Lakhs of medical aspirants who appear for the NEET exam aspire to seek admission to the top medical colleges across India. The NEET, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, exam is conducted for undegraduate and postgraduate porgrams. Several Indian Medical Universities have been recognised in the world university rankings, such as QS and Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
This recognition demonstrates the global position of Indian higher education institutions in terms of academic quality, healthcare infrastructure and research production. This NEET exam also enables qualifying candidates enroll on courses offered by the Indian System of Medicine, such as BAMS, BUMS, and BSMS in various Indian Medical Universities and Colleges.
This article discusses a list of Indian Medical Universities and colleges which offer admission to their undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses, which have made their place on the World University Rankings.
World University Rankings 2025 of Indian Medical Universities
There are around 29 Indian Medical Universities which have made it to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2025. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 include almost 2,000 institutions from 115 nations and territories.
Below is the list of some of the Indian Medical Universities that are recognised by the World University Rankings 2025, along with their overall points and ranks:- To name a few colleges and universities that were recognised by the World Universities ranking are Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Jamia Hamdard, etc. Check the Full List below:-
| Colleges Name | Ranks |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | 401–500 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | 501- 600 |
| 601-800 | |
| 601-800 | |
| 601-800 | |
| 601-800 | |
| Panjab University | 601-800 |
| Jamia Hamdard University | 801-1000 |
| Siksha ‘O’ Anusadhan | 801-1000 |
| 801-1000 | |
| 801-1000 | |
| Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune | 1001-1200 |
| Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research (Deemed to be University) | 1001-1200 |
| Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU) | 1001-1200 |
| 1001-1200 | |
| Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies | 1201-1500 |
| 1201-1500 | |
| 1201-1500 | |
| Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) | 1201-1500 |
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QS World University Rankings 2025 of Indian Medical Universities
One of the popularly known world university rankings is the QS World University Rankings. In the World University Rankings of 2025, some of the Indian Medical Universities have also secured their place. The QS World University Rankings provide comprehensive rankings of the best institutions from around the world. The number of Indian institutions in the QS World University Ranking increased from 11 in the 2015 edition to 46 in the 2025 edition.
Below is the list of some of the Indian Medical Universities which have been recognised by the QS World University Rankings, to name a few, a university that was recognised is Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (deemed to be a university), Banaras Hindu University, Panjab University, etc.
Check the full list below, along with the ranks that they secured in the QS World University Rankings 2025:-
| Colleges Name | Ranks |
| 951-1000 | |
| 1001-1200 | |
| 1001-1200 | |
| 1001-1200 | |
| 1201-1400 | |
| 1201-1400 | |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences | =145 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India | 251-300 |
| Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh | 301-350 |
| Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (SGPGI) | 551-600 |
These are some of the recognised universities and colleges, and institutes which offer admission to medical courses in India by accepting the marks of NEET UG and PG exams.
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