Admission Trends
OPEN cutoffs at Christian Medical College have tightened by roughly 21% since 2023, closing at AIR 157 in 2025. The spread between OPEN (AIR 157) and SCA (AIR 5,538) shows that reserved categories face less competition at this college. This is one of the most competitive colleges under Tamil Nadu counselling. Only top-ranked candidates should list it as a realistic target.
How Christian Medical College, Vellore measures up across the five scored dimensions.
MBBS Intake
100
100% filled (2023-24)
Hospital Beds
2,873
40 emergency
Govt Quota Fee
₹56,330
2024-25
OPEN category State Rank bands from the latest year — sign up free for the full 2023–2025 analysis
High Chance
< 126
Qualified every year
Moderate Chance
126–141
Qualified some years
Low Chance
141–157
Did not qualify in any year
Beds per MBBS student
28.7
Excellent (NMC min: 3)
OPD cases per student / month
199
Clinical exposure metric
IPD cases per student / month
10
Inpatient exposure
Higher ratios mean more hands-on clinical exposure per student during MBBS training. NMC requires a minimum of 3 hospital beds per MBBS student.
University
The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University,Chennai
Clinical
Digital
Compliance
HMIS vendor: Developed in-house by Computerised Hospital Information Services (CHIPS), CMC Vellore
Blood bank valid until: 2026-12-31
OPD / month
19,947
IPD / month
991
X-Ray / month
2,510
CT Scan / month
251
MRI / month
302
Ultrasound / month
665
Culture & Sensitivity / month
1,122
Births & Deaths (2023)
Births / month
997
Deaths / month
158
Total births
11,967
Total deaths
1,735
| Year | Intake | Admitted | Fill Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 100 | 100 | 100% |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 100 | 100% |
| 2021-22 | 100 | 100 | 100% |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 100 | 100% |
| 2019-20 | 100 | 100 | 100% |
2024-25(private)
| Quota | Tuition | Development | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| government | 56,330 | — | 56,330 |
| other | — | — | 3,000 |
Christian Medical College Vellore. Private aided minority. First year Rs.56,330 (incl admission fee); subsequent years ~Rs.31K. Among cheapest MBBS in India.
After the course: service bond
5 years of rural service, callable by the government within 2 years of registering as a practitioner — ₹5 lakh to break it.
Leaving the seat: ₹10 lakh
Discontinuing after joining (distinct from the service bond)
Separate from the service bond — it applies if you drop the seat.
Government intern stipend in Tamil Nadu is about ₹27,000/month.
Source: TN prospectus 2025-26 (G.O.601/602) Annexures IX & III — bond covers govt + management/minority/NRI seats identically. ⚠ 2026 drafts (G.O.667/695) omit the bond annexure (working reading — confirm from the latest official brochure)
Infrastructure, clinical load, and admission data sourced from NMC MSMER (updated May 2026)
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