How we built this list
We did not score departments on reputation or on our own opinion. Each entry uses only public data from the regulator, the exam body or the institution itself:
- National ranking: the NIRF 2025 medical ranking, the latest edition. The list is ordered by it; departments outside the NIRF top 50 follow, alphabetically.
- MD Radio-diagnosis seats: the NMC PG seat matrix for 2026–27. AIIMS, PGIMER, JIPMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST admit separately, so their figures come from AIIMS exam notices or the institute.
- Super-speciality training: DM, PDCC and fellowship seats from the INI-SS seat position for January 2027, the NMC matrix and the departments’ own pages.
Where an institution describes itself as the “first” or “only”, we say so in its words rather than stating it as fact. 5C Network publishes this page; no institution paid to be included. Seat numbers change every admission cycle, so confirm with the institute before you apply.
At a glance
| Department | NIRF 2025 | MD seats |
|---|---|---|
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | 1 | 4 in the January 2026 session (admits twice a year via INI-CET) |
| Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh | 2 | 5 in the January 2026 session (admits twice a year via INI-CET) |
| Christian Medical College, Vellore | 3 | 24 a year, joint third-largest intake in the NMC matrix |
| Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry | 4 | 13 a year across the January and July sessions |
| Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow | 5 | 10 a year |
| National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru | 7 | No MD Radio-diagnosis; super-speciality training only |
| Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi | 9 | 15 a year |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 10 | 12 a year |
| Madras Medical College, Chennai | 16 | 18 a year |
| Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram | 17 | No MD Radio-diagnosis; super-speciality training only |
| Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai | Not in top 50 | 13 a year |
| Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai | Not in top 50 | 21 a year |
The departments
- 01
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
- NIRF 2025
- 1
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 4 in the January 2026 session (admits twice a year via INI-CET)
- Beyond MD
- DM Neuroimaging & Interventional Neuroradiology; DM Cardiovascular Imaging & Vascular IR; fellowships in GI, thoracic and pediatric radiology
Radio-diagnosis department founded in 1956, with imaging sections at the trauma center, the eye center (RP Centre) and the mother-and-child block. One of only three institutes offering DM Cardiovascular Imaging & Vascular IR in the January 2027 session.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · AIIMS INI-CET seat position, Jan 2026 (Notice 352/2025, copy via Medical Dialogues) · AIIMS INI-SS seat position, Jan 2027 (Notice 168/2026) · AIIMS radiology courses
- 02
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
- NIRF 2025
- 2
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 5 in the January 2026 session (admits twice a year via INI-CET)
- Beyond MD
- DM Neuroimaging & Interventional Neuroradiology; DM Musculoskeletal Radiology
The only institute in India listed for DM Musculoskeletal Radiology in the January 2027 super-speciality seat position.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · AIIMS INI-CET seat position, Jan 2026 (Notice 352/2025, copy via Medical Dialogues) · AIIMS INI-SS seat position, Jan 2027 (Notice 168/2026)
- 03
Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore
- NIRF 2025
- 3
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 24 a year, joint third-largest intake in the NMC matrix
- Beyond MD
- DM Interventional Radiology (2 seats); one-year fellowships in pediatric, cardiovascular & thoracic, abdominal, neuro, head & neck and MSK imaging; vascular & IR fellowship since 2007
The department says it went fully filmless on PACS in July 2000, which it describes as a first in South Asia.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27 · CMC radio-diagnosis · CMC interventional radiology
- 04
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
- NIRF 2025
- 4
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 13 a year across the January and July sessions
- Beyond MD
- DM Neuroimaging & Interventions (since 2019); post-doctoral fellowship in advanced imaging
Diploma training began in 1972 and MD in 1981; MD intake has grown from 3 to 13 a year.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · AIIMS INI-SS seat position, Jan 2027 (Notice 168/2026) · JIPMER radiodiagnosis academics
- 05
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow
- NIRF 2025
- 5
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 10 a year
- Beyond MD
- PDCC (one year) in GI radiology, vascular radiology and neuroradiology, 2 seats each
Strong interventional caseload, including work for Budd-Chiari syndrome and endovascular aortic repair (EVAR/TEVAR), with two DSA labs and 3T MRI.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27 · SGPGIMS radiology courses · SGPGIMS radiology
- 06
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru
- NIRF 2025
- 7
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- No MD Radio-diagnosis; super-speciality training only
- Beyond MD
- DM Neuroradiology (since 2000); post-doctoral fellowships in diagnostic and functional neuroimaging
