Course Structure
- Prospective students for an undergraduate course leading towards a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree must have completed their 10+2, or High School in the Science stream with at least 50% marks.
- Candidates must also have a combination of Biology, Chemistry and Physics at their 10+2 level
Graduate courses
- An MBBS degree with registration in the Medical Council of India is the basic requirement for all graduate courses in the field of medicine and surgery.
- The duration of MBBS is five and half years, which includes 4½ years of lectures and clinical study, and one year of hands-on work experience as an intern or house surgeon.
Training Period and Time Distribution
Every student is required to undergo a period of certified study extending over 4 ½ academic years which is divided into 9 semesters, (i.e. of 6 months each) from the date of commencement of the academic calender to the date of completion of examination. This is followed by 1 year compulsory rotating internship. Each semester consists of approximately 120 teaching days.
The period of 4 1//2 years is divided into three phases as follows:-
(a) Phase-1 (2 semesters) – consisting of Pre-clinical subjects (Human Anatomy, Physiology including Bio- Physics, Biochemistry and introduction to Community Medicine including Humanities). Besides 60 hours for introduction to Community Medicine and Humanities, rest of the time is equally divided between Anatomy, and Physiology plus Biochemistry combined (Physiology 2/3 and Biochemistry 1/3)
(b) Phase-II (3 semesters) – consisting of para-clinical/clinical subjects. During this phase, teaching of para -clinical and clinical subjects shall be done concurrently. The para-clinical subjects shall consist of Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine including Toxicology and part of Community Medicine.
The clinical subjects shall consist of all these detailed below in Phase III. Out of the time for Para-clinical teaching, approximately equal time is to be allotted to Pathology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology, plus Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine combined (1/3 Forensic Medicine and 2/3 Community Medicine).
(c) Phase-III (continuation of study of clinical subjects for seven semesters after passing Phase-1)
The clinical subjects to be taught during Phase II and III are Medicine and its allied specialties- Surgery and its allied specialties, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Community Medicine.
Besides clinical posting as per schedule mentioned herewith, rest of the teaching hours are to be divided for didactic lectures, demonstrations, seminars, group discussions, etc. in various subjects.
