AIIMS Bhopal

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (AIIMS Bhopal) is a centrally funded Institute of National Importance established in 2012 under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. Located at Saket Nagar, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, it operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and functions under the AIIMS Act 1956. AIIMS Bhopal is not subject to NAAC accreditation, as all new AIIMS under PMSSY hold statutory exempt status as Institutes of National Importance.

AIIMS Bhopal ranked #25 in the NIRF 2025 Medical category with a score of 60.15, improving from rank 31 in 2024. Its 1,100-bed teaching hospital serves patients across Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring states, with 42 functional departments, 24 modular operation theatres, a BSL-3 biosafety laboratory, and a dedicated metagenomics research lab. The institution employs 228 faculty members against a sanctioned strength of 317.

MBBS is the flagship undergraduate programme with 100 seats per year. Postgraduate training spans 30-plus MD, MS, DM, and M.Ch specialties admitted via INI-CET and INI-SS. The B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing programme admits 90 students annually. MBBS tuition is heavily subsidised at approximately Rs 6,000 for the entire 4.5-year programme. Interns receive a monthly stipend of Rs 30,070 and PG Junior Residents receive Rs 64,000 per month, funded by the Government of India.

The 170-acre campus at Saket Nagar includes separate hostels for boys and girls, with rooms furnished with study desks, cupboards, and attached washrooms for senior-year students. Single rooms are available for girl MBBS students from the first year and for boy students from the second year onwards. PG residents also receive on-campus accommodation as part of their residential training.

AIIMS Bhopal Snapshot

Courses and Fees

Note: MBBS fee represents tuition only (government subsidised). Hostel and mess charges are billed separately at approximately Rs 35,000-40,000 per year total cost of attendance. PG students (MD, MS, DM, M.Ch) pay minimal fees but receive monthly stipends from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. B.Sc and M.Sc Nursing follow similar subsidised fee structures.

Admissions

MBBS admissions are conducted through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) followed by MCC centralised counselling. AIIMS Bhopal MBBS seats fall under the All India Quota pool. Candidates register on the MCC portal (mcc.nic.in) after qualifying NEET UG to participate in counselling rounds. Reservation follows central government norms: 27% OBC (non-creamy layer), 15% SC, 7.5% ST, and 10% EWS.

MD and MS postgraduate admissions are through INI-CET (Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test) conducted by AIIMS New Delhi twice a year (January and July sessions). Candidates must hold an MBBS degree with one completed year of compulsory rotatory internship. Seat allotment is centralised at aiimsexams.ac.in across all participating AIIMS and JIPMER campuses.

DM and M.Ch super-specialty admissions are through INI-SS conducted by AIIMS New Delhi. An MD, MS, or DNB PG qualification in the relevant discipline is required. Separate seat matrices are published before each session on the aiimsexams.ac.in portal.

B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing and M.Sc Nursing admissions are through the common AIIMS Nursing Entrance Test conducted by AIIMS New Delhi for all participating AIIMS campuses. The B.Sc Nursing programme is open to female candidates only. Results and allotments are managed centrally at aiimsexams.ac.in. Eligibility for B.Sc Nursing: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English, with minimum 45% aggregate marks (40% for SC/ST).

Fees

MBBS at AIIMS Bhopal is one of the most subsidised medical programmes in India. Tuition fees for the 4.5-year MBBS programme total approximately Rs 6,000 (around Rs 1,628 per year). Additional charges include hostel rent of approximately Rs 1,000 per year and mess charges of approximately Rs 2,800 per month billed separately. The total annual cost of attendance including accommodation and mess is approximately Rs 35,000-40,000 per year, which is still among the lowest in India for a medical degree.

MBBS interns receive a monthly stipend of Rs 30,070 (effective January 2022, as revised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare). During the 12-month compulsory rotating internship, this stipend covers living expenses while interns gain clinical training across all hospital departments.

PG students at AIIMS Bhopal serve as Junior Residents during their MD, MS, DM, or M.Ch training and receive a monthly stipend of Rs 64,000 for three years. On completing PG training, doctors who join as Senior Residents receive Rs 74,000 per month for a further three-year tenure. These stipends are mandated centrally by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and apply uniformly across all new AIIMS under PMSSY.

B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing fee structures follow the same subsidised government rate. Scholarship support for nursing students is available through the National Scholarship Portal for eligible SC/ST and OBC categories.

Scholarships

AIIMS Bhopal's heavily subsidised fee structure removes most financial burden at the point of admission for MBBS students. The following additional support mechanisms are available:

• PM Scholarship Scheme (PMSS): Wards of ex-servicemen and ex-coast guards receive Rs 3,000 per month (male students) or Rs 3,250 per month (female students) throughout the MBBS programme. Applications go through the Kendriya Sainik Board portal.
• National Scholarship Portal (NSP) schemes: OBC (central list), SC, and ST students qualify for post-matric scholarship support under Central Sector Scheme grants. Annual scholarship values range from Rs 6,000 to Rs 20,000 depending on category and family income.
• AIIMS merit-cum-means grants: AIIMS institutions provide internal grants for students with demonstrated financial need. Specific amounts and eligibility vary year to year and are communicated at orientation and published in the MBBS Student Handbook.
• EWS reservation: Ten percent of MBBS seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (annual family income below Rs 8 lakh), with the near-zero tuition rate already providing effective fee waiver to all admitted students.

B.Sc Nursing students can additionally access the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) scheme and NSP post-matric scholarships. Applications are through the NSP portal (scholarships.gov.in) with supporting income certificate and category documentation.

Campus

AIIMS Bhopal's 170-acre campus is located at Saket Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462020. The campus integrates the medical college, nursing college, teaching hospital, research laboratories, and student hostels within a single contiguous site in the urban Saket Nagar locality.

The teaching hospital has a functional bed capacity of approximately 1,100 beds across general wards and critical care units, including a 150-bed intensive care complex. The hospital manages approximately 46,000 outpatient visits per month across 42 active clinical departments. Surgical facilities include 24 modular operation theatres. Research infrastructure includes a BSL-3 biosafety laboratory (operational since 2019), a metagenomics laboratory, cancer biology and virology labs, and biorepository facilities. The institution filed seven patents in 2023 and publishes approximately 300 PubMed-indexed research articles annually.

Student hostels on campus provide separate accommodation for male and female MBBS students, PG Junior Residents, and B.Sc Nursing students. MBBS girl students are allotted single rooms from the first year; MBBS boy students share double rooms in the first year and move to single rooms from the second year. Rooms are furnished with a bed, study table, chair, bookshelf, and storage cupboard. PG Junior Residents are provided on-campus residential quarters as part of their training arrangement.

Saket Nagar is a developed residential locality within Bhopal city, with access to markets, banking, and public transport. Bhopal is well connected by rail (Bhopal Junction on the Delhi-Mumbai main line) and by air (Raja Bhoj Airport, approximately 12 km from campus). Sports facilities on campus include grounds for cricket, football, and volleyball, as well as an indoor gymnasium. A canteen and student common areas operate within the hostel complex.