Best MBBS Colleges in India 2026: Ranking, Fees, Admissions, Placements, NEET Cutoff

There are about 800+ Medical colleges in India that provide full-time MBBS courses. Of these top MBBS colleges in India, 155 are privately owned, 86 are government owned and the rest 8 are semi-government owned. NEET, KEAM, Kerala NEET, MP NEET, AP NEET and Maharashtra NEET are some of the popular entrance exams for Medical colleges in India. Some of the best MBBS colleges in India are All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Delhi, CMC Vellore, JIPMER Puducherry, KMC Manipal, KGMU and many more.

Best MBBS Colleges in India: Highlights 2025

Below is the table showcasing the particulars for MBBS top colleges in India: 

Particulars	Parameters
No. of Colleges	800+ colleges
Annual Fee	Less than INR 1 lakh: 151 colleges INR 1-2 lakh: 88 colleges INR 2-3 lakh: 79 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 48 colleges > INR 5 lakh: 337 colleges
Top Colleges	All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Christian Medical College, JIPMER Puducherry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, KGMU, etc.
Top Specialisations	Medicine, General Surgery, Surgical Technology, Paramedical, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	NEET, KEAM, UP NEET, Tamil Nadu NEET, Gujarat NEET, etc.

Note: This info. is taken from official website and may vary.

Best Medical Colleges in India for MBBS: NIRF Ranking 2025

Following is a list of good MBBS colleges in India ranked by NIRF with the past three years:

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
AIIMS Delhi Ranking	1	1	1
PGIMER Chandigarh Ranking	2	2	2
CMC Vellore Ranking	3	3	3
JIPMER Puducherry Ranking	5	5	4
SGPGIMS) Lucknow Ranking	7	6	5
Banaras Hindu University Ranking	8	7	6
NIMHANS Bangalore Ranking	4	4	7
King George's Medical University Lucknow Ranking	12	19	8
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (Amrita University) Coimbatore Ranking	6	8	9
KMC Manipal Ranking	9	9	10

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website of the ranking body listed and may vary.

Good MBBS Colleges in India: Admissions 2025

The eligibility criteria for admission to top Medical college in India for MBBS is stated below:

• They must have passed Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as core subjects
• They must qualify NEET.

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Best MBBS Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025

The table below shows the schedule of  exams accepted by best MBBS colleges in India:

Exam Name	Exam Dates	Exam Schedule
NEET 2025	over for 2025	NEET Schedule
KEAM 2025	over for 2025	KEAM Schedule

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Below table shows the best private best MBBS university in India with their annual fees and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
Christian Medical College Admission	INR 13,500	NEET, Tamilnadu NEET
KMC Admission	INR 43.95 lakh	NEET
SRIHER Admission	INR 1.35 Cr.	NEET
SIMTS Admission	INR 1.26 Cr	NEET
St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences Admission	INR 30 lakh	NEET
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore Admission	INR 43.95 lakh	NEET
Maharishi Markandeshwar University Mullana Admission	INR 76.5 lakh	NEET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

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Best Government Medical Colleges in India for MBBS

Below table shows the top medical college in india government for MBBS with their annual fees and accepted entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

Public/Govt. Colleges	Total Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
AIMS Delhi Admission	INR 6,080	NEET
AIIMS Rishikesh Admission	INR 51,520	NEET
Madras Medical College Admission	INR 68,020	NEET, Tamilnadu NEET
KGMU Admission	INR 2.14 lakh	NEET
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College Admission	INR 2.56 lakh	NEET
JIPMER Puducherry Admission	INR 30,460	NEET
AIIMS Bhubaneswar Admission	INR 26,350	NEET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Semi Government Medical Colleges in India for MBBS

India is home to 8 semi government medical colleges and below table showcases the list of best public private MBBS colleges with their annual fees:

Public-Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee/Seats	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Admission	INR 2.7 lakh	NEET
Maharaja Agrasen Medical College Admission	INR 8.81 lakh	NEET, Haryana NEET
B.K.L. Walawalkar Rural Medical College Admission	INR 43.13 lakh	NEET, Maharashtra NEET
Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Admission	INR 18 lakh	NEET
Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences Admission	INR 2.7 lakh	NEET

There are several Medical colleges in major states across the country such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and so on. Out of all the states, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have the most number of Medical colleges in India. Below are the states with the number of MBBS colleges they have:

States	No. of Colleges
Uttar Pradesh	90 colleges
Tamil Nadu	87 colleges
Maharashtra	84 colleges
Karnataka	81 colleges

Best Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu for MBBS

The table below shows the best MBBS colleges in Tamil Nadu along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exam:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam
Christian Medical College Vellore MBBS	INR 13,500	NEET
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research MBBS	INR 1.35 Cr.	NEET
Madras Medical College Chennai MBBS	INR 68,020	NEET
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences MBBS	INR 1.26 Cr.	NEET
PSG Institute of Medical Science and Research MBBS	INR 20 lakh	NEET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Medical Colleges in Karnataka for MBBS

The table below shows the best MBBS colleges in Karnataka along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exam:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam
Kasturba Medical College Manipal MBBS	INR 43.95 lakh	NEET
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore MBBS	INR 43.95 lakh	NEET
St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences MBBS	INR 30 lakh	NEET
M S Ramaiah Medical College MBBS	INR 6.35 lakh	NEET
JSS Medical College MBBS	INR 83.25 lakh	NEET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

