MBBS · NEET-UG 2026 · TN Selection Committee & MCC

Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2026 — MBBS Fees, Quotas & Seats

This page compares 24 private, self-financing and deemed medical colleges in Tamil Nadu that admit MBBS through NEET-UG — self-financing colleges on the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee's government / management / NRI seats, and deemed-to-be universities on MCC's all-India counselling — concentrated in the Chennai metropolitan region, with CMC at Vellore and more at Villupuram and Perambalur.

The headline MBBS year-1 fee — the management (self-financing) tier, or the institution fee for deemed universities — ranges from ₹56,330 to ₹28 L across the colleges below, against far lower government (self-financing) seats and higher NRI tiers. Every figure links back to a sourced college page — nothing here is an estimate.

Tamil Nadu's government medical colleges — Madras Medical College, Stanley, Kilpauk, Madurai and others — admit through the same Selection Committee at the far lower government-college fee; this page lists the private and deemed colleges we have sourced pages for, not the state's government colleges.

Colleges compared
24
across 12 locations
Management / deemed MBBS fee (year 1)
₹56,330–₹28 L
notified figures across 22 colleges
Sanctioned MBBS intake
4,900
seats per year, combined

MBBS Fees in Tamil Nadu — Government, Management & NRI

Notified MBBS year-1 figures, surfaced exactly as each sourced college page records them — the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee's government / management / NRI tiers for self-financing colleges, and the single MCC institution fee (shown in the Management column) for deemed universities. “—” means that college has no such tier (or it isn't notified); the college page has the full picture, including instalment schedules.

CollegeCityRouteGovt (SF)ManagementNRIFee yearMBBS seats
ACS Medical College and Hospital, ChennaiChennaiDeemed route (MCC)₹25 L2025-26250
annaii-medical-college-kanchipuramKanchipuramSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26200
Bhaarat Medical College & Hospital, ChennaiChennaiDeemed route (MCC)₹27.5 L2025-26250
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI)ChengalpattuDeemed route (MCC)₹27 L2025-26250
Indira Medical College & Hospitals, ThiruvallurThiruvallurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26150
Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences, ChengalpattuMaduranthagamSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26150
Madha Medical College and Hospital, ChennaiChennaiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L2025-26150
Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteKanchipuramDeemed route (MCC)₹23 L2025-26250
Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchMelmaruvathurGovernment₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26150
Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, ChennaiChennaiGovernment₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26200
PSP Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, KancheepuramKancheepuramSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26100
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, ChennaiChennaiDeemed route (MCC)₹27 L2025-26250
Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research InstituteChengalpattuDeemed route (MCC)₹22 L2025-26250
Sree Balaji Medical College and HospitalChennaiDeemed route (MCC)₹27.5 L2024-25250
Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and HospitalChennaiDeemed route (MCC)₹21 L2025-26200
Sri Muthukumaran Medical College, ChennaiChennaiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26150
Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research InstituteChennaiDeemed route (MCC)2025-26250
Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, ChennaiChennaiPrivate university₹5.4 L₹16.2 L₹30 L2025-26250
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, KattankulathurKattankulathurDeemed route (MCC)₹28 L2025-26250
Tagore Medical College and Hospital, ChennaiChennaiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26250
VELS Medical College & Hospital, TiruvallurTiruvallurDeemed route (MCC)₹22 L2025-26250
Christian Medical College, VelloreVelloreMinority institution₹56,330₹56,3302025-26100
dhanalakshmi-srinivasan-medical-college-perambalurPerambalurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26250
Takshashila Medical College, VillupuramVillupuramPrivate university₹5.4 L₹16.2 L₹30 L2025-26100

Self-financing colleges show the Selection Committee's government / management / NRI tiers; deemed-to-be universities show their single MCC institution fee in the Management column and have no government or NRI tier. CMC Vellore is a Christian-minority exception with its own low fee. Each college page links the dated official source.

Figures are the latest notified year recorded on each college page and are revised annually — open the college page for the full tier schedule, the instalment note and the official source document.

MBBS Colleges in Tamil Nadu by City

Most of Tamil Nadu's private and deemed MBBS seats sit in the Chennai metropolitan region — the city proper plus the Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts along the OMR, GST Road and Poonamallee/Sriperumbudur corridors — with CMC at Vellore and colleges further out at Villupuram and Perambalur. The fee shown is the notified management (self-financing) or deemed MBBS year-1 figure from each sourced college page.

