Medical college in India
In India, a medical college is an educational institution that provides medical education. These institutions may vary from stand-alone colleges that train doctors to conglomerates that offer training related in all aspects of medical care. The term is synonymous with "medical school" as used in the US and some other countries. MBBS is a degree in medicine established by Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and continued in National Medical Commission Act 2019. After MBBS, doctors register with state medical councils.
Recognition
Indian law requires these institutions to be recognized by the National Medical Commission, which replaced the Medical Council of India in 2019. The Indian government keeps an updated list of these approved medical colleges. Many persons without MBBS degrees practice like doctors in India. They are called quacks. According to National Medical Commission Act 2019, punishment for quackery has been enhanced to up to 1 year imprisonment and up to INR 5 lakh fine.Admissions and education
The standard entry-to-practice degree in modern medicine in India is the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, earned upon completion of a five-and-a-half-year undergraduate program. The curriculum is divided into one year of preclinical studies in general science subjects and three and a half years of paraclinical and clinical studies, followed by a one-year clinical internship. Before beginning the internship, students are required to pass several examinations, the final one of which is conducted in two parts. Graduate education in medical science typically takes three additional years of study after the MBBS and concludes with the award of the Master of Surgery or Doctor of Medicine. Postgraduate diplomas in medical specializations may also be awarded upon completing two-year training programs.Medical college
According to the World Federation for Medical Education, India is the country with the greatest quantity of operational medical schools. A list of schools by region is provided below:Statistics
Yearwise Medical colleges Numbers in chartNote: Mar 16, 2023 Data
Bihar
Goa
Jammu and Kashmir
Madhya Pradesh
Mizoram
Rajasthan
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is conducted annually by the National Testing Agency for admission to undergraduate medical programmes in India.Rajasthan is one of the Indian states with a large number of medical institutions offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. As of January 2026, the state has one All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 33 government medical colleges, and 15 private medical colleges, making a total of 49 MBBS-offering institutions.
Admissions to MBBS programmes in Rajasthan are conducted through centralized counselling based on NEET-UG merit. Seats at AIIMS Jodhpur are allotted through the Medical Counselling Committee under the All India Quota.
All medical colleges in Rajasthan are regulated and approved by the National Medical Commission.