Playing a God
A Doctor (a life saver) Examine patients and arrives upon diagnosis/ Perform surgeries/ Prescribe medications/ treats and Educate patients and their family members and thus brings happiness into the lives of patients. A doctor is a continuous source of happiness for many people and their families.
Thus a Doctor’s Job is God’s Job!
If you wish to become a doctor then you must understand that you are taking god’s job in your hand and it is going to be really tougher one, but no other job can give the level of Satisfaction than being a Doctor.
This God is the one who receives lots of blessings and even earns money!!!
All you need to become a Doctor in India is “being passionate”, if you are passionate rest all is just a process. You must also possess the following qualities –
- Compassion and will to help others
- Patience
- Eye for detail
- Concentration
- Physical stamina
- Calm and composed nature
- Emotional strength
- Medical know-how
- Quick thinking
I will tell you everything you need to know about becoming a Doctor in India –
- Eligibility criteria,
- Entrance tests & Admission process
- Minimum Qualification
- Top medical Colleges in India
- PG – Courses post-MBBS.
It is not an easy job but it is not tough as well!
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MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Duration: | 5½ Years |
Level: | Under Graduate |
Type: | Degree |
About M.B.B.S.
MBBS or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery- Doctor in Allopathic Medicine.
Though the name suggests 2 separate degrees, however, it is only 1 degree. It is an Undergraduate Academic Degree Course dealing with Medicine and Surgery.
The duration of the MBBS course extends over a period of 4 ½ academic years which are divided into 9 semesters. Each semester is of 6 months duration. After the completion of an academic study, a candidate must complete 1
Candidates are given an in-depth and proper knowledge of the human body through theory, practical experience in the dissection of bodies and observing various types of surgeries.
M.B.B.S. Admission & Eligibility
- Age: basic requirement for applying for medical entrance tests is that the student should be at least 17 years old on or before 31st December of the year of admission. The upper age limit, where specified, is 25 years.
- Entrance Exam for MBBS:
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- NEET National Entrance cum Eligibility Test: conducted by National Agency (NTA) A candidate must clear NEET exam in order to be Eligible for admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses for a particular academic year in case of General, General-EWS, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain a minimum of marks at 50th percentile in NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test) to Undergraduate Medical Courses held for the said academic year.
- Written tests/ online test have questions from
- Physics 45 MCQ (11th+ 12th Class Syllabus)
- Chemistry 45 MCQ ( 11th+ 12th Class Syllabus)
- Biology (Botany & Zoology) 180 MCQ (11th+ 12th Class Syllabus)
- Max Marks: 720
- Total 180 MCQ, Each MCQ= 4 marks (4 marks For Each Correct and -1 for each incorrect)
Minimum Qualification for MBBS
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- The Student must have passed the qualifying examination i.e. Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC/12th Standard) or equivalent examination, from an Institution situated in India with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology).
- A Student belonging to Open Category must have obtained not less than 50% (i.e. 150 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination).
- A Candidate belonging to constitutional reservation claim must have obtained not less than 40% (i.e. 120 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination.
- However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at the 40th percentile. In respect of candidates with Benchmark Disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile for Unreserved Category & GEN-EWS Category candidates and 40th percentile for SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates.
- The percentile shall be determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the All India common merit list in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses
MCI (Medical Council of India) is the Governing body that takes care of various aspects of medical education in India. There are numerous MCI approved medical education institutes (Government and Private) across India.
Top Govt. MBBS Colleges in India
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College Type | Name of the College |
Government | All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi |
Government | Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
Government | University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi |
Government | King George’s Medical University, Lucknow |
Government | Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry |
Government | Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
Government | Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh |
Government | Lady Hardinge Medical College for Women, New Delhi |
Government | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune |
Government | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam |
Government | Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore |
Government | Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai |
Government | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |
Government | SCB Medical College, Cuttack |
Government | Madras Medical College, Chennai |
Government | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla |
Government | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi |
Government | Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai |
Government | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh |
Government | Medical College, Kolkata |
Government | Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore |
Government | B J Medical College, Ahmedabad |
Government | Goa Medical College, Panaji |
Government | All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar |
Government | Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai |
Government | Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati |
Government | Stanley Medical College, Chennai |
Government | Grant Medical College, Mumbai |
Government | Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow |
Government | Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur |
Government | North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong |
Government | Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar |
Government | Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram |
Government | Guntur Medical College, Guntur |
Government | Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat |
Government | Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad |
Government | Government Medical College, Haldwani |
Government | Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore |
Government | Government Medical College, Kottayam |
Government | Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner |
Government | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi |
Government | Patna Medical College, Patna |
Government | All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur |
Government | Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda |
Government | BJ Government Medical College, Pune |
Government | Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir |
Government | Government Tiruvannamalai Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvannamalai |
Government | Government Medical College, Kozhikode |
Government | Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
Government | GSVM Medical College, Kanpur |
Government | Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan |
Government | Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal |
Government | JN Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal |
Government | Government Medical College, Kollam |
Government | Rabindra Nath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur |
Government | Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam |
Government | Dr Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur |
Government | Medical College, Baroda |
Government | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool |
Government | RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur |
Government | Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur |
Government | Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh |
Government | Government Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram |
Government | Government Medical College, Jammu |
Government | Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur |
Government | Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar |
Government | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair |
Government | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata |
Government | Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad |
Government | North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, New Delhi |
TOP Private M.B.B.S. Colleges in India.
