

#47 (Medical Category) NIRF📍 Ludhiana, Punjab
Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees & Cutoffs
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Avg Package
10 LPA
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Highest Pkg
19 LPA
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Institute Type
Private (Christian Minority Institution – CMC Ludhiana Society)
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Total Courses
5 Courses
Frequently Asked Questions
Medical missionary work at Ludhiana began in 1881. In 1894, Dame Edith Mary Brown established the North Indian School of Medicine for Christian Women — the first medical school for women in Asia. It was renamed Women's Christian Medical College in 1913, then Christian Medical College in 1952 to admit both genders. The first co-educational MBBS batch was admitted in 1953. CMC Ludhiana has a 130-year heritage as a globally recognized medical institution.
CMC Ludhiana holds extraordinary global distinctions: (1) First WHO Collaborating Centre for Stroke in the world; (2) World's first total face replant surgery performed here in 1994; (3) First surgical research hub in India established in 2019 by NIHR UK in partnership with University of Birmingham and Edinburgh; (4) First Indian educational institution to launch telemedicine with Cleveland Clinic, USA (2020); (5) FAIMER/NMC nodal center for faculty development; (6) First Cath Lab in Punjab (1984).
Total MBBS course fee at CMC Ludhiana is ₹33 lakhs for the entire program, with a first-year fee of ₹6.60 lakhs annually. CMC was ranked 10th among private medical colleges with the lowest fees by India Today 2023. Scholarships can reduce fees by up to 75% for students with family income below ₹4 lakhs. Female hostel fee is ₹24,000–₹30,000 per year.
NIRF 2025 ranked CMC Ludhiana 47th in the Medical category (score 51.47). IIRF 2024 ranked it 4th among Medical Colleges in India — an extraordinary ranking for a private institution. India Today 2024 ranked it 31st. Collegedunia 2025 ranked it 25th. These rankings consistently place CMC Ludhiana among the top private medical colleges in India.
General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Cardiology (Cath Lab — first in Punjab, 1984), Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology (PET-CT, Radiotherapy), Nephrology, Urology, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Transplant Services (Kidney, Cornea), Pulmonology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis (MRI, CT Scan, PET-CT), ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Community Medicine & Rural Health Outreach (RHOP), Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry (24x7 NABL Lab), Pharmacology, Anatomy, Physiology, Forensic Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Geriatric Medicine, Stroke Unit (WHO CC), Emergency & Trauma, Critical Care, Palliative Care, Dietetics
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