Can I do PG in India after completing MBBS abroad?

Many students in India seek to complete their medical education in different countries for international exposure, globally recognized degrees and comparatively cost-effective courses to Indian private universities. However, not everyone who obtains an MBBS abroad seeks to stay in another country. Many students wish to come back to their home country after education.

Practising medicine or further education comes with its own set of complications. Each and every country has a different set of rules applicable to being a doctor. Similarly, each country’s education in medicine also differs. As a consequence, it does not matter how globally recognized and valuable your degree is, whether you come from an ivy league college, or if you’ve been the topper of your batch. If you come back to India, you need to prove yourself to be worthy of taking your medical career forward within the country itself.

To summarize, students holding international education are eligible but have to go through a series of steps to be eligible for the same.

The Entrance Exams

To be a practising doctor in India, one must clear the MCI’s screening test for licensing. Even if you do not seek to practice immediately and focus on your post-graduate, this is needed. The prime reason behind the same underlies in the fact that a master’s is rather a practical degree with specializations. Thus, the first step should be to apply and clear the screening and then be concerned about seeking further education.

However, according to new regulations, the MCI screening test is being replaced by National Exit Test, or NEXT. Thus, all updated information about the process should be check up on the website of The Medical Council of India for most accuracy.

To be enrolled in a post-graduate course, applicants need to appear for a NEET-PG. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the standard test for medical aspirants and is split into two: NEET-UG and NEET-PG. The names make it quite obvious, the one that each applicant needs to aim for. Nonetheless, NEXT may also be replacing NEET-PG examinations. Either ways, in the highly saturated medical industry of India, either are not easy to crack, where persistency is the path to opt for.

The MCI Screening Test is sometimes also referred to as the Foreign Medical Graduates Exam (FMGE) and should be confused as a separate level of examination.

What is a PG in Medicine about? 

In India, a PG in medicine is segregated into sections – an MS (Master of Surgery) and MD (Doctor of Medicine). Each of these courses have a duration of three-years.

A post-graduate degree in India is a research degree (similar to a Ph.D.) and is based on specialized programmes. While MBBS gave to its students a generalized view of the modern medicines, a PG segregates graduates into surgeons or physicians. Therefore, before applying, the student must be aware of the path they wish to follow after pursuing their master’s since the requirements of a good physician and that of a good surgeon are different. During this course, students acquire an in-depth knowledge and carry out experiments and develop their theoretical knowledge as well as practical skills.

On the flip side, students can also opt for PG Diplomas if they do not wish to pursue a full-time master’s course and is 2 years long.

The Stats 

  • Only 3% of aspirants applying for NEET-PG get selected, i.e. 35,000.
  • The 3% students are then divided into 48 different specializations. This makes it much more difficult to get into desired fields and one often has to settle for whatever is granted to them.
  • There are an additional of 6,000 seats in private colleges but with huge capitation fees.
  • The management and NRI quota can cost anywhere between 1.25 crores to 4.50 crores.
  • The average age of MD and MS graduates is generally 31 years.

Course in MD

  • MD in Anatomy
  • MD in Anaesthesia
  • MD in Aerospace Medicine
  • MD in Biochemistry
  • MD in Dermatology
  • MD in ENT
  • MD in Forensic Medicine
  • MD in Geriatrics
  • MD in General Surgery
  • MD in Ophthalmology
  • MD in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • MD in Orthopaedics

Courses in MS

  • MS Paediatric surgery
  • MS Plastic surgery
  • MS Cardiothoracic surgery
  • MS Urology
  • MS Cardiac surgery
  • MS Cosmetic surgery
  • MS ENT
  • MS Ophthalmology
  • MS Gynaecology
  • MS Obstetrics
  • MS Orthopaedics

 Diploma Courses

  • Diploma in Clinical Pathology
  • Diploma in Anaesthesia
  • Diploma in Health Education
  • Diploma in ENT
  • Diploma in DVL
  • Diploma in Occupational Health
  • Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Diploma in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Diploma in Pulmonary medicine
  • Diploma in Sports Medicine
  • Diploma in Hospital Administration
  • Diploma in Immunohematology
  • Diploma in Microbiology
  • Diploma in Paediatrics
  • Diploma in Psychiatry
  • Diploma in Pathology
  • Diploma in Nuclear medicine
  • Diploma in Radiotherapy
  • Diploma in Sports Medicine

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