True story or government mbbs

I chose this course because it is a highly professional degree that is worldwide demanded and respected. The curriculum is well-designed. We are taught theoretically as well as given early clinical exposures in the actual hospital. The curriculum is very relevant to what is needed as a doctor. Improvement can be made in the Anatomy department- dissection of the bodies should be mandatory for students. Other departments should have more specimens and practical studies. Hospital exposure should be increased. Disease should be taught with live examples in hospitals. All in all, practical study should be enhanced. We majorly have final exams that are the most important. We do have 1st term and mid-term exams, but they aren't considered in the final result. The difficulty level is high in the finals. It is very difficult to even pass the tests. But that is very well required to bring out good doctors.

There is only an internship in our own hospital- Guru Nanak hospital. The stipend is very less-15000 per month, which cannot even suffice the basic needs of the student. We have to serve as interns in the hospital, and do night and day duties as well in different departments of the hospital. It is a tiring job and pays very little.

The fee is very high despite it being a government college. The annual fee is 2 lakhs with a 10% increase every year. Final year fees is around 3.5-4 lakhs. The total course fee comes upto 10 lakhs. But we have an additional hostel fee- 42000 per annum. Mess fee - rs 40-50 per meal. Ac fee- 42000 (in a room shared by 4) and 22000 in single occupancy rooms. Fridge fee-8000 per annum. It is really difficult for the middle-class family to afford this kind of fees. There are very less scholarships available. Only students from the sc/obc/st/army categories get scholarships. There is no scholarship for EWS also, even though they much need it. The stipend an internship is only 15000 per month, which is very little and not enough for the basic needs. So affordability-wise, this college is really expensive.

There are very few fests in this college. Since 2022, we had only one fest- The Centennial fest that too was because the college completed 100 years of establishment. There are other general events like Lohri celebration, Teej festival, Diwali party, Holi party, Janmashtami and Shivratri. They are small-scale celebrations. The library has a lot of books related to the student curriculum. We can issue the books for free for some particular time. The classroom facilities are very poor. 250 students are made to sit in lecture halls of only 150 accommodation capacity. It is very difficult in summer. The ACs don't work properly and it is really hard to attend the lectures. There is a separate ground for every sport- basketball, football, tennis, cricket, handball, etc. There is a separate complex (CISCO) for indoor games, swimming, and gym. There are many social groups like- AMSA, MEDICON, etc. run by students to promote general well-being in people.

There are almost no facilities in the rooms. We have to buy our own furniture, ac and fridge. They only give us a room and a fan. The meal quality is very bad. The food is below average. The kitchens and mess are not hygienic. The meal charges are about 40-45 per meal. They don't provide us with any free snacks, milk, tea, etc. Everything is paid. The menu is repetitive and boring. The affordability is less as hostel fee, mess fee, ac fee, fridge fee- Everything is high.

The eligibility is to pass the NEET-UG with a specific cut-off. In my year the cut-off was 580/720 for the general category. After clearing NEET-UG, you have to undergo counseling under BABA FARID UNIVERSITY to get into this college. The counseling fee was about 2000-3000rs. There are reservations in the college. I came from an EWS reservation which is about 10%. There are also reservations for SC, ST, OBC, Army persons, and Handicapped. The level of difficulty is very high in neet-ug since you are competing with 16 lakh students and only 1% get the seat. The areas of improvement can be a fair conduction of the entrance test and a decrease in reservation of some categories to do justice to the generals.

The faculty-to-student ratio is good. At a time, one teacher teaches about 250 students. This hampers our studies. Sometimes the teachers aren't even audible in the last rows. The faculty is well qualified, mostly mbbs doctors but they don't teach very well. Some of them just read PPTs. There is less interaction with students. You cannot expect personal attention. All in all the staff is good, but the teaching can be improved.