Basic Information About MBBS Course
1. Name of the Course: Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
2. Basic Qualifications & Prerequisite for Entrance in MBBS Course:
(i) HSC or Equivalent with Science. (Biology, Physics, Chemistry)
(ii) Candidate has to secure required grade point in the SSC and HSC
examinations.
3. Students Selection Procedure for MBBS course: According to decision by the
proper competent authority as per merit.
4. Medium of Instruction: English
5. Duration of the Course : MBBS course comprises of Five years, followed by
Logbook based Rotatory Internship for one year.
6. Course Structure and Duration details:
The MBBS course is divided into Four phases.
Phase Duration Subjects Examination
Anatomy
First Professional
1st phase 1½ year Physiology
MBBS
Biochemistry
Community Medicine Second Professional
2nd phase 1 year
MBBS
Forensic Medicine
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
rd 1 year Third Professional
3 phase Pathology
MBBS
Microbiology
Medicine & Allied subjects
1½ year Final Professional
4th phase Surgery & Allied subjects
MBBS
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
NB: All academic activities including professional examination of each phase must be
completed within the specified time of the phase.
7. Phase wise Distribution of Teaching-Learning Hours:
First Phase
Integr- Formative Exam Summative exam
Subjects Lecture Tutorial Practical Others
ated Prepara- Exam Prepara- Exam Total
(in hours) teaching tory time tory time
leave leave
115 53 52 Dissection 530
+ Card
Anatomy
exam 30 hrs 35 days 42 days 30 days 30 days
310
120 120 100 - 340
Physiology
Biochemistry 120 100 100 - 320
355 273 252 310 1190
Total
Behavioral science, communication skill and medical ethics will be taught through five lecturers (5 hours) within 1st 5
phase under supervision of Community Medicine department
Grand Total 1195
(Time for integrated teaching, exam. preparatory leave of formative & summative assessment
is common for all subjects of the phase )
Second Phase
Formative Exam Summative exam
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ Integrated Total
Subjects Demonstration Prepara- Exam Prepara- Exam
(in hours)
teaching tory time tory time
leave leave
110 160 COME (community 05
based medical education)
:30 days
275
Community (10 days day visit + 10 +
days RFST+ 10 days 15 15 days 15 days 20 days 30 days
Medicine study tour)- days
30 days
(10+10+10)
80 55 55 05
Forensic 195
Medicine
190 215 55 10
Total 470
(Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative & summative assessment
is common for all subjects of the phase )
Third Phase
Formative Exam Summative Exam
Subjects Lecture Tutorial Practical Others Prepa Exam Prepa Exam Total
(in hours) ratory time ratory time
leave leave
100 30 50 Clinical 200
Parmacology Pharmaco
& logy 10 15 days 10 15
Therapeutics 20 days days days
100 100 28 - 228
Pathology
100 45 45 - 190
Microbiology
Total 300 175 123 20 618
(Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative and summative assessment
is common for all subjects of the phase )
Fourth Phase
Medicine & Allied Subjects
Block posting
Clinical
Total weeks
Summative
Tutorial classes
Formative
Lecture
(bedside teaching),
Subjects
Exam
exam
Integrated
(in hours) in weeks
teaching
2nd 3rd 4th Total 2nd 3rd 4th
Preparatory leave-15 days
Preparatory leave-15 days
phase phase phase phase phase phase
Internal 26 24 110 160 200 20 14 06 12+2(OP 34
Exam time -15 days
Exam time -30 days
medicine hrs. D) 4
Psychiatry - - 20 20 - - 03 - 03 weeks
Dermatology - - 20 20 - - 03 - 03
Pediatrics 04 20 26 50 25 04 - 06 10
Physical - - 05 05 - - 02 - 02
Medicine
Emergency - - - - - 02 02
Total 30 44 181 255 225 20 20 14 20 54 4
hrs. weeks
Grand 500 hours 58 weeks 75 days
Total
Time for exam, preparatory leave, formative & summative assessment
is common for all subjects of the phase
Preventive aspects of all diseases will be given due importance in teaching learning considering public
health context of the country and others parts of the world.
Related ethical issues will be discussed in all clinical teaching learning.
Surgery & Allied Subjects
Tutorial Integr Total
Summative
Formative
Practical ated Clinical/ Bedside Weeks
posting
Exam
Exam
Block
Subjects Lecture teaching teaching (in week)
/Demons
(in hours)
tration
2nd 3rd 4th Total 2nd 3rd 4th
Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase Phase
General 35 30 60 125 12+4 - 6 22
Surgery
Orthopaedics
5 10 30 45 - 4 4 8
4 wks
Radiology - - 5 5 1 - - 1
Radiotherapy - - 8 8 - 1 - 1
- 5 - 5 1 - - 1
Preparatory leave -15 days
Preparatory leave -15 days
Transfusion
Exam time –15 days
Exam time –30 days
medicine
Anesthesia - 10 - 10 200 20 1 - - 1
Neurosurgery - 2 5 7 - 1 - 1
Pediatric - 5 10 15 - - 2 2
Surgery
Urology - 5 10 15 - - 2 2
Burn & Plastic 3 - 2 5 - - 1 1
Surgery
Emergency - - - - - - 1 1
& Casualty
Dentistry - - - - 1 - - 1
Ophthalmo - 40 - 4 4 8
logy 40 hrs
Otolaryngo - 40 - 4 4 8
logy 40 hrs
Total 300 hrs 200 20 20 wks 14 wks 24 wks 58wks 4wks
Grand Total 520 hours 62 weeks 75 days
(Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase )
Preventive aspects of all diseases will be given due importance in teaching learning considering public health context
of the country and others parts of the world.
