Today, when the trend of pursuing MBBS in abroad has become quite popular among Indian medical aspirants, MBBS in India still is the first choice of many students.

The following are some convincing reasons why to study MBBS in India:

• Medical degree earned at an Indian medical institution has a good reputation.
• You would get excellent clinical knowledge if you chose to study  Medical in India.
• With the rising population, India can be an ideal country to study MBBS in terms of patient exposure.
• Students who graduated from overseas medical universities can’t practice in India unless they qualify the MCI Screening Test. Such is not the case with MBBS in India. You can get an easy registration with the Medical Council of India (MCI) after completing MBBS in India.
• You will always be in touch with your family and friends.
• You will enjoy higher chances of getting a reputed job and part-time work in different private hospitals and medical colleges.

• You must have cleared 12th standard or equivalent in the Science background, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects.
• You must have scored at least 50% marks in 10+2 if you belong to Un-Reserved (UR) category. However, AIIMS require 60% marks.
• Candidates from SC/ST/OBC categories need 45 percent in 10+2 with the same background and subjects.
• English is a mandatory subject for eligibility in many top colleges.
• You must be aged between 17 and 25 at the time of admission.
• You must have qualified NEET, JIPMER, or AIIMS Entrance Test.

• Top-class institutions
• You get the chance to study several such diseases that don’t exist in many countries.
• MBBS students in India practice on dead bodies giving them the real-life experience. Students are given dummies to practice in most of the countries.
• You are never devoid of your favorite dish, family, and friends while studying MBBS in India.
• Parents can easily keep an eye on their kids and enquire about the progress of their course. These things can’t be imagined when you choose to study abroad.
• You don’t have to qualify FMGE or the MCI Screening Test for practicing in India.
• MBBS in India can be completed by spending just 3 to 5 lakhs if you get good marks in NEET.
• You will be attending several national and international seminars and conferences while studying MBBS in India.
• Recruiters in India give preference to the candidates who study MBBS program in India. Hence, there are great employment opportunities to work in India.

• You won’t get the global exposure that comes naturally to an overseas degree.
• You will have to qualify the entrance exam.
• If you don’t score well in NEET or other exams, an MBBS degree in India may cost you 50 lakhs to 1.50 Crore, which is four to five times costlier than MBBS in abroad.
• Private medical colleges often ask for huge donations for offering an MBBS seat through management quota.
• MBBS in abroad elevates your personality as an individual that eventually helps in making a good career.
• You lose a chance of getting in touch with different cultures and learn new languages if you choose to study MBBS in India.
• The infrastructure in India is not as good as in the medical universities in countries like Russia, China, Ukraine, etc.
• There are selective government medical colleges in India.

Usually, the application forms for the MBBS entrance exams in India are available online. The forms for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) come out in the last week of January, and the entrance exams are conducted in the last week of May. The procedure of MBBS admission in India begins with the national level exams called NEET, JIPMER and AIIMS Exam. These exams are the only way to get into an Indian medical college.

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