In India, a medical college is an educational institution that provides medical education. These institutions may vary from stand-alone colleges that train doctors to conglomerates that offer training related in all aspects of medical care. The term is synonymous with "medical school" as used in the USA and some other countries.
A medical college offers graduate degree Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). Only institutions offering MBBS course in its curriculum are referred to as a Medical Colleges.[citation needed] The college may teach Post Graduate as well as Paramedical courses. The admission to government MBBS programs is highly competitive because of high subsidy and extensive hands on experience. www.winsofteducation.com

The MBBS course starts with the basic pre-clinical subjects such as biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, microbiology, pathology and pharmacology. The students simultaneously obtain hands-on training in the wards and out-patient departments, where they interact with real patients for five long years. The curriculum aims to inculcate standard protocols of history taking, examination, differential diagnosis and Complete patient Management. The student is taught to determine what investigations will be useful for a patient and what are the best treatment options. The curriculum also contains a thorough practical knowledge and practice of performing standard clinical procedures. The course also contains a 12-month-long internship, in which an intern is rotated across various specialties. Besides standard clinical care, one also gets a thorough experience of ward management, staff management and thorough counselling skills. www.winsofteducation.com

The degree awarded is "Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery". The minimum requirements for the MBBS course are 50% marks in physics, chemistry, biology and English in the '10+2' examinations. For reserved category students the requirement is 40%. MBBS admissions are not centralised. The admission requirements differ across universities. Generally, students who attain higher marks in the qualifying examinations and in the Medical Entrance examinations conducted by various agencies are accepted onto the MBBS course. www.winsofteducation.com

Entrance examinations are conducted by the following agencies

AIIMS Entrance Exams – All India Institute of Medical Science Entrance Exam
AIPMT - All India –Pre Medical/ Pre Dental Entrance Exam
AIMS - Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
AFMC - Armed Forces Medical College exam
AIPGDET – All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Test
AIPGMET – All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test
AIPVT – All India Pre Veterinary Test
AIPGMEE – All India Post Graduate Medical/Dental Entrance Exam
All India Common Entrance Exam, Vinayaka Mission University
All India common Entrance test, Dr. DY Patil Medical College.
AMU Medical Entrance Exam
BLDE University under graduate entrance Test
DUMET – Delhi University Medical/Dental Entrance test
DUPGMET – Delhi University Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test
DUSET - Delhi University Super-speciality Entrance Test
EAMCET – Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test, Andhra Pradesh
Haryana PMT - Haryana Pre- Medical Test
HP CPMT – Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre Medical Entrance Test HP CPMT Medical Entrance Exam
GUJ CET-gujrat common enternce test
JIPMER – Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research
KLE UGAIET/PGAIET – KLE University Under Graduate/Post Graduate All India Entrance Test
KEAM - Kerala Entrance Exam (MBBS, BDS, BV.Sc AND AH)
MHT-CET - Maharashtra Health & Technical Common Entrance Test
MP DMAT – All India Dental & Medical Admission Test – Madhya Pradesh
PGIMER – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Medical Entrance Exam.
UPCAT/UPCMET/UPCPMT – Uttar Pradesh Medical Entrance
UPMT – Uttarakhand Pre Medical Test
WBJEE - West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
Odisha JEE - Odisha Joint Entrance Examination