Medical college in India

See also: List of medical colleges in India

In India, a medical college is an educational institution that provides medical education. These institutions may vary from stand-alone colleges that train doctors to conglomerates that offer training related in all aspects of medical care. The term is synonymous with "medical school" as used in the US and some other countries. MBBS is a degree in medicine established by Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and continued in National Medical Commission Act 2019. After MBBS, doctors register with state medical councils.

Recognition

Indian law requires these institutions to be recognized by the National Medical Commission, which replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 2019. The Indian government keeps an updated list of these approved medical colleges.^[1] Many persons without MBBS degrees practice like doctors in India. They are called quacks. According to National Medical Commission Act 2019, punishment for quackery has been enhanced to up to 1 year imprisonment and up to INR 5 lakh fine.^[2]

Admissions and education

Main article: Medical education in India

The standard entry-to-practice degree in modern medicine in India is the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), earned upon completion of a five-and-a-half-year undergraduate program. The curriculum is divided into one year of preclinical studies in general science subjects and three and a half years of paraclinical and clinical studies, followed by a one-year clinical internship. Before beginning the internship, students are required to pass several examinations, the final one of which is conducted in two parts. Graduate education in medical science typically takes three additional years of study after the MBBS and concludes with the award of the Master of Surgery or Doctor of Medicine. Postgraduate diplomas in medical specializations may also be awarded upon completing two-year training programs.

Medical college

According to the World Federation for Medical Education, India is the country with the greatest quantity of operational medical schools (392). A list of schools by region is provided below:

By region

S.No	Regions	List of Medical college	Number of Colleges offering MBBS[3]	State-run Colleges	Private Colleges	Govt. college seats	Private College Seats	Total no. of seats
SI	South India		154	52	102	6830	13705	20535
WI	West India		77	34	43	4540	5295	9835
NI	North India		70	37	33	4499	3745	8244
EI	East India		47	37	10	4116	1010	5026
T	Total		348	160	188	19985	23755	43640

Statistics

Yearwise Medical colleges Numbers in chart^[4]

Note: Mar 16, 2023 Data

By state

S.No	State / UT	Number of Colleges[3]	Govt. Colleges	Private Colleges	Govt. college seats	Govt. college seats per million pop.	Private College Seats	Total no. of seats
1	Andhra Pradesh	31	13	18	2410	49	2800	5210
2	Assam	13	13	0	1600	51	0	1600
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0	50	36	0
4	Bihar	11	11	2	-	-	-
4	Chandigarh	1	1	0	150	142	0	150
5	Chhattisgarh	10	7	3	895	35	450	1345
6	Delhi	10	8	2	1222	73	200	1422
7	Goa	1	1	0	180	123	0	180
8	Gujarat	31	18	13	3700	61	2000	5700
9	Haryana	12	5	7	710	28	950	1660
10	Himachal Pradesh	8	7	1	770	112	150	920
11	Jammu and Kashmir	10	9	1	1035	84	100	1135
12	Jharkhand	8	7	1	630	19	150	780
13	Karnataka	60	19	41	2900	47	6445	9345
14	Kerala	31	10	21	1555	47	2550	4105
15	Madhya Pradesh	23	14	9	2135	29	1450	3585
16	Maharashtra	57	26	31	4430	39	4570	9000
17	Manipur	2	2	0	225	88	0	225
18	Mizoram	1	1	0	100	91	0	100
19	Odisha	12	8	4	1250	30	700	1950
20	Puducherry	9	2	7	380	304	1150	1530
21	Punjab	10	4	6	650	23	775	1425
22	Rajasthan	24	16	8	2900	42	1300	4200
23	Sikkim	1	0	1	0	0	50	50
24	Tamil Nadu	62	36	26	3650	51	4350	8000
25	Telangana	34	11	23	1790	51	3450	5240
26	Tripura	2	1	1	125	34	100	225
27	Uttar Pradesh	57	26	31	3178	16	4250	7428
28	Uttarakhand	6	4	2	525	52	300	825
29	West Bengal	26	20	6	3150	35	850	4000
T	Total	558	289	269	43435	36	39840	83275

Andhra Pradesh

Aa

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

S.No.	Name of the college	Funding	Enrollment	Established	City/Town	District	University
1	Gauhati Medical College and Hospital	Public	200	1960	Guwahati	Kamrup Metropolitan district	SSUHS
2	Assam Medical College	Public	200	1947	Dibrugarh	Dibrugarh district	SSUHS
3	Silchar Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	1968	Silchar	Cachar district	SSUHS
4	Jorhat Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	2009	Jorhat	Jorhat district	SSUHS
5	Tezpur Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	2013	Tezpur	Sonitpur district	SSUHS
6	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	2011	Barpeta	Barpeta district	SSUHS
7	Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2021	Lakhimpur	Lakhimpur district	SSUHS
8	Diphu Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2019	Diphu	Karbi Anglong district	SSUHS
9	Dhubri Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2022	Dhubri	Dhubri district	SSUHS
10	Nalbari Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2023	Nalbari	Nalbari district	SSUHS
11	Nagaon Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2023	Nagaon	Nagaon district	SSUHS
12	Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2023	Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar district	SSUHS
13	Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital	Public	100	2024	Makum	Tinsukia district	SSUHS

Bihar

S.No.	Name of the college	Funding	Enrollment	Established	City/Town	District	University
1	Patna Medical College	Public	200	1874	Ashok Rajpath	Patna District	AKU
2	Nalanda Medical College	Public	150	1970	Kankarbagh	Patna District	BUHS
3	Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences	Public	120	1983	Bailey Road	Patna District	Autonomous
4	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna	Public	125	2012	Phulwari Sharif	Patna District	Autonomous
5	Darbhanga Medical College	Public	120	1946	Laheriasarai	Darbhanga District	AKU
6	Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital	Public	125	1970	Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur District	AKU

Chhattisgarh

Chandigarh

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal