Friday 20 April 2018

Studying MBBS in India vs Abroad, Which is better?

It is not possible for every medical aspirant to pursue medical education in India. There are two reasons behind it. One, students can get admission to govt. medical colleges only after qualifying anyone of the medical entrance examinations - NEET, AIMPT, AIIMS, and JIMPER. Two, as far as the question of Private medical college in India is concerned; its fee is so high that it is impossible for most of the parents to afford. There is also entrance exam conducted by the private medical colleges for admission, though nominal. Medical aspirants are to qualify it to be able to get admission. But there is no entrance test abroad and the quality of education is of global standard. The fee structure is also low abroad. So the most of the middle-class students can also afford the fees. In this way doing MBBS course abroad is a better option.

Even if the students get admission in Indian private colleges, there is a great difference between the qualities of education here in India and abroad. India is still a developing country while western countries are well developed and far more advanced in almost all spheres of life. Though the cost of living of the students in the hostel is low in India, the quality of education is not up to the mark like abroad. When it comes to mind whether to pursue medical education in India or abroad, the choice goes in favor of abroad.

Private colleges in India charge very high fee along with a donation for admission. So, it is very expensive to do MBBS course in India. In completing the MBBS course, generally, five and half years of time are taken. So if you put the idea of doing MBBS from Indian private medical college to comparison with colleges in foreign countries, it is apparently crystal clear that the latter option is cheaper.

When the Indian medical aspirants go abroad for studying MBBS, they come in contact with the students from different countries of the world. They interact among themselves about the medical education in their respective countries. In this way, they get exposed to the outside world also. Their vision broadens and knowledge widens. By studying in the native land, students fail to come in contact with the students and teachers of different countries.


As India is a very big country in terms of population, the availability of medical seats in the colleges is limited. Only a little more than 50 thousand students can take admission to medical colleges. It cannot exceed more than that. So, the seats in Indian private medical colleges are also filled up very quickly. In the given situation, only one option is left with the medical aspirants. It is to go abroad for admission to study MBBS as there is neither seat constraint there nor entrance examination for admission in foreign countries. So, it is better to do MBBS abroad than in India if the medical aspirants fail to clear NEET or AIMPT. So they needn't get disheartened and admitted to medical college abroad.

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