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
