India can apply to study in these top AIIMS institutions in India. More details are mentioned below:
Graduation: A pass in plus two in science stream with subjects preferably being biology, physics and chemistry from a recognized educational institution.
Postgraduation: A pass in graduation in relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution.
Those aiming for postgraduation in medicine must also have required internship completion certificates along with registration with state or central medical councils.
Super specialization: A pass in postgraduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution. The applicants must preferably study the same subject in postgraduation in which they wish to do super specialization.
Doctorate: A pass in postgraduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution. The applicants must preferably study the same subject in postgraduation in which they wish to do a doctorate.
The same is provided in the tabular format below:
| Graduate courses Eligibility for applying | Postgraduate courses Eligibility for applying | Super specialisation courses Eligibility for applying | Doctorate Courses Eligibility for applying |
| A pass in plus two in science stream with subjects preferably being biology, physics and chemistry from a recognized educational institution. | A pass in graduation in relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution.
Those aiming for postgraduation in medicine must also have required internship completion certificates along with registration with state or central medical councils. |
A pass in postgraduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution.
The applicants must preferably study the same subject in postgraduation in which they wish to do super specialization. |
A pass in postgraduation in the relevant discipline from a recognized educational institution.
The applicants must preferably study the same subject in postgraduation in which they wish to do a doctorate. |
Admission criteria
Seats in these top AIIMS institutions in India are offered based on performance in entrance exams. Candidates must apply and pass the entrance exams.
The written tests must be passed with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next phase of admission which comprises counselling and document verification.
Scores of the candidates in the competitive exams must either be above the cutoff score or equal to it. Cutoff is the minimum marks the candidates have to score in the exam to be eligible to take part in the next stage of admission process.
The minimum qualifying marks (cutoff score) is announced by authorities concerned along with the release of written exam results. Sometimes, the cutoff score could be declared either shortly before the announcement of results or after that.
Those who have passed the exam with required qualifying marks, can apply for counselling which is usually conducted in one or more rounds. Those who get a seat can convey their acceptance and join the course.
Candidates who do not get a seat in the initial rounds of counselling can try in the subsequent rounds. The details about written test to be passed for each course is provided in the table below:
| Course | Entrance Test |
| MBBS | NEET |
| MD/MS/MDS/DM(6 years)/ MCh(6 years) | INI CET |
| BSc Nursing (Hons) | AIIMS BSc Courses Entrance Examination
|
| BSc Nursing (Post basic) | |
| BSc (Hons) in Medical Technology and Radiography | AIIMS Paramedical Entrance Exam
|
| Bachelor of Optometry | |
| MSc Nursing/ M Sc/ M Biotech | AIIMS MSc Courses Entrance Examination |
| DM / MCh (3 years)/ MD (Hospital Administration) | AIIMS Post-Graduate & Post-Doctoral Course Entrance Examination |
Seat intake
The biggest question on one’s mind is to how many seats does each of these top AIIMS institutions in India have with them. The seat in take capacity usually is about 50 to 100 at these organisations.
As the time moves ahead, more number of seats could be added and their numbers could witness an upward move. While the details are provided below in a tabular format, candidates can also visit the official websites of these top AIIMS institutions in India for more information:
| Institution Name | No of seats |
| AIIMS Bathinda | 100 |
| AIIMS Bhopal | 125 |
| AIIMS Bhubaneshwar | 125 |
| AIIMS Bibinagar | 100 |
| AIIMS Bilaspur | 50 |
| AIIMS Delhi | 132 |
| AIIMS Deoghar | 100 |
| AIIMS Gorakhpur | 125 |
| AIIMS Guwahati | 50 |
| AIIMS Jodhpur | 125 |
| AIIMS Kalyani | 125 |
| AIIMS Madurai | 50 |
| AIIMS Manglagiri (Guntur) | 125 |
| AIIMS Nagpur | 125 |
| AIIMS Patna | 125 |
| AIIMS Rae Bareli | 100 |
| AIIMS Raipur | 125 |
| AIIMS Rajkot | 50 |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | 125 |
| AIIMS Bibinagar | 100 |
| AIIMS Vijaypur | 62 |