Before starting the article, I have some questions for you, do you want to study MD MS in India, are you interested in pursuing MD MS after MBBS from the Indian medical college? Have you appeared in NEET PG? If you wish to take MD MS admission in India, so we are here to guide you the complete process. You will learn everything you need to know to make admission process easy.

MD/MS is a post graduate degree of medicine to become a specialist doctor. M.D means Master of Medicine and M.S stands for Master of Surgery. It is 3 years PG degree course pursued after passing MBBS course. To take admission in MD MS courses, students need to appear in NEET-PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Post Graduate) conducted by the National Board of Examinations.

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MD MS In India- At Glance

MD/MS is a prominent degree for the students seeking postgraduate degree in medical sector. It is one of the most respectful professions in the world. Earning a postgraduate degree from Indian medical college has its own charm. In India, pursuing postgraduation degree from the best public or private institution is the first choice of medicos.

MD or Doctor of Medicine

MD is a three years course. It involves 3 years clinical training in the field of medicine. They will get the training of how to provide treatment or how to treat diseases only through medicine. It is a non-surgical procedure.

MS or Master of Surgery

Mater of Surgery is also of three years training program. Students will get specialty training to provide treatment to the patients through surgical process.

The students who have completed their MBBS education from a recognized college and also done their internship can apply for MD MS courses. Either you have completed your bachelor from India or abroad, you have to appear in NEET-PG for getting PG admission in medicine in India.

There are number of colleges and universities offering MD MS specialization courses to the medical students. A present, Indian Medical colleges are providing 70+ MD/MS courses. The duration of courses are 3 years. If you wish to take your professional to the next levels, then you should pursue post-graduation in a specialized field Like MD in General Medicine or MS in General Surgery.

To Apply for MD/ MS Admission in India, aspirants have to appear in NEET-PG by NBE and have to qualify the exam with good marks. There is a fixed eligibility criteria of NEET PG which we will discuss later in the article.

MD/MS Fees Structure in India

The fee of MD and MS courses in India varies as per the popularity and type of college. The cost of studying medical courses from the private college/institution is generally higher than the government college. Furthermore, the overall cost is also depended upon the type of course.

Sr.	Name of the College	Location	Established	Fee Structure
1	Aarupadai Veedu Medical College Vinayaka Mission	Puducherry	2000	Fees Structure
2	Amrita Institute of Medical science	Kochi	1998	Fees Structure
3	ACS Medical College and Hospital	Chennai	2008	Fees Structure
4	Bharti Vidyapeeth	Pune	1964	Fees Structure
5	Bharti Vidyapeeth	Sangli	2005	Fees Structure
6	Chettinad Academy of Research and Education	Chennai	2005	Fees Structure
7	D.Y Patil	Kolhapur	1989	Fees Structure
8	D.Y. Patil	Navi Mumbai	1989	Fees Structure
9	D.Y. Patil	Pune	2006	Fees Structure
10	GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research	Visakhapatnam	1995	Fees Structure
11	Hamdard Institute of Medical Science & Research	New Delhi	2011	Fees Structure
12	Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital	Bhubaneshar Orissa	2007	Fees Structure
13	Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College	Belagavi, Karnataka	1963	Fees Structure
14	Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (Datta Meghe)	Wardha, Maharashtra	1990	Fees Structure
15	JSS Medical College	Mysuru, Karnataka	1984-85	Fees Structure
16	K.S.Hegde Medical Academy	Mangaluru, Karnataka	1999	Fees Structure
17	Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences	Bhubaneshwar	2007	Fees Structure
18	Kasturba Medical College	Mangaluru, Karnataka	1953	Fees Structure
19	Kasturba Medical College	Manipal, Karnataka	1953	Fees Structure
20	Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences	Karad, Maharashtra	1982	Fees Structure
21	Meenakshi Medical College Hospital & Research Institute Kanchipuram	Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu	2003	Fees Structure
22	Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences	Mumbai	1982	Fees Structure
23	Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences	Aurangabad, Maharashtra	1982	Fees Structure
24	Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences & Research	Mullana Haryana	2007	Fees Structure
25	Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences	Loni, Maharashtra	1972	Fees Structure
26	Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital	Karnataka	2005	Fees Structure
27	Santosh Medical College	Ghaziabad, UP	1966	Fees Structure
28	Saveetha Medical College and Hospital	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	1977	Fees Structure
29	Shri B M Patil Medical College & Hospital	Bijapur, Karnataka	1986	Fees Structure
30	Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth MGM College & Research Institute	Pondicherry	2001	Fees Structure
31	Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute (Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth)	Chennai, Tamilnadu	2008	Fees Structure
32	Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College	Kolar, Karnataka	1986	Fees Structure
33	Sri Siddhartha Medical College & Hospital	Tumkur, Karnataka	1988	Fees Structure
34	SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre	Chennai, Tamilnadu	2005	Fees Structure
35	Sri B.K. Shah Medical Institute & Research Centre	Vadodara, Gujarat	2002	Fees Structure
36	Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai	Chennai, Tamilnadu	2003	Fees Structure
37	Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences	Pondicherry	2006	Fees Structure
38	Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai	Chennai, Tamilnadu	1985	Fees Structure
39	Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College and Hospital	Karaikal, Pondicherry	1966	Fees Structure
40	Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College and Hospital, Salem	Salem, Tamilnadu	1965	Fees Structure
41	Yenepoya Medical College	Mangalore, Karnataka	1999	Fees Structure

