MBBS

DURATION OF THE COURSE OF STUDY:

Duration of this course is 5½ years i.e. 4½ + one-year Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship [CRRI].

(a) PHASE – I (I MBBS) ONE YEAR consisting of Pre-clinical subjects of –

i)  Human Anatomy,

ii)  Physiology,

iii)  Bio-Chemistry, and

iv)  Introduction to Humanities & Community Medicine.

Besides 60 hours for introduction to Community Medicine including Humanities, rest of the time shall be somewhat equally divided between Anatomy and Physiology plus Biochemistry combined (Physiology 2/3 and Bio-Chemistry 1/3).  ( PSM 60 hrs.+ Anatomy 650 hrs. + Physiology / Biochemistry 720 hrs).

(b) PHASE – II (II MBBS) 1 ½ YEARS consisting of following para-clinical / clinical subjects –   

i) Pathology,

ii) Microbiology,

iii) Pharmacology,

iv) Forensic Medicine including Toxicology, and

v) Part of Community Medicine

During this phase, the teaching of para-clinical and clinical subjects are all those detailed under Phase III  below which shall be done concurrently. Out of the time for Para-clinical teaching, approximately equal time shall be allotted to Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine combined (1/3 Forensic Medicine and 2/3 Community Medicine).

(c) PHASE – III (III MBBS Part – I & II ) TWO YEARS – Each Part one year of study  –

The clinical subjects to be taught during Phase III are  –

III MBBS – Part: I – 1 year :

i)  Community Medicine including Humanities.

ii) Forensic Medicine

III MBBS – Part: II – 1 year :

i) General Medicine and its allied specialities.

ii) Surgery and its allied specialities.

iii). Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and

iv) Paediatrics including Neonatology.

v) Ophthalmology

vi) Oto Rhino laryngology

vii)  Ophthalmology

viii) Oto – Rhino-Laryngology

• Besides clinical posting, the rest of the teaching hours shall be divided between didactic lectures, demonstrations, seminars, group discussions etc. in various subjects.
• The training in Medicine and its allied specialities will include General Medicine, Paediatrics, Tuberculosis and Chest, Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Psychiatry, Radio-Diagnosis, Infectious diseases etc.
• The training in Surgery and its allied specialities will include General Surgery,  Orthopaedic Surgery including Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Anaesthesia including Emergency Medicine, Dentistry, Radio-therapy etc.
• The Obstetrics and gynaecology training will include Family Medicine, Family Welfare Planning, etc.
• No student shall be permitted to join the Phase II [para clinical/clinical] group of subjects until he/she has passed in all the Phase I [Pre-clinical] subjects.
• After passing pre-clinical subjects 1 ½ year shall be devoted to para-clinical subjects. Phase II will be devoted to para-clinical and clinical subjects along with clinical postings.  During clinical phase [Phase III] pre-clinical and para-clinical teaching shall be integrated into the teaching of clinical subjects wherever relevant.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION :

English shall be the medium of instruction for all the subjects of study and for examinations.

WORKING DAYS IN AN ACADEMIC YEAR:

Each academic year shall consist of not less than 240 teaching days of eight hours each college working time, including one hour of lunch.