Neurology is a branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of disorders in the nervous system. This super-specialty branch of medicine particularly deals with the diagnosis and treatment of different categories of diseases involving automatic nervous system, peripheral and central nervous system. DM in Neurology is a three-year super-specialty course offered by a number of medical colleges in India. The names of government colleges offering DM in Neurology course in India are given below:

West Bengal:

• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta

• Medical College, Kolkata

• Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkota

Andhra Pradesh:

• Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

• Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati

Assam:

• Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

Uttar Pradesh:

• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow

Tamil Nadu:

• Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli

• Stanley Medical College, Chennai

• Madurai Medical College, Madurai

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

Delhi:

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

• Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi

• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Karnataka:

• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

• National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore

Punjab:

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Rajasthan:

• SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Kerala:

• Government Medical College, Kottayam

• Govt. Medical College, Calicut

• Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapura

Maharashtra

• Grant Medical College, Mumbai

Admission Requirement:

For seeking admission to the DM in Neurology course in the above-mentioned colleges, candidates must have completed their MD/DNB in pediatrics or general medicine from an institution approved by the Medical Council of India or by State Medical Council.

Mode of Selection:

Selection of candidates to the DM in Neurology course is normally based on the marks secured by the students in the qualifying examination and on the basis of entrance examination held at state level or national level, which includes clinical and theoretical assessment of the skills of the candidates.

What are the subjects covered under DM in Neurology course?

Details of some of the subjects covered under DM in Neurology course is given below:

• Neurosurgery

• Neuroradiology

• Neuropathology

• Neurophysiology

• Neuropsychiatry

Field of Work:

Candidates who have completed their DM in Neurology are called as Neurologists, these physicians specializes neurology, and they are trained to identity the diseases concerned with the central nervous system of the human body. In this field, there is a sub-specialty called as pediatric neurology and candidates who have completed this specialty deals with the neurological disorders in children.

What is the future job prospect of Neurologists?

Candidates, who have completed their DM in Neurology, can start their own specialty clinic or they can also work for big super specialty hospitals. They can also engage themselves in transitional research, basic research, clinical trials and clinical research. Therefore, the employment opportunities are wide open for these professionals not only in India, but in foreign countries as well.