Specializations of MD MS in India

There are around 620 colleges in India offering MD MS specialization courses to the medical aspirants. The number of colleges provide MD courses are high in comparison to the MS specialization. Choosing a post-graduation course is the biggest confusion among the students because their whole future lies on their decision.

Therefore, you should think of certain factors like scope, specialization availability, annual earning, career security, job options, etc., before taking any decision. Well, we have mentioned the popular specializations adopted by the medical students.

MD Specializations			MS Specializations
MD Pediatrics	MD Biochemistry	MD Family Medicine	MS Orthopaedics
MD General Medicine	MD Biophysics	MD Forensic Medicine	MS OBG
MD Pathology	MD Community medicine	MD Geriatrics	MS Ophthalmology
MD Radiology	MD Venereology & Leprosy	MD Health Administration	MS General Surgery
MD Cardiology	MD Emergency Medicine	MD Hospital Administration	MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology
MD Dermatology	MD Sports Medicine	MD Immunohematology and Blood transfusion	MS Otorhinolaryngology and,
MD Neurology	MD Tropical Medicine	MD Infectious Diseases	MS Traumatology & Surgery
MD Neonatology	MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	MD Marine Medicine
MD Oncology	MD Physiology	MD Medical Genetics
MD Gastroenterology	MD Pulmonary medicine	MD Microbiology
MD Aerospace Medicine	MD Radiodiagnosis	MD Nuclear medicine
MD Anatomy	MD Radiotherapy	MD Palliative Medicine
MD Anesthesiology	MD Respiratory Medicine
MD Psychiatry	MD Pharmacology

Who Can Apply For MD MS Admission In India?

All India students, NRIs, and international who have completed their MBBS from India or foreign country along with one year internship plus also qualified NEET-PG can apply for MD MS admission.

Students can choose the specialization as per their interest, NEET PG score and of course your financial budget. But remember one thing that passing NEET-PG is compulsory. Students will not get admission without NEET-PG.

NEET-PG is a nationwide popular exam for postgraduate medicine courses. But there are some institutions such as AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, Nimhas Bengaluru, and Shree Chitra Tribunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum did not accept the NEET scores.

Eligibility Criteria Of MD/MS in India

The students who are keenly interested in studying Doctor of Medicine or Master of Surgery from Indian medical colleges will get admission only through NEET-PG. NEET-PG plays and important role in process of MD MS Admission. PG aspirant needs to fulfil the eligibility criteria of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for writing NEET PG entrance test.

National Board of Education releases the brochure during the first week of November. This brochure contains all the details regarding eligibility criteria, important dates, exam pattern, marking scheme, etc. The eligibility criteria of NEET-PG are written below.

• The candidate who has done his bachelor or pursuing the last year of MBBS degree from the MCI (NMC) recognized medical university/college are eligible for NEET-PG. The candidates must hold a valid degree.
• The general candidate must have secured 55%  marks for general and 45% marks for SC/ST and OBC category students in MBBS.
• They should have completed 1 year internship on or before 31st May of the academic year.
• The candidates must have cleared Foreign Medical Graduate Examination if studied MBBS from Abroad.
• The candidates should possess permanent or provisional registration certificate of MBBS qualification issued by the NMC or State Medical Council.

Eligibility Criteria For All India Quota 50% Seats

As per the NEET-PG, the candidates who want to apply MD/MS admission under AIQ 50% seats needs to satisfy the follow criteria.

According to the NEET PG, the applicants from Jammu & Kashmir are not eligible for 50% All India quota seats. However, they can apply for 50% quota seats, if the government of India has been nominated the students under CPQ for pursing MBBS from the medical college of Jammu and Kashmir.

