India's medical schools are usually called medical colleges. Medical school quality is controlled by the central regulatory authority, the National Medical Commission, which inspects the institutes from time to time and recognizes institutes for specific courses. Most of the medical schools were set up by the central and state governments in the 1950s and 60s. However, in the 1980s, several private medical institutes were founded in several states, particularly in Karnataka. Andhra Pradesh allowed the founding of several private institutions in the new millennium. Medical education in a private institute can be expensive if not subsidized by the government.

The basic medical qualification obtained in Indian medical schools is MBBS. The MBBS course is four-and-a-half years, followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Residential Internship (CRRI). The MBBS course is followed by MS, a post-graduation course in surgical specialties, or MD, a post-graduation course in medical specialities or DNB in any medical or surgical specialities, which are usually of three years duration, or diploma postgraduate courses of two years duration. Super or sub-specialties can be pursued and only a MS or MD holder is eligible. A qualification in a super- or sub-specialty is called DM or MCh.

As of 2024, entry to medical education is based on the rank obtained in NEET (UG). Some institutes like the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Christian Medical College, Kasturba Medical College, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Armed Forces Medical College, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences used to conduct separate entrance tests at the national level before NEET.

Indian states with the most medical colleges include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. States with the fewest include Goa and all the North Eastern states.

, there are 605 medical colleges and 64 stand alone postgraduate institutes in India whose qualifications are recognized by the National Medical Commission. Following is a complete list of medical colleges in India.

State-wise number of medical colleges + List of state-wise number of medical colleges State / UT Number of medical collegesNumber of stand alone PG institutesAndaman and Nicobar Islands10Andhra Pradesh381Arunachal Pradesh10Assam152Bihar230Chandigarh11Chhattisgarh100Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu10Delhi1011Goa10Gujarat402Haryana131Himachal Pradesh70Jammu & Kashmir120Jharkhand72Karnataka619Kerala332Ladakh00Lakshadweep00Madhya Pradesh270Maharashtra5511Manipur40Meghalaya30Mizoram10Nagaland10Odisha151Puducherry90Punjab102Rajasthan350Sikkim11Tamil Nadu645Telangana321Tripura30Uttar Pradesh855Uttarakhand60West Bengal408Total60664 +Annual intake (seats) as of August 2022Annual intakeGovernmentPrivateTotalMBBS48,02844,76592,793Others28,92017,91546,835Total76,94862,6801,39,628

Andaman and Nicobar Islands NameLocationEstablishedUniversityFunding/ownership Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences Port Blair 2015 Pondicherry University Government of India

Andhra Pradesh NameLocationEstablishedUniversityFunding/ownership A. C. Subba Reddy Government Medical College Nellore 2014 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Government of Andhra Pradesh All India Institute of Medical Sciences Mangalagiri 2018 Autonomous Government of India Alluri Sitaram Raju Academy of Medical Sciences Eluru 2000 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam 1923 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Government of Andhra Pradesh Anna Gowri Medical College and Hospital Puttur 2024 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Chittoor 2016 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private Dr. P. S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation China Avutapalli 2002 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private Dr. YSR Government Medical College Pulivendula 2024 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Government of Andhra Pradesh Fathima Institute of Medical Sciences Kadapa 2010 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private Gayathri Vidya Parishad Institute of Health Care and Medical Technology Visakhapatnam 2016 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Visakhapatnam 2015 Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management Private Government Medical College Adoni 2024 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Government of Andhra Pradesh Government Medical College Anantapuramu 2001 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Government of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Eluru2023Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical CollegeKadapa2006Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Machilipatnam2023Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Madanapalle2024Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Markapuram2021Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Nandyal2023Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical CollegeOngole2008Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Paderu2024Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Rajahmundry2023Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical CollegeSrikakulam2008Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshGovernment Medical College Vizianagaram2023Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra Pradesh Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital Srikakulam 2010 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private GSL Medical College Rajahmundry 2002 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Private Guntur Medical College Guntur 1946 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Government of Andhra Pradesh Katuri Medical College Guntur 2002 Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences PrivateKonaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research FoundationAmalapuram2005Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateKurnool Medical CollegeKurnool1957Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshMaharajah Institute of Medical SciencesVizianagaram2002Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateNarayana Medical CollegeNellore2000Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateNimra Institute of Medical SciencesVijayawada2016Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateNRI Academy of Medical SciencesMangalagiri2012Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateNRI Institute of Medical Sciences Vishakhapatnam2012Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivate P.E.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchKuppam2001Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateRangaraya Medical CollegeKakinada1958Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshRVS Institute of Medical Sciences Chittoor2016Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateSanthiram Medical CollegeNandyal2005Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivateSiddhartha Medical CollegeVijayawada1980Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshSri Balaji Medical College and Hospital Renigunta2022Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivate Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical SciencesPuttaparthi1991AutonomousPrivateSri Venkateswara Institute of Medical SciencesTirupati1993AutonomousGovernment of Andhra PradeshSri Venkateswara Medical CollegeTirupati1960Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshSVIMS - Sri Padmavathi Medical College for WomenTirupati2014Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshVisakha Institute of Medical SciencesVishakhapatnam2016Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesGovernment of Andhra PradeshViswabharathi Medical CollegeKurnool2014Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesPrivate

Arunachal Pradesh NameLocationEstablishedUniversityFunding/ownership Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences Naharlagun 2018 Rajiv Gandhi University Government of Arunachal Pradesh

Assam Name Location Established University Funding/ownership All India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati 2020 Autonomous Government of India Assam Medical College Dibrugarh 1900 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Bongaigaon Medical College and Hospital Bongaigaon 2026 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Dhubri Medical College and Hospital Dhubri 2022 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Diphu Medical College and Hospital Diphu 2020 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam ESIC Medical College and Hospital Guwahati 2025 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital Barpeta 2012 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Gauhati Medical College and Hospital Guwahati 1960 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Jorhat Medical College and Hospital Jorhat 2010 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital Kokrajhar 2023 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital North Lakhimpur 2021 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health Tezpur 1876 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of India Nagaon Medical College and Hospital Nagaon 2023 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Nalbari Medical College and Hospital Nalbari 2023 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Pragjyotishpur Medical College & Hospital Guwahati 2025 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Silchar Medical College and Hospital Silchar 1968 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Tezpur Medical College and Hospital Tezpur 2014 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital Tinsukia 2024 Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Government of Assam

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