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NIRF rankings, real fee structures, honest cutoffs, scholarships you may have missed. Verified by students currently studying there. 77 colleges curated from the official NIRF 2024 rankings — engineering, medical, management, law, universities and pharmacy. Every rank cites NIRF directly. No invented rankings, no paid placements.
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).
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By state
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1956
India's top medical institute. Admission to MBBS via NEET UG; cut-off is the most competitive of any medical school in the country.
NIRF Overall #7, Medical #1 (2024)
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh · Chandigarh · est. 1962
Specialised in postgraduate medical education. Strong reputation across surgical and clinical specialties; major tertiary-care referral hospital for north India.
NIRF Medical #2 (2024)
Christian Medical College Vellore
Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1900
Among India's oldest medical colleges, with a strong tradition of rural healthcare service. MBBS intake via NEET UG with separate Christian-community and general categories.
NIRF Medical #3 (2024)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953
Coastal Karnataka deemed university with major engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy and hotel-management schools. Admission via MET / NEET / GMAT for respective programmes.
NIRF University #4 (2024)
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1925
India's premier institute for mental health and neuroscience. Specialist postgraduate programmes — admission via NIMHANS entrance.
NIRF Medical #4 (2024)
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1916
One of Asia's largest residential universities. Strong faculties across humanities, sciences, medicine (IMS-BHU) and engineering (IIT BHU is the engineering wing).
NIRF University #5 (2024)
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Puducherry · Puducherry · est. 1823
One of India's oldest medical institutions (originally Ecole de Medicine, 1823). MBBS admission via NEET UG; strong clinical training reputation in south India.
NIRF Medical #5 (2024)
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1983
UP's flagship postgraduate medical institute. Strong nephrology, gastroenterology, cardiology and endocrinology departments.
NIRF Medical #6 (2024)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1994
Multi-campus deemed university with strong engineering (AEEE entrance) and good NIRF placement. The Coimbatore engineering campus is the flagship.
NIRF University #7 (2024)
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1960
The medical faculty of BHU. MBBS admission via NEET UG. Strong reputation in Ayurveda and clinical specialties.
NIRF Medical #7 (2024)
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Kochi · Kerala · est. 1998
Part of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Major tertiary-care hospital in Kochi; MBBS admission via NEET UG.
NIRF Medical #8 (2024)
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953
Among India's oldest private medical colleges. Large student body, MBBS admission via NEET UG.
NIRF Medical #11 (2024)
King George's Medical University
Lucknow · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1911
Among India's oldest medical institutions. Now a full state medical university with MBBS admission via NEET UG state quota.
NIRF Medical #12 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 2008
Rajasthan's IIT, expanding into healthcare engineering with an upcoming AIIMS-IIT-J joint MBBS-BTech programme. Strong AI/ML and biotechnology output.
NIRF Engineering #27 (2024)
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