MBBS In Himachal Pradesh

Overview

There are 8 MBBS colleges in Himachal Pradesh offering MBBS course. The admissions will be granted to 920 total MBBS seats in Himachal Pradesh 2024 on the basis of NEET score obtained by the candidate and other factors. Of these 8, 7 are government medical college in Himachal Pradesh for MBBS and one is a private medical college. As a result, a majority of the total MBBS seats in Himachal Pradesh 2024 is available in government medical colleges. Speaking numerically, there are total 770 government MBBS seats in HP 2024, and 150 private college seats being offered for Himachal Pradesh MBBS admission 2024.

Speaking of postgraduate options, there are 3 medical colleges offering about 310 seats in MD/MS/Diploma program. Furthering towards, super specialty programs, there is only 1 college i.e. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla that offers precisely 7 seats in DM/MCH programs.

Index

Fees & Seats - Govt Medical Colleges

Refer to the below table for Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College in Himachal Pradesh

LIST OF GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Sr. No. Name of
Medical College
Year of
Establishment
Annual
Intake
(Seats)
Total Course Fee
(Govt. Seat)
Cut
off(State
Counseling)
Cut off
(All India
counseling)
1 Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla 1966 120 5.85 Lacs 608 655
2 Dr. Rajendar Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda 1966 120 6.62 Lacs 552 661
3 Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur 2018 120 5.85 Lacs 560 648
4 Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba 2017 120 6.62 Lacs 541 645
5 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Mandi 2017 120 7.85 Lacs 579 589
6 Government Medical College, Nahan, Sirmour 2016 120 5.85 Lacs 535 650
7 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur 2022 50 NA NA 670

Fees & Seats - Private Medical Colleges

In the table below you can find the Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College. In Himachal Pradesh, Private Medical Colleges participate solely in State Counseling procedures and not in All India Counseling. Hence, All India Quota cut off details is not available.

LIST OF PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Sr.
No.
Name of
Medical College
Year of Establishment Annual Intake (Seats) Total Course
Fee (Govt. Seat)
Cut-off (State Counseling)
(Govt. Seat)
Total Course Fee
(Mgmt.)
Counseling
Cut-off (Mangmt. Seat)
1 Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College & Hospital, Solan 2013 150 43.4 Lacs 498 73.4
Lacs
372
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Private Medical Colleges Vs MBBS Abroad

There are numerous benefits to the MBBS Abroad over study at Private Medical College in India. You can refer to the below table to understand the values we fetch in MBBS Abroad on various critical parameters, that are crucial before deciding the right path

MBBS Abroad
Key Parameter MBBS Abroad Private Medical College
University Type Public & Private Both Only Private
World Ranking Available Not Available
Recognition WHO, WFME, ECFMG, US GMC,UK etc NMC and very few international recognition
Teaching Experience Up to 200 Years Mostly up to 10 Years
Tuition Fee 5/6 Years 3-5 Lacs/Year(Affordable) 8-15Lacs/Year(Expensive)
Global Exposure Very High, Students from across world No Exposure
Teaching Methodology Small Groups of 15-20 Students in each batch, Test after every Conceptual Class 100-150 students in a batch
Grading of Academics Mostly European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) University Level, CBME
Opportunities for Global Medical PG US, CANADA, Gulf Region, UK and other European Countries incl India Primarily India
Patient Interaction Moderate to High Very Less
Affiliated Hospitals Multiple Hospitals for different speciality College Hospital only

Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges

In Himachal Pradesh, most of the colleges have established before Year 2010, very few colleges established in last 5 to 10 years. It is always important to select an old medical college as there is no shortage of faculties and they are well experienced too, which is the primary requirement of a MBBS student for their learning

Experience of Teaching Name of Medical College
5-10 years

1. Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur
2. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College
3. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Mandi
4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur

10-25 years

1. Government Medical College, Nahan, Sirmour
2. Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College & Hospital, Solan

25+ years

1. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
2. Dr. Rajendar Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda

NEET-UG Exam dates 2024

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET (UG) 2024 examination on Sunday,5th May 2024 in pen & paper mode. The examination will serve as a uniform entrance examination for MBBS admission and other stream like BDS/ BAMS/ BSMS/ BUMS/ BHMS and other undergraduate medical courses

You can find the below Schedule for NEET-UG 2024 Exam

EVENT NEET 2024
Notification for NEET 2024 09 Feb 2024
Release of NEET 2024 Application form 09 Feb 2024
Last date to submit NEET 2024 Application form 16 Mar 2024
NEET Admit Card 2024 release date 2 May 2024
NEET 2024 Exam Date 5 May 2024
NEET 2024 Result 4 Jun 2024

NEET-UG 2024 Cut Off

The MCC conducts centralized Himachal Pradesh MBBS counseling on the basis of NEET marks. The state quota applicants will participate in HP University led HP MBBS counseling 2024.

The Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla is responsible for conducting State counseling for allocation of 85% of MBBS Seats in Govt and Private Medical College under State Quota. However, MCC is the governing body for filling rest 15 % seats through All India Quota seats in Govt Medical College and 100% Seats in Deemed University. Those who qualified NEET are eligible to apply in both the counseling processes.

Please find the table below indicating the Actual NEET UG cut-off for 2022 and 2023 and NEET 2024 Cut off

Category Cut-off Percentile NEET 2022 NEET 2023 NEET 2024
GEN / EWS 50th 117 137 164
SC / ST / OBC 40th 93 107 129
GEN / EWS (PwD) 45th 105 121 146
SC / ST / OBC (PwD) 40th 93 107 129
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Himachal PradeshNEET-UG Counselling 2024 dates

Seat allocation is being done in multiple phases both in All India counseling and State counseling of Himachal Pradesh. This is because, many seats become vacant due to withdrawal of seats by the students for not getting college of their choice, not able to arrange the funds for fees, Lack of proof of their category under which they applied etc. Once the dates for reporting to the college/ Fee deposits/Submitting documents is passed all such seats made available for the next rounds. In the below table, you can find the details for counseling rounds in All India and State counseling followed for MBBS Seat Allocation-

Counselling Round Dates
Announcement of Counseling Dates 2023 11th July
All India Quota seats in Himachal Pradesh / Deemed Universities/Central Universities (Round-1) 2023 15th-26th July
All India Quota seats in Himachal Pradesh / Deemed Universities/Central Universities (Round-2) 2023 8th-18th Aug
All India Quota seats in Himachal Pradesh / Deemed Universities/Central Universities (Mop Up Round) 2023 31st Aug - 6th Sept
All India Quota seats in Himachal Pradesh / Deemed Universities/Central Universities(Stray Round) 2023 18th Sept - 23rd Sept
Himachal Pradesh State Counseling 2023 (Round-1 /Round-2 / Mop Up/ Stray Round) 15th July- 15th Sept

The HPU, Shimla, Prepares and publish the State Merit list of under each category. Students can assess their chance to get college of their choice based on previous year’s Cut offs of that college. If you want to be sure about the chances it is recommended to use MOKSH College Predictor which utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology. Also, this college predictor will give you an idea and will predict the college possible for you based on your current NEET Ranking, Reservation category and Other Quotas applicable for you.

Eligibility for Himachal Pradesh NEET-UG 2024 Counselling

The candidate…

  • Must have qualified the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
  • Must be a citizen of India
  • Must have completed 17 years of age by 31st December of the year he’s applying for MBBS admission in Himachal Pradesh
  • Must have passed 12th Standard exams with subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and have secured minimum 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in case he/she is from unreserved category, and minimum 40% marks if he/she hails from a reserved category.
  • The candidate must fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply with a State Quota.
  • He/she must be a bona fide of Himachal Pradesh
  • He/she must have completed 10th as well as 12th standard from any recognized board in Himachal Pradesh
  • Those candidates who are bona fide resident of Himachal Pradesh and whose parents are employed outside of the state in course of any All India Services are eligible to seek admission through State Quota

How to Register for Himachal PradeshNEET UG Counselling 2024

The first thing applicants must do is Himachal Pradesh MBBS Admission registration via MCC or HPU application (subject to the Quota with which the candidate is applying). Either way, the candidates must complete the registration by providing the personal details, contact details, program they’re applying for and other essential details.

The next step is to fill the Himachal Pradesh MBBS admission application form and enter academic details such as the score obtained in NEET UG, percentage in 10th and 12th standard. After doing so, the candidates must further into the Himachal Pradesh MBBS admission process and upload documents pertinent to the Himachal Pradesh MBBS admission application process. The documents need to be uploaded can be found in the ‘DOCUMENTS REQUIRED’ section ahead. The last step to complete the application process is to pay the requisite amount that goes towards application cum counseling fee. Applicants are advised to keep with themselves a couple or more printouts of the Himachal Pradesh MBBS admission application form for future reference.

