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{{short description|Medical education}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{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 [[List of medical colleges in India|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohfw.nic.in/Amedical.html|title=STATUS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES FOR ADMISSION FOR THE ACADEMIC SESSION 2007–08|website=mohfw.nic.in|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=NMC Act: Punishment for quackery enhanced up to one year imprisonment and fine of Rs. 5 lakh says Harsh Vardhan|url=https://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/nmc-act-punishment-for-quackery-enhanced-upto-1-year-imprisonment-and-fine-of-rs-5-lakh-says-harsh-vardhan-88899.htm|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=9 August 2019 |location=India}}</ref>

==Admissions and education ==
{{Main|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 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!S.No
!Regions
!List of Medical college
!Number of Colleges offering MBBS<ref name=":0" />
!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<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-india/list-of-college-teaching-mbbs/ | title=List of College Teaching MBBS | NMC }}</ref>

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Note: Mar 16, 2023 Data
=== By state ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! S.No !! State / UT !! Number of Colleges<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://mciindia.org/InformationDesk/MedicalCollegeHospitals/ListofCollegesTeachingMBBS.aspx |title=List of Colleges Teaching MBBS |access-date=2014-06-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513061710/http://www.mciindia.org/InformationDesk/MedicalCollegeHospitals/ListofCollegesTeachingMBBS.aspx |archive-date=13 May 2013 }}</ref>!! 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 (union territory)|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 (union territory)|Puducherry]] || 9 || 2 || 7 || 380 || 304 || 1150 || 1530
|-
| 21 || [[Punjab, India|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==

==Arunachal Pradesh==
==Assam==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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]] ||[[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences|SSUHS]]
|-
|2 || [[Assam Medical College]] || Public || 200 || 1947 || [[Dibrugarh ]] || [[Dibrugarh district]] ||[[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences|SSUHS]]
|-
|3 || [[Silchar Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 125 || 1968 || [[Silchar]] || [[Cachar district]] ||[[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|4 || [[Jorhat Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 125 || 2009 || [[Jorhat]] || [[Jorhat district]] ||[[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|5 || [[Tezpur Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 125 || 2013 || [[Tezpur]] || [[Sonitpur district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|6 || [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 125 || 2011 || [[Barpeta]] || [[Barpeta district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|7 || [[Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2021 || [[North Lakhimpur|Lakhimpur]] || [[Lakhimpur district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|8 || [[Diphu Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2019 || [[Diphu]] || [[Karbi Anglong district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|9 || [[Dhubri Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2022 || [[Dhubri]] || [[Dhubri district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|10 || [[Nalbari Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2023 || [[Nalbari]] || [[Nalbari district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|11 || [[Nagaon Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2023 || [[Nagaon]] || [[Nagaon district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|12 || [[Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2023 || [[Kokrajhar]] || [[Kokrajhar district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|-
|13 || [[Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 100 || 2024 || [[Makum]] || [[Tinsukia district]] || [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences| SSUHS]]
|}

==Bihar==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!S.No.
!Name of the college
!Funding
!Enrollment
!Established
!City/Town
!District
!University
|-
|1 || [[Patna Medical College]] || Public || 200 || 1874|| [[Ashok Rajpath]] || [[Patna District]] || [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University | AKU]]
|-
|2 || [[Nalanda Medical College]] || Public || 150 || 1970|| [[Kankarbagh]] || [[Patna District]] || [[Bihar University of Health Sciences|BUHS]]
|-
|3 || [[Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences]] || Public || 120 || 1983|| [[Bailey Road, Patna|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]] || [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University|AKU]]
|-
|6 || [[Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital]] || Public || 125 || 1970|| [[Muzaffarpur]] || [[Muzaffarpur District]] || [[Aryabhatta Knowledge University|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==

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) ("NEET-UG") is conducted annually by the [[National Testing Agency]] (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical programmes in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEET (UG) |publisher=National Testing Agency |url=https://nta.ac.in}}</ref>

[[Rajasthan]] is one of the Indian states with a large number of medical institutions offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. As of January 2026, the state has one All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 33 government medical colleges, and 15 private medical colleges, making a total of 49 MBBS-offering institutions.<ref name="nmc">{{cite web |title=List of Medical Colleges and MBBS Seats |publisher=National Medical Commission |url=https://www.nmc.org.in}}</ref>

Admissions to MBBS programmes in Rajasthan are conducted through centralized counselling based on NEET-UG merit. Seats at AIIMS Jodhpur are allotted through the [[Medical Counselling Committee]] (MCC) under the All India Quota.<ref>{{cite web |title=UG Medical Counselling |publisher=Medical Counselling Committee |url=https://mcc.nic.in}}</ref>

All medical colleges in Rajasthan are regulated and approved by the [[National Medical Commission]].<ref name="nmc"/>

