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Only 4 of Telangana’s 36 govt medical colleges make IIRF 2026 top list
The International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) 2026 reveals that only four of Telangana's 36 government medical colleges rank among the top 144 nationwide. Gandhi Medical College in Secunderabad leads the state at…
The Story in Brief
The International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) 2026 reveals that only four of Telangana's 36 government medical colleges rank among the top 144 nationwide. Gandhi Medical College in Secunderabad leads the state at 43rd place, followed by Osmania Medical College at 52nd, Kakatiya Medical College at 60th, and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Adilabad at 139th. AIIMS Delhi tops the national list.
In contrast, Telangana performs better in the private sector, with 18 of its 29 private medical colleges making the top 187. CMC Vellore secures the first position among private institutions. The state also has three dental colleges in the rankings, led by Army College of Dental Sciences at 33rd. The IIRF assesses institutions on nine parameters including academic reputation, research output, and employability.
The Indian Opinion
The IIRF rankings expose Andhra Pradesh and Telangana's blind rush to open medical colleges without ensuring quality. NTR, the catalyst behind this expansion, must now answer: are we minting doctors or just degrees? The real test is not rank but treating a patient in a remote village. When the next pandemic hits, a diploma from an unranked college might not save a life. The true metric is not a rank but a healed patient in Srikakulam.
Source: thehindu.com
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