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#6 (Medical)
NIRF Rank
Government Institute
Ownership Type
Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Varanasi
Associated Hospital
Established 1960
History
Introduction
Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU is one of the most competitive government medical colleges in North India. It gives students the advantage of studying medicine inside Banaras Hindu University, a large central university campus, while training in a hospital system that handles a very high patient load. That combination matters because MBBS here is not limited to classrooms and labs.
Students learn in a large academic setup and also get hands-on exposure through one of the biggest hospital networks attached to a university medical institute in the country. IMS-BHU has four major academic units under it: the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Ayurveda, the Faculty of Dental Sciences, and the College of Nursing. The Faculty of Medicine alone has about 35 departments. The wider IMS hospital system has around 2,614 beds in total, including Sir Sunderlal Hospital, the Trauma Centre, the Centenary Super Specialty Block, and several specialised wings. That is a major reason the institute remains so attractive to serious NEET aspirants.
The gated entrance to the IMS-BHU campus
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Recognition & Prestige
In the latest national rankings, the institute continues to stay in the top bracket of Indian medical colleges:
#6
Medical (NIRF 2025)
QS World University Rankings 2026, Banaras Hindu University is placed in the #1001–1200 band globally.
NMC
National Medical Commission
UGC
University Grants Commission
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Academic Excellence
IMS-BHU pairs one of the country's largest university-hospital systems with a full central-university campus, a broad academic structure, and a long, respected history.
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Programme Structure
Students follow a structured MBBS curriculum that combines medical theory with hospital-based clinical training.
Total Duration:
5.5 Years
Internship Duration:
1 Year
Academic Duration:
4.5 Years
Course Type:
Full-time
Mode of study:
On campus
Degree:
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MBBS Tuition Fee (Total):
₹1,24,000
Accommodation:
₹10,000–₹20,000 per year
1 Year
These subjects build the base for MBBS students in the first phase of the course:
1.5 Years
These subjects connect the basic sciences with diagnosis, treatment, and public health:
2 Years
Students get clinical exposure across the major hospital departments and teaching units, including:
After the academic phase, students complete a 12-month compulsory rotating internship in core clinical areas as part of undergraduate medical training. The usual internship breakup followed is as follows (this is not a fixed pattern and can change on a case-by-case basis):
| Duration | Department |
|---|---|
| 2 Months | Community Medicine |
| 2 Months | General Medicine (incl. 15 days Psychiatry) |
| 2 Months | General Surgery (incl. 15 days Anaesthesia) |
| 2 Months | Obstetrics & Gynaecology (incl. Family Welfare Planning) |
| 1 Month | Paediatrics |
| 1 Month | Orthopaedics (incl. PMR) |
| 15 Days | ENT |
| 15 Days | Ophthalmology |
| 15 Days | Casualty / Emergency Medicine |
| 15 + 15 Days | Elective postings (two selected areas) |
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How to Apply
MBBS admission at IMS-BHU is entrance-based. Students must qualify NEET-UG, then register through the MCC counselling process for the relevant seat pool. Admission is completed only after counselling allotment, document verification, and physical reporting at the college.
The student must have passed Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English.
Subjects:
Minimum qualifying marks follow the standard NEET-UG norms for each category.
| Category | Min. % |
|---|---|
| General / EWS | 50% |
| OBC / SC / ST | 40% |
| PwBD | 45% |
The student must be at least 17 years old on or before 31 December of the admission year.
The student must have passed the required subjects individually and must qualify NEET-UG in the same admission cycle.
NEET-UG Qualified
Valid NEET-UG score is required for admission
IMS-BHU Cut-off Met
Must meet the closing rank for the respective category
To apply, students need to submit essential academic and identification documents:
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Important dates
NTA has not announced the NEET 2027 dates yet. These are the expected dates, based on the last three NEET cycles. We will update them as soon as the official dates are out.
