Why is it so common to prefer AIIMS Jodhpur over AIIMS Rishikesh in UG counseling?

Both AIIMS Jodhpur and AIIMS Rishikesh have been established in the same year and thus their academics, infrastructure and facilities are somewhat similar. Yet, many people prefer AIIMS Jodhpur to Rishikesh due to the following reasons.

• The academics at AIIMS Jodhpur are a notch better than AIIMS Rishikesh. One of the major highlights is the UNconvential Learning Experience (UNCLE) and Integrated Classrooms wherein many departments give clinical insight together.
• AIIMS Jodhpur has a more challenging exam pattern. The breakdown is MCQs of 25% of total marks and subjective questions of 75% of total marks. This pattern is followed in all end-semester and professional examinations.
• The city life provided by Jodhpur is another reason why people prefer it to Rishikesh which is just a tourist place. Connectivity-wise also, Jodhpur is better.

So many may not agree on the differences between the 2 institutes but the higher AIIMS Jodhpur cutoff than AIIMS Rishikesh proves the point.