AIIMS New Delhi holds 50th convocation; Nadda cites 23 AIIMS and 819 medical colleges
Health Minister J.P. Nadda addressed the 50th convocation of AIIMS New Delhi on 25 October 2025, where 326 graduates received degrees.
Summary
On 25 October 2025, Health Minister J.P. Nadda addressed the 50th annual convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He said India had one AIIMS at the end of the last century and now has 23. In 11 years, medical colleges rose from 387 to 819, undergraduate seats from 51,000 to 1,29,000 and postgraduate seats from 31,000 to 78,000, with about 75,000 more seats expected in five years. Citing Sample Registration System data, he said the maternal mortality ratio fell from 130 to 88 and the infant mortality rate from 39 to 27. Degrees went to 326 graduates, including 50 PhD scholars, and seven doctors received Lifetime Achievement Awards. NITI Aayog Member Prof. V.K. Paul also spoke.
Key facts
- Event
- 50th convocation, AIIMS New Delhi, 25 Oct 2025
- AIIMS count
- 1 (end of last century) → 23 today
- Medical colleges
- 387 → 819 in 11 years
- Seats
- UG 51,000 → 1,29,000; PG 31,000 → 78,000
- MMR / IMR (SRS)
- 130 → 88 / 39 → 27
- Graduates
- 326, incl. 50 PhDs; 7 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Practice MCQs 3 questions
According to the Health Minister at the 50th convocation of AIIMS New Delhi (October 2025), how many AIIMS institutions are there in India today?
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Correct answer: C — 23
PIB: the country had only one AIIMS at the end of the past century; today there are 23 AIIMS institutions.
As stated at the AIIMS New Delhi convocation in October 2025, the number of medical colleges in India increased from 387 to how many in the last 11 years?
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Correct answer: D — 819
PIB: medical colleges increased from 387 to 819; UG seats rose from 51,000 to 1,29,000 and PG seats from 31,000 to 78,000.
Consider the following statements made at the AIIMS New Delhi convocation in October 2025, citing SRS data: 1. India's maternal mortality ratio (MMR) declined from 130 to 88. 2. India's infant mortality rate (IMR) declined from 39 to 22. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: MMR declined from 130 to 88, and IMR from 39 to 27 (not 22), per SRS data.