The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous public medical universities and hospitals in India, established and governed under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. These institutes are designated as Institutes of National Importance by an Act of Parliament, reflecting their strategic role in medical education, research, and patient care across the country.
The first and flagship institute, AIIMS New Delhi, was established in 1956. Since then, the AIIMS network has expanded significantly through successive phases of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) and other government initiatives aimed at correcting regional imbalances in tertiary healthcare availability.
Role and Functions
AIIMS institutions serve multiple critical roles:
Admission to most undergraduate programs (including MBBS) is conducted primarily through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG), and postgraduate admissions through INI-CET (Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test) and other national tests.
List of AIIMS Institutions in India (Operational and Upcoming)
The following list includes AIIMS institutes that are fully functional and those announced or under development as part of India’s healthcare expansion plan. Listings include city and state/province details. Sources vary on total counts due to ongoing construction and phased rollouts; multiple authoritative listings put the total around 26 institutes with others proposed or under construction.
1. AIIMS — Operational Institutes
The institutes below are fully established and, in most cases, admit students and operate medical college and hospital functions:
Below is a table format listing many of the operational All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) (each institute separated row-wise), based primarily on the Wikipedia and related sources. For each, the hospital name is shown as an H2 heading and key details in table format beneath it. All details are accurate as per available public information.
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | AIIMS Delhi
| Field |
Details |
| City |
New Delhi |
| State / Union Territory |
Delhi |
| Established |
1956 |
| Status |
Fully operational |
| Notes |
First institute in the AIIMS group; declared Institute of National Importance. |
2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal | AIIMS Bhopal
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Bhopal |
| State |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Established |
Approximately 2012 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Offers full medical education and services. |
3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar | AIIMS Bhubaneswar
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Bhubaneswar |
| State |
Odisha |
| Established |
Operational since mid-2010s |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Part of the Phase I AIIMS rollout. |
4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur | AIIMS Jodhpur
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Jodhpur |
| State |
Rajasthan |
| Established |
2014 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Functions autonomously under MoHFW. |
5. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna | AIIMS Patna
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Patna |
| State |
Bihar |
| Established |
Operational; mid-2010s |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Long development; now functioning with full services. |
6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur | AIIMS Raipur
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Raipur |
| State |
Chhattisgarh |
| Established |
Operational since ~2012 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Offers advanced clinical services. |
7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh | AIIMS Rishikesh
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Rishikesh |
| State |
Uttarakhand |
| Established |
Operational |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
One of the Phase I AIIMS institutions. |
8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli | AIIMS Bareli
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Rae Bareli |
| State |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Established |
Operational |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Part of expansion beyond Phase I. |
9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur | AIIMS Nagpur
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Nagpur |
| State |
Maharashtra |
| Established |
Operational since ~2018 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Phase IV institution. |
10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar | AIIMS Hyderabad
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Bibinagar (near Hyderabad) |
| State |
Telangana |
| Established |
Operational since ~2019 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
One of the newer institutes with a large campus. |
11. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri | AIIMS Guntur
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Mangalagiri (Guntur district) |
| State |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Established |
Operational |
| Status |
Operational |
| Notes |
Part of Phase IV expansion. |
12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur | AIIMS Bilaspur
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Bilaspur |
| State |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Established |
2020 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Serves hill districts; Phase-IV AIIMS |
13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar | AIIMS Deoghar
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Deoghar |
| State |
Jharkhand |
| Established |
2022 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Provides tertiary care in Santhal region |
14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur | AIIMS Gorakhpur
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Gorakhpur |
| State |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Established |
2019 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Major referral hospital for eastern UP |
15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani | AIIMS Kalyani
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Kalyani |
| State |
West Bengal |
| Established |
2020 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Serves Nadia and adjoining districts |
16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda | AIIMS Bathinda
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Bathinda |
| State |
Punjab |
| Established |
2019 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Focus on cancer and trauma care |
17. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot | AIIMS Rajkot
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Rajkot |
| State |
Gujarat |
| Established |
2020 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Western India regional referral AIIMS |
18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati | AIIMS Guwahati
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Guwahati (Changsari) |
| State |
Assam |
| Established |
2023 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
First AIIMS in Northeast India |
19. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur | AIIMS Vijaypur Jammu
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Vijaypur |
| Union Territory |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| Established |
2020 |
| Status |
Operational |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
Also known as AIIMS Jammu |
20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai |AIIMS Madurai
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Madurai |
| State |
Tamil Nadu |
| Established |
2024 |
| Status |
Operational (initial phase) |
| Campus Type |
Permanent campus |
| Notes |
First AIIMS in Tamil Nadu |
2. AIIMS Institutes Under Construction or Proposed
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Darbhanga |AIIMS Darbhanga
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Darbhanga |
| State |
Bihar |
| Established |
Approved |
| Status |
Under construction |
| Campus Type |
Planned permanent campus |
| Notes |
Will be second AIIMS in Bihar |
2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Awantipora | AIIMS Awantipora
| Field |
Details |
| City |
Awantipora |
| Union Territory |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| Established |
Approved |
| Status |
Under construction |
| Campus Type |
Planned permanent campus |
| Notes |
Also referred to as AIIMS Kashmir |
- AIIMS Rewari — Rewari, Haryana (services likely beginning 2026 before full roll-out)
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AIIMS Bengaluru — Bengaluru, Karnataka (proposed/under construction)
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AIIMS Manipur — Manipur (announced by PM in 2022; status ongoing)
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AIIMS Kerala — Kerala (proposed/announced)
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Additional proposed locations include sites in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Kozhikode, Mizoram, and Tripura (subject to future government confirmation).
Geographic Spread and Strategic Importance
AIIMS networks span the entire country, covering northern, eastern, western, southern, and northeastern regions. This broad geographic distribution aims to decentralize access to high-quality medical care and education, ensuring services are not restricted to metropolitan cities alone.
Conclusion
The AIIMS brand represents India’s premier public medical institutions known for excellence in clinical care, medical education, and research. From the original AIIMS New Delhi to a growing network of institutes across India, the government continues to expand this system to enhance health infrastructure and training capacity nationwide.