Medical Regulatory Authorities
Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Dental Council of India (DCI) are the regulatory authorities in respect of medical and dental education, respectively. The students must take admission only to medical colleges and courses that are approved by the MCI and DCI.
Medical Education in India
Education in Medical and Dentistry is offered at four levels:- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
- Postgraduate diplomas in specific areas such as Child Health (DCH), Laryngology and Otology (DLO), Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGO) and postgraduate degree in broad specialities - Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)
- Postgraduate degree (super specialities)-Doctor of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) also known as post-doctoral degrees
- Research degree M.Phil and PhD.
Higher Level Courses In Medicine And Dentistry
- MD/MS Clinical Sciences Anaesthesiology, Dermatology & Venereology, Medicine (General), Nuclear Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology, Radiodiagnosis, Radiotherapy, Skin & Venereal Disease, Surgery (General), Transfusion Medicine, Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases
- Basic Clinical Sciences Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Forensic Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology
- Others Community Medicine, Hospital Administration, Preventive & Social Medicine
- DM Cardiology, Clinical Immunology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Medical Genetics, Medical Oncology, Neonatalogy, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuro Radiology
- MCh Cardiothoracis Surgery, Oncology, Proctology, Genito-Urinary Surgery, Neurosurgery, paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Urology
- MDS Prosthodontics, Orthodontics,Periodontics, Endodontics, Pedodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology, Public Health Dentistry, Operative Dentistry.
Eligibility and Entrance to Medical courses
The entry requirement for both MBBS and BDS courses is a pass in 10+2 examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Science. The candidates must have completed 17 years on December 31 of the year of admission. All India common entrance test will be there for selection of candidates.Note : Open payment seats are available in several Private/trust medical colleges of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR which are also open to respective state residents.
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