Medical colleges in Chennai metropolitan region (21)

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Deemed route (MCC)
ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹25 Lnotified 2025-26
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
annaii-medical-college-kanchipuram

Est. 2022200 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.5 L
Deemed route (MCC)
Bhaarat Medical College & Hospital, Chennai

Est. 2020250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹27.5 Lnotified 2025-26
Deemed route (MCC)
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI)

Est. 2006250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹27 Lnotified 2025-26
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
Indira Medical College & Hospitals, Thiruvallur

Est. 2020150 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.5 L
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences, Chengalpattu

Est. 2009150 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.35 L
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
Madha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

Est. 2010150 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1See fee details →
Govt (self-financing) MBBS year 1: ₹4.35 L
Deemed route (MCC)
Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute

Est. 2003250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹23 Lnotified 2025-26
Government
Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Est. 2008150 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.5 L
Government
Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai

Est. 2020200 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.5 L
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
PSP Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kancheepuram

Est. 2023100 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.5 L
Deemed route (MCC)
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

Est. 2008250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹27 Lnotified 2025-26
Deemed route (MCC)
Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute

Est. 2008250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹22 Lnotified 2025-26
Deemed route (MCC)
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital

Est. 2003250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹27.5 Lnotified 2024-25
Deemed route (MCC)
Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and Hospital

Est. 2021200 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹21 Lnotified 2025-26
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
Sri Muthukumaran Medical College, Chennai

Est. 2010150 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.35 L
Deemed route (MCC)NIRF Medical #21 (2025)
Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute

Est. 1985250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1See fee details →
Private university
Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai

Est. 2021250 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹16.2 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹5.4 L
Deemed route (MCC)
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur

Est. 2005250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹28 Lnotified 2025-26
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

Est. 2010250 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.35 L
Deemed route (MCC)
VELS Medical College & Hospital, Tiruvallur

Est. 2018250 MBBS seats

Deemed · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹22 Lnotified 2025-26

More Tamil Nadu medical colleges

Minority institution
Christian Medical College, Vellore

Est. 1900100 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹56,330notified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹56,330
Self-financing · TN Selection Committee
dhanalakshmi-srinivasan-medical-college-perambalur

Est. 2011250 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹15 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹4.5 L
Private university
Takshashila Medical College, Villupuram

Est. 2025100 MBBS seats

Management quota · MBBS year 1Source linked
₹16.2 Lnotified 2025-26
Govt (self-financing) seat at the same college: ₹5.4 L

Looking only at the metro? The focused Chennai medical colleges hub breaks down the city's self-financing and deemed MBBS colleges in detail — neighbourhood by neighbourhood, with the Selection-Committee and MCC fee tiers side by side.

Chennai medical colleges →

On the deemed route? Deemed-university medical colleges across India — including Tamil Nadu's large cluster: Sri Ramachandra, SRM, Saveetha, Chettinad, Bharath and more — are compared side by side, with institution-notified fees and MCC counselling mechanics, on the deemed medical colleges hub.

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How medical seats & fees actually work in Tamil Nadu

Two routes: TN Selection Committee vs MCC

Tamil Nadu runs MBBS admission down two separate channels. Self-financing private colleges fill seats through the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee (Directorate of Medical Education) under three categories of the same seat — government, management and NRI — all allotted on NEET-UG merit. The deemed-to-be universities don't use that route at all: they admit through MCC's all-India deemed-quota counselling at a single institution-notified fee. Each college page states the route, the counselling authority and the fee that college actually uses.

Government, management & NRI at a self-financing college

At a Tamil Nadu self-financing college the Selection Committee notifies the same MBBS seat under three tiers: a subsidised government (self-financing) seat, a higher management seat and an NRI seat. The degree and the NEET-UG requirement are identical — what changes is the officially notified fee and the seat pool. The government-seat fee is the floor; management is notified higher and NRI highest. Each college page shows that college's own figures with the Selection-Committee source.

Deemed fees, the CMC Vellore exception & permitted vs recognised

Deemed universities — Sri Ramachandra, SRM, Saveetha, Chettinad, Bharath/Sree Balaji and others — set their own institution fee through MCC and have no subsidised government tier. CMC Vellore is a Christian-minority self-financing college admitting through the Selection Committee at its own distinctly low fee — a documented exception, not the self-financing band. A new college admits MBBS on an NMC Letter of Permission (“permitted”) and becomes “recognised” once its first batch graduates; both phases use the same NEET counselling.

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Sources & verification

Every fee figure on this page is surfaced from a sourced college page on CollegeAndFees, which links its verified sources — the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee (DME) allotment and fee-committee figures for self-financing government / management / NRI seats, and MCC fee notices or each deemed university's published fee structure — and shows when each figure was last verified. The official portals for Tamil Nadu MBBS admissions:

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