AIIMS Delhi Tops NIRF Medical Rankings For Tenth Consecutive Year

India's Top Medical Institutions Revealed in NIRF 2025 Rankings

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has once again captured first place in the medical rankings of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025. The Education Ministry released the eagerly awaited rankings on September 4, 2025, which revealed the same protagonists as usual, while also showing an exciting turn of events. These ten never-before-seen years at the top of the scoring chart show us all AIIMS Delhi's unwavering promise of quality improvement in medical education, research, and health service delivery.

Top Institutions and Movement

While the NIRF 2025 medical rankings offered similar performance at the top with sufficient dynamism at levels below the leading three, they present the winner, AIIMS Delhi (91.80), followed by the Postgraduate  Research Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh (82.58), and third is Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore (76.48).

The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry (73.30), and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (70.09), occupied the fourth and sixth places.

Table: NIRF 2025 Top 10 Medical Colleges in India

Evaluation Framework and Process

The NIRF ranking evaluates institutions based on five overall categories: Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practices (RPC), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Perception. The policy changes are significant in the 2025 edition of NIRF, the first time sanctions against retracted articles and an increasing emphasis on sustainable development goals.

These rankings are an important source of objective information about institutional performance for potential students and their parents to help them make good decisions about medical device education. Education officials assert that increasing the rigor of scoring boosts trust in the rankings and motivates institutions to maintain their ethical alignment.

Emerging Trends and Institutional Movements

The latest rankings show some intriguing trends in medical education and learning. The southern states continue to perform with multiple colleges from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka appearing at various places in the rankings. Privately deemed universities like Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Kasturba Medical College have been able to remain in the top 10, which indicates the growing competitiveness in medical education.

The rise of King George's Medical University, Lucknow, which went from 19th to 8th. Similarly, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, ranks 15th, indicating a pleasing jump in the educational metrics.

AIIMS Delhi's Enduring Excellence and National Leadership

The 2025 NIRF medical school rankings show that while AIIMS Delhi remains in first place in medical education. NIRF rankings are useful to students, faculty, and policymakers, given that institutions have improved their educational offerings, in addition to improving facilities for students eager to learn.

Students should explore improved education and research opportunities throughout the country.