How & Where to Get Tested for Coronavirus? State-Wise List of Path Labs for COVID-19 Testing
Complete list of the authorised pathological laboratories for COVID-19 Testing in India. At the state-level & the Union Territory-level, the government is giving coronavirus testing at the 52 viral research and diagnostic laboratories (VRDL).

The number of people affected by the scary coronavirus is climbing. In this article we will inform you where to get tested if you or a family member suspects the deadly virus infection.
The chief laboratory for coronavirus sample testing is the Pune-based National Institute of Virology administrated by the Indian Council for Medical Research. However, at the state-level & the Union Territory-level, the government is giving coronavirus testing at the 52 viral research and diagnostic laboratories (VRDL). People first have to be referred by the local government hospitals & then go to these labs to get tests done.
Check-out complete detailed list of the authorised pathological laboratories:
Coronavirus Testing Strategy in India:
- There is presently no community transmission of covid-19.
- The disease is primarily reported in individuals with travel history to the affected countries or close contacts of positive cases. Hence, all individuals need not be tested.
Coronavirus 2020: Who should get tested?
- The ones who have direct close physical contact of laboratory confirmed positive case.
- The people who have travel history in the last 14 days to high-risk coronavirus affected countries.
- If both the above points are ticked then home quarantine for 14 days is advised.
- If symptoms are found within 14 days, then laboratory test must be done. One must contact on MoH&FW helpline for testing (+91-11-23978046). Throat swab + nasal swabs must be taken in Viral Transport Medium in one tube in the cold chain.
Please Note- If there are no symptoms, then no test is required.
(Source: ICMR official website)
There are 52 Testing Labs or Sites for COVID ‐19
List of VRDLs in States or UT
1. Andhra Pradesh
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
2. Andaman & Nicobar islands
GMC, Anantapur, AP
Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
3. Assam
Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati
Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh
4. Bihar
Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
5. Chandigarh
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
6. Chhattisgarh
All India Institute Medical Sciences, Raipur
7. Delhi-NCT
All India Institute Medical Sciences, Delhi
National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi
8. Gujarat
BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
M.P.Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar
Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Inst. of Med. Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
9. Haryana
BPS Govt Medical College, Sonipat
10. Himachal Pradesh
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Dr.Rajendra Prasad Govt. Med. College, Kangra, Tanda, HP
11. Jammu and Kashmir
Sher‐e‐ Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
Government Medical College, Jammu
12. Jharkhand
MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur
13. Karnataka
Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore
National Institute of Virology Field Unit Bangalore
Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore
Hassan Inst. of Med. Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka
Shimoga Inst. of Med. Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka
14. Kerala
National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Kerala
Govt. Medical College, Thriuvananthapuram, Kerala
Govt. Medical College, Kozhikhode, Kerala
15. Madhya Pradesh
All India Institute Medical Sciences, Bhopal
National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur
16. Meghalaya
NEIGRI of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya
17. Maharashtra
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai
18. Manipur
J N Inst. of Med. Sciences Hospital, Imphal‐East, Manipur
19. Odisha
Regional Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar
20. Puducherry
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
21. Punjab
Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab
Government Medical College, Amritsar
22. Rajasthan
Sawai Man Singh, Jaipur
Dr. S.N Medical College, Jodhpur
Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
SP Med. College, Bikaner, Rajasthan
23. Tamil Nadu
King's Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Chennai
Government Medical College, Theni
24. Tripura
Government Medical College, Agartala
25. Telangana
Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
26. Uttar Pradesh
King's George Medical University, Lucknow
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
27. Uttarakhand
Government Medical College, Haldwani
28. West Bengal
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata
IPGMER, Kolkata
The following labs are assisting VDRL in covid-19 tests
57 laboratories to help in sample collection for COVID ‐19
1. Andhra Pradesh
Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada
Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa
Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
Guntur Medical College, Guntur
2. Assam
Silchar Medical College, Silchar
Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat
Tezpur Medical College, Tezpur
Fakhruddin Medical College, Barpeta
3. Bihar
Patna Medical College, Patna
Darbhanga Medical College, Darbhanga
S K Medical College, Muzaffarpur
4. Chandigarh
Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
5. Chhattisgarh
Late Sri BaliramKashyap Memorial Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur
6. Delhi‐NCT
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
7. Gujarat
Government Medical College, Surat
GMC, Bhavnagar
PDU GMC, Rajkot
Government Medical College & SSG Hospital, Vadodara
8. Jammu and Kashmir
Government Medical College, Srinagar
9. Jharkhand
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi
10. Karnataka
Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Science, Bellary
Gulbarga Institute Of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
11. Kerala
Government Medical College, Thrissur
12. Ladakh
Sonam Namgyal Memorial Hospital, Leh
13. Madhya Pradesh
Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar
MGM Medical College, Indore
Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior
S.S Medical College, Rewa
14. Maharashtra
Government Medical College, Miraj, Sangli
Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Government Medical College, Nagpur
Government Medical College, Aurangabad
V. M. Government Medical College, Solapur
Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
Government Medical College and Hospital & Superspeciality
Hospital, Akola
15. Manipur
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal
16. Odisha
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
17. Puducherry
Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry
18. Rajasthan
RNT Medical College, Udaipur
AIIMS, Jodhpur
19. Tamil Nadu
Madurai Medical College, Madurai
Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem
Government Medical College, Thiruvarur
Government Medical College, Villupuram
Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
20. Telangana
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
Kakatiya Medical College, Nizampura, Warangal
21. Uttar Pradesh
UPUMS,(Formerly UPRIMS) Saifai
22. Uttarakhand
AIIMS, Rishikesh
Doon Government Medical College, Dehradun
23. West Bengal
Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Murshidabad,
Berhampur, West Bengal
Midnapore Medical College & Hospital, Midnapore
North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling
Malda Medical College, Malda
RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata