Average course fee for MBBS studies in government colleges India Around Rs.8,000 to Rs.35,000 per annum. However, only the top rank scorers of the national level medical entrance exam – NEET – are able to get through such colleges. Others are left to choose private medical colleges, and the fees for this are much higher than government medical colleges.
Every year around 18 lakh students appear for medical in India out of which around 9 lakh pass while there are around 90,000 MBBS seats available. In such a situation, students who do not get admission in the country, they go abroad for medical studies. when the war between Ukraine And Russia broke out, many Indian medical students got stuck in medical. Most of the students went to Ukraine because medical education is cheaper in Ukraine as compared to India.
Whereas those who make their name in private medical colleges of the country are not able to take admission in India due to expensive medical studies. Many Indian students go to countries like Russia, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Nepal, Spain and Germany for medical studies. Fees of these countries are half as compared to India. If the fee for medical education in any private college in India is 60 to 70 lakh rupees, then in these countries it is only 30 to 35 lakh rupees.
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In 2010, the Lancet Commission found that the cost of medical education has increased worldwide. In India, this expenditure has doubled, while medical education fees in China have tripled, a daily reported.
Moreover, NEET is also one of the toughest exams to crack. “Report of the High Level Committee to Study the Impact of NEET on Medical Admission in Tamil Nadu” The Justice AK Rajan committee observed that the students who have enrolled in MBBS courses through NEET performed worse than the students enrolled on the basis of class 12 marks. The report also states that NEET is more inclined towards students from wealthy families. The report said that if NEET continues for a few more years, “Tamil Nadu’s health care system will be severely affected.”
Meanwhile, there are scholarship programs to help students in their dream of becoming doctors. The Government of West Bengal offers Vivekananda Merit cum Means Scholarship for minorities with a family income of less than Rs 2.5 lakh. Other Scholarships include HDFC Bank Educational Crisis Scholarship, Nationwide education And scholarship exams, Vahani scholarships, Dr Abdul Kalam scholarships for medical students, etc., which help students from disadvantaged backgrounds to study further.
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