Academics at M. V .J

• Every student shall undergo a period of certified study extending over 4½ academic years followed by one-year compulsory rotating Internship. The 4½ years course has been divided into three phases.
• The FIRST year (Phase I) comprises of pre-clinical subjects of Human Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry. It also includes the subject of Community Medicine though the university exam for the same is conducted in Phase III Part I.
• After passing pre-clinical subjects of Phase I, the SECOND year (Phase II), devoted to Para Clinical and Clinical subjects. Para Clinical subjects consist of Pathology, Pharmacology & Microbiology. During this phase the clinical subjects shall be taught concurrently.
• THIRD year (Phase III Part I) consists of Community Medicine and clinical subjects – Internal Medicine and its allied specialties (including Dermatology, Psychiatry, TB & CD, Radio-diagnosis, Paediatrics and Anaesthesiology), Surgery and its allied specialties (Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, ENT and Dentistry) and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

• Every candidate should have attendance not less than 75% theory & 80% Practical in each phase calculated from the date of commencement of the term to the last working day as notified by the University in each of the subjects prescribed to be eligible to appear for the university examination as per National Medical Commission guidelines.
• A candidate lacking in the prescribed attendance and progress in any subject(s) in theory or practical/clinical in the first appearance should not be permitted to appear for the examination in that subject(s).

A candidate seeking admission to first MBBS course:

• Indian Nationals, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and Foreign Nationals are eligible to appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG).
• The candidate must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or must complete 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the 1st year MBBS/BDS course.
• The upper age limit for candidates seeking admission to MBBS/BDS seats is 25 years as on the date of examination, with a relaxation of 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories and persons entitled to reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
• Candidates must have passed Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology in the qualifying examination.
• For candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), or Category I, the minimum aggregate marks required in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology in the qualifying examination shall be 40% instead of 50%.
• For candidates with benchmark disabilities as specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum aggregate marks required in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology shall be 45% for General category candidates and 40% for SC/ST/OBC candidates.
• Two years of regular and continuous study of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology at the 10+2 level is mandatory for all candidates.
• Candidates who have passed 10+2 from Open Schools or as Private candidates are not eligible to appear for NEET-UG. Studying Biology/Biotechnology as an additional subject at the 10+2 level is also not permissible.
• Candidates appearing for the Class XII examination in the current academic year may also appear for the entrance test provisionally, subject to fulfilling all eligibility conditions subsequently.
• Candidates belonging to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are also eligible for admission under the 15% All India Quota seats, as both states contribute their MBBS/BDS seats to the All India Quota from the academic year 2018–19 onwards.

The selection of students to medical colleges shall be based on merit provided that:

• In case of admission on the basis of qualifying examination, a candidate for admission to MBBS course must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and must have obtained not less than 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Category I, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination is not less than 40% instead of 50% as above. In case of admission on the basis of competitive entrance examination, a candidate must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics,
• Chemistry and Biology and English and must have obtained not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the qualifying examination and in addition must have come in the merit list prepared as a result of such competitive entrance examination by securing not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the competitive examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Category I, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination be not less than 40% instead 50% as stated above. (vide amendment to MCI Regulations, 1997, notified in Gazette of Government of India dated 29-05-1999).

The candidates should have completed 17 years of age on or before 31st day of December of the year of admission