COURSE - UNDER GRADUATE

MVJ Medical College is recognised BY MCI and RGUHS for the undergraduate programme leading to degree of MBBS.

Course Description

Every student shall undergo a period of certified study extending over 4½ academic years followed by one year compulsory rotating Internship.  The 4½ years course has been divided into three phases.

The first year comprises of Pre Clinical subjects of Human Anatomy , Physiology and Bio Chemistry.

After passing pre-clinical subjects of  Phase I, the Phase II shall be 3 terms (1½ years), devoted to Para Clinical and Clinical subjects. Para Clinical subjects consist of Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine including Toxicology. During this phase the clinical subjects shall be taught concurrently. 

Phase – III consists of Community Medicine and clinical subjects – medicine and its allied specialists, surgery and its allied specialties, Obstetrics and gynaecology.

Attendance

Every candidate should have attendance not less than 75% of the total classes conducted in theory, practical and clinical jointly in each calendar year calculated from the date of commencement of the term to the last working day as notified by the University in each of the subjects prescribed  to be eligible to appear for the university examination, (vide Medical Council of India Notification of Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations 2003, published in the Gazette of India Part III, Section 4, Extraordinary issued on 15th October 2003).

A candidate lacking in the prescribed attendance and progress in any subject(s) in theory or practical/clinical in the first appearance should not be permitted to appear for the examination in that subject(s).

Eligibility

A candidate seeking admission to first MBBS course:

1. Shall have passed two year Pre University examination conducted by Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka State, with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional Subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually also.

OR

2. Shall have passed any other examination conducted by Boards / Councils / Intermediate examination established by State Governments/ Central Government and recognized as equivalent to two year Pre University examination by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences / Association of Indian Universities (AIU), with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually.

OR

3. Shall have passed Intermediate examination in Science of an India University/Board/Council or other recognized examining bodies with physics, Chemistry and Biology, which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as compulsory subject. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually.

OR

4. Shall have passed first year of the three year degree course of a recognized University with Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in these subjects provided the examination is an “University Examination” provided that the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in the pre university or other examinations mentioned in the clauses above.

OR

5. Shall have passed B.Sc. Examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. examination with not less than two of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) provided the candidate has passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in the qualifying examinations mentioned in clauses (i) (ii) and (iii)

Note: Candidates who have passed “Physical  Science” instead of Physics and Chemistry as two separate subjects are not eligible for admission to MBBS course as per Medical Council of India Regulations vide letter MCI-37 (2)/2001/Med.922 dated 14-02-2001 and RGUHS letter UA/ELY-115/1998-2000 dated 22-05-2001.


Marks

The selection of students to medical colleges shall be based on merit provided that:

a) In case of admission on the  basis of qualifying examination, a candidate for admission to MBBS course must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and must have obtained not less than 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the qualifying examination.  In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Category I, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination is not less than 40% instead of 50% as above.

b) In case of admission on the basis of competitive entrance examination, a candidate must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology and English and must have obtained not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the qualifying examination and in addition must have come in the merit list prepared as a result of such competitive entrance examination by securing not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the  competitive examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Category I, the marks obtained I Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together I qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination be not less than 40% instead 50% as stated above. (vide amendment to MCI Regulations, 1997, notified in Gazette of Government of India dated 29-05-1999).

Age

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