About the course:

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is a professional course for which the students are awarded with the degrees in medicine and surgery upon successful completion of the course. The course aims at imparting the quality education and training to students to help contribute to the growing sector of health and medicine.

The course is regulated by the Medical Council of India and is spanned for four and a half years divided into semesters, followed by a compulsory internship for a year.

The minimum eligibility for the course is 10+2 with the subjects- Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Different institutes have different cut off marks however the selection is made on the basis of the entrance exams conducted either on the national level or by individual institutes.

The tuition fee varies according to the government funded or private colleges. The average fees ranges around Rs. 35,000 pa in government aided colleges to around Rs. 2 Lakhs pa. However, AIIMS is one such institute with the fee structure as low as around Rs. 6000.

Who should opt for this course?

Students who have a keen interest in learning the basics of human body, its workings and also the diagnosis of diseases and their cures, should opt for this course. This course has a structure which develops a person’s psyche towards the feelings of service and ailment of the sufferers of various diseases. The students, after doing this course, also become an active participant in community as they are always ready to help the ones in need through their medical practices.

Any student who wishes to have a career in the medical field, be it a surgeon, a medical director, a specialist like a gynecologist or an anesthetist etc. should consider this as the best field of study because this gives an introduction to all the discourses in detail.  

Duration:

The complete duration of the course is five and a half years which includes a rotating internship of one year. The course is usually divided into 9 semesters of 6 months each. Apart from the regular courses the students are also supposed to participate in hands-on training in the wards and out-patient departments. This provides the student with real life experiences in practicing and performing clinical procedures integral to their further practice as a doctor.

Top Institutes:

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• Christian Medical College, Vellore
• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
• Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
• Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

The following documents should be produced in Original along with one set of photocopies at the time of admission.

1. Mark sheet of the qualifying examination.
2. Pass certificate of the qualifying examination.
3. X std mark sheet or certificate (for Proof of Date of Birth) 
4. Transfer Certificate 
5. Migration Certificate 
6. Community Certificate
7. Joint declaration by applicant and parent as per format.
8. Four copies of Recent Stamp size colour photographs 
9. Six copies of Passport size colour photographs.

• Candidate must have passed in H.Sc. or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology(PCB) / Biotechnology and english individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in PCB/ Biotechnology at the qualifying examination.
• Candidate belonging to SC, ST, OBC category, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology(PCB) / Biotechnology taken in qualifying examination(PCB) must be 40% marks instead of 50%.
• In NEET entrance exam,it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50^th percentile and for SC, ST, OBC, the minimum marks 40^th percentile and PWD at 45^th percentile.