Best Medical Colleges in Maharashtra for MBBS

The table below shows the best MBBS colleges in Maharashtra along with their tuition fees and accepted entrance exam:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Entrance Exam
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research MBBS	INR 93.38 lakh	NEET
Armed Forces Medical College MBBS	INR 64,950	NEET
Seth Gorhdandas Sunderdas Medical College and KEM Hospital MBBS	INR 6.62 lakh	NEET
Medical College Bharati Vidyapeeth MBBS	INR 1.07 Cr	NEET
Lokmanya Tilak Muncipal Medical College MBBS	INR 6.22 lakh	NEET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

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Best Medical Colleges in India for MBBS: Fees Vs salary

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JIPMER Puducherry offers the highest average salary in comparison to the lowest annual fee making it among the top Medical colleges in India ROI-wise.

The best top medical institutes in India with the average annual fee and average placement package are tabulated below:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee	Average Placement Package
Christian Medical College Vellore MBBS	INR 14,000	INR 4 LPA
JIPMER Puducherry MBBS	INR 30,000	INR 12 LPA
AIIMS Rishikesh MBBS	INR 52,000	INR 12 LPA
Kasturba Medical College Manipal MBBS	INR 44 lakh	INR 9 LPA
Madras Medical College Chennai MBBS	INR 68,000	INR 9 LPA

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

The top recruiters for medical and health sciences degree holders are mostly hospitals, medical research centres and pharmaceuticals. Below is the list of top MBBS colleges in India along with their average placement package and the prominent recruiters:

College Name	Average Placement Package	Top Recruiters
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Placement	INR 13 LPA	Tata Consultancy Services, Titan Eye Plus, Canon, Oaknet Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., etc.
KGMU Placement	INR 2 LPA	Apollo Hospitals, Artisan Aesthetics Group, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ media reports/ NIRF website and may vary.

Cost of studying from Best Medical Colleges in India for MBBS

 Refer below for MBBS cost in India. It is estimated that studying MBBS in India is expensive. About 300 colleges have annual fee ranging > INR 5 lakh. Below table shows the number of top ten medical colleges in India with their annual fee:

Fee Range	No. of Colleges	Popular Colleges
Less than INR 1 lakh	151	AIMS Delhi, CMC Vellore, JIPMER Puducherry, etc.
INR 1-2 lakh	88	Vardhman Mahavir College, GMCH- Chandigarh, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, etc.
INR 2-3 lakh	79	KGMU, AMU, Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, etc.
INR 3-5 lakh	48	SMS Medical College, GMC Aurangabad, GMC Nagpur, etc.
> INR 5 lakh	338	Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, etc.

Low Costing Best MBBS Colleges in India

Given below are the top Medical colleges in India for MBBS that offer quality education at affordable cost:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
AIIMS Delhi Fees	INR 6,080	NEET
CMC Vellore Fees	INR 13.500	NEET, Tamilnadu NEET
AIIMS Rishikesh Fees	INR 51,520	NEET
AIIMS Bhubaneswar Fees	INR 26,350	NEET
JIPMER Puducherry Fees	INR 30,460	NEET

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website.

Top Specialisations Offered by Best Medical Colleges in India for MBBS

There are several specialisations offered by Medical colleges in India are Medicine, General Surgery, Surgical Technology, and Paramedical. Refer to the table below showing specialisations offered by number of medical colleges in India top 10:

Best Medical Colleges in India for MBBS: Cut Off 2025

The category-wise NEET cutoff 2024 percentiles and NEET qualifying marks of both original and revised are given below for medical colleges in India:

Category	Cut off Percentile	Cut off Score (Revised)	Cut off Score (Original)
UR/EWS	50th	720-162	720-164
OBC	40th	161-127	163-129
SC	40th	161-127	163-129
ST	40th	161-127	163-129
UR/EWS-PwD	45th	161-144	163-146
OBC-PwD	40th	143-127	145-129
SC-PwD	40th	143-127	145-129
ST-PwD	40th	142-127	145-129

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To know more about the cut-offs for the top Medical colleges in India, CLICK BELOW:

AIIMS Delhi Cut-Off	JIPMER Cut-Off
NIMHANS Bangalore Cut-Off	PGIMER Chandigarh Cut-Off
AIIMS Bhopal Cut-Off	AIIMS Bhubaneshwar Cut-Off
AIIMS Jodhpur Cut-Off	AIIMS Nagpur Cut-Off
AIIMS Patna Cut-Off	AIIMS Raipur Cut-Off
AIIMS Rishikesh Cut-Off	AIIMS Bathinda Cut-Off
AIIMS Hyderabad Cut-Off	SCTMIST Trivandrum Cut-Off

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website/ counselling body and may vary.

Best MBBS Colleges in India: Comparison 2025

Below is the list showcasing comparison with top 10 medical institutes in India:

• AIMS Delhi Comparison with other Colleges
• CMC Vellore Comparison with other Colleges
• JIPMER Comparison with other Colleges
• KMC Comparison with other Colleges

Tasbiya Khan09-14-2025 17:43