The Top Colleges To Study Medicine In India

The concept of Medicine has been in India for a long time. Born in Varanasi in 1200, Sushruta is considered the Father of Surgery. His treatise, the Sushruta Samhita, is said to be the foundational text of Ayurveda. Fast forward a few centuries, India has made enough progress to keep up with the times. You’ll find some of the world’s best medical colleges in India. Medical colleges in India are famed for the quality of their faculty, facilities, and research infrastructure.

The top colleges to study Medicine in India are:

1. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
   NIRF 2020 Ranking: 6
   IMS BHU offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in medical and paramedical science. It was known as the College of Medical Sciences when it was established in 1960. It was then renamed the College of Medical Sciences when it was upgraded in 1971. It aims to offer quality medical education while also striving to become a trend-setter in medical research in India.
   Notable alumni:
   Ashok Agarwal – A pioneer in reproductive biology
   Debi Prasad Sarkar – Immunologist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
2. Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
   NIRF 2020 Ranking: 5
   SGPGIMS offers postgraduate medical training while also functioning as a tertiary care referral hospital. It became the first government hospital in India to implement the Oracle-based HIS system in 1997. The programs of this autonomous institute place significant importance on research and research methodology training.
   Notable alumni:
   Ashutosh Tewari – Chairman of urology at the Icahn School of Medicine
   Amita Aggarwal – Immunologist and rheumatologist, and the National Bioscience Award recipient
3. National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
   NIRF 2020 Ranking: 4
   NIMHANS became India’s first institute for postgraduate training in psychiatry in 1925. Today it is the premier center for mental health and neuroscience education in India. Recognized as an Institute of National Importance in 2012, NIMHANS has an advanced convention center that frequently hosts international conferences and seminars.
   Notable alumni:
   Sunil Pradhan – Neurologist renowned for having invented two electrophysiological techniques
   N. K. Venkataramana – Neurosurgeon and Dr. B.C. Roy Award recipient
4. Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
   NIRF 2020 Ranking: 3
   CMC is an internationally recognized Infectious Diseases Training and Research Center. It also hosts a Stem Cell Research Center funded by the Indian government. CMC publishes more than 400 research articles in indexed peer-reviewed journals in a year. In 1946, the CMC started the first College of Nursing (1946). Some of its other achievements include performing:

   the world’s first reconstructive surgery for leprosy (1948)
   the first successful open-heart surgery in India (1961)
   the first kidney transplant in India (1971)
   the first bone marrow transplantation in India (1986)
   and the first successful ABO-incompatible kidney transplant in India (2009)

   Notable alumni:
   Ajit Varki – co-director of the Glycobiology Research and Training Center at the University of California
   Mahendra Bhandari – Padma Shri awardee who made substantial contributions to urology, robotic surgery, and medical ethics

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
   NIRF 2020 Ranking: 2
   PGIMER is equipped with the latest facilities for all specialties, super specialties, and subspecialties. It offers more than 50 training in many disciplines of Medicine at the postgraduate level and postdoctoral level. PGIMER conducts extensive research on environmental and health issues such as cancer, leprosy, malaria, STDs. It was declared an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament in 1967.

   Notable alumni:
   Brian J.G. Pereira – CEO of Visterra, Inc.
   Bhupathiraju Somaraju – Cardiologist and Padma Shri awardee

6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi
   NIRF 2020 Ranking: 1
   India’s top-ranked medical college is also ranked 1 in the category of Life Sciences and Medicine in South Asia by QS WUR. AIIMS has made significant contributions to Medicine in India since it was established in 1956. Ex-director P Venugopal performed the first successful cardiac transplant in India at AIIMS in 1994. India’s first and only minimally-invasive surgery training center is situated in AIIMS. AIIMS is a leading center of stem cell therapy in India and a pioneer in stem cell injection. Just like PGIMER, AIIMS is also recognized as an Institution of National Importance.

   Notable alumni:
   Maharaj Kishan Bhan – Pediatrician and Padma Bhushan recipient
   Soumya Swaminathan – Chief Scientist at the WHO