A pure neuroimaging department. NIMHANS says it was the center chosen to start India’s DM Neuroradiology program, and has run simultaneous MR-PET since 2016.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · AIIMS INI-SS seat position, Jan 2027 (Notice 168/2026) · NIMHANS neuroimaging & IR
- 07
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
- NIRF 2025
- 9 (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham)
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 15 a year
- Beyond MD
- One-year fellowships in breast imaging, cardiovascular imaging, cross-sectional imaging and interventional radiology
The hospital says it was first in India to image and treat lymphatic (chyle) leaks, and runs a pediatric cardiac MRI service.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27 · Amrita Kochi radiology
- 08
Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
- NIRF 2025
- 10
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 12 a year
- Beyond MD
- No radiology fellowship at the Manipal campus yet (the sister campus, KMC Mangalore, runs an IR fellowship)
Department established in 1962; reads about 140 CT and 60 MRI studies a day, which gives residents a heavy hands-on caseload.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27 · KMC Manipal radiodiagnosis
- 09
Madras Medical College, Chennai
- NIRF 2025
- 16
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 18 a year
- Beyond MD
- DM Interventional Radiology (2 seats)
A large government MD program with DM Interventional Radiology on the same campus.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27
- 10
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram
- NIRF 2025
- 17
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- No MD Radio-diagnosis; super-speciality training only
- Beyond MD
- DM Neuroimaging & Interventional Neuroradiology; DM Cardiovascular Imaging & Vascular IR; DM-PhD options
Offered the most general seats of any institute in DM Neuroradiology in the January 2027 session (4), and runs a dedicated neuro-intervention center.
Sources: NIRF 2025 Medical ranking · AIIMS INI-SS seat position, Jan 2027 (Notice 168/2026) · SCTIMST prospectus, Jan 2026
- 11
Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
- NIRF 2025
- Not in top 50
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 13 a year
- Beyond MD
- DM Interventional Radiology (2 seats); fellowships in body imaging, ultrasound & Doppler, diagnostic neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology and vascular & IR
Describes itself as one of the largest teaching radiology departments in India, seeing more than 160,000 patients a year.
Sources: NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27 · KEM radiology · KEM fellowship list
- 12
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
- NIRF 2025
- Not in top 50
- MD Radio-diagnosis
- 21 a year
- Beyond MD
- DM Interventional Radiology (4 seats, among the largest intakes); fellowships in cancer imaging, IR, head & neck and neuro-onco imaging, thorax & abdomen, pediatric & MSK onco imaging, and pediatric IR
The broadest set of cancer-imaging fellowships we found, organized by organ system, including a dedicated pediatric IR fellowship.
Sources: NMC PG seat matrix 2026–27 · HBNI fellowships 2026
How to choose
- For MD, look at caseload and cohort size. A large cohort at a busy hospital means more scans, more night duties and more seniors to learn from. CMC Vellore, Tata Memorial and Madras Medical College have some of the largest intakes.
- For a subspecialty, follow the DM and fellowship seats. Neuroradiology training is concentrated at a handful of institutes; interventional radiology is more widely spread; MSK as a DM exists only at PGIMER.
- Ask residents, not brochures. Supervision, case variety and protected reporting time vary more between departments than any ranking shows.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the best radiology department in India?
It depends on what you want to train in. By the national NIRF 2025 medical ranking, AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and CMC Vellore lead. For neuroradiology, SCTIMST, NIMHANS, AIIMS New Delhi and PGIMER run DM programs; for oncologic imaging, Tata Memorial Centre has the broadest fellowship track; for a large MD cohort, CMC Vellore takes 24 residents a year.
How many MD Radio-diagnosis seats are there in India?
About 3,200 a year in the National Medical Commission’s 2026–27 seat matrix. That figure excludes Institutes of National Importance such as AIIMS, PGIMER and JIPMER, which admit separately through INI-CET.
Where can I do DM Interventional Radiology in India?
Seventeen colleges have DM Interventional Radiology seats in the NMC 2026–27 matrix, including CMC Vellore, Tata Memorial Centre, KEM Mumbai and Madras Medical College. Several AIIMS also offer it through INI-SS; six AIIMS listed seats for the January 2027 session.
Which institutes offer DM Neuroradiology?
Seven institutes listed DM Neuroradiology seats in the January 2027 INI-SS round: AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Bathinda, AIIMS Guwahati, JIPMER, NIMHANS, PGIMER and SCTIMST. Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, also offers it through the NMC seat matrix, making eight in all.
Is DM Musculoskeletal Radiology available in India?
Yes, at PGIMER Chandigarh, which was the only institute listed for DM Musculoskeletal Radiology in the January 2027 INI-SS seat position.
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