Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Overview

The duration of the M.B.B.S course is four and half years (9 terms, each of 6 month duration) of academic Study and one year of internship. The course consists of 3 phases. Candidates are admitted to the Pre-Clinical Phase(Phase-I) of one year duration (2 terms) during which they study the subjects of Anatomy, Physiology & Biochemistry. At the end of Phase-1, they appear for the M.B.B.S Phase-I examination of the University. After successfully completing the Pre-Clinical course, the students enter the Para-Clinical Phase (Phase-II) of one & a half year duration(3 terms), during which they study Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology & Forensic Medicine. In this phase, the students also learn a part of the clinical subjects. They appear for the Phase-II university examinations at the end of the one and a half years. On successful completion of Phase-II, the students enter Phase-III which is of two years duration, having clinical subjects as part of the study. At the end of one year (2 terms), the students take the Phase-III(Part-1) examinations comprising the subjects E.N.T, Ophthalmology & Community Medicine. At the end of the next one year (the last 2 terms), the student answers the Phase-III (Part-2) examinations comprising the subjects Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics & Orthopaedics. Clinical training in the Hospitals attached to the Institute will commence after the student successfully completes Phase-I & will continue till the end of the course.

Eligibility

The candidate should have passed in PUC/10+2 or equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with 50% marks (40% of marks in case of Karnataka SC/ST/OBC candidates) and English as one of the languages. Must have qualified in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Candidates must have completed 17 years of age by 31st December of the year of admission.

Minimum Education