All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rajkot - Complete Guide 2026

Overview

AIIMS Rajkot is a Central Government autonomous institute, established in 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), as part of a nationwide push by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to expand access to world-class medical education across the country. Being part of the AIIMS family, it carries a level of academic prestige and central funding that no state government or GMERS college can quite match, and that shows up clearly in both its admission process and its cut-offs.

Here's the single most important thing to understand before you go further: AIIMS Rajkot works completely differently from every Gujarat state college we've covered so far. There's no Gujarat State Quota here, and no Management or NRI Quota either. 100% of the 50 MBBS seats are filled purely through All India Quota (AIQ), based entirely on your NEET-UG rank, through counselling conducted by MCC. That means your rank alone decides your fate here; there's no alternate route if you fall short.

The campus itself is genuinely impressive in scale, spread across 201 acres, with modern hostel blocks, five-storey buildings with 24 rooms on each floor, accommodating up to 240 students each, along with dedicated bus transport running students between the hostel, academic block, and hospital. AIIMS Rajkot has been ranked among the top medical institutions in Gujarat by education platforms like Collegedunia, reflecting its rapid rise despite being a fairly young institute.

This guide covers everything you need: seats, fees, bond details, cut-off trends, admission process, and infrastructure, so you have a clear, complete picture before finalising your college preferences.

Key Highlights – AIIMS Rajkot

Why Choose AIIMS Rajkot?

• Part of the prestigious AIIMS network, with Central Government funding and academic standards
• One of the most heavily subsidised MBBS fee structures in the country, total course fee under ₹50,000
• Purely merit-based admission through NEET AIQ, with no state or management quota complications
• A large, well-planned 201-acre campus with modern hostel facilities and dedicated transport
• Central reservation policy covering OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PwBD categories, giving genuine access across backgrounds

Infrastructure and Facilities

Campus: Spread across 201 acres, offering a spacious, modern layout for academic and residential blocks.

Hostel: Separate hostels for boys and girls, each a five-storey building with 24 rooms per floor, accommodating up to 240 students. Both hostels are within walking distance of the academic block, and dedicated buses (a 56-seater for boys and a 50-55 seater for girls) run students to and from the hostel, college, and hospital round the clock.

Academic Departments: Departments including Anatomy, Physiology, and Community Medicine are active and functional, supporting classroom learning, clinical exposure, and practical lab sessions.

Hospital: OPD services are already running at the attached hospital, giving students early clinical exposure as the institute continues to scale up its full hospital operations.

Courses and Seat Matrix

AIIMS Rajkot offers MBBS at the undergraduate level, along with a growing set of MD/MS postgraduate programmes.

PG Courses

AIIMS Rajkot has expanded its postgraduate offerings in recent years, now running MD/MS programmes across specialisations including Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, General Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Physiology, Paediatrics, and others, with around 23 PG seats added in 2025. Admission to these is through INI-CET, conducted twice a year (January and July sessions) by AIIMS New Delhi, rather than the standard NEET PG exam.

Fee Structure

This is genuinely one of the most striking things about AIIMS Rajkot: the fee is almost nominal compared to every other college in this guide series, including the GMERS colleges.

Bond & Stipend Details

Like most AIIMS institutes, AIIMS Rajkot has a compulsory rural service bond attached to MBBS admission. After completing MBBS and internship, students are expected to undergo a period of compulsory rural service. If a student chooses not to fulfil this, a service bond penalty applies instead.

Cut-Off Trends

Admission Process

Admission to AIIMS Rajkot's MBBS programme is entirely through NEET-UG and the centralised All India Quota counselling conducted by MCC, there's no separate AIIMS entrance test and no state-level counselling route here.

Step 1 – Appear for NEET UG 2026

Step 2 – Check Your Eligibility

• Completed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English
• Minimum 50% aggregate for General category; 40% for SC/ST/OBC

Step 3 – Register for MCC Counselling Visit mcc.nic.in, create your profile, and complete registration along with the applicable security deposit. Since AIIMS Rajkot is filled 100% through AIQ, this is the only counselling route relevant to this specific college.

Step 4 – Fill and Lock Your Choices: Add AIIMS Rajkot as one of your preferences during choice filling, positioned realistically based on your rank. Given the high cut-offs, make sure your list also includes other AIQ and state quota colleges as backup options. Lock your choices before the deadline; no changes are allowed once locked.

Step 5 – Seat Allotment and Reporting If allotted, download your allotment letter and report to AIIMS Rajkot with original documents, 10+2 certificate, mark sheet, birth certificate, migration certificate, and category certificate (if applicable), within the specified deadline. Complete document verification, medical fitness check, and fee payment (paid online) to confirm your seat.

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Conclusion

AIIMS Rajkot is, without question, one of the most prestigious and sought-after medical college options in Gujarat, a Central Government institute with an almost nominal fee, strong infrastructure, and the weight of the AIIMS name behind it. But that prestige comes with genuinely tough competition: just 50 seats, filled entirely through All India Quota, means only the highest NEET scorers make the cut.

If you're aiming for AIIMS Rajkot, you'll need a genuinely strong NEET score and rank, since there's no state quota or management quota fallback here. Go into choice filling with a realistic list that includes solid backup options alongside AIIMS Rajkot. If you need help figuring out where AIIMS Rajkot realistically fits in your preference order, or in building a complete backup plan, our team at NEET Support is here to guide you through it.