MBBS Full Form, What is MBBS?

MBBS full form Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae), are the two first professional undergraduate medical degree. It is awarded by medical schools and universities in medical and surgery. As the name suggest they are two separate degrees however, in practice they are treated as one and awarded together. The time duration of MBBS course is five or six years.

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidate must have passed 10+2 Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects, from a recognized board. Minimum aggregate marks required in PCB subjects- 50%. Minimum marks scored in Biology subject- 50%. Note: Minimum marks criteria may vary (usually around 50% marks).

Age: The candidates should have completed 17 years of age on or before 31st day of December of the year of admission.

Candidate must also have taken part in medical entrance examination organized by State or Central Government.

For entrance exams, you can appear for:

AIIMS Entrance Exams – All India Institute of Medical Science Entrance Exam

AIPMT- All India –Pre Medical/ Pre Dental Entrance Exam

AIMS- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

AFMC- Armed Forces Medical College exam

AIPGDET - All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Test

AIPGMET - All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test

AIPVT - All India Pre Veterinary Test

AIPGMEE - All India Post Graduate Medical/Dental Entrance Exams

All India Common Entrance Exam, Vinayaka Mission University

All India common Entrance test, Dr. DY Patil Medical College

AMU Medical Entrance Exam

BLDE University under graduate entrance Test

DUMET - Delhi University Medical/ Dental Entrance test

DUPGMET - Delhi University Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test

DUSET- Delhi University Super- specialty Entrance Test

Haryana PMT -Haryana Pre- Medical Test

HP CPMT - Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Entrance Test HP CPMT Medical Entrance Exam

JIPMER - Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research

KLE UGAIET / PGAIET - KLE University under Graduate/Post Graduate All India Entrance Test

KEAM- Kerala Entrance Exam (MBBS, BDS, http://BV.Sc AND AH)

Medical Entrance Exams in Delhi

Medical entrance examinations in Andhra Pradesh

MP DMAT - All India Dental & Medical Admission Test - Madhya Pradesh

PGIMER - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

SRM Institute of Science and Technology Medical Entrance Exam

UPCAT/ UPCMET/UPCPMT – Uttar Pradesh Medical Entrance Exams

Some Private Universities have their own entrance tests (example- Manipal University).

On successfully completing the exams, you will be able to do your MBBS.

Admission Process:

Merit based admission process is followed in case of all institutes. Deserving candidates are allotted seats based on merit marks obtained by them. Entrance test marks and board examination marks are combined to create a ‘merit score’.

Candidates may also make use of NRI quota and donation seats to secure admission by paying money. Many private colleges have a certain percentage of seats reserved under ‘NRI’ and ‘Donation’ quotas!