February 2027
Expected in the first or second week of February, open for about a month
April 2027
Expected about a week before the exam, on the NTA portal
May 2027
Expected on the first Sunday of May (likely 2 May 2027)
June 2027
Expected four to six weeks after the exam
July to August 2027
AIQ and state counselling rounds expected to start
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NEET cutoffs
Recent MCC open-seat closing-rank trends for IMS-BHU MBBS are approximately as below. These should be treated as approximate closing ranks for the MCC open seat quota, because the closing round was not identical for every category in every year.
| Year | General Closing Rank | OBC Closing Rank | SC Closing Rank | ST Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1084 | 1818 | 62995 | 38311 |
| 2024 | 1098 | 1585 | 48082 | 26209 |
| 2025 | 1709 | 2620 | 20606 | 28782 |
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Affordable education
IMS-BHU offers government-standard medical education at a very low cost. Here is the complete fee and living-cost breakdown.
| Cost Component | Approximate Amount |
|---|---|
| MBBS Tuition Fee – Total | ₹1,24,000 |
| Accommodation | ₹10,000 – ₹20,000 per year |
| Mess Charges | ₹3,000 – ₹4,000 |
| Study Material | Varies |
| Personal Expenses | Varies monthly |
MBBS Tuition Fee (Total)
₹1,24,000
World-Class Campus
IMS-BHU functions inside the 1,300-acre main BHU campus in Varanasi.
The da Vinci robotic surgical system at IMS-BHU
The institute operates a hospital system with 2,614 beds across multiple hospital blocks and specialised centres.
The Centenary Super Specialty Block adds 430 beds, 13 modular operation theatres, 50 ICUs, and 19 CCUs.
The Trauma Centre has 334 beds, a 27-bed ICU, and 13 modular operating theatres.
IMS also has a Regional Resource Centre for Telemedicine with tele-education and tele-consultation facilities.
The IMS Library covers 16,008.43 sq ft, is air-conditioned, and now has a 24x7 reading hall.
Student life at IMS-BHU has the pressure of a busy medical college, but it also has the advantage of BHU's wider campus culture. Students move through lectures, practicals, dissection halls, wards, OPDs, and clinical postings, but they are also part of a large residential university with hostels, sports grounds, indoor games, common rooms, reading spaces, canteens, and university-level student activities. That mix is a big part of the appeal. Students get the intensity of a government medical college with a very busy hospital attached to it, but they still have a larger campus environment around them instead of a compact, closed-off medical block.
History
The story of IMS-BHU began in June 1960, when the old Ayurvedic College at Banaras Hindu University was reorganised into the College of Medical Sciences. That marked the start of the MBBS programme, which began with an intake of 40 students.
In its initial phase, the college had 10 departments and was designed to bring together both modern medicine and the university's existing strength in Indian systems of medicine. This early foundation gave the college a distinct identity within BHU and helped it grow into a serious centre for medical education in North India.
A key figure in this journey was Prof. K. N. Udupa, the founding principal, who played an important role in shaping the college during its formative years. Under his leadership, the institution developed its academic structure and expanded its medical training base. As the college grew in strength and scale, it was upgraded into the Institute of Medical Sciences in 1971.
Over the years, IMS-BHU has developed into one of India's leading government medical institutions, known for its strong academics, large teaching hospital system, and long-standing reputation in medical education.
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Housing
IMS-BHU is part of the wider BHU residential system, and the Institute of Medical Sciences has residential provision for about 2,041 students, giving it a much larger hostel base than many standalone medical colleges.
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Teachers
IMS-BHU has been shaped by experienced academic and administrative leaders who have played an important role in strengthening its teaching standards, hospital systems, and institutional growth over the years. Listed below are some of the prominent names.
Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, IMS-BHU
Founding principal of the original College of Medical Sciences and a central figure in the institute's early development
Students learn directly from experienced doctors, surgeons, and researchers who combine academic knowledge with real clinical practice.
