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

This page compares 43 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 ₹27.5 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
43
across 21 locations
Management / deemed MBBS fee (year 1)
₹56,330–₹27.5 L
notified figures across 23 colleges
Sanctioned MBBS intake
6,550
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 L—2025-26250
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 L—2025-26250
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI)ChengalpattuDeemed route (MCC)—₹27 L—2025-26250
College of Oncological Sciences, Cancer Institute (WIA)ChennaiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee—————
Indira Medical College & Hospitals, ThiruvallurThiruvallurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26150
Institute of Child Health and Hospital for ChildrenChennaiGovernment—————
Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research CentreMaduranthagamSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L—₹27 L—150
Madha Medical College and Research InstituteChennaiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L—₹27 L——
Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteKanchipuramDeemed route (MCC)—₹23 L—2025-26250
Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and ResearchMelmaruvathurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹15 L₹27 L2025-26150
Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, ChennaiChennaiMinority institution₹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 L—2025-26250
Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research InstituteChengalpattuDeemed route (MCC)—₹22 L—2025-26250
Sree Balaji Medical College and HospitalChennaiDeemed route (MCC)—₹27.5 L—2024-25250
Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and HospitalChennaiDeemed route (MCC)—₹21 L—2025-26200
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 InstituteChennaiPrivate university————250
SRM Medical College Hospital & Research CentreKattankulathurDeemed route (MCC)—————
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 L—2025-26250
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, MaduraiMaduraiGovernment————50
Annapoorna Medical College & HospitalSalemSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.35 L₹13.5 L₹24.5 L——
Arunai Medical College and HospitalTiruvannamalaiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee————200
Christian Medical College, VelloreVelloreMinority institution₹56,330₹56,330—2025-26100
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences and HospitalPerambalurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee———2025-26150
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and HospitalPerambalurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee₹4.5 L₹13.5 L₹24.5 L2025-26250
JR Medical College and HospitalVillupuramSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee————200
Kanyakumari Medical Mission Research CentreKanyakumariPrivate university₹5.4 L₹16.2 L₹29.4 L—100
Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and ResearchCoimbatoreSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee————150
KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and ResearchCoimbatoreSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee———2025-26150
Nandha Medical College and HospitalErodeSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee————150
PSG Institute of Medical SciencesCoimbatoreSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee—————
Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical SciencesKanyakumariSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee————100
Srinivasan Medical College and HospitalTrichyPrivate university—————
St. Peter's Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteHosurSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee—————
Swamy Vivekanandha Medical College Hospital And Research InstituteNamakkalSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee—₹13.5 L₹24.5 L—200
Takshashila Medical College, VillupuramVillupuramPrivate university₹5.4 L₹16.2 L₹30 L2025-26100
Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital & Research CentreTrichySelf-financing · TN Selection Committee—₹15 L₹27 L2026-2027250
Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteMaduraiSelf-financing · TN Selection Committee————150
Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical CollegeSalemDeemed route (MCC)———2026-27200

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 (23)

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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:

Frequently Asked Questions — Medical Colleges Tamil Nadu

NEET, quotas and fee tiers — the questions students and parents ask most.

Do I need NEET-UG for MBBS admission in Tamil Nadu medical colleges?
Yes. Every MBBS seat in every Tamil Nadu medical college — the government, management and NRI seats the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee allots at self-financing colleges, and every seat at the deemed-to-be universities — requires a qualifying NEET-UG score. Self-financing seats are allotted through the Selection Committee (Directorate of Medical Education), and deemed-university seats through MCC's all-India counselling. No college on this page can admit an MBBS student who has not qualified NEET-UG.
What do the management and NRI quotas mean for MBBS in Tamil Nadu?
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. All three carry the identical degree and the identical NEET-UG requirement — only the officially notified fee and the seat pool change, and all are allotted on NEET merit. The deemed-to-be universities don't use these tiers: they admit through MCC at a single institution fee. Each college page lists the exact tiers with the official source.
How much do MBBS fees cost in Tamil Nadu private medical colleges?
Across the 23 colleges on this page with a notified management or deemed fee, MBBS year-1 figures range from ₹56,330 to ₹27.5 L. Government (self-financing) seats at the same Selection-Committee colleges are notified far lower, and NRI seats higher. The table above shows each college's own figures, and every college page links the official source.
What does a government (self-financing) MBBS seat cost in Tamil Nadu?
The Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee allots a block of subsidised government (self-financing) seats at each self-financing college; across the 14 such colleges on this page the government-seat fee runs from ₹56,330 to ₹5.4 L in year 1 — well below the management and NRI tiers at the same college. The deemed-to-be universities have no such tier, and CMC Vellore is a Christian-minority exception with its own low fee. Each college page links the Selection-Committee source.
Which Tamil Nadu medical colleges admit through the Selection Committee, and which through MCC?
Self-financing colleges affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University fill seats through the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee's government / management / NRI counselling. The deemed-to-be universities — Sri Ramachandra, SRM, Saveetha, Chettinad, Bharath/Sree Balaji and the like — admit through MCC's all-India deemed-quota counselling at their own institution fee instead. The route a college actually uses is stated on its page; confirm it before counselling registration.
Which deemed medical colleges in Tamil Nadu are on this page?
ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai; Bhaarat Medical College & Hospital, Chennai; Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI); Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute; Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai; Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute; Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital; Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and Hospital; Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute; VELS Medical College & Hospital, Tiruvallur; Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College. Deemed-route colleges admit MBBS through MCC's all-India deemed-quota counselling, with institution-notified fees — see each college page for its fee tiers and the official source.
Are the fee figures on this page official?
Each figure is taken from the college's own page on CollegeAndFees, where it is cited to the official source — the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee (DME) allotment and fee-committee figures for self-financing government / management / NRI seats, and the MCC fee notices or each deemed university's published fee structure. Fees are revised every academic year, so confirm the latest notification on the college page before making any payment.
Does this page list every medical college in Tamil Nadu?
Not yet — it compares the 43 private, self-financing and deemed Tamil Nadu medical colleges with fully sourced pages on CollegeAndFees, and grows as more pages are sourced and published. It does not list the state's government medical colleges (Madras Medical College, Stanley, Kilpauk, Madurai and others), which admit through the same Selection Committee at the far lower government-college fee. For the complete official lists, see the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee (tnmedicalselection.net) and the NMC list of recognised colleges.

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