Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana FAQs 2026 Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees & Cutoffs

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CMC Ludhiana holds extraordinary global distinctions: (1) First WHO Collaborating Centre for Stroke in the world; (2) World's first total face replant surgery performed here in 1994; (3) First surgical research hub in India established in 2019 by NIHR UK in partnership with University of Birmingham and Edinburgh; (4) First Indian educational institution to launch telemedicine with Cleveland Clinic, USA (2020); (5) FAIMER/NMC nodal center for faculty development; (6) First Cath Lab in Punjab (1984).

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Medical missionary work at Ludhiana began in 1881. In 1894, Dame Edith Mary Brown established the North Indian School of Medicine for Christian Women — the first medical school for women in Asia. It was renamed Women's Christian Medical College in 1913, then Christian Medical College in 1952 to admit both genders. The first co-educational MBBS batch was admitted in 1953. CMC Ludhiana has a 130-year heritage as a globally recognized medical institution.

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NIRF 2025 ranked CMC Ludhiana 47th in the Medical category (score 51.47). IIRF 2024 ranked it 4th among Medical Colleges in India — an extraordinary ranking for a private institution. India Today 2024 ranked it 31st. Collegedunia 2025 ranked it 25th. These rankings consistently place CMC Ludhiana among the top private medical colleges in India.

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NIRF 2025 ranked CMC Ludhiana 47th in the Medical category (score 51.47). IIRF 2024 ranked it 4th among Medical Colleges in India — an extraordinary ranking for a private institution. India Today 2024 ranked it 31st. Collegedunia 2025 ranked it 25th. These rankings consistently place CMC Ludhiana among the top private medical colleges in India.

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General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Cardiology (Cath Lab — first in Punjab, 1984), Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology (PET-CT, Radiotherapy), Nephrology, Urology, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Transplant Services (Kidney, Cornea), Pulmonology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis (MRI, CT Scan, PET-CT), ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Community Medicine & Rural Health Outreach (RHOP), Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry (24x7 NABL Lab), Pharmacology, Anatomy, Physiology, Forensic Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Geriatric Medicine, Stroke Unit (WHO CC), Emergency & Trauma, Critical Care, Palliative Care, Dietetics

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