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  "id": 457319,
  "title": "Telangana has 36 govt medical colleges, but only four make it to national IIRF 2026 top institutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/telangana-has-36-govt-medical-colleges-but-only-four-make-it-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T10:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-has-36-govt-medical-colleges-but-only-four-make-it-to-national-iirf-2026-top-institutions/article71327694.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Telangana boasts 36 government medical colleges, each offering over 4,400 MBBS seats, but only four of them have made the cut for the top 144 government medical institutions in the latest International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) 2026. Gandhi Medical College in Secunderabad topped the list at 43rd position, followed by Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad at 52nd. Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal secured the 60th spot, while Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Adilabad was ranked the lowest at 139th. At the national level, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi claimed the first position among government medical institutions. Telangana's representation in private medical colleges was more prominent, with 18 private medical colleges from the state making it to the IIRF list. The top private medical college in the state was Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore.",
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        "title": "Telangana has 36 govt medical colleges, but only four make it to national IIRF 2026 top institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/telangana-has-36-govt-medical-colleges-but-only-four-make-it-to-457595",
        "published": "2026-08-10T10:02:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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