How many AIIMS are there in India?

Edited By: MADE EASY TEAM | Updated on Dec 4, 2024 05:26 PM IST | # NEET

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, popularly known as AIIMS, is one of the most prestigious and renowned medical institutions in India. AIIMS is more than a hospital, they are known for their top-class medical facilities, doctors, curriculum, and expertise in various medical fields. AIIMS have been declared as the Institutes of National Importance by the Act of Parliament. Other than medical services, AIIMS also offers various medical courses such as MBBS, nursing, B.Sc. in medical technology in radiography, B.Sc. (dental room assistant), MS/MD/MDS, DM, etc. MBBS from AIIMS is generally the most preferred undergraduate (UG) level course. Admission to MBBS is done on the basis of the NEET scorecard. However, most people, including the aspirant, don’t know more about AIIMS. In this blog, we’ll look at the other details of AIIMS, such as how many AIIMS there are in India, their foundation year, etc.

AIIMS

Currently there are 26 AIIMS in India, out of which 20 are fully operational and the rest are still under progress and would be completely operational in the upcoming years. AIIMS-Delhi is the oldest AIIMS. The foundation stone of AIIMS-Delhi was laid in the year 1952 under the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956. In the year 1956, it achieved the status of Institute of National Importance.

Originally AIIMS-Delhi was proposed to be set up in Calcutta, but due to some reasons, the location was shifted to New Delhi, and from then, it has been providing top-notch medical services to the whole nation.

The plan to increase the number of AIIMS came in 2003, after the government launched the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Surakhsa Yojna (PMSSY) scheme. The aim of this scheme was to correct the regional imbalances in the availability of affordable healthcare services. For this scheme, the government proposed two plans: the first one was to set up more AIIMS-like medical institutes, and the second one was to upgrade the government medical colleges. However, this project was put on hold due to the change in government. In 2006, the scheme was officially announced, and 6 new AIIMS-like institutions were announced. In September 2012, the six institutions became operational through the All India Institute of Medical Science Act, 2012.

The development of AIIMS was done in various phases of PMSSY; let us look at these phases one by one.

Phase 1: In phase I, 6 AIIMS-like institutes were announced for Patna, Raipur, Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Jodhpur, and Rishikesh with a budget of INR 332 crore per institution, which was further raised to Rs 810 crore in 2010.

Phase II: AIIMS Raibarelli was developed in phase II.

Phase III: In phase III, no new AIIMS were constructed, but six medical colleges of UP were modernized into super specialty hospitals on the lines of AIIMS.

Phase IV: In phase IV, a budget of ₹ 500 crore was announced for the setting up of four AIIMS in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra (Vidarbha Region), and UP (Purvanchal Region).

Phase V: In phase V of PMSSY, five new AIIMS were announced in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Assam, and Tamil Nadu, and an AIIMS-like structure in Bihar.

Phase VI: In phase VI of PMSSY, two new AIIMS were announced for Gujrat and Jharkhand.

Phase VII: AIIMS Telangana was announced in Phase VII.

Phase VIII: AIIMS Haryana in the Rewari District was announced under Phase VIII of PMSSY.

Along with this, AIIMS Manipur was also announced by PM Narendra Modi under the Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme.

Name	Established	City/Town	State/UT	Status	MBBS Intake	NIRF Rank
AIIMS New Delhi	1956	New Delhi	Delhi	Fully Functional	125+7	1
AIIMS Bhopal	2014	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	Functional	125	38
AIIMS Bhubaneswar	2014	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	Functional	125	17
AIIMS Jodhpur	2014	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	Functional	125	13
AIIMS Patna	2014	Patna	Bihar	Functional	125	27
AIIMS Raipur	2014	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	Functional	125	39
AIIMS Rishikesh	2014	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	Functional	125	22
AIIMS Raebareli	2018	Raebareli	Uttar Pradesh	Functional	100
AIIMS Mangalagiri	2018	Mangalagiri Tadepalli	Andhra Pradesh	Functional	125
AIIMS Nagpur	2018	Nagpur	Maharashtra	Functional	125
AIIMS Kalyani	2018	Kalyani	West Bengal	Functional	125
AIIMS Gorakhpur	2019	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	Functional	125
AIIMS Bathinda	2019	Bathinda	Punjab	Partially functional	100
AIIMS Guwahati	2020	Changsari	Assam	Classes started	100
AIIMS Jammu	2020	Vijay Pur	Jammu and Kashmir	Partially functional	62
AIIMS Bilaspur	2020	Bilaspur	Himachal Pradesh	Functional	100
AIIMS Madurai	2021	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	Not Yet Constructed But Classes Started	50
AIIMS Darbhanga	Under Construction [58]	Darbhanga	Bihar	Under Construction	100
AIIMS Awantipora	Under Construction	Awantipora	Jammu and Kashmir	Under construction	100
AIIMS Deoghar	2019	Deoghar	Jharkhand	Functional	125
AIIMS Rajkot	2020	Rajkot	Gujarat	Classes started	50
AIIMS Bibinagar	2019	Bibinagar	Telangana	Partially functional	100
AIIMS Rewari	Under Construction	Rewari	Haryana	Under construction	100
AIIMS Manipur	Announced		Manipur	Announced
AIIMS Karnataka	Proposed		Karnataka	Proposed
AIIMS Kozhikode	Site Selection Done		Kerala	Site Selection Done

Admission into AIIMS

As said above, AIIMS offers many courses at the UG level; let us have a look at how students can enroll in these courses.

MBBS: MBBS is the most preferred UG-level course from AIIMS. Those who wish to pursue MBBS from AIIMS should appear in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, NEET, which is conducted by the National Testing Agency. MBBS from AIIMS is a 5.5-year course.

B.Sc Nursing: B.Sc Nursing from AIIMS is another preferred course among students. To pursue a B.Sc. in nursing from AIIMS, students need to appear in the competitive exam conducted by AIIMS.

Bachelors of Optometry: Those aspirants who are interested in optometry can pursue Bachelors of Optometry from AIIMS. Students need to clear the entrance examination in order to enroll in this course.

B.Sc. in Medical Technology in Radiography: Those aspirants who are interested in pursuing paramedical courses from AIIMS can join this course through the entrance exam.

These were the undergraduate-level courses that students could pursue from AIIMS. Studying in AIIMS is a matter of pride, as very few students get selected in this prestigious college. Apart from its NIRF ranking and experienced faculty, another thing that makes AIIMS special is its low fee. The fee for pursuing UG courses from AIIMS is very low as compared to other institutes so that students don’t feel the financial burden from the course. AIIMS helps in developing the all-round personality of students. The extracurricular activities in AIIMS make sure that students don’t stay stuck in the books.

FAQs:

Which is the top AIIMS in India?

Answer: AIIMS Delhi is the highest-ranked AIIMS among all the AIIMS.

What are the fees for MBBS in India?

Answer: The total fee of pursuing MBBS in India varies from institute to institute. Generally, private medical colleges have a higher fee structure compared to government medical colleges.