Lady Hardinge Medical College FAQs 2026 Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees & Cutoffs

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LHMC has one of the most affordable MBBS fees in India. The annual tuition fee is approximately ₹6,097 (confirmed by Edufever). Total 4.5-year tuition: approximately ₹27,436. Hostel fee is nominal (approximately ₹5,000–₹15,000/year as per University of Delhi/MoHFW norms). Mess charges: approximately ₹1,500–₹2,000/month charged separately. Examination, uniform, and book charges are additional. NO management or NRI quota at LHMC — 100% merit-based. NO compulsory rural service bond for MBBS graduates. Internship stipend: ₹17,000/month.

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LHMC MBBS is exclusively for female candidates. NEET UG 2024 AIQ cutoffs: General opening 158, closing 638; OBC closing 2,109; EWS closing 3,217; SC closing 7,261; ST closing 8,956. For DU Quota (Delhi domicile, 85% seats), the cutoff is significantly more lenient — General category approximately 20,000–50,000 NEET rank, making LHMC accessible to Delhi girls with 600–620 NEET marks in the state quota. The 2025 overall closing rank (all categories combined) was 284,672. A minimum NEET score of approximately 620–630 marks is recommended for AIQ; 580–600 for DU Quota General.

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LHMC has two full-fledged teaching hospitals: (1) Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital (877 beds) — a multi-specialty general hospital that has also served male patients since 1991, covering Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT, Ophthalmology, and more; (2) Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital (KSCH, 350 beds) — one of India's largest dedicated paediatric hospitals, providing tertiary-level paediatric care including Neonatology, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, and India's first paediatric ART centre (started 2007). Together: 1,227 beds of multi-specialty and paediatric care in Central Delhi.

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LHMC was founded in 1916 by Lady Hardinge of Penhurst (wife of the then Viceroy of India) to promote women's medical education in colonial India — overcoming orthodox barriers against women in co-educational colleges. She personally raised funds from Princely States. The foundation stone was laid on 17 March 1914 and the college was formally opened in February 1916. Lady Hardinge died before it opened — it was named in her memory. The college became part of Delhi University in 1950 and was taken over by MoHFW in 1978. Key distinctions: (1) Only all-women MBBS college in India — 109 years of exclusively training women doctors; (2) Microbiology Dept is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Streptococcal Diseases (South East Asia); (3) First paediatric ART centre in India (2007); (4) AIDS surveillance centre; (5) India Today rank #9 (2024); (6) NIRF rank #32 (2025); (7) Prime Connaught Place location.

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General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics & Neonatology, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT (Otorhinolaryngology), Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology (WHO Collaborating Centre), Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Community Medicine, Anatomy, Physiology, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, Paediatric Neurology, Child Psychiatry, Dental & MDS (10 specialties), Haematology, Emergency Medicine & Trauma Care (24×7), Blood Bank, ART Centre (HIV/AIDS), Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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1227 Beds