40 Percent of India's Medical Colleges Centered in South


Bangalore: South India houses nearly half of the country’s medical colleges; around 41percent of the colleges are from the four southern states. According to a recent statement released in the Lok Sabha by Gulam Nabi Azad, states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh have the most number of medical institutions, reports TNN.

India has a total of 387 medical colleges, out of which 159 colleges are located in these four southern states. This list includes both government and private medical institutions.

India is renowned globally for producing the highest number of doctors each year. With this sort of competition within the country, every state battles to produce maximum doctors.

Karnataka produces a good number of medical graduates in the country, a staggering 6,755 students and this is followed by the neighboring state Andhra Pradesh with 6,350 students.

Karnataka has a total number of 34 private medical colleges, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 28 and Tamil Nadu with 28 institutions. But the state of Tamil Nadu tops the list with 21 government run medical colleges.