Master of Surgery is a three year post graduate program in the surgical filed.  It is commonly known as the MS program and most of the medical universities under the MCI are offering the courses to the aspirants. The MS holders are licensed to practice and conduct surgery as part of medical treatment. The successful completion of the programs enables the qualification in surgery and the personals become certified Surgeons.

Advantages or Benefits of Doing Master of Surgery

The master of surgery course will enable the doctors to understand the interested areas more deeply and help them to build a career in the particular one. The surgical course will make the candidates an expert in the specialty fields and will provide a value exposure and experience in the specific field. The job offer lucrative salary to the expert surgeon which is also an advantage for pursuing a course in MS.

Eligibility Criteria for MS program

The basic education qualification required for applying to the Master of Surgery course is an MBBS degree from the reputed university/institute approved by medical council of India. The students must complete their one year internship program before applying for the program from any reputed hospital in India.

Admission Procedure for MS program

The admission is purely based on the merit and the medical colleges and universities conduct common entrance examination for the candidates. Every year different universities and institutions conduct the PG medical entrance examinations for both the MS and MDS courses. The eligible candidates from the written examination will be called for the counseling and interview process.

Entrance exams in India

• AIIMS Post Graduate – Post Doctoral Courses Entrance examination
• AIPGMEE – All India Post Graduate Medical / Dental Entrance Examination
• All India Common Medical Entrance Test for MBBS and PG
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Entrance examination
• Annamalai University – PG Medical Entrance Exam
• Army Dental Corps Short Service Commission (SSC) , BDS and MDS Entrance examination
• Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Faridkot Post Graduate Entrance Test
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi Entrance examination
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune All India Post Graduate (PG) Medical Entrance Test
• BHU PG Medical Entrance Test
• BLDEU-PGET BLDE University Bijapur PG Degree and Diploma Courses Entrance Exam
• CETPGMC – Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences MD, MS Entrance examination
• Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore Entrance examination
• CMC Ludhiana Entrance examination
• CMDPGEE –Uttarakhand Council of Entrance Examination Combined Medical and Dental PG Entrance Exam
• COMEDK PGET  PG Medical Entrance Exam
• CSM Medical University Lucknow Entrance examination
• D.Y Patil University Mumbai PG Medical Entrance Test
• DNB-CET NATBOARD DNB Super Specialty Common Entrance Test
• Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Pune All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test
• DY Patil Kolhapur AIPGMET PG Courses Entrance Exam
• Gujarat University – PG Medical Entrance Exam
• HIHT PGMEE – HIHT University Dehradun Post Graduate (PG) Medical Entrance Exam
• Himachal Pradesh University Shimla – PG Medical Entrance Exam
• Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences New Delhi DM and MCh Entrance examintionm MH – SSET Directorate of Medical Education and Research Mumbai Common Entrance Exam
• JIPMER PG Medical Entrance examination
• JIPMER Pondicherry MCh DM Courses Post Doctoral Fellowship PHd Msc Entrance Exam
• Kerala PG Dental Entrance Examination
• KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research PGAIET Post-Graduate All India Entrance Test
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Karad PG Medical and Physiotherapy Entrance Exam
• Maharashi Markandeshwar University, Mullana Entrance examination
• Maharashtra PGM-PGD-CET- Post Graduate Medical, PG Dental CET
• Manipal University MD, MS, PG Diploma and MDS Entrance examination
• Medical Council of India (MCI) proposes National Eligibility Test for PG Admissions
• Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Chennai Common Entrance Exam for Admission
• Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Chennai Post Graduate Entrance examination
• MGM Institute of Health Sciences All India PG Entrance Test
• Mother Theresa Post Graduate & Research Institute of Health Sciences Puducherry
• NIMHANS Entrance examination
• NIMS University Jaipur All India Combined Pre-PG Medical Entrance Exam
• NIPER-JEE National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education And Research (NIPER) Joint Entrance Examination
• NUPGET NITTE University Mangalore PG Entrance Exam
• PGI Chandigarh Entrance Exam
• PGI CHANDIGARH Entrance Exam
• PIMS-AICET-PG-II Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences Ahmednagar Entrance Exam
• PPG – Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Bhopal – MD, MS, MDS Entrance examition
• Punjab University Chandigarh – PG Courses Entrance Exam
• Santosh University Ghaziabad – MD, MS, MDS Entrance examination
• Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences Bareilly MBBS, MS, MD Examination
• Sri Ramachandra University Chennai Post Graduate Entrance examination
• Sri Siddhartha University Tumkur – PG Courses Entrance Exam
• SRM University Kancheepuram Medical Entrance Examination
• SRM University Kancheepuram Medical Entrance Examination
• Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Vadodara – PG Medical Entrance Exam
• Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Meerut – PG Medical  Entrance Exam Dates
• University of Delhi Super-specialty Entrance Test (SET)
• UPPGMEE-2010 Uttar Pradesh Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination
• West Bengal University of Health Science Kolkata Entrance examination
• Yenepoya University Mangalore Entrance Test

How to fill in MS Entrance Application form?

