Hostel and Mess in a Medical College: The Real Bill

What hostel and mess actually cost you

The room is nearly free, the food is not

At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi the hostel rent for an MBBS student is Rs. 15 a month. Food runs to around Rs. 3,500 a month.

Other government colleges sit a good deal higher

University College of Medical Sciences in Delhi set rent at Rs. 600 a month in 2023, rising ten per cent a year, with mess charges of Rs. 2,500 a month.

The mess deficit clause catches families

A mess is run at cost. Where the real spend crosses the notified rate, residents pay the difference. That line sits in the same notice as the Rs. 2,500 figure.

Caution money comes back, the rest does not

University College of Medical Sciences takes Rs. 1,000 as hostel caution money and Rs. 2,000 for the mess. Both are one time and refundable. Rent and mess are not.

A bed, a table, a chair, a cupboard

At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences that is the room, with a ceiling fan, a light fitting and one plug point. Bedding is yours, and air conditioners barred.

Sign the inventory before you move in

The hostel asks you to check and sign for what is in the room. Do it on day one, because anything missing later is counted against the student who signed.

Want the whole cost of MBBS in India

Our guide to the cost of MBBS in India sets out tuition at government, private and deemed colleges, and what a family spends across five and a half years.