National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore

NIMHANS, Bengaluru, focuses on mental health and neuroscience education, with 587 students taught by 255 faculty. In NIRF 2025, it was ranked #7 in the Medical category (score 69.77 out of 100) and #60 in the Overall ranking (score 54.28 out of 100), placing it among institutes recognised both for medical specialisation and broader academic standing.

Placement records for 2023-24 show consistently full or near-full placement across programmes. All 97 one-year PG graduates were placed, at a median salary of 18.05 LPA, while the three-year Medical PG batch saw all 71 graduates placed at the same median. The two-year Medical PG cohort placed 90 of 90 students at a median of 16.1 LPA. Among undergraduates, all 76 four-year UG graduates were placed at a median salary of 12 LPA, and 16 of 17 three-year UG graduates found placement at a median of 8.4 LPA.

Earlier years show similar placement rates, though salary levels varied by programme and batch. In 2022-23, all 85 three-year Medical PG graduates and all 94 two-year Medical PG graduates were placed, at medians of 16.1 LPA and 6 LPA respectively, while all 77 five-year Medical UG graduates were placed at a median of 0.5 LPA. This pattern, near-total placement with wide variation in median salary across UG and PG medical tracks, has held from 2020-21 through 2023-24.