The candidates need to fill the application form carefully. The needed information will be available in the brochure of the institute and the candidates need to carefully read those information before filling the form. You can either use a pen or pencil to fill the form. You must fill every necessary column with correct information. Avoid mistakes while filling the original form and keep the copy of the filled form for further reference. Send the form to the submission address before the closing date.

MS Entrance Exam Pattern

The pattern for the Master of Surgery entrance examination will vary according to the examination. Normally the questions consist of MCQ with objective type answers. The duration of the examination is of three hours or three and half hours and the question paper will have around 250-300 questions and the syllabus will cover that of the MBBS program.

Coaching Centers for MS Entrance Exam

• A.K. Vidyamandir (Medical Wing)
• Aakash Institute
• Brilliant Tutorils Pvt Ltd
• Caeer Fourm
• Career Launcher
• Career Point
• City College
• DAMS
• DentaQuest
• Disha
• Helix Institute
• Imperial Tutorials
• Manya Education Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
• Resonance
• S. S. Coachings
• Sahil Study Circle
• TIME
• Vidya Tutorials Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
• Vidyasagar

Reference Books for MS Entrance Exam

• All India Pevious years’ solved papers by Mudit Khanna
• Biochemistry Books from Harper
• Books by Chaurasiya (all 3 volumes)
• Chatterjee’s parsitology
• Chauthary For PGI
• ENT by Dhingra
• Eye by Khurana and kaski
• Eye from Parson
• Forensic Medicine from Pareikh
• forensic SARP
• Medicine by Harrison pretest
• Medicine from HARRISON or CMDT
• Medicine self assessment guide by Amit Ashish
• Microbiology by Ananthnarayan
• Microbiology by Jawetz
• Paediatrics from Ghai and Nelson
• Pathology by Robbins
• Pharmacology by Goodman & Gilman
• Pharmacology by Katzung
• Pharmacology by Tripathi
• Physiology books on Ganong
• Physiology books on Guyton
• SARP microbiology
• Sure Success By Ramgopal
• Surgery by Bailey & Love
• Surgery by Sabiston pretest
• Tehalaka by Dr. Rajesh Prasad
• Tumors SARP

