Medical Colleges in India

Medical Colleges in India are comparable with the best in the world. Not only medical colleges, medical care provided by top Indian hospitals too is world-class. A testimony of this fact is the trend of growing medical tourism in India. A large number of people from America and Europe are coming to India for super-speciality treatments. Doctors are earning very handsome salaries in top Indian hospitals and they are in great demand. In a nutshell, a person pursuing medical education in India has very bright future.

Medical Courses in India

1. M. B. B. S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery): The course duration is 5½ years (4½ years of classroom study followed by a year of rotating internship). The 4½ years of class room study is broken into 3 phases of 18 months each. Each phase of 18 months is known as Professional and is further divided into 3 semesters of 6 months each. There is a semester exam at the end of each semester and a Professional exam at the end of each professional. The third professional is devoted to monthly clinical work in the wards and departments of the hospital. In all there are 3 professional examinations, followed by practical and clinical examinations. Pass percentage required is 50 per cent.

2. B. D. S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery): The course duration is 4 years followed by a year of internship. The 4year course is divided into 4 parts of one-year duration each.

3. B. H. M. S. (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery): The course duration is 5½ years including one year of compulsory internship. The Homoeopathic Education in India is presently regulated by the National Institute of Homoeopathy.

4. B. A. M. S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery): The course duration is 5½ years including one year of compulsory internship. The Ayurvedic Education in India is presently regulated by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM).

5. M.D. (Doctor of Medicine): This is a 3year postgraduate degree program in medicine. Doctors possessing M.B.B.S. degree are eligible to for this course.

6. M.S. (Master of Surgery): This is a 3year postgraduate degree program in Surgery. Doctors possessing M.B.B.S. degree are eligible to for this course.

7. D.M.: D.M. is a super specialty program in medicine. The program duration varies from 2 to 3 years. Doctors possessing M.D. degree are eligible to for this course.

8. M.Ch.: M.Ch is a 2year super specialty program in surgery. The entry requirement for M.Ch course is M.S. degree.

List of Top Medical Colleges in India