Experienced physicians and surgeons
Faculty with international publications
Medical researchers and scientists
Active involvement in medical research and innovation
Regular academic interaction
Personal mentorship
Clinical supervision during rotations
Continuous development of practical skills
Location
Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh – 221005
Nearest (Banaras Railway Station)
About 6 km from the BHU campus.
Varanasi Junction / Cantt Station
About 10 km from the campus.
Airport
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, about 30 km from the campus.
Your Roadmap to Success
Graduates commonly prepare for NEET-PG for MD/MS seats and later NEET-SS for DM/MCh pathways. IMS-BHU itself has strong in-house postgraduate depth, with 168 MD/MS seats and 38 DM/MCh seats, so students are already in a system with broad clinical and super-speciality exposure.
After completing the compulsory internship and becoming eligible for permanent registration to practise medicine in India, graduates can move into junior doctor, residency, and medical officer roles in government hospitals and public health institutions.
Many graduates also enter private hospitals, multi-speciality centres, and tertiary-care institutions as junior residents or early-career clinicians after internship and registration. This is a common route for MBBS graduates before or alongside postgraduate preparation.
Some graduates choose overseas pathways through exams such as USMLE for the United States and PLAB for the United Kingdom. These are established routes for international medical graduates who want to train or practise abroad.
Students interested in research can move toward clinical research, academic medicine, fellowships, and public-health research. ICMR runs fellowships and recruitment pathways, including opportunities specifically open to fresh MBBS graduates in some schemes.
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Alumni
IMS-BHU has a wide and accomplished alumni network. Some of the well-known names include:
Rajya Sabha Member from Uttar Pradesh and a medical professional who completed his MBBS and MD from IMS-BHU
Senior medical academic and former Head of Anatomy at AIIMS New Delhi, with academic training linked to BHU
Forensic medicine expert and faculty member at AIIMS New Delhi, with postgraduate training from BHU
Community medicine academic at AIIMS New Delhi, with postgraduate training from IMS-BHU
Neuroanaesthesiology specialist and professor at AIIMS New Delhi, with postgraduate training from IMS-BHU
Cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon at AIIMS Rishikesh, with MBBS and MS qualifications from IMS-BHU
Scholarship & Financial
Although IMS-BHU has a much lower fee burden than private medical colleges, students can still apply for scholarships and financial support to reduce their overall academic expenses. At the university level, BHU supports students through merit-cum-means scholarships, donor-backed awards, and government or external scholarship routes. In recent years, the university has also expanded this support base through its PRATIDANA initiative, under which 14 new merit-cum-means scholarships were approved.
BHU offers merit-cum-means scholarship support for eligible students, and this support base has grown further through the university's PRATIDANA initiative. These scholarships are meant to help students on the basis of academic merit and financial need, subject to the terms of the specific award.
Eligible students may also apply for National Scholarships and state-level scholarship schemes. BHU's scholarship and development section lists support routes for categories such as SC, ST, OBC, General, and Minority students, depending on the applicable scheme and eligibility rules.
The university also lists funding support linked to bodies such as UGC, CSIR, ICMR, and ICAR. These are part of the wider scholarship and fellowship ecosystem available through BHU and may be relevant to eligible students at different stages of their academic journey.
Students can track university-level scholarships through BHU's Grants and Scholarships section and other scholarship-related notices released by the university.
For government-funded schemes, students usually need to apply through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) or the relevant state scholarship portal, depending on the scheme.
Before applying, students should carefully check the eligibility rules, required documents, verification steps, and deadlines, since these can differ from one scholarship to another.
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IMS-BHU Varanasi vs AIIMS New Delhi
| University | IMS-BHU VaranasiVaranasi, India | AIIMS New DelhiDelhi, India |
|---|---|---|
| College Type | Government | Government |
| Total Fees | ~₹1,24,000 | ~₹5,400 |
| NIRF Ranking | 6 | 1 |
| State Ranking | 1 | 1 |
| NMC Recognition | Yes | Yes |
| Gender Policy | Co-ed | Co-ed |
| Counselling | NEET AIQ (MCC) | NEET AIQ |
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