New Delhi: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has announced its ranking for 2024 and in medical education category, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi has been ranked first, closely followed by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. The ranking was released by the Ministry of Education. The Christian Medical College and Bangalore’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science (NIMHANS) retaining the third and fourth position followed by the Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry in the fifth place.
NIRF ranking – 2024 “Top 20 Medical Colleges”
| Rank | Institute name |
| 1 | AIIMS Delhi |
| 2 | PGIMER Chandigarh |
| 3 | Christian Medical College, Vellore |
| 4 | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore |
| 5 | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research |
| 6 | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences |
| 7 | Banaras Hindu University |
| 8 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
| 9 | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal |
| 10 | Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai |
| 11 | Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth |
| 12 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences |
| 13 | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | AIIMS Rishikesh |
| 15 | AIIMS Bhubaneswar |
| 16 | AIIMS Jodhpur |
| 17 | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital |
| 18 | S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology |
| 19 | King George`s Medical University |
| 20 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research |