Best Radiology & Imaging Science Colleges in India

Hi, there are 300+ best Radiology and Imaging Science colleges in India of which 200+ colleges are owned privately,  40+ colleges are owned by the government and 8 colleges are owned by semi-government institutions. CUET and NEET PG are the top entrance exams for admission to best Radiology colleges in India. AIIMS Delhi, CMC Vellore, PGIMER Chandigarh, Jamia Hamdard and JIPMER Puducherry are the best colleges for Radiology in India.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi is the top Radiology and Imaging Science college in India according to NIRF ranking 2024 under the Medical category. 

Hi, please refer below for the top Radiology colleges in India according to NIRF ranking 2024 under the Medical category:

College Name	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ranking	1	1
Christian Medical College Ranking	3	3
JIPMER Puducherry Ranking	6	5	5
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Ranking	10	9	9
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune Ranking	17	15	11
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Ranking	25	18	12

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

Hi, it can be observed that pursuing Radiology in India can be either quite inexpensive or expensive and you can refer below for more detail:

Fee Range	No. of Colleges
< INR 1 lakh	60+ colleges
INR 1-2 lakh	70+ colleges
INR 2-3 lakh	60+ colleges
INR 3-5 lakh	60+ colleges
> INR 5 lakh	30+ colleges

Hope this helps!

Candidates willing to take part in the AIIMS Delhi admission process must apply before the last date of application. Candidates must know their AIIMS Delhi eligibility criteria before applying online. At the undergraduate level, AIIMS Delhi offers BSc and MBBS programmes to students. At the postgradaute level, AIIMS Delhi offers MSc, MD,  MS, and other courses. 

Hi, you can refer below for the top Radiology colleges in India that offer quit affordable tuition fee i.e. under 1 lakh:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eliigibility / Exams
CMC Vellore	INR 1,800	Merit-Based
JIPMER Puducherry	INR 4,800	Merit-Based
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology	INR 20,000	Merit-Based
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	INR 30,000	Merit-Based
ILBS Delhi	INR 45,000	Merit-Based

 Hope this helps!

Hi, Radiology colleges in India does offer Diploma courses and you can refer below for some of them:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology	INR 20,000	Merit-Based
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	INR 30,000	Merit-Based
SVSU	INR 77,000	Merit-Based
Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences	INR 37,000	Merit-Based
Impact Paramedical and Health Institute	INR 90,000	Merit-Based

Hope this solved your query!

Hi, yes Radiology colleges in India does offer certificate courses and you can refer below for some of them:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
ILBS Delhi	INR 45,000	Merit-Based
IIMT Group of Colleges	INR 25,000 - INR 40,000	Merit-Based
ITM University	INR 25,000	Merit-Based
Council of Education and Development Programme	INR 50,000	Merit-Based
Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare Delhi	INR 40,000	Merit-Based

Hope this solved your query!

Radiology courses can give you plenty of job options in hospitals and healthcare. For example in India, a radiologist can earn around 4 to 10 LPA and as they become an expert they can earn even more.

Not just radiologist but you can become a Radiology technologist, nurse, technician or also even therapist who uses radiation for treatment. Also with evolving technology in healthcare field requirement for skilled Radiologists will keep on increasing.

 CMC Vellore has not released its placement highlights for 2026. The table below provides the placement statistics as per the NIRF Report released by the college:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Total Students	2 (PG 2-year) 175 (PG 3-year)
Students Placed	2 (PG 2-year) 175 (PG 3-year)
Median Package	INR 7.95 LPA ( PG 2-year) INR 12.95 LPA (PG 3-year)

Certainly, let's break down the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing courses in Radiology:

Pros:

• High Demand: Radiology professionals, including radiologists, radiologic technologists, and technicians, are in high demand globally. 

• Diverse Career Options: Radiology courses open doors to various career paths, including diagnostic radiography, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and more. 

• Technological Advancements: Radiology is a field characterized by rapid technological advancements. 

• Career Stability and Growth: With experience and specialization, radiology professionals can take on leadership roles, pursue academic research, or transition into management positions within healthcare institutions.

Cons:

• High Workload and Stress: Radiology can be demanding, with professionals often facing heavy workloads, especially in busy hospital settings. 

• Risk of Radiation Exposure: Radiology professionals who work directly with radiation, such as radiologic technologists and interventional radiologists, face potential health risks from prolonged radiation exposure. 

• Emotional Challenges: Radiology professionals may encounter emotionally challenging situations, particularly when imaging reveals serious or life-threatening conditions in patients. 

Radiology is generally considered a high paying career in medical field. Because of specialised field and deep technology knowledge they use radiologists usually earn good salaries.

Candidates can see a general outline of salary below -

• Entry Level: INR 6 - 10 LPA

• Mid Level: INR 10 - 20 LPA

• Senior Level: INR 20 LPA and above

Usually students who want to do Radiology choose Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB). These subjects give basic knowledge to understand medicine and help for later Radiology or other medical study.

Also other than school marks doing practice work in hospitals, helping as volunteer or even watching doctors work can make your learning better and help for future.

Hi Mudit,

Difference between Radiology and Radiography is something that confuses many people. However, if you look at words, they give you a clue.

‘Ology’ means study of, whereas ‘graphy’ simply means to take images.

