India has approximately 783 medical colleges offering 1,63,111 seats. NEET 2025 Counselling process began across the country on 21st July 2025 for 12.36 lakh students who qualified for the NEET 2025 exam.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released the NIRF ranking 2024 of the top medical colleges across the country. NIRF ranks colleges based on the TLR framework, which encompasses Teachings, Learning, and Resources. The institute with the highest marks secures the first position.
NIRF Ranking: Top 20 Medical Colleges in India
Every year, students have to make tough choices between medical colleges and the seats offered for specific courses for which they have set their aims. However, sometimes the college isn’t available, and even when it is, the desired courses may already be filled. That’s where the NIRF ranking helps.
AIIMS Delhi tops the list with the highest score of 94.46. Here is a list of the top 20 medical colleges in India, ranked by NIRF.
NIRF’s Five-Set Parameters for Medical Colleges Ranking
The NIRF follows a five-parameter strategy for scoring medical colleges in India. The institute or college with the highest marks, after combining the marks of these five parameters, secures the highest rank. They are as follows:
- Teaching, Learning & Resources, Research productivity (TLR)
- Impact and IPR
- Graduation outcome
- Outreach
- Inclusivity and perception
The parameters have sub-categories. Each category has a percentage of points assigned to it, and these points add up to determine the total score. The scoring is based on a 100-point scale.
Conclusion
The NIRF acts as an authority body to conduct the ranking of the top medical colleges across India. Students can understand these rankings based on the stated parameters to make their choices for admission purposes. Additionally, it helps students set expectations for colleges, streams, and what to expect after NEET 2025 admissions.