Master of Surgery Colleges in India

• Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
• Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata
• Vinayaka Missions University
• Vinayaka Missions Medical College, Pondicherry
• Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College, Salem
• Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary
• Vellore Institute of Technology
• V.S.S. Medical College
• University Of Delhi
• University College of Medicine, Kolkata
• University College of Medical Sciences & G.T.P Hospital, New Delhi
• Topiwala National Medical College
• Tirunelveli Medical College
• Thanjavur Medical College
• Tata Cancer Research Memorial Institute, Mumbai
• Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical University
• T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha (Alleppey)
• Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research, Surat
• Stanley Medical College, Chennai
• St. John’s Medical College
• Sri Venkateswara University
• Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
• Sri Ramachandra Medical College Research Institute
• Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Education And Research, Amritsar
• Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
• Smt. N.H.L Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad
• Silchar Medical College, Silchar
• Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada
• Shyam Shah Medical College
• Shri Vasant Rao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal
• Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bijapur
• Sheth K.M.School of Post Graduate Medicine And Research
• Sher-I-Kashkmir Institute of Medical Science, Srinagar
• Shanmuga Arts Science Technological Research
• Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai
• Sardar Patel Medical College
• Santosh Medical College Ghaziabad
• Sancheti Institute For Orthpaedics & Rehabilitation
• Safdarjung Hospital
• S.V.S Medical College, Mahboobnagar
• S.V. Medical College
• S.R.T.R. Medical College, Ambajogai
• S.N. Medical College
• S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur
• S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack
• Rural Medical College, Loni
• Regional Institute of Medical Sciences
• Rangaraya Medical College
• Rajendra Medical College
• Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalainagar
• R.N.T. Medical College
• R.G. Kar Medical College
• Pt. J.N.M Medical College, Raipur
• Pt. B.D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Rohtak
• Pramukh Swami Medical College
• Post Graduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratisthan, Miraj
• Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Pondicherry
• Periyar Maniammai University
• Patna Medical College, Patna
• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot
• Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
• Osmania Medical College
• Nizam’s Institute Of Medical Sciences
• Nilratan Circar Medical College
• Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur
• Narayana Medical College, Nellor
• N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur
• Motilal Nehru Medical College
• Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem
• Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
• Medical College, Baroda
• Medical College
• Maulana Azad Medical College & Gb Pant Hopital
• Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College
• Mamata Medical College, Khammam
• Mahatma Gandhi Mission�S Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• Mahatma Gandhi Mission’S Medical College, Aurangabad
• Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry
• Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram
• Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Latur
• Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi
• Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College
• Madurai Medical College
• Madras Medical College, Chennai
• M.V.J. Medical College And Research Hospital, Bangalore
• M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
• M.P Shah Medical College, Jamnagar
• M.K.Chhattishgarh. Medical College
• M.G.M. Medical College
• Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
• Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
• L.L.R.M. Medical College
• Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad
• Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
• Kempegowda Institute of Nedical Sciences, Bangalore
• Katihar Medical College, Katihar
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Karnataka Medical College
• Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally
• Kakatiya Medical College
• K.S Hegde Medical Academy, Manglore
• K.A.P Viswanathan Government Medical College, Trichy
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
• Jawaharlal Institute of P.G. Medical Education & Research
• J.S.S Medical College, Mysore
• J.J.M. Medical College
• International Institute Of Information Technology
• Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education
• Institute of Opthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirapalli
• Institute of Navel Medicine, Inhs, Aswini, Mumbai
• Institute Of Medical Sciences BHU, Varanasi
• Indira Gandhi Medical College
• Indian Statistical Institute
• Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun
• Guwahati Medical College
• Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot
• Guntur Medical College
• Government Medical College, Thrissur
• Government Medical College, Surat
• Government Medical College, Patiala
• Government Medical College, Nanded
• Government Medical College, Miraj
• Government Medical College, Kottayam
• Government Medical College, Kota
• Government Medical College, Calicut
• Government Medical College, Bhavnagar
• Government Medical College, Amritsar
• Goa Medical College
• Gandhi Medical College
• Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior
• G.S.V.M. Medial College, Kanpur
• Father Muller’S Institute of Medical Education And Research, Mangalore
• Era Medical College, Lucknow
• Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College, Solapur
• Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi
• Dr. D.Y. Patil Pratishthans Medical College, Pimpri, Pune
• Dr. D.Y. Patial Medical College, Kolhapur
• Dr. B.R Ambedkar Medical College, Banglore
• Dr N T R University Of Health Sciences
• Dr M G R Educational And Research Institute
• Deccan College of Medical Science, Hyderabad
• Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
• Darbhanga Medical College
• Command Hospital, Chandimandir
• Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore
• Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
• Christian Medical College, Vellore
• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University
• Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu
• Calcutta National Medical College
• Burdwan Medical College & Hospital
• Birla Institute Of Technology And Science
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College
• Bangalore Medical College
• B.R.D. Medical College
• B.J. Medical College
• B.J Medical College, Ahmedabad
• Assam Medical College
• Army Hospital Research & Referral,New Delhi
• Armed Forces Medical College
• Aravind Eye Hospitals & Pg Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai
• Anna University Tiruchirappalli
• Andhra Medical College
• Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi
• Alluri Sitaram Raju Academy of Medical Science, Eluru
• All India Institute Of Medical Sciences
• Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur
• Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Science, Bellur
• Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical & Hospital, Jammu
• Academy of Medical Sceiences, Pariyaram, Kannur
• Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Pondicherry
• A.D.M. College For Women
• A.C.P.M Medical College, Dhule

MS course curriculum

The course is designed in such a way that it has mainly two parts. The major part is the basic medical science and second part is the clinical practices. The Basic study part include

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Journal Clubs
• Group Discussions
• Participation in laboratory and experimental work
• Involvement in research studies

The theories thus learned are practiced and it includes:

• Management and treatment of patients
• Seminars
• Journal clubs
• Group Discussions
• Clinical Meetings
• Grand rounds
• Clinico - Pathological Conferences
• Practical training in Diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment
• Training in the Basic Medical Sciences
• Allied clinical specialties
• Specializations

Some of the specialization areas include the following:

• Otorhinolaryngology
• Orthopaedics
• Ophthalmology
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• General Surgery

MS Course Evaluation

The course evaluation is done with the help of the internal and common university examinations. It includes the thesis paper, theory paper, clinical/practical as well as the oral examinations. The students are evaluated on the basis of their theoretical and application knowledge in the specialization area. The thesis paper is a research work that the students have to submit as part of their program and it is evaluated by both the internal and external panel.