So Radiography, in medical world refers to practice of taking radio images, whereas Radiology course refers to study of these images in depth, and analyzing them for diagnosis of ailments and choosing correct treatment procedures. Radiology course is then a specialty just like cardiology or urology which a student of med school takes up after completion of his MBBS program and pursues to become a radiologist, which is a term used to refer to a doctor who specializes in analyzing images obtained by a radiographer in form of X-rays and MRI scans.

Radiography, on other hand is not a specialty in medical world though it is in itself a full time profession where practitioner is all time involved with latest gadgets and machines taking images of patients in 2D and 3D to provide radiologist with a clear picture of what is inside body of a patient. In simple terms, X-rays are referred to as radiographs, so radiography refers to taking of these images. 

For Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research admission, candidates need to qualify INICET entrance exam. Eligible candidates are then called for the counseling round. PGIMER's application process is completely online.

The entrance examination is held in December for the January session and in the June for July session. MD/MS Courses Candidates are assessed at a formal entrance-test on the basis of a suitably designed Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type theory paper.

Radiology and Radiotherapy are two different fields within medical profession that deal with diagnosis and treatment of diseases using different techniques and technologies.

They both have different objectives and applications.

Candidates can look at table below to know comparison between two courses -

Candidates can see below why a Radiology course is good -

• First Radiologists help doctors figure out what's going on inside body using X-rays, MRIs, CT scans and also ultrasounds.
• Second Radiologists are trained to notice even tiny changes in scans that might mean disease or injury. 
• Demand is huge and keeps growing as technology improves and people need more medical care. That means job stability.
• Radiologists usually earn pretty high salaries because their skills are rare and always in demand.
  

Hope it helped in solving your doubt! All the best!

Radiology courses involve using imaging technologies to diagnose and treat diseases within body, while optometry focuses on examining, diagnosing, and treating visual and eye-related issues.

Candidates can check table below to see comparison between two courses.

Note: Info is taken from other sources and can be different.

Hope it helped in solving your doubt! All the best!

Radiology courses involve using imaging techniques to diagnose and treat internal medical conditions, whereas ophthalmology is a medical speciality focused on diagnosis, treatment and surgery of eye diseases and disorders.

Candidates can check table below to see comparison between two courses.

Note: Info is taken from other sources and can be different.

Hope it helped in solving your doubt! All the best!

5% of the seats are reserved horizontally to PwD students as per the rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. If no eligible,  students are available for a seat allotted for PwBD under a category, the seat will be filled by various students from the same category. eg an unfilled UR-PwBD seat will be filled
based on merit by an eligible student from UR category.
The no. & distribution of seats may vary depending upon the periodic directives
decisions from the competent authority & Government of India.

AIIMS Rishikesh provides good placements to its graduating students. The students are given excellent placement support every year placing them in top companies. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the AIIMS Rishikesh placements 2025:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026

During 2025 placements the top recruiters at DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune are:

DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune Top Recruiters 2025:
Edunet Foundation	TATA Motors
Artiset	Magic Software
Accenture	Lion Mortgage
Codeverse	Asian Paints
Doggle	HDFC Life
TCS	IndiaMart

Looking at the list of top recruiters, one can say that the college placements are quite good. 

SOA University- Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Admission 2026 is open for all courses. SOA University- Siksha 'O' Anusandhan offers a number of UG, PG, and doctoral courses. Candidates may apply for admission by filling the SAAT 2026 application forms. Popular courses include MBA, MCA, MBBS, and PhD.

Studying at Amity University, Noida is worth it if you prioritize networking, corporate exposure, and world-class campus life & have the budget to afford it. The high fees mean you must be self-driven to secure top placements and maximize your Return on Investment.

It provides flagship courses include BTech, MBA, BBA & Law with prominent areas of study spanning Engineering, Management, Biotechnology & Design.

The annual average fees of SCTIMST Trivandrum is rs 69,837. Courses are available at the diploma, postgraduate, and doctorate levels at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences And Technology, Trivandrum. Medical and allied sciences are among the streams in which SCTIMST Trivandrum courses are offered. 30-course in SCTIMST Trivandrum . 

Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DMIHER) offers scholarships, fee waivers, and freeships based on academic merit, financial need, and reserved categories.

• Merit-Based Scholarship: Students with 90% or above in 10th or 12th grade, or 75% or above in an undergraduate degree, can receive an INR 50,000 concession on their first-semester tuition fee.
• Dr. APJ Abdul Scholarship Scheme: Institutional freeship provided to eligible students meeting specific academic or criteria guidelines.
• Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Freeship & Rewards Scheme: Merit and reward-based financial assistance scheme.
• National Scholarship Portal (NSP): Eligible students can apply for central and state government scholarships via NSP.

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research has been rated 4.7 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

The seats availability for offered courses at KIMS - Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences goes up to 431. Courses offerred by KIMS - Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences are approved by eminent Government bodies such as NMC.

The list of top recruiters during Maharishi Markandeshwar University Mullana placements 2024 and recent past is presented below:

MMU Mullana Top Recruiters
Indiamart	Infosys
Deloitte	Nestle India
PwC	Samsung
Microsoft	Cognizant
TCS	Amazon

Candidates aspiring for AMU MD/ MS courses can check the table below to know which specialisation they are eligible for, with the rank of 3632 after NEET PG Last round 2025 results (General AI Category):