AIIMS Bhubaneswar

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

AIIMS Bhubaneswar ranked #14 in the NIRF 2025 Medical category with a score of 64.31, and #100 in the Overall category (score 49.04). It has improved steadily from rank 17 in 2023 to rank 15 in 2024 to rank 14 in 2025. Its 900-bed teaching hospital serves patients across Odisha and eastern India, with 43 departments including 17 OPD specialties and 16 super-specialty services. The institution opened a Central Research Laboratory in April 2025 and operates a Burns Centre unique in eastern India.

MBBS is the flagship programme with 125 seats per year, among the highest intake in the new AIIMS network. Postgraduate training spans 24 MD/MS programmes and 14 DM/M.Ch super-specialty courses. The B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing programme admits 75 students annually and M.Sc Nursing admits 25. MBBS tuition is heavily subsidised. Interns receive Rs 30,070 per month and PG Junior Residents receive Rs 64,000 per month, funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The 100-acre campus at Sijua, Patrapada includes five dedicated hostels: three for male students and two for female students. PG residents receive separate on-campus residential quarters. Rooms for second-year-and-above MBBS students are single-occupancy; first-year girls share flat-type accommodation in groups of three and first-year boys share double rooms. Mess charges are approximately Rs 4,000 per month, billed separately from the consolidated annual fee of Rs 5,856.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar Snapshot

Courses and Fees

Note: Full PG seat matrix across all 24 MD/MS and 14 DM/M.Ch specialties is published at aiimsexams.ac.in before each INI-CET/INI-SS session. Total PG seats across all specialties is approximately 76-102 per session.

Admissions

MBBS admissions are conducted through NEET UG followed by MCC centralised counselling. AIIMS Bhubaneswar MBBS seats (125 per year) fall under the All India Quota pool. Candidates register on the MCC portal (mcc.nic.in) after qualifying NEET UG. Reservation follows central government norms: 27% OBC (non-creamy layer), 15% SC, 7.5% ST, and 10% EWS. There are no NRI, management, or state quota seats.

MD and MS postgraduate admissions are through INI-CET 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, also conducted by AIIMS New Delhi. An MD, MS, or DNB PG qualification in the relevant discipline is required. Seat matrices for DM and M.Ch programmes are published separately before each INI-SS session.

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. Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English, minimum 45% aggregate (40% for SC/ST). M.Sc Nursing requires a B.Sc Nursing degree with at least 55% marks and one year of clinical experience.

Fees

AIIMS Bhubaneswar follows the same centrally mandated, heavily subsidised fee structure as all new AIIMS under PMSSY. The consolidated annual fee of Rs 5,856 covers tuition, hostel rent, gymkhana levy, pot fund contribution, electricity charges, and a refundable security deposit. This is among the lowest all-inclusive annual fees for any medical programme in India.

Mess charges are approximately Rs 4,000 per month and are billed separately on a self-sustaining, shared-cost basis. The total annual cost of attendance including mess is approximately Rs 53,000-54,000 per year, still well below comparable private medical college fees.

MBBS interns receive a monthly stipend of Rs 30,070 (revised January 2022 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare). This applies during the 12-month compulsory rotating internship conducted within the AIIMS Bhubaneswar teaching hospital.

PG Junior Residents (MD/MS/DM/M.Ch trainees) receive a monthly stipend of Rs 64,000 during their 3-year training. Senior Residents (post-PG, 3-year SR tenure) receive Rs 74,000 per month. Both amounts are centrally mandated by MoHFW and apply uniformly across all new AIIMS.

Scholarships

AIIMS Bhubaneswar's subsidised fee structure minimises financial burden for all admitted students. The following support mechanisms are available:

• PM Scholarship Scheme (PMSS): Wards of ex-servicemen and ex-coast guards receive Rs 3,000 per month (male) or Rs 3,250 per month (female) throughout the MBBS programme. Applications through the Kendriya Sainik Board portal.
• National Scholarship Portal (NSP) schemes: OBC (central list), SC, and ST students qualify for post-matric scholarship support. Annual values range from Rs 6,000 to Rs 20,000 depending on category and family income.
• Institutional fee reimbursement: Approximately 28% of UG students (167 of 598 per NIRF data) receive full tuition fee reimbursement through institutional grants based on income eligibility.
• ONGC Scholarship: Corporate scholarship available to SC/ST/OBC/EWS students across AIIMS campuses.
• Shyam Lata Garg Scholarship: Merit-based award for students with minimum 75% in Class 12 and family income below Rs 6 lakh per year.
• EWS reservation: 10% of MBBS seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (family income below Rs 8 lakh per year).

B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing students can access NSP post-matric scholarships and the PM-USP scheme. Applications go through scholarships.gov.in with income certificate and category documentation.

Campus

AIIMS Bhubaneswar's 100-acre campus is located at Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019. The campus integrates the medical college, nursing college, teaching hospital, research laboratories, and student residential facilities within a single site on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city.

The teaching hospital has 900 beds across 43 departments. Major specialty units include a Level-1 Trauma Centre with 31 trauma and emergency beds plus 7 trauma ICU beds, a Burns Centre (unique facility for eastern India, inaugurated April 2025), Medical and Surgical Oncology units, Neurosurgery, Interventional Cardiology, and Neonatology. The Central Research Laboratory, inaugurated April 2025 by the Union Health Minister, focuses on biomedical research including metagenomics and molecular diagnostics.

Five student hostels (three for male, two for female) are located on campus. From the second year onwards, MBBS students have single-occupancy rooms with common bathroom facilities. First-year girl students share flat-type accommodation in groups of three; first-year boy students occupy double rooms. PG Junior Residents are provided separate residential quarters on campus. All hostel rooms are furnished with a bed, study table, chair, bookshelf, and wardrobe.

Patrapada is an urban locality within Bhubaneswar city. Bhubaneswar is well connected by air (Biju Patnaik International Airport, approximately 15 km from campus) and by rail (Bhubaneswar Railway Station on the Howrah-Chennai main line, approximately 10 km from campus). The campus has sports grounds, an indoor gymnasium, a canteen, and a banking facility. AIIMS Bhubaneswar also operates an AMRIT pharmacy offering medicines at reduced prices for patients and staff.