Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Chandigarh's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research placed second in the NIRF Medical rankings for 2025, with a score of 82.58 out of 100, and stood at #33 in the NIRF Overall list the same year with a score of 59.15. It has 1,760 students and 599 teaching staff, a ratio that reflects its focus on postgraduate medical training and research.

Placement data for medical postgraduates shows a consistent trend across recent years. In 2023-24, of 305 who graduated from the 3-year Medical PG programme, 50 were placed, with a median salary of 19 LPA; the previous year, 2022-23, saw 200 of 250 graduates placed at a median of 18 LPA, up from 165 of 200 in 2021-22 at 17 LPA. The 2-year Medical PG programme placed 10 of 70 graduates in 2023-24 at a median salary of 11.5 LPA, compared to 60 of 70 in 2022-23 at 9 LPA.

Outcomes for the smaller Overall UG programmes varied more. The 4-year UG track placed 112 of 178 graduates in 2023-24, though the median salary of 1 LPA that year was well below the 8.5 to 9.5 LPA range recorded in the two years before. The 3-year UG programme, graduating between 13 and 19 students a year, placed only 2 to 3 of them, with median salaries between 8.5 and 10 LPA over the three years reported.