Related ethical issues will be discussed in all clinical teaching learning.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Lecture Tutorial / Integrated Total Clinical Block Formative Exam Summative
Demonstra Teaching hours bed side placement exam
tion teaching Preparatory Exam Prepa Exam
3rd 4th in 3rd & leave time ratory time
Phase Phase 4th phase leave
30 70 85 15 200 16 weeks 4 15 15 15 30
hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs (8+8) weeks day day day day
(Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative & summative assessment
is common for all subjects of the phase)
Preventive aspects of all diseases will be given due importance in teaching learning considering public health
context of the country and others parts of the world.
Related ethical issues will be discussed in all clinical teaching learning.
8. Teaching & Learning methods:
The following teaching and learning methods will be followed:
Large Group Teaching:
Lecture
Seminar
Small Group Teaching:
Tutorial
Demonstration
Students interaction
Problem Based Learning (PBL)
Practical session:
Use of practical manual
Performing the task/ examination by the student
Writing the practical note book
Field Placement (Community based medical education):
In small groups for performing activities by the student themselves
Clinical Teaching:
In ward, OPD, OT, POW, ED, ICU, etc.
By concerned persons
Integrated teaching:
Encourage to learn ICT through computer lab of the college.
9. Assessment:
A. There will be in-course (card/item/term) and end-course (professional) assessment for the
students in each phase (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th phase) of the course i.e. formative
and professional examination.
B. Formative assessment will be done through results of items, card and term ending
examination & class attendance.
C. For formative assessment, 10% marks of written examination of each paper of each
subject is allocated.
D. For MCQ of each paper, 20% marks are allocated. There will be separate answer script
for MCQ part of examination. Total number of MCQ will be 20.
E. For SAQ of each paper, 70% marks are allocated
F. Oral part of the examination will be structured
G. OSPE/ OSCE will be used for assessing skills/ competencies. Traditional long & short
cases will be also used for clinical assessment.
H. There will be phase final professional examination within the each academic phase.
I. Eligibility for appearing in the professional examination:
Certificate from the respective head of departments regarding students obtaining at
least 75% attendance in all classes (theory, practical, tutorial, residential field
practice, clinical placement etc.) during the phase.
Obtaining at least 60% marks in examinations.
No student shall be allowed to appear in the professional examinations unless the
student passes in all the subjects of the previous professional examinations.
II. Pass Marks:
Pass marks is 60%. Student shall have to pass written (MCQ + SAQ + Formative),
oral, practical and clinical examination separately.
III. Examinations & Distribution of marks:
First Professional Examination
Subjects Written Struct Practical Formative Total
Exam ured Exam marks Exam marks Marks
marks Oral Soft Hard
Exam part part
marks
Anatomy 180 150 75 75 20 500
Physiology 180 100 100 20 400
Biochemistry 180 100 100 20 400
Total 1300
Second Professional Examination
Subjects Written Structu Practical Formative Total
Exam red Exam Exam Marks
marks Oral marks marks
Exam
marks
Community Medicine 90 100 100 10 300
Forensic Medicine 90 100 100 10 300
Total 600
Third Professional Examination
Subjects Written Structu Practical Formative Total
Exam red Exam Exam Marks
marks Oral marks marks
Exam
marks
Pharmacology & Therapeutics 90 100 100 10 300
Pathology 90 100 100 10 300
Microbiology 90 100 100 10 300
Total 900
Fourth Professional Examination
Subjects Written Struc Clinical Practical Formative Total
Exam tured Exam Marks
marks Oral marks
Exam
mark
s
Medicine & Allied 180 100 100 100 20 500
Subjects
Surgery & Allied Subject 180 100 100 100 20 500
Obstetrics & Gynecology 180 100 100 100 20 500
Total 1500
IV. Common Rules for Examinations:
a) University professional examination to be started from May and November.
b) University professional examinations will be completed within the specified time of
the concerned phase
c) No carry on system before passing 1st professional examination
d) After passing 1st professional examination students can appear
nd nd
for 2 professional examinations if all other prerequisites for 2 professional
examination are fulfilled. In the mean time students can attend clinical
ward placement, teaching learning.
e) To appear 3rd professional examination students have to pass all the subjects
of previous 2nd professional examination if all other prerequisites are fulfilled. In
the mean time students can attend clinical ward placement,
teaching learning. Students can also attend the classes of subjects of 4th phase
f) To appear 4th (Final) professional examination students have to pass all the
subjects of previous 3rd professional examination if all other prerequisites are
fulfilled. In the mean time students can attend clinical ward placement, teaching
learning.
V. Few directives and consensus about the following issues of assessment:
i. Incase of OSPE/OSCE- Instruments/equipments to be taken to oral boards to ask
open questions to the students apart form Structured Oral Examination
(SOE). There will be scope of instruments related viva, specially in clinical
subjects and where applicable. Central OSPE/OSCE from Dean Office after
moderation will be encouraged.
ii. Incase of Structured Oral Examination (SOE), instead of preparing
specific structured question, topics will be fixed considering wide range
of contents coverage. Rating scale will be used for marking the students
concurrently. Each student will be asked questions from all topics of the set. Equal or
average duration of time will be set for every student.
10. Internship:
After passing final professional MBBS examination students have to enroll for one year
log book based rotatory internship programme. Within this one year 11 months and 15
days at medical college hospital and 15 days at UHC. Internship programme will be more
structured and [Link] is compulsory to complete Internship Training Programme
designed by BM&DC to get permanent registration for doing independent practice.
