The craze behind MBBS

Parents' wishes were a driving factor in my choice of stream. The faculty-student ratio is poor in some government colleges but it's respectable in most privately owned colleges. There are 3 semesters in a session along with a lot of internal assessments in the new regulations that you have to pass along with keeping a 75% attendance in all the subjects ( theory and practical both). Tests are somewhat difficult if you aren't thoroughly prepared for it. Most tend to fail anatomy in the first semester. Then there will be a professional exam at the end of the session that will determine promotion to next year.

After you finish doing 4 yrs of MBBS course you have to do a compulsory internship for 6 months where you have to put your skills to work that you have learned over the course of 4 yrs. The stipend is peanuts considering the amount of course fee MBBS generally entails but at least you can brag to your parents that now you can afford your own bike fuel. Pretty smashing.

The fees to study medical is quite steep even if you have a decent NEET marks in private colleges, the top one perfectly might benefit from a scholarship or a chance to study in a government institute that is quite affordable, but looking at the ratio of candidates appearing and total seats in all medical colleges is abysmal. If you are from a financially weak background you might benefit from numerous central government student loans or scholarships that you may apply in.

Life in campus is nothing to write home about. It's subpar like every other college, you might make some acquaintances during the 5 years of student life and that's it. Books are aplenty with an adequate number of journals good for the bookworm among us. Some classrooms are equipped with A/C which are there for namesake but every room is equipped with a projector and sound system for AV interaction and learning. The lecture halls seats are in theatre like arrangement so everyone can look at the screen or blackboard. There are some sporting events like football and cricket tournaments that are held in certain months of the year. There is a gym facility for the gym buffs but I don't think many will get enough time for that.

You have to appear for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) and have decent marks to take admission in any government college. The cut-off varies year to year but 570 is generally regarded as a very good score. You can find the application from the NEET website itself, and apply from there to appear for the exam. There are reservations and people holding SC/ST and OBC caste certificates can benefit from lower cut-off marks and lower admission or session fees. The process is pretty straightforward and I don't feel any necessary improvement is needed to the admission process.