All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi

AIIMS New Delhi Rankings 2025 - NIRF, International & Reputation

AIIMS New Delhi holds the #1 position in NIRF Medical Rankings - a position it has maintained since the inception of NIRF rankings in 2016 (nine consecutive years). AIIMS is also the only Indian medical college consistently featured in global rankings, appearing in QS World University Rankings for Medicine and Times Higher Education subject rankings. Beyond formal rankings, AIIMS is widely regarded as India's most prestigious medical institution - the "IIT Bombay of medicine" - commanding the highest NEET cutoffs and the strongest research output nationally.

NIRF Medical Rankings - Year-Wise Trend

AIIMS Delhi's NIRF score has steadily climbed from 88.08 (2021) to 91.43 (2024), widening the gap with #2 PGIMER Chandigarh (score ~82) and #3 CMC Vellore (score ~78). The gap between #1 and #2 (~9 points) is the largest in any NIRF category.

International Rankings

AIIMS Delhi has been steadily improving in international rankings. The QS Medicine ranking improvement from 251-300 to 201-250 band reflects growing international visibility of AIIMS research. Among Indian institutions, only AIIMS Delhi appears in the top-250 globally for Medicine in any major ranking system.

Research & Citation Metrics

AIIMS Delhi's research output - 3,200+ Scopus-indexed publications annually - is the highest of any Indian medical institution and comparable to major US academic medical centers. The H-index of 285+ places AIIMS among globally significant medical research institutions.

AIIMS Delhi vs Other Top Medical Colleges - Rankings Summary