r/MBBSindia

Hi everyone. Myself a 3rd year part 1 student of a private medical college in west bengal. Yesterday was my Ophthalmology practical examination and what i had witnessed is beyond shameful and i am using this platform to share this cause apparently i have no other ways left. So there is this HOD(52M) who openly molests the girl students, touches them inappropriately and also kisses them on their neck while taking their Grand viva. Every girl who went to his room for viva, left the room crying and traumatised. No one has guts to call this monster out because apparently he is a very powerful person in terms of hierarchy. He is a very well known college pass out, a well known doctor and most importantly part of ophtha counsel of WBUHS. This college does not call him out because he has connections in the university and all the students fear getting a supple in the final year..

Till now i only read these stories online and in crime stories. I am in utter shock witnessing this by myself in my own college.

Hey everyone. We are deep into April, NEET is literally three weeks away, and I know the "Should I take another drop for a Govt seat or just take a Private seat?" debate is causing absolute chaos in a lot of households right now.

I handle medical admissions and counselling on the ground. I'm actually scrambling to clear my desk and wrap up client files today because I’m heading out to Goa on the 15th for a quick break (dodged a bullet with a bad resort booking and found a much better spot) before the 2026 admission madness officially kicks off. But I wanted to drop this reality check before I log off.

People idolise government colleges purely for the fees, and they write off Private colleges as just "money-making machines." If you are hovering in that borderline 450-580 mock score range, you need to look at the actual ground reality, not just the prestige.

1. The "Rural Bond" Trap (Govt) vs. Total Freedom (Private) Everyone talks about Govt fees being basically zero, but nobody talks about the bond. Almost every state Govt college makes you sign a mandatory rural service bond. Depending on the state, you owe them 1 to 3 years of service after your MBBS. If you want to break it to study for PG, the penalty can be anywhere from ₹10 Lakhs to ₹40 Lakhs. Top private/deemed universities generally have zero rural bond. You finish your internship and you are instantly free to start studying for NEET PG, PLAB, or USMLE. That extra year or two of absolute freedom is a massive advantage.

2. The Patient Load Myth Yes, Govt hospitals have insane patient footfall. You will see absolutely every case imaginable. But it is pure, unadulterated chaos. The professors are overworked, and you are mostly left to learn by trial and error. In Tier-1 private colleges (the established ones, not the random buildings that opened three years ago), the clinical exposure is incredibly structured. The patient load is still high, but you actually get proper ward rounds with professors who have the time to teach you. Plus, you actually have working gloves, functioning equipment, and hygienic wards.

3. The Borderline Score Reality Check If you are scoring 560-580, you might miss a Govt seat depending on how brutal your state domicile is. But that score will easily get you a general merit seat in a top Deemed university. However, if you are dropping into the 450-500 range, let me be brutally honest: you are not getting into a top-tier private college on pure merit. Those seats close way higher than people assume. At 450, your only way into a Tier-1 private college is through the NRI Quota, which means paying $40k-$50k a year. If you don't have that NRI budget or a sponsor, a 450 score means you have to target Tier-2 or Tier-3 private colleges in "open" states like UP or Haryana. And in those states, you have to be extremely careful about hidden hostel and development fees.

4. The Drop Year vs. Management Seat Math If you are on your 2nd or 3rd drop and hitting 500, seriously calculate the ROI. A private seat costs ₹18-25 lakhs a year. But an extra drop year costs you a full year of an attending physician's salary later in life. Sometimes taking the management seat is mathematically the smarter move if your parents can afford it without crushing, high-interest loans.

I'll be checking my phone in between packing this week. Stop panicking about what you can't control, and go revise your NCERTs. But if the anxiety is killing you, drop your state and your realistic mock score below. I’ll tell you exactly what your options look like without the sugarcoating.

so, im going to appear for the neet exam really soon and im in drop year which tbvh was a waste because i never got the time to focus on studies due to some reasons. tbh my parents aren’t that rich (they are but we’re more like well off type rich rather than RICH RICH)

last year i gave up on being a doctor and went into another course but i honestly felt so wrong

being a doctor has been a dream for as long as i can remember and itll feel like a betrayal to myself if i don’t do it, my parents are willing to spend however much money but that makes me wonder if it really is worth the burden

we did some research and they think i should go for dy patil pune even tho its like crazy expensive

im smart and i can do stuff once i put my mind to it, i just smh fucked my drop year up

Well nobody was talking about it ; so again it had to be me. Since the return of dictator mishra in the hind campus , she has fired almost 100 ward boys and nurses. Junior residents and teachers even HOD's are left unpaid. When the new physiology HOD went to ask for her salary. Hail dictator just said " tumko kyu chahiye paise, abhi to aai ho " after which obviously the physio hod resigned and left without money. The interns haven't recieved payment for about 3-4 months now. And people are so afraid of extensions and fines and the jr's about their exams and supplee exams ,that the tyrant continues her exploitation. The medicine dept. Is half empty now as mostly everyone of the old and gold teachers have left. The same case follows for pediatrics obgyn etc. So hind is a hospital without doctors or staff or salaries apparently and hind is a medical institute costing around 20 lpa which gives a total of 90-95 lakhs for the course. And what you get in return. Is no extra curricular. Poor infrastructure. Declining patients. A tyrant who refuses to listen to anything . Honorable mention - they also refused to give back the security deposits, I mean they simply denied. Ki nahi milega. Well ab kahan hai NMC. Itta wow college pe kya kiya NMC ne ? #nmc is so great.

I have heard that medical college for PG is what matters the most. How true is this?

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1)Are you all enjoying this course like many people say, you all have to study and study all day and at the end of mbbs you get only 20k-30k

2)Are there any other options to earn money during mbbs or after mbbs ?

3)How is your work life balance?

4)If you are going to become the first doctor in your family then what is your goal in the next 7 years

Hello ppl I am rn prepping for a quiz so I would appreciate for the question banks and neet pg papers if you have or you know of any channel that might have

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Hey!

I have a couple of microbiology books that I barely used and want to pass them on:

• Prescott’s Microbiology (11th ed) – completely unused
• Ananthanarayan & Paniker (11th ed) – unused
• Food Microbiology by Frazier & Westhoff – older copy (has library stamps)

Would prefer selling to someone who actually needs them for studies.

Based in Bangalore. Prices are reasonable/negotiable.

DM me if interested – I can share pics 👍

Really wanted to know the best and crisp theory book for medicine

For clearing prof exams

And building concepts

As well as it is easier to read learn & understand

Book refrences

Mathews ???

Manipal (Manthapa)

Archit baloor

Which is the best