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    Medicine Colleges: Analysis Of NIRF Report Of Institutes Across India
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    Medicine Colleges: Analysis Of NIRF Report Of Institutes Across India

    Nidhi AgarwalUpdated on 14 Dec 2023, 09:38 AM IST

    Medicine or MBBS is a coveted profession in India. The number of candidates appearing for NEET UG (the entrance exam for medical aspirants) increases year after year. In 2023, 20.24 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of which 11. 8 were female candidates and 9.02 were male candidates. A look at numbers can give you an idea as to how big this field is for an Indian student and their family.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Top 10 Colleges To Offer UG Programme
    2. Institute With Maximum Graduates
    3. Colleges With Highest Placement Record
    4. Colleges Where Students Opt For Higher Studies
    5. Colleges With Maximum Girl Students
    6. Institutes With High Percentage of EWS Students
    7. Colleges with Maximum Socially Challenged Students
    8. Maximum Number Of Foreign Students
    Medicine Colleges: Analysis Of NIRF Report Of Institutes Across India
    Top Medical Colleges Across The Country (Source: Shutterstock)

    Which college you must select is stage 2 of this competition. And there is no end to discussions, research, and information gathering till the student has finally paid the fees and secured the seat at the college of their choice. Sometimes, there are midterm college switches too that happen, but that is a discussion for another day.

    Let us today understand how the top medical colleges across India, where lakhs of students aspire to have ‘Dr’ as a prefix to their name fare when they are ranked by the NIRF.

    The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked 50 medical colleges in 2023. For this article, Careers360 has analysed top 10 medical colleges that offer the undergraduate programme. Colleges that provide only postgraduate programmes have not been considered. Thus colleges such as Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, which rank higher in the report are not included in the analysis.

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    Let’s now take a look at the numbers and how the top 10 medical colleges fared in the NIRF ranking

    Top 10 Colleges To Offer UG Programme

    Out of 176 medical colleges participating only the top 50 were included in the ranking.

    Top 10 Medical Colleges Offering UG Degree(NIRF Ranking)

    College

    Rank

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    1

    Christian Medical College

    3

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    5

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    6

    Banaras Hindu University

    8

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    9

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    11

    King George`s Medical University

    12

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    13

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    14

    Institute With Maximum Graduates

    As per the NIRF 2023 report, 92.56 per cent of students across the top 10 medical colleges completed their MBBS programme within the minimum stipulated time of five years Among these, only two colleges achieved a 100 per cent graduation rate.

    Percentage Of Students Who Graduated In 5 Years (2020-21)

    College

    % age Of Graduates

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    100.00

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    100.00

    Christian Medical College

    99.00

    Banaras Hindu University

    94.00

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    93.33

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    92.00

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    91.43

    King George`s Medical University

    89.43

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    86.40

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    80.00

    Colleges With Highest Placement Record

    MBBS is a coveted degree and the first step for those who want to marvel in the medical field. As per the placement date of NIRF 2023, Christian Medical College and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham placed their entire batch. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi did not place a single student despite being ranked the highest among 10 colleges in the list.

    Top Institute: Student placed (In %)

    College

    % age Of Placed

    Christian Medical College

    100.00

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    100.00

    Siksha `O` Anusandhan

    96.67

    Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth

    95.22

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    88.89

    King George`s Medical University

    78.91

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    64.40

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    63.00

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    30.00

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar

    23.47

    Banaras Hindu University

    15.96

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    10.71

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    0.00

    Colleges Where Students Opt For Higher Studies

    MBBS as a degree itself opens gates for numerous career opportunities in the medical field. However, some graduates prefer to go for a master's to earn specialisation. Like in the case of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, all the students opted for higher studies. Students who were not placed after five years of graduation go for higher studies.

    Top 10 Institutes: Students Opting For Higher Studies In 2021 (In %)

    College

    % age Of Higher Education

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    100.00

    Banaras Hindu University

    84.04

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    82.50

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    80.43

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    40.00

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    37.00

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    36.57

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    35.60

    King George`s Medical University

    28.43

    Christian Medical College

    0.00

    Colleges With Maximum Girl Students

    As per NIRF 2023, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has the highest participation of female students across all five years. Being the premier institute of medical science Colleges like All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi should encourage more female student participation.

    Top 10 Institutes: Highest participation Female Students (In %)

    College

    % age Female

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    64.85

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    56.96

    Christian Medical College

    53.62

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    52.88

    King George`s Medical University

    38.87

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    37.70

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    30.49

    Banaras Hindu University

    26.26

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    25.73

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    23.72

    Institutes With High Percentage of EWS Students

    Three-fifths of the top 10 medical colleges did not accommodate even 10 per cent of students in its MBBS programme. This shows that the medical field is still not inclusive of students from economically weaker backgrounds.

    Students From Economically Weaker Sections

    College

    %age Of EWS

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    45.04

    Banaras Hindu University

    24.79

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    11.02

    Christian Medical College

    10.72

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    5.56

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    5.56

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    4.38

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    3.28

    King George`s Medical University

    2.26

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    0.00

    Colleges with Maximum Socially Challenged Students

    Eight out of the top 10 colleges offering MBBS degrees have encouraged at least 40 per cent of the student population from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Castes.

    Students From Socially Challenged Background(In %)

    College

    %age Of Socially Challenged

    King George`s Medical University

    56.66

    Christian Medical College

    56.11

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    54.96

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    51.64

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    51.32

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    49.63

    Banaras Hindu University

    46.22

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    45.99

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    31.88

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    0.64

    Maximum Number Of Foreign Students

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham had highest number of international students followed by premiere medical school All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.

    Highest International Students (In %)

    College

    Foreign

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    8.56

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

    5.70

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

    3.92

    Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital

    3.12

    Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

    2.28

    Banaras Hindu University

    1.68

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

    0.36

    Christian Medical College

    0.00

    King George`s Medical University

    0.00

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital

    0.00

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