List of AIIMS Colleges in India 2018

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, popularly known as AIIMS, is a group of autonomous public medical colleges in India that strives to impart top quality medical education to the numerous aspirants from all over the country.

AIIMS colleges in India are regarded as the primary and the best medical institutes in the country and are a dream of every medical aspirant. AIIMS colleges have been bestowed the tag of the ‘Institutes of National Importance’ by an Act of Parliament.

At present, there are 9 AIIMS colleges in India that grant admission to MBBS courses offered by them through the AIIMS MBBS entrance exam. AIIMS MBBS 2018 exam was conducted on 26th May and 27th May 2018 in an online or computer-based mode. If you are preparing for medical entrance exams this year, you shall have definitely appeared for the AIIMS MBBS exam. AIIMS MBBS result 2018 has been declared on 18th June. Check the list of AIIMS MBBS toppers 2018 here.

Thousands of candidates apply for the AIIMS MBBS exam every year to live their dream of studying at AIIMS colleges in India of their choice. However, it requires a lot of preparation and guidance to crack the AIIMS exam since the AIIMS MBBS syllabus is very vast and requires a lot of determination and patience to prepare effectively.

List of AIIMS Colleges in India:

The main aim of the AIIMS institutes is to make medical education affordable and reachable to people from all strata of the society. In this article, we present to you the ranking of AIIMS colleges in India with their location, ranking and total intake below:

S.No	Name	Location (State)	Year of Establishment	Rank among AIIMS Colleges in India	Total Intake of Students
1.	AIIMS Delhi	New Delhi	1956	1	100
2.	AIIMS Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	2012	2	100
3.	AIIMS Bhubaneswar	Odisha	2012	3	100
4.	AIIMS Jodhpur	Rajasthan	2012	4	100
5.	AIIMS Patna	Bihar	2012	5	100
6.	AIIMS Raipur	Chhatisgarh	2012	6	100
7.	AIIMS Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	2012	7	100
8.	AIIMS Nagpur	Maharashtra	2018	Not Available	50
9.	AIIMS Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	2018	Not Available	50

Please note that the total fees of AIIMS colleges for MBBS courses amount to Rs. 5,856 for Indian Nationals whereas USD 75,000 for Foreign Nationals (payable in three equal installments). The fee structure of other courses at AIIMS colleges differs from course to course and campus to campus.

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Upcoming AIIMS Colleges in India:

Apart from the current seven existing AIIMS Colleges in India, the government is also planning to set up 12 new AIIMS institutes in the country as listed below:

• AIIMS Gorakhpur - Uttar Pradesh
• AIIMS Kalyani - West Bengal
• AIIMS Tamil Nadu
• AIIMS Deoghar - Jharkhand
• AIIMS Gujarat
• AIIMS Vijay Pur - Jammu Region
• AIIMS Awantipora - Kashmir Region
• AIIMS Himachal Pradesh
• AIIMS Bhatinda - Punjab which is expected to be functional from 2019
• AIIMS Changsari - Assam

Furthermore, the Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to set up 20 new AIIMS colleges soon.

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The main agenda of the government behind setting up new branches of AIIMS colleges is to create a balanced doctor-patient ratio by the year 2021. The government is also working relentlessly towards increasing the number of MBBS seats and PG seats in these colleges in order to reduce the shortage of doctors and to improve the quality of healthcare in the country.