Banaras Hindu University

IMS BHU Varanasi and AIIMS New Delhi are popular options among MBBS aspirants in India. Both the institutes have an affordable fee structure as compared to the private institutions offering the course. Comparing the MBBS tuition fees of the two institutes, AIIMS New Delhi turns out to be the more economical option. Check out the following table for the MBBS fee at IMS BHU and AIIMS New Delhi:

NOTE: The mentioned fees are taken from the official websites of the institutes/sanctioning bodies. They are still subject to changes and hence, are indicative.

IMS BHU MBBS admission is based on the applicants' NEET UG ranks. Hence, candidates seeking MBBS admission at the institute must apply for admission though NEET UG. To complete the NEET UG registration process, candidates must submit the application fees as per their reservation category. The following table presents the latest NEET UG application fee for various categories:

*The mentioned fees are subject to change and hence, are indicative.

NEET UG is the accepted entrance exam for MBBS admission at IMS BHU. NEET UG is the medical entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency. The exam is usually conducted once every year, on the first Sunday of May. The exact exam dates vary from year to year. 

The counselling schedule was released in July 2025. Meanwhile, candidates can refer to the previous-year counselling schedule to get an idea of the counselling timeline:

• Counselling Schedule Release Date was July 29, 2024
• Counselling Process Commencement Date was August 14, 2024
• Counselling Rounds Conclusion Date was November 5, 2024
• Special Counselling Round Dates were November 20 to November 30, 2024
• Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 was December 9 to December 16, 2024

Yes, a full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or MBBS is available at IMS BHU. An MBBS is a professional UG-degree course that prepares students to become doctors. The course duration is five and a half years (66 months), including one year of Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI). IMS offers MBBS in affiliation with Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Admission to the programme is based on the applicants' performance in the NEET UG entrance exam, subject to the fulfillment of preset eligibility criteria.

As of now, not much information is available on MBBS placements at IMS BHU. Based on the available information, IMS BHU graduates are placed at top recruiting organisations, such as AIIMS, Fortis Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals, Max Hospitals, etc. The median salary packages offered during UG (5-year) placements as per the overall BHU NIRF Report 2024 are presented in the table below:

NOTE: The aforementioned data is not specificially applicable to MBBS at IMS BHU.

Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, offers admission to 100 students for the first year of its MBBS course. These seats are filled through the NEET UG counselling based on the NEET UG scores of the applicants. The mentioned seat information is sourced from the official website of the college/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

To secure a seat to pursue an MBBS at IMS BHU, aspirants are required to take the NEET UG exam, which is conducted by the NTA. The seat allocation process is based on the candidate's rank obtained in the NEET exam through various counselling rounds conducted for the All-India Quota and the Home State Quota. Therefore, aspirants must aim at cracking NEET UG with the required cut-off rank to get an MBBS seat at the institute.