=== Government medical colleges in Rajasthan ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No.
! College
! City
! University
! Management
! Established
! MBBS seats
|-
| 1 || Dr. S. N. Medical College || [[Jodhpur]] || Marwar Medical University || Government || 1965 || 250
|-
| 2 || ESIC Medical College, Alwar || [[Alwar]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (ESIC) || 2021 || 100
|-
| 3 || Government Medical College, Alwar || [[Alwar]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2023 || 100
|-
| 4 || Government Medical College, Banswara || [[Banswara]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2024 || 100
|-
| 5 || Government Medical College, Baran || [[Baran, Rajasthan|Baran]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2024 || 100
|-
| 6 || Government Medical College, Barmer || [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2019 || 100
|-
| 7 || Government Medical College, Bharatpur || [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2018 || 150
|-
| 8 || Government Medical College, Bhilwara || [[Bhilwara]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2018 || 150
|-
| 9 || Government Medical College/ All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bundi || [[Bundi]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2023 || 100
|-
| 10 || Government Medical College, Chittorgarh || [[Chittorgarh]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2022 || 100
|-
| 11 || Government Medical College, Churu || [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2018 || 150
|-
| 12 || Government Medical College, Dausa || [[Dausa]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2023 || 100
|-
| 13 || Government Medical College, Dholpur || [[Dholpur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2022 || 100
|-
| 14 || Government Medical College, Dungarpur || [[Dungarpur]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2018 || 150
|-
| 15 || Government Medical College, Hanumangarh || [[Hanumangarh]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2023 || 100
|-
| 16 || Government Medical College, Jhunjhunu || [[Jhunjhunu]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2024 || 100
|-
| 17 || Government Medical College, Karauli || [[Karauli]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2023 || 100
|-
| 18 || Government Medical College, Kota || [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government || 1992 || 250
|-
| 19 || Government Medical College, Nagaur || [[Nagaur]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2024 || 100
|-
| 20 || Government Medical College, Pali || [[Pali, Rajasthan|Pali]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2018 || 150
|-
| 21 || Government Medical College, Sawai Madhopur || [[Sawai Madhopur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2024 || 100
|-
| 22 || Government Medical College, Sirohi || [[Sirohi]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2022 || 101
|-
| 23 || Government Medical College, Sri Ganganagar || [[Sri Ganganagar]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2022 || 100
|-
| 24 || Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer || [[Ajmer]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government || 1965 || 250
|-
| 25 || Jhalawar Medical College || [[Jhalawar]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government || 2008 || 200
|-
| 26 || R. N. T. Medical College || [[Udaipur]] || Marwar Medical University || Government || 1961 || 250
|-
| 27 || RUHS College of Medical Sciences || [[Jaipur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government || 2014 || 150
|-
| 28 || Sardar Patel Medical College || [[Bikaner]] || Marwar Medical University || Government || 1959 || 250
|-
| 29 || Shri Kalyan Government Medical College || [[Sikar]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government || 2020 || 100
|-
| 30 || SMS Medical College || [[Jaipur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government || 1947 || 250
|-
| 31 || ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur || [[Jaipur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (ESIC) || 2025 || 50
|-
| 32 || Government Medical College, Jaisalmer || [[Jaisalmer]] || Marwar Medical University || Government (RajMES) || 2025 || 50
|-
| 33 || Government Medical College, Tonk || [[Tonk, India|Tonk]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Government (RajMES) || 2025 || 50
|}

=== Private medical colleges in Rajasthan ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! S.No.
! College
! City
! University
! Management
! Established
! MBBS seats
|-
| 1 || American International Institute of Medical Sciences || [[Udaipur]] || Marwar Medical University || Private || 2016 || 150
|-
| 2 || Ananta Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre || [[Rajsamand]] || Marwar Medical University || Society || 2016 || 150
|-
| 3 || Dr. S. S. Tantia Medical College Hospital and Research Centre || [[Sri Ganganagar]] || Tantia University || Private || 2021 || 150
|-
| 4 || Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital || [[Udaipur]] || Geetanjali University || Trust || 2008 || 250
|-
| 5 || Jaipur National University Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre || [[Jaipur]] || Jaipur National University || Private || 2016 || 150
|-
| 6 || JIET Medical College and Hospital || [[Jodhpur]] || Marwar Medical University || Trust || 2024 || 150
|-
| 7 || Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital || [[Jaipur]] || Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology || Trust || 2001 || 250
|-
| 8 || National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research || [[Jaipur]] || NIMS University || Trust || 2004 || 250
|-
| 9 || Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences || [[Udaipur]] || Sai Tirupati University || Society || 2015 || 150
|-
| 10 || Pacific Medical College and Hospital || [[Udaipur]] || Pacific Medical University || Trust || 2014 || 150
|-
| 11 || Sudha Medical College || [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Society || 2024 || 150
|-
| 12 || Vyas Medical College and Hospital || [[Jodhpur]] || Marwar Medical University || Private || 2024 || 150
|-
| 13 || Arya Medical College and Hospital || [[Jaipur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Private || 2025 || 150
|-
| 14 || Geetanjali Institute of Medical Sciences || [[Jaipur]] || Rajasthan University of Health Sciences || Private || 2025 || 150
|-
| 15 || Balvir Singh Tomar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research || [[Jaipur]] || NIMS University || Private || 2025 || 150
|}

==Sikkim==
==Tamil Nadu==
==Telangana==
==Tripura==
==Uttar Pradesh==
==Uttarakhand==

==West Bengal==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.natboard.edu.in/ National Board of Examinations]

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