Subjects in Each Year of MBBS

The Medical Council of India is the apex regulatory body for regulating the medical education in India. The council has prescribed minimum teaching curricula for getting   MBBS degree in country. All medical colleges of India have to follow these minimum guidelines.

The minimum guideline is as follow:

The course of MBBS is five and half years including one year of internship.

The first year consists of one year teaching basic science subjects – Anatomy, Physiology and Bio-

Chemistry with some learning of Community Medicine.

Second year consists of para-clinical subjects – Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and  Forensic Medicine with Community Medicine:

Third year is divided in two parts.

 Part I is of one year with subjects to be appear for exam are ophthalmology, ENT and Community Medicine.

Part II is again of one year with subjects to be appear in exam are Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics.

Thus once student clear all four years with all subjects named, he/she is eligible for internship. 

Subject wise and year wise details are as follow:

Subjects:

• Anesthesiology
• Epidemiology
• Medical Surgical Nursing
• Ophthalmology
• Anatomy
• Ethics
• Medicine, Internal
• Paediatrics
• Biochemistry
• Evidence Based Practice
• Mental Health
• Palliative Care
• Cell Biology
• General Practice
• Human Anatomy
• Human psysiology
• Biochemistry
• Mental Health Nursing
• Pathology
• Clinical Skills
• Genetics
• Microbiology
• Pharmacology
• Complementary Healthcare
• Histology
• Neurosurgery
• Physiology
• Critical Care
• Immunology
• Nutrition
• Rural Health
• Dermatology
• Indigenous Health
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
• Legal
• Oncology
• Surgery, Orthopaedic
• ENT
• Medical Imaging
• Online Health

Anatomy:

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Anatomy aims at providing comprehensive knowledge of the gross and microscopic structure and development of human body to provide a basis for understanding the clinical correlation of organs or structures involved and the anatomical basis for the disease presentations.

Physiology:

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in physiology aims at providing the student comprehensive knowledge of the normal functions of the organ systems of the body to facilitate an understanding of the physiological basis of health and diseases.

Biochemistry:

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in biochemistry is to make them understand the scientific basis of the life processes at the molecular level and to orient them towards the application of the knowledge acquired in solving clinical problems.Curriculum

Pathology:

The goal of teaching pathology is to provide undergraduate students comprehensive knowledge of the causes and mechanisms of disease, in order to enable them to achieve complete understanding of the natural history and clinical manifestations of the disease.

Microbiology:

The goal of teaching Microbiology is to provide understanding of the natural history of infectious diseases in order to deal with the etiology, pathogenesis, pathogenicity, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of these infections and infectious diseases.

Pharmacology:

The broad goal of teaching pharmacology to undergraduate students is to inculcate in them a rational and scientific basis of therapeutics.

Forensic Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology:

The broad goal of teaching undergraduate students Forensic Medicine is to produce a physician who is well informed about Medico-legal responsibility during his/her practice of Medicine. He/She will also be capable of making observations and inferring conclusions by logical deductions to set enquiries on the right track in criminal matters and associated medico-legal problems. He/She acquires knowledge of law in relation to Medical practice, Medical negligence and respect for codes of Medical ethics.

Community Medicine:

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in community medicine is to prepare them to function as community and first level physicians in accordance with the institutional goals.

Ophthalmology:

The broad goal of the teaching of students in ophthalmology is to provide such knowledge

and skills to  the  students  that shall  enable him to practice as a clinical and as a primary 

eye care  physician and also to function effectively as a  community health  leader  to 

assist  in  the  implementation  of  National Program  for the prevention of blindness and

rehabilitation  of the visually

ENT:

The basic idea of undergraduate students teaching and training in otolaryngology is that he

/she should have acquired adequate knowledge and skills for optimally Dealing with common

disorders, emergencies in E.N.T .and basic principles of impaired hearing rehabilitation.