D Sharma's Review On Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences - [SMIMS], Gangtok

This is a manipal I stitute and as always the manipal group is very dedicated to their students. The college management always strived to give the students the best in terms of education which is really important because at the of the day that's why you a

I took SMUGET us the entrance exam needed to qualify for a seat at SMIMS. This exam is held is at various centres all over India. It is an online exam testing knowledge on physics,chemistry,biology and English. There are 200 questions each with one mark for a correct response and no negative markings. There are two separate lists of merit, the general and the northeast list.

Medical curriculum as approved by the Medical Council of India. In the firat two semesters the subjects are anatomy,biochemistry and physiology. The third,fourth and fifth semesters deal with the subjects pathology,microbiology,forensic medicine and toxicology and pharmacology. The sixth and seventh semesters include Ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngilogy and community medicine. The final year is the eight and ninth semesters deal with internal medicine,surgery,paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology. All the subjects are compulsory and there are no electives.

Internship at the hospital was very hands on. The internship was compulsory and rotated between various departments for a period of one year. There is two months of internal medicine (including 15 days of psychiatry),two months of surgery (including 15 days if anaesthesia),two months of obstetrics and gynaecology,two months of community medicine (where one is posted at a rural health centre),one month of paediatrics,one month of orthopaedics,15 days of ENT,15 days of Opthalmology,15 emergency dept and 15 days of elective (skin,radiology,blood bank,psychiatry,forensic medicine).

There is no system of placements in medicine. And there is no lack of job opportunities. One can apply to work anywhere in India and abroad. To work abroad one has to pass the licensing exam of the particular country where one intends to work in. No separate exam needs to be passed in order to work in India.

Cultural event and sports week called aura held annually,university fest called kaalrav held annually,apart from that many events held where national talents used to come.

The fee is quite feasible when compared to other private medical colleges in India. The fee which includes course fee,hostel fee and mess fee came to around 3.5 lakh rupees annualy while I was studying. There was an option to pay in two bi-yearly instalments on request. The fee agreed upon during admission remained constant for the 4.5 years of study without any increase in fee at any point.

There weren't any scholarships to study medicine except for students from Sikkim who had to pay half the tuition fees paid by general category students. There was also an option to pay the fess in two instalments per year which was generally approved on written application.

Good vibrant campus life with good sports and cultural opportunities. Good library well stocked with the latest books. The students were from all over India,also a few from abroad. There was never any discrimination on the basis of religion,ethnicity,race,sexual orientation or economic status. The friends made during my college years have remained friends even years after passing out.

One of the best hostel facilities I've seen. This has been confirmed by various friends studying elsewhere in India when they would visit me at Gangtok. The rooms were double seaters with a balcony (with a lively view) attached bathroom with washing area

Very positive interaction with alumni who are based both in India and abroad. Alumni have been helpful in getting jobs in India at places they have worked previously (due to their good work culture). Alumni settled abroad have been helpful in guiding a junior on the process of going to and working in countries they are currently settled in.

Part completion tests regularly,half yearly exams conducted by the college and prof exams yearly conducted by the university.