The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2026 results were released on Thursday which saw more than 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying for admission to undergraduate medical courses in the country. As per the NMC MBBS seat matrix, 1,36,939 seats will be available across 823 medical colleges this year. A total of 9,911 new seats have been added by NMC this year and 25 new medical colleges have been approved. Let’s take a look at the top 10 medical colleges in India as per the NIRF 2025. (Representative image/File)

AIIMS Delhi secured the top spot in the medical list in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025. The institute has retained the number 1 rank for the past five years. Its approximate annual tuition fees is Rs 6,075. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh has retained the second position. Since it is a government-funded institution, fee is nominal. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, retained the third spot. Approximate fees for first year is Rs 41,895. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Puducherry takes the fourth spot. First-year fees is around Rs 14,920. (Image: File)

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow is the fifth best medical college in the country as per the NIRF 2025. (Image: File)

Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU (IMS-BHU) Varanasi grabbed the sixth position last year. It’s TLR score out of 100 was 81.54. (Image: File)

The National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, grabbed the seventh position. It has moved down a couple of spots from 2024. (Image: NIMHANS)

King George’s Medical University, Lucknow is a new entrant in the top 10 last year. It secured rank 8. (KGMU)

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, moved down by one spot to the ninth position last year from the eighth spot in 2024. (Image: File)

Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal in Karnataka also moved by one spot to round up the top 10 in 2025 compared to rank 11 in 2024. (Image: File)