What is the full form of MBBS

MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

MBBS stands for MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. In Latin, it means Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae. It is a professional degree in medical science.

This is a degree awarded to students on completion of their graduation from a medical school. Different countries award the students with different degrees for the same. For example, traditionally, colleges in China awarded the students with Bachelor of Medicine (BMED).

As the name suggests, these are two separate degrees that are combined in one domain as the Bachelor of Medicine and the Bachelor of Surgery. So, in practice, they are treated as one and awarded together. The duration of the MBBS course is 5 or 6 years including the duration of the internship.

Eligibility for MBBS:

Educational criteria: The students who wish to take up MBBS must have passed Class XII/higher secondary/pre-university qualifying examination with Science subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Zoology/Botany. The students are also expected to have studied English as a main for their qualifying exams.

Age criteria:The age criteria requires the students to be of 17 years at the time of admissions.