What are Medical Colleges in India?

Medical colleges in India offer the MBBS programme — a 5.5-year degree including a mandatory one-year internship. Admission is exclusively through NEET UG, conducted by NTA. India has over 650 NMC-approved medical colleges, including AIIMS Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, and Maulana Azad Medical College. Government medical college tuition ranges from ₹10,000–₹50,000 per year, while private and deemed university MBBS fees range from ₹5–25 lakh annually. A NEET score above 600 is generally needed for government medical college admission; scores of 450–550 may secure seats at reputed private colleges. Beyond MBBS, medical colleges also offer BDS, BAMS, BHMS, and B.Sc Nursing. Key comparison factors include NMC approval, hospital affiliation size, NEET cutoff trends, bed strength, and postgraduate seat availability.