Study In India

Introduction

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Indian medical universities and institutes of higher education and research have made significant contribution in research and development in the areas ranging from biotechnology to ocean engineering. In traditional subjects of medical study, Indian universities and institutes of higher studies have been playing a leading role.

The courses as well as professionals trained in Indian educational institutions are recognized the world over - 200 of the Fortune 500 companies regularly participate in campus placements in Indian institutions.

India has undergone a paradigm shift owing to its competitive stand in the world. The Indian economy is on a robust growth trajectory and boasts of a stable 8 plus annual growth rate, rising foreign exchange reserves and booming capital markets among others.

Medical Education in India has many benefits. Some of them are:

Low Cost: The cost of education in India is quite low as compared to many other countries of the world.

Quality Education : Indian educational institutions such as the IITs, IISc, IIMs, NITs,AIIMS, ISI, BITS and ISB are well known worldwide to provide quality education.

Unique Courses: Apart from above mentioned advantages, one can also study some unique courses that were discovered and developed by the traditional knowledge system of India. Ayurveda, Sankrit, Yoga and Hindi are some such courses that enthuse many international students.

Financial Assistance: Various scholarships, education loans and other financial aids are available for studying in India today.

There are quite a good number of educational institutes in India that can compete with the best educational institutes of the world. The Indian Institutes of Technology were placed 50th in the world and 2nd in the field of Engineering (next only to MIT) by Times Higher World University Rankings. The International league tables produced in 2006 by the London-based Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) confirmed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)'s place among the world's top 200 universities. Likewise, THES 2006 ranked JNU's School of Social Sciences at the 57th position among the world's top 100 institutes for social sciences. The National Law School of India University is highly regarded, with some of its students being awarded Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford University, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) is consistently rated the top medical school in the country. Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the top management institutes in India. Indian Technical Education is very strong these days and there are several thousand colleges in India which provides technical education.

Admission Procedure

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Duration:

4 ½ years plus 1 year compulsory rotating internship.

Citizenship

Indian nationals.

Qualification

Pass in 10+2, A level, IB, American 12th grade or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together.

Admissions

General Category:

Admissions are done on the basis of rank in the All India Manipal University Online Entrance Test (MU-OET) 2016.
Note:Only candidates who have secured minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in All India Manipal University Online Entrance Test (MU-OET) 2016 will be considered for admissions.

Foreign/NRI Category

Admissions are done on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination
Note:Candidates can apply both under General and Foreign/NRI category. Change of category from Foreign/NRI to General after admission will not be entertained under any circumstances.

Government Category

Few MBBS seats are reserved for candidates selected by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), Government of Karnataka and Bangalore.

Universities

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List of top medical colleges in India

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
  • Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore
  • Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune
  • JIPMER College, Puducherry
  • Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), Delhi
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi
  • Madras Medical College, Chennai
  • Grant Medical College, Mumbai
  • Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
  • Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai

NEET-2017

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From 2017 onward, the system would be smoother when the government and private medical colleges would be strictly through merit through one entrance test – NEET 2017.

Accordingly, there would be more than 50,000 medical seats available in India.

So it can be expected that around 4% of the students who appear for the NEET 2017 exam would get admission in government medical colleges.

Another 4% of the students would be able to get the admission to the private medical colleges with average fees of Rs. 65 Lacs.