Lady Hardinge Medical College - [LHMC], New Delhi

The best way to determine the ‘better’ college is to go through the highlights of both LHMC and UCMS

LHMC:

1. Its location in CP gives it an edge over UCMS.
2. The first-year curriculum is more rigorous than that at UCMS preparing students for future challenges.
3. LHMC has a wide variety of fully functioning societies and many competitions and fests help to make the campus life lively.
4. LGMC also holds the Medicus Conventus, an annual medical conference, conducted by Mediquest which is the official medical society of the college. Students are provided with hands-on experience in suturing, research, and many more things.
5. The SLMs or the Student Leadership Mission is a body comprising professors and students who join to raise awareness about sex, contraceptives, tobacco, organ donation, etc 
6. No gender stereotypes because it’s an all-girls college.
7. It’s Fest, Splash is better than UCMS Fest Ripple.

UCMS:

1. The curriculum is less rigorous so that students can dwell deeper into the subjects. Students are given a lot of holidays frequently.
2. UCMS has active and functional societies as well. Its most famous drama society, Manchayan, has participated in various colleges.
3. They have a bigger campus area which has a decent metro connection. 
4. It’s a Coed college so the exposure and crowd diversity is better.
5. UCMS has better hostels and students are allotted single occupancy rooms right from the first year. 

Both colleges are similar in terms of academics, degrees awarded, and functional societies so choose the one that aligns with your preferences. 

I am listing below the advantages of each of these colleges- 

LHMC- 

1. It is located at Connaught Place.
2. It offers the prestigious DU tag.
3. LHMC has better academics than VMMC.
4. It is an all-girls college, so it is safer for girls.
5. You’ll get the Delhi State quota for PG seats.

VMMC-

1. It is located at South Extension, near AIIMS.
2. It has better infrastructure than LHMC.
3. The clinical exposure is better due to the greater diversity of cases.
4. Its co-ed environment will make you more comfortable to work with the opposite gender.
5. It offers guaranteed internal PG quota in hospitals like RML. An internal PG quota will be of immense help for your higher studies.

Both the colleges are good, and you should choose between them based on your personal preference. 

Lady Hardinge Medical College is better. It is counted among the best medical colleges in the region. The teaching faculties are excellent. College seniors are supportive, they will help you provide guidance. The coursework includes weekly examinations, so students need to study regularly. This makes sure that the coursework is completed on time. 

Hardinge has many societies that you can be a part of and find similar-minded people. The sports facilities and extracurricular activities offered are good as well. 

I don’t know much about RML/ABVIMS, but I can highlight a few points about LHMC-

• Clinical Exposure- RML offers more clinical exposure for medicine and surgery. This is why half of LHMC postings are conducted at RML. However, LHMC is one of the best in India for Gynae and Paeds. Moreover, LHMC has opened a new academic block, a new OPD block, and new super specialty blocks in recent years. This will increase clinical exposure at LHMC.

• Infrastructure and location- LHMC campus is small yet beautiful. It is located in CP, and well connected to the rest of Delhi NCR via metro.

• DU quota- As an LHMC student, you’ll get a DU quota for PG studies in MAMC, LHMC, and UCMS. IPU has a huge number of PG seats, but the competition is quite high. 

Both RML and LHMC are top medical colleges in Delhi. As a student of LHMC, I can assure you that our college provides ample growth opportunities.