Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS, is an undergraduate academic program in the country in the medical filed. It is one of the top most professional courses in the country, which is designed into 9 semesters or 4 and half year duration. After the completion of the academic studies the candidates must undergo a mandatory one year internship program at the reputed hospital in India. Hence the total duration of pursuing the MBBS degree in India is five and half years. In India, the MBBS program is controlled and monitored by the Medical Council of India.

Advantages or Benefits of Doing Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

After pursuing graduation in medicine, various postgraduate examinations are open for the graduates. Examinations for membership and fellowship of professional institutions such as Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, postgraduate Masters Degrees and a postgraduate doctorate in medicine are some of the options. The biggest achievement can be the prefix ‘Dr’ before one’s name and also respect which comes along. Besides the high salaries doctors earn, they can also do private practice which brings in extra income.

Eligibility Criteria for MBBS program

To apply for MBBS in India a score above 50% is required by the applicant for chemistry, biology and physics in 10+12 grade. To enter into a national level medical college, one needs to take the Common Entrance Test (CET) and All India Medical Entrance Examination (AIMEE). Questions from biology, chemistry and physics can be expected for the written medical entrance test. Each state conducts their separate Medical Entrance test and residents of that state can apply for admission into these colleges.

Admission Procedure for MBBS program

A large number of medical colleges and universities in India under MCI are offering the MBBS program. The aspirants of MBBS must take the entrance examination conducted at the national or state level. The candidates need to score minimum cut off marks in these examinations and must go through the counseling process to get admission into the medical universities.

Some MBBS Entrance exam in India

• All India Institute of Medical Science Entrance Exam
• AIPMT- All India –Pre Medical/ Pre Dental Entrance Exam
• AIMBBS- Amrita Institute of  Medical Sciences
• AFMC- Armed Forces Medical College exam
• AIPGDET - All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Test
• All India Common Entrance Exam, Vinayaka Mission University
• All India common Entrance test, Dr. DY Patil Medical College
• AMU Medical Entrance Exam
• BLDE University under graduate entrance Test
• DUMET - Delhi University Medical/ Dental Entrance test
• Haryana PMT -Haryana Pre- Medical Test
• HP CPMT - Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Entrance Test HP CPMT Medical Entrance Exam
• JIPMER - Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research
• KLE UGAIET / PGAIET - KLE University Under Graduate/Post Graduate All India Entrance Test
• KEAM- Kerala Entrance Exam
• Medical entrance examinations in Andhra Pradesh
• MP DMAT - All India Dental & Medical Admission Test - Madhya Pradesh
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology Medical Entrance Exam
• UPCAT/ UPCMET/UPCPMT – Uttar Pradesh Medical Entrance Examination

How to fill in MBBS Entrance Application form?

The candidates are required to understand the information brochure carefully while filling the form. The form should be filled up in his or her own handwriting with a ball point pen either blue or black ink. A recent size photo must be pasted on the right place and fingerprint should be affixed in the requisite columns. Any fault will result in the rejection of the form and you won’t be allowed to take the examination. The form should be sent along with the document and DD to the submission address before the deadline.

MBBS Entrance Exam Pattern

The test will be for three hours. The question paper generally will carry 200 multiple choice questions from different subjects. The subjects of the examination include biology, physics, chemistry, GK. Wrong answers carry negative marks in the exams.

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Reference Books for MBBS Entrance Exam

• 10 Mock Test Papers for BHU by Panel of Experts
• ABC Chemistry
• AC Dutta for Botany (Oxford Publication),
• AFMC – Pune Solved Papers by N. Khurmi
• AFMC Explorer 2011 by Dr. Sandeep Ahlawat
• AFMC Medical Entrance Solved Papers by Editorial Board.
• AIIMBBS 2004 Nov by Sumer Sethi and Siddhartha Sethi
• Arihant 5 Mock Tests & Solved Papers for AFMC by Panel of Experts.
• Arihant AIIMBBS MBBS Entrance Examination
• Arihant Organic Chemistry
• Armed Forces Medical College, PUNE Entrance Exam Prep Books by Panel Experts.
• Chapter Wise Solutions of AFMC (PUNE) by Panel of Experts
• Concept of Competition Physics for CBSE PMT by Aggarwals
• DhanPat Ray Biotechnology & Environmental chemistry by M.MahaJan
• Dinesh Biology
• Dinesh Chemistry
• Edusys Advanced Explorer AIIMBBS 2008
• GK, English & Reasoning – Medical Entrances by Editorial Board
• HC Verma for Physics,
• KHURMI AFMC by N.Khurmi
• LP Golden Excel with AIIMBBS Previous Years solved Papers by by Dr. J.K. Juneja, S. Jawa, Dr. J. P. Sharma
• Medical Entrance Guide by G.R RaiZada
• Morrision Boyd for Organic Chemistry
• MTG (Biology Today) CBSE PMT (Subscription)
• Mtg AFMC Explorer 16 Years Solved Papers by Dr. Sandeep Ahlawat.
• Mtg AIIMBBS Explorer (With Solved Papers 1994-2006)
• NCERT- Biology Part 1 and Part 2
• NCERT- Chemistry Part 1 and Part 2
• NCERT- Physics Part 1 and Part 2
• Objective Botany by Dr.Naresh Malik
• Oswaal 10 Mock test Papers for AIIMBBS Delhi (Medical)
• Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula for Physical Chemistry
• Physics: CBSE PMT set of 3 Volumes by Anil Aggarwal
• Speed AIIMBBS Nov. 2009
• Target AIIMBBS
• Universal Self Scorer Biology for AIPMT, AIIMBBS, AFMC & Various Medical Entrance ExaMBBS

Bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery Colleges in India

• A N Magadh Medical College, Gaya
• Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kerala
• Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
• Armed Forces Medical College, AFMC Pune
• Assam Medial College, Dibrugarh
• B J Medical College, Ahmedabad
• B. J. Medical College, Pune
• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore
• Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura
• Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
• Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences,Bidar
• BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur
• Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
• Calcutta Medical College Hospital, Kolkata
• Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu
• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow
• Christian Medical College, Vellore
• Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
• College of Medicine and JNM Hospital,Kalyani,Nadia
• D.Y. Patil Education Society’s Medical College, Kolhapur
• Darbanga Medical College, Lehriasarai
• Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana
• Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College, Solapur
• Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Smriti Medical College
• Dr. Rajendar Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, H.P
• Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Govt. Medical College, Nanded
• Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College
• Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior
• Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad
• Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
• Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati
• Goa Medical College, Panaji
• Government Dharamapuri Medical College, Dharamapuri
• Government Medical College, Akola
• Government Medical College, Amritsar
• Government Medical College, Anantapur
• Government Medical College, Aurangabad
• Government Medical College, Bhavnagar
• Government Medical College, Chandigarh
• Government Medical College, Jammu
• Government Medical College, Kota
• Government Medical College, Kottayam
• Government Medical College, Latur
• Government Medical College, Nagpur
• Government Medical College, Nanded
• Government Medical College, NMDC, Jagdalpur
• Government Medical College, Patiala
• Government Medical College, Sangli
• Government Medical College, Srinagar
• Government Medical College, Surat
• Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore
• Govt. Medical College, Calicut
• Govt. Medical College, Miraj
• Govt. Medical College, Mysore
• Govt. Medical College, Trichur
• Grant Medical College, Mumbai
• GSVM Medial College, Kanpur
• Guntur Medical College, Guntur
• Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot
• Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan
• Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur
• Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry
• Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
• Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkota
• Jawahar Medical Foundation’s Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Medical College, Dhule
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
• Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Porompet, Imphal
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur
• Jorhat Medical College & Hospital, Jorhat
• K A P Viswanathan Government Medical College, Trichy
• Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal
• KanyaKumari Government Medical College, Asaripallam
• Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMBBS)
• Kurnool Medical College, Andhra Pradesh
• Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
• Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Dighoh Hills, Hingna Rd, Nagpur
• LLRM Medical College, Merrut
• M G M Medical College, Indore
• M G M Medical College, Jamhedpur
• M.G.M. Medical College, Aurangabad
• Madurai Medical College, Madurai
• Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi
• Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya
• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
• Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
• MKCG Medical College, Berhampur
• Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem
• Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
• MP Shah Medical College,Jamnagar
• N.D.M.V.P. Samaj’s Medical College, Nashik
• N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Science & Research, Nagpur
• Nalanda Medical College, Patna
• Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur
• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta
• North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling
• Osmania Medical College Hyderabad
• Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Mumbai
• Padmashree Dr. V. V. Patil Foundation’s Medical College & Memorial Hospital, Delhi
• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot
• Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad
• Patna Medical College, Patna
• Perunthurai Medical College and Institute of Road Transport, Perunthurai
• Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (Haryana)
• Pt. J N M Medical College, Raipur
• R N T Medical College, Udaipur
• R. C. S. M. Government Medical College, Kolhapur
• Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences,Raichur
• Rajashree Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur
• Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam
• Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane
• Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
• RG Kar Medical College, Calcutta
• Rural Medical College of Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Ahmednagar
• S N Medical College, Agra
• S V Medical College, Tirupati
• S.R.T. Rural Medical College, Ambajogai, Maharashtra
• Sagar Medical College, Sagar
• Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad
• Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner
• SCB Medical College, Cuttack
• Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences,Shimoga
• Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
• Shri Krishna Medical College, Muzzafarpur
• Shri Vasant Rao Naik Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal
• Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa
• Siddhartha Medical College, Vijaywada
• Silchar Medical College, Silchar
• SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• Smt. Sita Devi Bijaykumar Jarodia Medical College, Mumbai
• Sri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
• Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai
• SRTR Medical College, Ambajogai
• Stanley Medical College, Chennai
• T D Medical College, Alleppey (Allappuzha)
• Thanjavur Medical College,Thanjavur
• Theni Government Medical College,Theni
• Thiruvarur Govt. Medical College, Thiruvarur
• Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi
• Tirunelveli Medical College,Tirunelveli
• Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
• U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Etawah
• Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi
• Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Govt. Medical Sc. & Research Instt, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal
• Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary
• Villupuram Medical Cololege, Villupuram
• VSS Medical College, Burala

