0	3	Top, Medical, colleges, 2009

Though engineering as an education stream rules the roost, Medical still has that aura. The notion that medical education is difficult still holds good. Main reason is the kind of rigor they have to go through. Another reason is - there aren’t as many colleges when compared with engineering.

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Unlike Engineering which is the most coveted stream of education, only 30 medical colleges are ranked. Whereas engineering colleges are ranked in 100 with 50 government engineering colleges and 50 private engineering colleges.

Medical colleges are ranked only on 4 parameters. Whereas engineering colleges were ranked on 5 parameters. The missing parameter is Industry interface.

1. Intellectual Capital
2. Infrastructure & support systems
3. Pedagogic systems and processes
4. Placements

One college which stands out for being remarkable is Christian Medical college, Vellore. 70% of the alumni are working in India. That is a rare distinction for any college and especially for higher education. If we take engineering for example the statistic would be entirely different.

Around 70% of the alumni of Christian Medical College, Vellore, are working in India, 80% of them in remote areas, according to the school’s statistics

At the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, a rural stint after graduation isn’t an option that can be brush-ed aside. Two-year service in the villages is mandatory, and students have to sign up for it before they can join the institution. They also have to serve at hospitals in remote areas during their first three years in the college. (Mint)

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