College Type | Name of Colleges |
Private | Christian Medical College |
Private | Kasturba Medical College |
Private | Kasturba Medical College |
Private | Christian Medical College |
Private | St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences |
Private | Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute |
Private | JSS Medical College |
Private | Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research |
Private | SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre |
Private | Dayanand Medical College and Hospital |
Private | MS Ramaiah Medical College |
Private | Dr D Y Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre |
Private | Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences |
Private | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute |
Private | MGM Medical College |
Private | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College |
Private | Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital |
Private | Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital |
Private | Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences |
Private | Saveetha Medical College and Hospital |
Private | PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research |
Private | Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research |
Private | Sri Devaraj URS Medical College |
Private | Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences |
Private | Army College of Medical Sciences |
Private | BVDU Medical College and Hospital |
Private | Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Centre |
Private | Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College |
Private | KJ Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre |
Private | Smt B K Shah Medical Institute and Research Center |
Maharashtra State MBBS & BDS Private Colleges List
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PG – Courses post- MBBS.
For your reference, listed below are all the Medical PG Courses, which a student can choose after MBBS course completion. These courses are bifurcated in Clinical, Para-Non Clinical, and Pre Non-Clinical.
MD / MS / Diploma | DNB | CPS | |
Clinical | MD Vs. DNB | CPS – Diploma | CPS- FCPS |
M.D. Radio Diagnosis | DNB Radio Diagnosis | DOMS- Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery | FCPS-Medicine |
M.D. (Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology) | DNB Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology | DGO-Diploma in Gynecology and Obstetrics | FCPS-Surgery |
MD IN PULMONARY MEDICINE | DNB Respiratory Diseases | DCH-Diploma in Child Health | FCPS-Midwifery & Gynecology (Mid. & Gyn.) |
M.D. General Medicine | DNB General Medicine | DPB-Diploma in Pathology and Bacteriology | FCPS-Ophthalmology |
M.D. pediatrics | DNB pediatrics | DDV-Diploma in Dermatology and Venereology | FCPS-Child Health |
M.D. Psychiatric Medicine | DNB Psychiatry | DA- Diploma in Anesthesia | FCPS-Dermatology and Venereology |
M.D. Radio Therapy | DNB Radio Therapy | DORL- Diploma in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (E.N.T.) | FCPS-Oto-Rhino-Laryngology |
M.D. Anesthesiology | DNB Anesthesiology | DORTHO- Diploma in orthopedics | FCPS-orthopedics |
M.D. IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE | DNB Nuclear Medicine | DMRE- Diploma in Medical Radiology & Electro logy(Part I & II) | FCPS-Anesthesiology |
M.D. (FAMILY MEDICINE) | DNB Family Medicine | TDD- Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases | FCPS-Pathology |
M.D./ M.S. (Obstetrics and Gynecology) | DNB Obstetrics and Gynecology | ||
M.S. Orthopedics’ | DNB Orthopedic Surgery | ||
M.S. General Surgery | DNB General Surgery | ||
M.S. Ophthalmology | DNB Ophthalmology | ||
M.S. E.N.T | DNB ENT | ||
M.D. (Emergency Medicine) | DNB Emergency Medicine | ||
Para-Clinical / Non-Clinical | |||
M.D. (Pathology) | DNB Pathology | ||
M.D. (Microbiology) | DNB Microbiology | ||
M.D. Forensic Medicine | DNB Forensic Medicine | ||
M.D. (Pharmacology) | DNB Pharmacology | ||
Pre-Non-Clinical | |||
M.D. (Anatomy) | DNB Anatomy | ||
M.D. (Physiology) | DNB Physiology | ||
M.D. Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) | DNB Preventive and Social Medicine | ||
M.D. (Biochemistry) | DNB Biochemistry | ||
M.D. (Community Medicine) | |||
DNB – 6 Year courses | |||
DNB Neurosurgery | |||
DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery | |||
DNB Plastic Surgery | |||
DNB Pediatrics’ Surgery |
Though this article is limited to MBBS course, one can also become a Doctor and earn rights to mention the title ‘Doctor’ through the following courses also:-
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- BDS (Dentistry),
- BAMS (Ayurveda),
- BHMS (Homeopathy),
- BUMS (Unani),
- B. V.Sc. & AH (Veterinary Science),
- BPT (Physiotherapy),
- BOT (Occupational Therapy),
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