The nominated candidates have to submit an affidavit signed by the official which states that they have been nominated by the by the Government of India AIQ 50% seats.

Candidates have to follow the eligibility criteria for to apply for MD MS in India.

The state post graduate medical counselling is conducted for 50% of the seats in all govt. PVT medical college. Only the domicile students of the state can for govt. MD/MS seats. However, a few states like Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh allow non-domicile students for state quota counselling.

Eligibility Criteria For Foreign Nationals

The foreign national candidates can also write NEET-PG Examination. They can appear in the examination without MCI registration. Since the MCI registration is not mandatory for foreign nationals while writing NEET-PG test, but they can apply for temporary MCI registration by paying prescribed fees.

The candidates appearing for the examination must have registered with the appropriate authority of his respected country, their medical degree should be recognized by the competent authority of the country.

Admission Process of MD/ MS in India

The admission procedure of MD and MS courses is very easy for those who fulfil the eligibility criteria of PG specialisation courses. To get admission in MD or MS in India you have to qualify NEET PG exam organised by the NBE. The applicants must hold all the necessary documents required for counselling and admission.

NEET-PG qualified candidate needs to apply for central level and state level NEET-PG counselling.

Medical Council Committee Central conducts NEE-PG Central Level Counselling on the behalf of Director General Health Secretary. The MCC conducts MD MS counselling for the 50% All India Quota seats in the government colleges and 100% seats in central universities like AMU BHU, AFMC, DU, and private deemed universities.

However, the state level NEET PG counselling is held by the Director Medical Education for the rest of 50% state Quota seats in the government colleges and 100% in private medical colleges in respective state. The candidate of general category needed to obtain 50% percentile and 40% required for reserved categories to participate in NEET-PG counselling.

MD/MS Admission Documents Required

We have mentioned the list of documents that should be required to MD/MS course admission in India. These documents may also require for NEET-PG counselling.

• Admit Card issued by the National Board of Examinations.
• NEET-PG scorecard.
• MBBS marksheet by MCI recognized college of university.
• One-year Internship complication certificate.
• Provincial registration certificate issued by MCI.
• High School and Higher Secondary Certificate.
• ID proofs.
• FMGE Admit card.
• MCI now NMC registration certificate.
• Passport size photographs.
• Transfer certificate.

What Is The NEET-PG?

NEET-PG is a gateway to take admission in postgraduate medical courses like MD/ MS, PG Diploma, post MBBS DNB courses and NBE Diploma courses. It is a single window examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations. NEET-PG occurs once in a year. Generally, it is held in the month of January.

It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in NEET-PG and quality the examination to get admission in private or public medical colleges. However, AIIMS Chandigarh, JIMPER Puducherry don’t accept the scores of NEET-PG because they conduct their own entrance examination for post-graduation courses.

Every year lacs of candidates appears to take through NEET-PG entrance examination. However, 500+ medical colleges participate in this process. NEET-PG is a computer-based test. It contains 200 questions. The duration of the examination is 3 hours and 30 minutes. This exam is also compulsory for the foreign nationals seeking MD/MS course from Indian medical College.

About-NBE

NBE refers to National Board of Examinations. It was founded in year 197 by the government of India. This body was established in order to improve the quality of medical science comparable the modern medicine. However, the objective of NBE is to conduct post-graduate medical examinations of high standard. The examinations conducted by the NBE are entirely online.

The National Board of Examination fall under the Ministry of Health and family Welfare of India. As per the NBE latest news, there should be one examination for the MD/MS/DNB courses across the country.

Salary OF MD And MS in India

The salary of the MD/MS qualified will be based on two factors, training or whether they want to serve as an emergency doctor or work as a private doctor and their training & experience.

A doctor works in as emergency doctor can easily earn up to 30,000-50,000 monthly. On the other side, a specialist doctor can earn 75000 to one lakh per month after completing MD or MS. Note that the salary of the doctors may differ from city to city. A doctor working in the Delhi can get stating pay of 1.5 lakhs per month. So, these are some factors that can decide the compensation after completing studies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

To put together, pursuing MD MS in India could be a great decision especially for Indians. However, if you are foreign nationals or international then also its worth money. MD MS is a prominent degree that many students dream of. Moreover, pursuing post graduate medical course in India has its own charm.

Indian medical universities and colleges offer positive attitude towards medical education. You will exposure and experience while learning and training period. Medical institutions host excellent professors and mentors who will guide and support you. And after completing you MD or MS specialisation course, you can get high paying jobs in India and Abroad which is worthwhile.