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NEET UG 2025: List of medical colleges in Tamil Nadu to pursue MBBS
NEET UG 2025: Known for its rich cultural heritage, terracotta tiles, hill stations like Ooty, and home to some of the UNESCO sites, Tamil Nadu holds significance for Indians not only for its vibrant traditions, but also for its medical colleges. The state has the highest number of medical colleges in the country as of 2023-24. Tamil Nadu is home to 38 government medical colleges and 36 private medical institutes in 2023-24, as highlighted by the Union Health Ministry.
With NEET UG results declared, students might be considering various options for admission and for the counselling process. To make a decision that is fruitful for a candidate's medical career, it is important to know which medical colleges in Tamil Nadu stand tall.
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In the National Institutional Framework Rankings (NIRF), released by the Minsitry of Education every year, these are the seven medical colleges that have ranked in the 2024 rankings under the medical category.
–Rank 3: Christian Medical College
–Rank 8: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
–Rank 10: Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai
–Rank 12: Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
–Rank 18: S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology
–Rank 20: Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
–Rank 41: PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
1. A candidate should be a Tamil Nadu resident.
2. For those schooled in TN (Class 6-12), a Nativity Certificate is required (not a Permanent Residency Certificate).
3. Supporting documents like parents' Birth certificates, Ration Card, or education certificates may be needed.
4. If a candidate has completed his or her schooling from a state outside TN, they will need to submit parents' documents and an undertaking stating they have not submitted their application under another state's quota.
5. NRI/PIO candidates can apply under the Management Quota if they meet the state government's rules.
6. Non-TN students living/studying in TN are considered under the open category, not the state quota.
Those who qualify will be eligible to participate in the state counselling process for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other undergraduate medical programmes in the state. In the state, the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DME), host the counselling.
