- The students complete a course of four and a half years followed by one year of a compulsory rotatory internship before applying for the degree.
- The course is divided into four parts with only the second part lasting one and a half years. Students take an examination at the end of each part.
- The first part comprises pre-clinical subjects anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.
- The second part includes para-clinical subjects pharmacology, microbiology, pathology and forensic medicine.
- The third part comprises clinical subjects is divided into part I and part II comprising preventive and social medicine, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology and general medicine, general surgery & orthopedics, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology respectively.
- The 12 month internship is compulsory to attain both the degrees and registration with the Medical Council of India.
Eligibility:
The subjects that need to be taken after class 10th to pursue MBBS as a career option are:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
After completing 10+2 level studies with 50% marks you need to appear in various competitive examinations like AFMC, CET . After qualifying the examination you can pursue MBBS from various colleges. The duration of this course is 5 years. The list of top colleges offering MBBS:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences – AIIMS
Armed Forces Medical College – Pune
Maulana Azad Medical College – Delhi
Kasturba Medical College – Manipal
Christian Medical College – Vellore
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education
AJ Institute of Medical Sciences
MS Ramaiah Medical College – Bangalore
Seth GS Medical College – Mumbai
Job Prospects.
- In Government or private hospitals
- In Nursing homes/clinics/health departments
- In medical services of the army, navy and air force, under the Ministry of Defense
- In charitable institutions
- In medical colleges and training institutes as teachers
- In research institutes and medical colleges as researchers
- In the industrial sector
- Private practice/ self employment
Some of the career options are given below.
- General Practitioner or Physician
- General Surgeon
- Anaesthetist or Anaesthesiologists
- Psychiatrist
- Neurologist
- Pediatrician
- Ophthalmologist or Eye Specialist
- Pathologist
- Cardiologist
- Gynaecologist-Obstetrician
- Dermatologist
- Orthopaedist
- Gastroenterologist
- Radiologist
- ENT specialist
- Tuberculosis Specialist
- Venereologist
- Bacteriologist
- Physiologist
- Nutritionist
