MBBS is one of the top career choices for students in India. Thousands and thousands of students apply for the NEET exam every year to get admission into good and top-class medical colleges to pursue MBBS. There is also a rising trend of students going to abroad for pursuing medical education and then practice in their own country. Even the Indian students sign up to different universities around the globe every year for this. However, one of the prominent issues that both the students and the parents face is of choosing the right college or right university and in the case of abroad the right country for the MBBS education. Second, the budget issue is also there in the case of middle-class families.
There are several options that one might look at while deciding which country to live in and pursue medical education. Several countries like the United States of America, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan to the Caribbean Islands, and even our neighbor Bangladesh provide quality medical education at affordable rates. There are several myths to be debunked and many factors to be considered before pursuing MBBS abroad.
Studying and living abroad comes at different costs, and it is considered to be way costlier than the home country, and with abroad, it is a notion that studying MBBS in foreign universities is believed to be a high-priced affair. First of all, it is important to know the application and the entrance process, secondly the fee structure, the accommodation availability, and costs, as well as the different government colleges which provide quality education for the foreign students. The countries mentioned here not only provide quality education but also have affordable as well as lavish fees depending on the spending capacity of the person. The medical degrees in most of the colleges and universities abroad are MCI, WHO, ECFMG, and MCC approved. MBBS in countries like the USA, Russia, and Ukraine has proved itself as a benchmark in the field of clinical schooling. For Indian students, the basic eligibility is 50 percent marks in the 12th standard (Science stream- PCB) for general category students and 40 percent for the students of SC/ST or reserve categories. Since NEET is the qualifying exam for MBBS in India, it is the same there as well, NEET qualified for the admission process along with the required marks. The course duration is generally 4 to 5 years with an internship included with the medical degree. The medium of education is English. Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Bangladesh, along with Caribbean countries do not require additional exams apart from NEET and 12th scorecard. In the USA, the system is a bit different.
In the USA, the medical degree is known as MD (Doctor of Medicine) and it is not known as MBBS. The language of instruction is English for the medical courses in the USA. Apart from NEET and MCAT, the IELTS and TOEFL exams are also required, as the admission process is quite elaborate. The reason behind the elaborate admission process is the filtration process for the students, as there are different types of colleges and universities depending upon the economic background and educational achievements of the candidate. The IELTS exam is generally required for English speaking as the course medium will entirely be in English, the students are supposed to be totally fluent to learn and understand the course work and lectures properly.
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