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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Please find the list of the documents required for the procedure of admission to MBBS colleges in Himachal Pradesh

  • 10th and 12th standard certificate
  • 10th and 12th standard mark sheet
  • Character certificate
  • NEET hall ticket
  • NEET Score card
  • Birth certificate
  • Identity proof (Aadhaar card,Driving License,Passport,Voter ID)
  • 10 Passport sized photographs (The photograph must be the same as those used in the NEET application form and hall ticket)
  • Printout of the application form

Documents that are subject to applicability –

  • Reservation category certificate
  • Domicile certificate
  • PWD (Persons With Disability)certificate
  • Gap period affidavit
  • Income certificate
  • Freedom fighter certificate

RESERVATION POLICY

The MBBS colleges in Himachal Pradesh include both government colleges and private colleges. The reservation policy for government medical colleges differs from that of private medical college in Himachal Pradesh. The former maintains a seat ratio of 85:15 for state quota students and All India quota students respectively. On the other hand, the latter divide the seats equally among State quota students and management students. For reservation based on caste and other categories, check the table below.

CASTE/CATEGORY PERCENTAGE OF RESERVED SEATS
SC candidates 13
ST candidates 17
OBC candidates 4
PwD 3

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Your Chance to get a MBBS Seat inHimachal Pradesh

The most difficult time for any of the students is to wait after NEET till the Counseling process to know whether he/she is getting a college of his/her choice or not? Sometime this dilemma continues for couple of months due to multiple rounds of Counseling. It has become more difficult due to parallel Counseling of All India Quota and various States due to COVID-19. The Counseling process is very complex where 550+ Govt. and Private colleges offer 83000+ Seats and fee variation is also huge that ranges from less than 1 Lac to 2.5 Cr for the course.

Dreams shatter when any silly mistake in choice filling or wrong selection of college leads to getting a poor ranked college. Imagine getting paid seats or no seats at all due to lack of genuine guidance!

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Medical PG in India or NEXT

During MBBS study, a student realizes the importance of being a specialist. They also understand the competitiveness to secure MD/MS Seat in Govt College. If we look at the success ratio to get PG in Govt Medical College which is 11% Broadly we can say that only 1 out of 10 will get PG Seat whereas the chances of getting a Clinical specialty is 1 out of 20 applicants. It is obvious that the PG journey is going to be very difficult or else students should have enough money to get the paid seat in Pvt Medical College which may be in Crores!

Total Applicants NEET PG 2022 Specialty Govt Med College Pvt Med College
Seats Success Ratio Seats
2.06 Lacs
MD (Non Clinical) 15K 8.6% 10K
MS (Clinical) 8K 4.6% 5K
Total 23K 11.4% 15K

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Medical PG in USA (USMLE)

We are well aware of the difficulty of getting a PG in India. With the introduction of NEXT, maximum students in India are getting attracted to USMLE prep from 1st year of MBBS since it simulates the new NMC Competency-based curriculum much more easily. US Healthcare system is considered one of the best health care systems because of numerous reasons like High rewards, excellent infrastructure, Merit-based assessment, Open opportunities for Super specialties. Most of the countries trying to replicate the US health care assessment system for their Medical Graduates USMLE exam are divided into 3 Parts. One can appear in USMLE Step 1 after 2nd Year, USMLE Step 2 CK during an internship, and Step-3 during your residency (Medical PG). The USMLE is an online exam and can be taken at the PROMETRIC centers present across India.

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Medical PG IN UK (PLAB)

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In short, an IMG's performance in PLAB determines her eligibility to practice in the UK.The PLAB test has two stages. PLAB 1 is an exam that has 180 MCQs that tests your recall. On the other hand, PLAB 2 is a practical OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam) that tests your clinical skills.

The GMC ascertains your linguistic skills by assessing your score in specific tests. It may be the IELTS (Band Score 7.0 or higher) or OET (Grade B in reading, writing, listening & speaking).
After you pass PLAB 1 & 2, you apply for the GP registration. There is one constraint. You have a window of 2 years after clearing PLAB 2 during which you may apply no later.

By 2024, the UK Medical Licensing Assessment will replace the PLAB. The COVID pandemic has resulted in a major change that has affected life everywhere and at every level.
Especially the healthcare sector has faced unprecedented pressure. Consequently, the GMC UK is going to change certain things in PLAB and create the UKMLA exam.

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Medical PG in Germany

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PG in Germany after MBBS in India is another great option, though it requires you to learn the German language. Of the 6 levels starting from A1 to C2, you need to clear A1 and A2 which would qualify you to apply for the visa.

Once the Language formalities are done, you get into the phase where you do Observer-ship from a German hospital approved by the German Medical Council. This is followed by Residency.

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Details of all Govt and Pvt Medical college in Himachal Pradesh

You can find complete information about any Govt and Private colleges of Himachal Pradeshby clicking on the respective college in the table below

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