Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS

MBBS is a 5.5 year long undergraduate degree. Candidates are taught Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical and Clinical subjects during MBBS course. After pursuing the MBBS course, candidates are employed as doctors. Candidates who have studied PCB in class 12 are eligible to pursue MBBS course. Students should have attained at least 17 years of age for pursuing MBBS. Admission to MBBS in India is granted on the basis of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

National Testing Agency (NTA) is the authority to conduct NEET-UG. On the basis of NEET admission to 80,055 MBBS seats in government medical colleges, deemed/central universities, ESIC and AFMS is granted. By qualifying NTA NEET candidates can get admission to top MBBS colleges of the country such as AIIMS, JIPMER, MAMC, AMU, BHU, and many more. Fees of MBBS course varies according to the respective institution. The MBBS course fee in government colleges is much lower in comparison to deemed and private universities.

MBBS course overview

ParticularsDetails
Course nameBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery – MBBS
Duration of course5.5 years
EligibilityQualified or appeared in class 12 examinations with at least 50% marks.
Minimum age17 years of age
Exam acceptedNEET-UG
Number of seats80,055
Number of colleges542 medical, 15 AIIMS and 2 JIPMER