Career in MBBS
MBBS or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery is a professional degree which is conferred by the medical schools and colleges in India. Though the name of the degree indicates that these are two different degrees, they are considered as one degree and conferred jointly.
The duration of the MBBS course is 4.5 years. After completing this, the students need to undergo a Mandatory Rotating Residential Internship which takes 12 months.
Current Scenario of MBBS in India
In order to become eligible to study MBBS in India, the students should score at least 50% in Chemistry, Physics, Biology and English in their Higher Secondary or 10+2 exams. In India, in case of reserved category students (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Classes), the prerequisite is 40%. At the time of getting admission, the age of the student should be between 17 years to 25 years. Approximately 5 Lakh students vie for 32000 MBBS seats.
Entrance Exams For Admission in MBBS |
Conducted By | Name of Entrance Exam |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Entrance Exam - AIIMS 2012 |
AIPMT |
AIPMT Exam - All India Pre-Medical/ Pre-Dental Entrance Examination |
PMET |
Punjab Pre Medical Test |
UPCAT/ UPCMET/UPCPMT |
Uttar Pradesh Medical Entrance Exams/ Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test/ Uttar Pradesh Combined Medical Entrance Test/ Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Test |
Armed Forces Medical College AFMC |
Armed Forces Medical College Entrance Exam - AFMC 2012 |
Banaras Hindu University Medical Entrance Examination - BHU 2012 |
Banaras Hindu University Medical Entrance Examination - BHU 2012 |
MP DMAT |
Madhya Pradesh MP DMAT Medical Entrance Exam and All India Dental & Medical Admission Test |
AIMS - Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences |
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Entrance Exam |
AIPVT |
All India Pre Veterinary Test |
Dr. DY Patil Medical College |
All India Common Entrance Test |
DUMET |
Delhi University Medical/ Dental Entrance Test |
Haryana PMT |
Haryana Pre- Medical Test |
HP CPMT |
Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Entrance Test HP CPMT Medical Entrance Exam |
KLE UGAIET / PGAIET |
KLE University Under Graduate/Post Graduate All India Entrance Test |
AU AIMEE |
Annamalai University - AU AIMEE All India Medical Entrance Examinations |
Bharati Vidyapeeth University |
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical Entrance Exam |
UPMT |
Uttaranchal Pre-Medical Test |
BLDE UGET |
BLDE University Under Graduate Entrance Test/BLDE UGET Medical Entrance Exam |
CETPPMC |
Common Entrance Test for Pondicherry Private Medical Colleges CETPPMC Medical Entrance Exam |
Christian Medical College Ludhiana |
Christian Medical College Ludhiana Entrance Test CMC Entrance |
KEAM |
Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Entrance Exam |
Manipal PMT |
Manipal Pre Medical Test |
MGIMS |
MGIMS Medical Entrance/Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science |
MAHER |
Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (MAHER) Medical Entrance Exam |
MPMT |
Madhya Pradesh Pre-Medical Test MP PMT |
PIMS |
Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences PIMS Medical Entrance Exam |
RPMT |
Rajasthan Pre-Medical Test RPMT |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
SRM Medical Entrance Exam |
Vinayaka Missions University |
All India Common Entrance Examination Vinayaka Missions University |
AMU |
Aligarh Muslim University Medical Entrance Exam |
CMC Vellore |
MBBS Entrance Exam |
Last Updated on : January 19, 2016