MBBS course curriculum

The period of 4½ years is divided into 3 phases which include:

• Phase I (2 Semesters) – includes pre clinical subjects, anatomy, humanities, physiology and biochemistry.
• Phase II (3 semesters)- includes Para clinical subjects, pathology, forensic medicine and community medicine.
• Phase III (7 Semesters)- clinical subjects, surgery and its allied specialties ,Obstetrics and  gynecology.
• Lectures
• Demonstrations
• Seminars
• Group discussions
• Case studies
• Clinical posting
• Community health care activities
• Training on various subjects of general medicine

The curriculum of medical colleges is designed to train students so that they can undertake the responsibilities of a Physician who is capable of looking after the preventive, primitive, curative & rehabilitative aspect of medicine.

Specializations

• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Dermatology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• E.N.T. (Ear, Nose and Throat)
• Psychiatry
• Anaesthesiology

MBBS Course Evaluation

The course comprises theory as well as practical sessions. For each paper there will be separate examinations held at the end of semesters and the students need to score at least 50% in each subject. The evaluation process also contains internal assessments in each semester.

MBBS Text Books

• Gray’s Anatomy
• Cunningham’s Manual of Practical Anatomy (vol 1,2,3)
• Langman’s Medical Embryology 10th Edition
• R. S. Snell: Clinical Anatomy for medical students
• R. S. Snell: Clinical Neuroanatomy for Medical Student’s
• More: Clinical Anatomy
• Last: Anatomy
• Junqueira: Basic Histology
• B. D. Churasia: Human Anatomy (Vol 1,2,3)
• K. A. Datta: Human Anatomy (Vol. 1,2,3,4)
• Poddar Osteology
• K. Datta: General Anatomy
• K. Datta: Human Embryology
• NETTER: Atlas of Human Anatomy
• Grants: Atlas of Anatomy
• Macminn Colour Atlas of Histology
• Difore: Atlas of Histology
• Guyton and Hall: Medical Physiology
• W.F. Ganong: Medical Physiology
• Chawduraj: Concise Medical Physiology
• C.C Chaterjee: Human Physiology (Vol. 1,2)
• L. Ghai: Practical Physiology & Biochemistry
• Samson Wrights: Applied Physiology
• Harper’s Biochemistry
• Lippincotts: Biochemistry
• Sattanarayan: Biochemistry
• Orten: Human Biochemistry
• C. Ded: Biochemistry
• Parks: Community Medicine
• ABC Comunity Medicine
• Tabers: Medical Dictionary (Vol. 1,2)
• Dorland: Medical Dictionary
• Dorland: Pocket Medical Dictionary

What to do after MBBS?

After the completion of the MBBS program the students can either go for higher studies or look for a job. For all those higher study aspirants, they can do their MS/MD program in any of the following fields,

• Cardiology
• Clinical Haematology
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Medical Gastroenterology
• Medical Oncology
• Neonatology
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Neuro Radiology
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Rheumatology

Now these days many of the MBBS graduates find their career in the management and Hospital administration field by pursuing a MBA degree. MBBS graduates are also in high demand in hospitals and other healthcare institutes. They can also be self employed by starting their own clinics.

Job and Career options for MBBS

The modern world is not free of diseases and hence the job opportunities are huge for the MBBS holder. The new and new technologies and new ways of diagnosis are opening many employment areas to the graduates. Some of the job areas and nature of the job for the MBBS graduates are the following,

Employment Areas

• Biomedical Companies
• Health Centres
• Hospitals
• Laboratories
• Medical Colleges
• Medical Foundation / Trust
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Nursing Homes
• Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies
• Polyclinics
• Private Practice
• Research Institutes

Job Types

• Anaesthetist or Anaesthesiologists
• Bacteriologist
• Cardiologist
• Chiropodist
• Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist
• Dermatologist
• E.N.T. Specialist
• Enterologist
• Gastroenterologist
• General Practitioner
• General Surgeon
• Gynaecologist
• Hospital Administrator
• Medical Admitting Officer
• Neurologists
• Nutritionist
• Obstetrician
• Orthopaedist
• Pathologist
• Paediatrician
• Radiologist
• Physician
• Physiologist
• Psychiatrists
• Resident Medical Officer

Remuneration after MBBS

High pay packets are available for the MBBS holders. The remuneration starts from Rs. 15,000 to 25,000 p.m. in the public sector. At the preliminary stage college professors can also get the same. The earnings will go up with experience from a reputed institute. Those who pursue higher studies can start with even better salary. A committed practitioner gets a high remuneration which varies from Rs.30, 000- 40,000 per month. Besides this an extra income can be earned by private practioners based on their effort by engaging in private practice.