I refuse to believe that the quality of education in AIIMS is any less than in AIIMS Delhi. AIIMS Rishikesh is one of the fastest-growing AIIMS and has so much potential. Like everybAIIMS, it has its unique curriculum that is updated frequently to meet the needs of the students. Some unique aspects of the AIIMS Rishikesh curriculum are

• AIIMS Rishikesh follows a 100% objective exams pattern and the questions asked are based on clinical cases and not textbook questions.
• The 3rd year in addition to the 3 subjects every AIIMS has, also covers 3 additional subjects namely Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, and Dermatology.
• AIIMS Rishikesh has one of the best lab facilities with Simulation labs where students are trained with BLS, suturing, cannula insertion, different types of injection, ABG, and many other things.
• AIIMS Rishikesh also organizes an inter-college competition and students participate actively. 
• AIIMS Rishikesh has a well-balanced faculty-to-student ratio.
• The faculty of AIIMS Rishikesh is very learned and dynamic and conducts lively classroom lectures.

Overall, AIIMS Rishikesh gives equal importance to research and education and this doesn't mean its quality of education is any less than other AIIMS.

You should opt for AIIMS Rishikesh. It is more developed and offers better infrastructure. It runs super specialty courses. AIIMS Rishikesh also has a better faculty base compared to AIIMS Patna.  It has a fully functional hospital with 24*7 emergency, more than 26 operation theaters, CCU, ICU, and NICU. Also, it has 3000+ opd.

Among all peripheral AIIMS, AIIMS Rishikesh has the highest number of PG seats.

 AIIMS Rishikesh is definitely better than PGIMS Rohtak. It's one of the fattest developing medical institutes and is reaching new heights every year. Every year, more PG seats are added, maximum in all peripheral AIIMS. With the appointment of the new director, many top-notch facilities have been added and the accommodations have been improved considerably. 

AIIMS Rishikesh has one of the best blood banks in India and has some of the rarest machines in the country. Its Radiology department has an MRI of 3 Tesla and a CT scan of 256 slices which is only available in a few places in India. 

The institute is funded by the Central Government and is located in Rishikesh, one of the most beautiful cities in India. It has some of the best faculties that focus a lot on MBBS students. The institute has several STS projects and intra-mural projects.

So, definitely choose AIIMS Rishikesh over PGIMS.

If you don’t have any personal preference, choosing MD Gynae at AIIMS Delhi will be better. OBG has good facilities. AIIMS Delhi has excellent monitoring facilities and nursing backup. It witnesses many high-risk pregnancy cases. The department offers services such as minimally invasive surgery, preventive & operative oncology, and general gynecology. 

Other than the traditional academics, the department organizes various CMEs, live workshops, and seminars in all fields. OBG-AIIMS is associated with programs such as WHI (Women’s health initiative) program, HRCC (High-Risk Reproduction Centre), and WHO center for research in Reproduction. 

My friend got selected in all the 3 institutes; KGMU, IMS BHU, and AIIMS Rishikesh but chose KGMU as her first preference. She had no personal grudge against AIIMS Rishikesh but there were quite a few reasons why she did not choose IMS BHU

• My friend was from Varanasi and she did not want to be distracted by her family and so to cut off all distractions, she refused to continue her studies there.
• There are many flaws with the institute that go undiscovered y many but being from the same city, she did have an idea.
• She was eager to experience a life beyond her home city and experience different cultures.

However, her decision of choosing one over the other was solely influenced by her personal inclinations. She did not find any major differences except the rural service bond which she was ready to sacrifice. She did not give much thought to AIIMS Rishikesh as it was a new institute at that time although it has grown exponentially over the years so you can give it preference too. 

Ultimately, there is no major difference in each of these institutes academically and it is all based on your personal indications. 

Every medical college has its own strengths and weaknesses and comparing them as a whole is very illogical. Government colleges in general give an edge to state colleges because of the plethora of benefits they offer. A few such pros of government colleges in general and AIIMS Rishikesh, in particular, have been listed below

• AIIMS has very low fees around INR 5856 for the entire course. This includes hostel fees but not mess charges.
• The college provides top-notch education, experience, and opportunities like no other and the hostel facilities are also great.
• The teacher: student ratio is ideal and every student gets individual attention thus better growth. 
• AIIMS follow MCQ patterns for their semester and final exams, unlike other medical colleges that follow subjective questions pattern. This unique pattern prepares students for NEET PG and USMLE.
• AIIMS is probably the only college in India offering MCH orthopaedics

However, one of the major drawbacks of government institutes is the lack of PG quota otherwise present in State medical colleges.

You can go with the option of AIIMS Rishikesh without any hesitation. They are renowned for good academics, rich faculty support, advanced labs, and a beautiful campus. Apart from that, they offer sports facilities to the students, which include cricket, football, tennis, badminton, basketball, and so on. The research program is conducted under STS by ICMR projects.

Ranking of AIIMS Rishikesh

So it is better to choose AIIMS Rishikesh than IGMC Shimla