Christian Medical college(CMC) Vellore

A premier educational and research institute, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore (CMC Vellore) is India's most prominent, well known and top ranked medical colleges in India. Founded back in the year 1900, the college offers MBBS, 66 post graduate diploma and degree medical courses (MS,MD), 35 Allied Health Science courses, super specialty medical courses (DM,MCh), Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and diploma courses in nursing and other fields, Fellowship courses and PhD courses. A total of approximately 2000 students get themselves enrolled every year at the very institute. Highlights: •Consistently ranked among the top medical colleges in India. The institute was ranked at second position in 2010, at fourth position in 2011 and again at second position in 2012 by India Today. •CMC got a 5-Star NAAC rating. National Assessment and Accreditation Council is an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC). •The Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) Ltd categorised CMC as a super-specialty teaching hospital of the highest quality and gave an A1 grading.

Christian Medical College(CMC) Ludhiana

Founded by Dame Edith Mary Brown, the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana is India's first medical school for women in Asia. The institute became officially recognized by the government in 1915.However, the medical missionary work was started in Ludhiana in 1881 by the Greenfield sisters, Martha Rose and Kay who were evangelists and educationalists from Scotland. Initially the college stood affiliated to Punjab University, Chandigarh but since July 1999 the college has been affiliated with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot. Highlights: •The college has expanded its services, and includes Christian Medical College, Dental College, College of Nursing, and Institute of Allied Health Sciences. •Recognised by the Medical Council of India •The College maintains 775 Hospital beds •Campus has residential quarters for the staff, hostels for medical, nursing and paramedical students, both men and women.

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Puducherry

Ranked amongst the top five medial institutes in India, the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) is located in Pondicherry. This Indian central government funded institute is both an educational institute that imparts undergraduate and postgraduate medical training and a working hospital that provides inexpensive medical care to a large number of patients. Spread over a sprawling area of 195 acres, the institute has about 200 faculty members, 360 resident physicians and over 3,000 nursing, administrative and support staff. Every year the institute admits 100 undergraduate students and 75 postgraduate students. Highlights: •Regarded as the Second best government medical college in India. •JIPMER which includes a tertiary care referral hospital is an Institution of National Importance (an autonomous body) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Armed Forces Medical College(AFMC) Pune

AFMC, established in 1948 is one of the premier institutes offering quality education in medical and nursing field and set up by amalgamation of Army Medical Training Centre, the Army School of Hygiene, Central Military Pathology Laboratory, the School of Blood Transfusion and Army School of Radiology. Located in Pune Cantonment in Pune in the state of Maharashtra, the institute is managed by the Indian Armed Forces and offers training to undergraduate and postgraduate medical and nursing students with recruitment as medical officers in Indian Army. AFMC is currently affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health and is recognised by MCI for conducting courses. Highlights: •AFMC is the only medical college except Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in Asia where all expenses are paid by the Government (Ministry of Defence). •The "Graduate Wing" of AFMC was established on 04 August 1962 to provide a sustainable and steady intake of medical officers for the Indian Armed Forces.

Maulana Azad Medical college(MAMC) New Delhi

Affiliated to University of Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) is a government medical college with its base in Delhi. Always ranked amongst Top five medical institutes of the country, MAMC s named after Indian freedom fighter and first education minister of independent India Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The college offers MBBS degree (medical school degree, equivalent to Doctor of Medicine or MD in some countries), post graduate/residency degrees of MS, MD and superspeciality/subspecialty fellowship degrees of MCh and DM. It has attached schools offering degrees in nursing and pharmacy. Highlights: •MAMC is the second toughest medical institution in the country to gain admission to (only next to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences) •A significant percentage of its alumni are currently working in the United States (more than 20% graduates), United Kingdom (almost 20% graduates) and other countries (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Middle East etc.), and those in India are usually faculty members or very well known private practitioners across the country.

Grant Medical College(GMC) Mumbai

Established in the year 1845, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, is a leading medical institution of India with 166 years of glorious history. Managed and run by the Government of Maharashtra, it is the oldest medical institution in Western India and offers undergraduate and postgraduate medical training and health care ranging from broad specialties to super-specialties along with tertiary care to patients. Highlights: •The institute stands apart from any other medical institute in the state because of its unique topography, connectivity and persistent leadership in medical training and health care for common man over past one and a half century. •The institute has four hospitals attached to it - Sir J. J. Hospital , St. George’s Hospital ,Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) Hospital and Cama Albless Hospital . All these have a combined bed strength of 2844 and caters to an annual load of 1,200,000 out patients and 80,000 indoor patients, from all parts of Maharashtra and central India. •The institute has an annual intake of 200 undergraduate students for MBBS and over 190 postgraduate students for various MD/ MS/ Diploma/ Super specialty courses.

Madras Medical College(MMC) Chennai

India's second oldest medical college in India, the Madras Medical College (MMC) was set up on February 2, 1835. The institute is one of the foremost centres of post graduate medical education in the country with 425 Seats. The institute offers undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees, diplomas and super-specialty courses. The first batch of students graduated in 1852 and were granted the Diploma of Graduate of the Madras Highlights: •In the year 2012, India Today ranked MMC as India's 7th Best Medical Colleges. •Affiliated to the University of Madras, the institute has nine affiliated institutions with hospitals; each one of them recognized for excellence in Health care services. •The Courses offered by the Madras Medical College are affiliated from 1988 to the “The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University”.