MS Text Books

• Auditory Brain by Palmer, Alan and Rees, Adrian
• Cochlear Hearing Loss: Physiological, Psychological and Technical Issues by Moore, Brian C. J.
• Colon & Rectal Surgery by Marvin L. Corman
• Cope’s Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen by William Silen
• Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery by Flint, Paul W. and Cummings, Charles W. and Haughey, Bruce H. and Lund, Valerie J. and Niparko, John K
• Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Otolaryngology : Head and Neck Surgery by Lalwani, Anil K.
• Current Diagnosis and Treatment Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery by Lalwani, Anil
• Endoscopic Gastric Surgery by E. Hanisch
• Esophageal Surgery + Thoracic Surgery (Package) by F. Griffith Pearson MD
• Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery by Steven D. Wexner
• Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery by Nathaniel J. Soper
• Mastery of Surgery (2 vols.) by Robert J. Baker
• Nyhus and Condon’s Hernia by Robert J. Fitzgibbons
• Obesity Surgery by Louis F. Martin
• Organ Transplantation by Leo C. Ginns MD
• Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery by Paparella, Michael M. and Keefe, Michael A. and Gapany, Markus
• Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery by Gleeson, Michael and Burton, Michael J. and Jones, Nicholas S. and Watkinson, John C.
• Primer of Robotic and Telerobotic Surgery by Garth H. Ballantyne
• Rhinosinusitis : A Guide for Diagnosis and Management by Thaler, Erica R. and Kennedy, David W.
• Sabiston Textbook of Surgery (Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Practicsurgical Practice) by David C. Sabiston
• Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, Eighth Edition by Seymour I. Schwartz
• Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology Set : Head and Neck Surgery by Gleeson, Michael and Jones, Nicholas and Clarke, Ray and Hibbert, John and Luxon, Linda M.
• Sleisenger & Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management by Mark Feldman
• Surgery of the Liver and Biliary Tract (2 Vols & CD-ROM) by Leslie H. Blumgart MD
• Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands by Gregory Randolph
• Surgical Diseases of the Spleen by Jonathan R. Hiatt
• Surgical Endocrinology: A Clinical Syndromes Approach by Gerard M. Doherty
• The Pancreas: A Clinical Textbook 2 volume set by Hans-Gunther Beger
• Transplantation of the Liver by Ronald W. Busuttil MD PhD
• Transplantation of the Pancreas by Rainer W.G. Gruessner
• Ultrasound for Surgeons by Junji Machi
• Vestibular Disorders : A Case Study Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment by Furman, Joseph M. and Cass, Stephen P. and Whitney, Susan L.
• Williams Textbook of Endocrinology by Jean D. Wilson
• Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, Eighth Edition (Zollinger, Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations) by Robert Milton Zollinger

What to do after MS?

After the MS program, the candidates have two options, they can work with any hospitals or firms in the health care industry or can continue their studies to the next level. The next higher course which the candidates can do is the Doctorate of Medicine and the Doctor of Philosophy etc. They can also continue with studies in the interested areas and domains and can do further researches in the same.

Job and Career options for MS

Now these days, the hospitals and surgeons play a very important part in human life. The lifestyle and pace of human life lead to many emergency like situations in life and thus we need surgeons in our everyday life. Thus the demand for the surgeons has increased largely and they are getting more opportunities in the health care sector. The job areas differ according to the specialization. For example now these days everybody wants to look beautiful and handsome, this trend has increased the popularity of the plastic surgeons as well. Some of the job areas and types of the job are given below. .

• Employment Areas
• Health Centres
• Hospitals.
• Laboratories
• Medical Colleges
• Medical Foundation / Trust
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Nursing Homes
• Polyclinics
• Private Practice
• Research Institutes

Job Types

• Cardiothoracic Surgeon
• Colorectal Surgeon
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon
• Endocrine Surgeon
• Neonatal Surgeon
• Neurosurgeon
• Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
• Ophthalmologist
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
• Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Paediatric Surgeon
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
• Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgeon
• Urological Surgeons
• Vascular Surgeon

Remuneration after MS

The surgeons are paid more than the physicians. The salary offered to a surgeon will vary according to their experience and expertise. The salary also depends on the specialization, the sector and also the demand for such specialists. According to the statistics the average salary of the surgeon in India varies from Rs.1.8lakhs- Rs. 17.8lakh/annum. The salaries will reach the heights when they are working with international organization and health care centers.