The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS Delhi) is a public medical institute and India's top-ranked medical college, holding NIRF Medical rank #1 for the eighth consecutive year in 2025. Established in 1956 as an Institute of National Importance, it admits MBBS students purely through NEET-UG, charges near-nominal fees, and runs one of India's largest teaching hospitals. About {{COLLEGE_COUNT}} colleges in our database are comparable medical and multi-disciplinary institutes.
The defining feature is that it is the benchmark for Indian medicine: a government Institute of National Importance with the most competitive MBBS admission in the country, near-free fees, and an outcome path built around postgraduate residency rather than salary packages. NEET-UG decides MBBS entry through MCC counselling, and the closing rank for the General category is among the lowest of any college.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| Founded | 1956 (AIIMS Act; Institute of National Importance) |
| Type | Government, autonomous (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) |
| Location | Ansari Nagar, New Delhi |
| MBBS admission | NEET-UG, through MCC counselling |
| 2024 NEET closing rank (MBBS, General) | AIR 47 |
| MBBS fee | Near-nominal (around ₹1,600 in the first year) |
| Postgraduate admission | INI-CET (for MD, MS, and other PG seats) |
| NIRF 2025 | Medical #1, Dental #1, Overall #8, Research #11 |
| Official website | aiims.edu |
[Source: AIIMS official site and Wikipedia (institutional facts); NIRF India Rankings 2025; MCC NEET-UG 2024 cutoff data.]
| Category | NEET-UG 2024 closing rank (MCC Round 1) |
|---|---|
| General | 47 |
| OBC | 186 |
| SC | 647 |
[Source: MCC NEET-UG 2024 counselling cutoff data, Round 1.]
The General-category closing rank of around AIR 47 is among the lowest of any medical college in India, which makes AIIMS Delhi MBBS the most competitive medical seat in the country.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| MBBS first-year fee | Around ₹1,600 |
| MBBS total course fee | A few thousand rupees overall |
| Comparison | A small fraction of private medical college fees, which run to crores |
[Source: AIIMS fee norms. AIIMS fees are statutory and near-nominal.]
The near-free fee is a defining feature: where private medical seats can cost crores over the course, AIIMS Delhi charges a token amount, which is part of why the seat is so sought after.
Medical colleges do not have campus "placements" or salary packages in the way engineering or management institutes do, so any single "average package" figure for AIIMS is misleading. The real outcomes are clinical and academic.
The value of an AIIMS MBBS lies in the quality of training, clinical exposure, and the strength it adds to PG and research applications, not in a starting salary figure.
The Ansari Nagar campus combines the medical college with a major teaching hospital.
AIIMS Delhi was set up in 1956 by an Act of Parliament as an autonomous Institute of National Importance, intended to be the country's model institution for medical education and research. It operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is exempt from the usual university accreditation processes given its statutory status.
Located at Ansari Nagar in New Delhi, AIIMS combines a medical college with a very large teaching hospital that handles a high volume of outpatient and inpatient care, which gives its students unmatched clinical exposure. It enrols students across MBBS, nursing, postgraduate medical and surgical, super-speciality, and doctoral programmes.
AIIMS Delhi has topped the NIRF Medical category every year from 2018 to 2025, and also ranks #1 in Dental and #8 Overall in 2025.
Four points define its standing for a NEET aspirant.
NIRF Medical rank #1 for eight consecutive years (2018 to 2025)
MBBS fees are nominal, a fraction of private medical college fees
One of India's largest teaching hospitals on campus
Strong MD, MS, DM, and MCh programmes and research output (NIRF Research #11)
Honest caveat: AIIMS Delhi MBBS is the single most competitive medical seat in India, with a General-category NEET closing rank around AIR 47, so it is realistic only for the very top NEET scorers. The intensity and workload of the course and the hospital are correspondingly high.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Dental | 2025 | #1 |
| NIRF | Medical | 2025 | #1 |
| NIRF | Overall | 2025 | #8 |
| NIRF | Research | 2025 | #11 |
116 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
7 cutoff records across exams, courses, and categories.
| Year | R | Exam | Course | Category | Gender | Quota | Opening | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | General | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 47 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | General | Gender-Neutral | OS | 197 | 3419 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 186 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | SC | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 647 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | ST | Gender-Neutral | AI | 219 | 1150 |
| 2024 | 1 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | EWS | Gender-Neutral | AI | 70 | 42719 |
| 2024 | 2 | NEET UG | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) | ST | Gender-Neutral | AI | 398369 | 398369 |
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
For NEET-UG 2024, the General-category closing rank for AIIMS Delhi MBBS was around AIR 47 in MCC Round 1, with OBC around 186 and SC around 647. It is the most competitive medical seat in India, realistic only for top NEET scorers.
AIIMS Delhi MBBS fees are near-nominal, around ₹1,600 in the first year and only a few thousand rupees for the whole course, a tiny fraction of private medical college fees.
Through NEET-UG, followed by MCC all-India counselling. AIIMS no longer conducts a separate MBBS entrance. You need Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and a top NEET-UG rank.
No, not in the salary-package sense. Medical colleges do not run campus placements. AIIMS MBBS graduates pursue postgraduate residency (through INI-CET or NEET-PG), clinical practice, government service, faculty roles, and research.
By NIRF, yes. AIIMS Delhi has been ranked #1 in the Medical category for eight consecutive years (2018 to 2025) and also tops the Dental category in 2025.
INI-CET is the entrance test for postgraduate (MD, MS, and similar) admission to the Institutes of National Importance, including AIIMS. AIIMS Delhi PG seats are filled through it rather than through a separate AIIMS PG exam.
Last reviewed: May 21, 2026. Next scheduled review: August 2026, after NEET-UG 2026 counselling and any NIRF 2026 release.
