Medicine is one of the most valued and well-respected professions
India is becoming a hub for medical education with a host of medical courses available for aspiring doctors. Being a health professional is a difficult but rewarding career. You will need soft skills like empathy, communication, and cooperation to deal with patients efficiently and work well with your peers. Candidates are required to study these medical courses with full honesty as they are going to serve the people of the nation.
Medicine and Health degrees include subdisciplines such as Biomedicine, Public Health, Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Management, Nutrition, etc. Medicine and Health graduates enter the following careers: surgeon, medical technician, psychiatrist, nurse, nutritionist, veterinary doctor, and others.
Eligibility for Medical Courses: The criteria of Medicine and Health for taking admission in medical courses vary from institute to institute. Students who have studied PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) in class 12 and have secured a minimum 50% aggregate score are eligible for Medical Courses. NEET is one of the prime entrance exams for MBBS Admission and admission to other medical courses.
Popular Medical Courses
Medical courses include MBBS, MD, BAMS, MS, BHMS, BDS etc. Medical courses are one of the top professional choices after class 12th colleges in India. Medical courses are available in a variety of specializations, such as medical, biomedical, or paramedical sciences, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, health, and so on.
• MBBS: Candidates must have passed the Class 12 exam from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as core subjects with minimum aggregate marks of 40-50 percent.
• BHMS: Candidates must have passed the Class 12 exam from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as core subjects with minimum aggregate marks of 50 percent.
• BAMS: Candidates must have passed the Class 12 exam from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as core subjects with minimum aggregate marks of 50 percent.
• BDS VET NATUROPATHY: Applicants are required to have completed the Class 12 examination from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as mandatory subjects, securing a minimum aggregate score of 50 percent.
Popular Medical Entrance Exams : Some of the prominent medical entrance exams conducted in India and abroad. Different entrance tests provide admission to different colleges and institutions for medical college admission are: NEET, NEET PG, NEET MDS, USMLE, MCAT, FPMT, JIPMER, AIIMS-MBBS, OJEE Exam, CMSE, FMGE, NEET SS, NEET PG, NEET MDS and AIAPGET etc.
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is one of the predominant medical graduate degrees for becoming a doctor. It is a 5-year and 6-month long Undergraduate degree that covers a wide range of Clinical, Pre-clinical and Para-clinical subjects during the course. Students get both Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. They are both professional undergraduate courses. Students need to complete 1 Year mandatory internship after 4.5 years of theory.
MBBS Course Details
• Name of Degree Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
• Degree Level: Undergraduate
• Course Duration:5½ years (5 years 6 months)
• Admission Process: Entrance Exam
• Entrance Exams: NEET-UG
• Minimum Eligibility: Class 12th with science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) stream
• Specializations: Medicine, General Surgery, Cardiology, Paediatrics, Oncology, Nephrology, etc.
• Job Positions: Physician, Doctor, Endocrinologist, Pathologist, Neurologist, Cardiologist, Gynaecologist etc.
BHMS (Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
BHMS full form is Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery. BHMS course is an undergraduate program with a course duration is 5 years and 6 months which includes 1 year of rotatory internship. BHMS course covers the knowledge regarding homeopathic medical system, which involves the treatment of patients with the high dilutions of the homeopathic medicines mainly in liquid and tablet form to enhance body’s natural healing system. After the successful completion of a Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree, a student is awarded a degree and is renowned as a Homeopathic Doctor.
BHMS Course Details
• Name of Degree Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery
• Degree Level: Undergraduate
• Course Duration:5½ years (4.5 Years + 1 Year Internship)
• Admission Process: Entrance Exam
• Entrance Exams: NEET, EAMCET, IPU CET, KEAM, PUCET and BCECE etc.
• Minimum Eligibility: Class 12th with science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) stream
• Specializations: Homeopathic Pharmacy, Homeopathic Psychiatry, Homeopathic Paediatrics, Homeopathic Skin Specialist, Homeopathic Infertility Specialist etc.
• Job Positions: Homoeopathic Doctor, Public Health Specialist, Pharmacist, Teacher or Lecturer, Private Practitioners etc.
BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
BAMS stands for Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery. BAMS is a five-and-a-half-year undergraduate degree program that helps students integrate Ashtanga Ayurveda principles with modern medical science and also understand the aspects of Dravyaguna, Rasa Shastra, and Panchakarma. It studies various topics like modern anatomy, the principle of medicine, botany principles of surgery and many more. Ayurveda is an ancient medicine system of India; currently, medical practitioners adopt the concept of integrated practice involving knowledge of Ayurveda and modern medicine.
BAMS Course Details
• Name of Degree Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
• Degree Level: Undergraduate
• Course Duration:5½ years (5 years 6 months)
• Admission Process: Entrance Exam
• Entrance Exams: NEET, OJEE, KEAM, BVP CET etc.
• Minimum Eligibility: Class 12th with science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) stream
• Specializations: Padartha Vigyan, Sharir Rachana, Sharir Kriya, Swasthavritta, Rasa Shastra, Agad Tantra, Rog & Vikriti Vigyan, Charak Samhita, Prasuti and Stri Roga, KaumaraBhritya, Kayachikitsa, Shalya Tantra, Shalakya Tantra, Charak Samhita etc.
• Job Positions: Business Development Officer, Ayurvedic Doctor, Category Manager, Resident Medical Officer, Jr. Clinical Trial Coordinator, Medical Representative, Category Manager, Teacher, Dietician, Pharmacist, Counsellor, Panchkarma Practitioner, Pharmacist etc.