MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) is the title of basic (allopathic) medical degree awarded in India. Applying to the MBBS program is the first step to become a physician, and on successful completion of 4.5 years of coursework (with clinical rotations) and one year of internship, one receives the MBBS degree. This degree allows the holder to register as a licensed medical practitioner with various state medical councils in India and practice medicine throughout India. It also allows one to apply for residency programs for specialty training both in India and abroad.

 Stanley Medical College is often the short name for Government Stanley Medical College and Government Stanley Hospital, one of the premier medical colleges and teaching hospitals in India. Stanley Medical College is ranked among the top medical colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu. Currently, admissions to the MBBS program are limited to citizens of India, since medical education is highly subsidised by the government.

There are two ways of applying to the MBBS program. Applicants resident in Tamil Nadu state apply through the Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE), held every year between March to May. Applicants from outside Tamil Nadu (out-of-state candidates) apply through the All India Premedical/Predental (AIPMPD) Test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Application in April or May every year. In-state candidates are also eligible to join SMC through the AIPMPD exam, in addition to the TNPCEE. SMC admits about 150 to 160 students every year to the MBBS program. 85% of these seats are filled through the TNPCEE exam, and 15% through the AIPMPD exam.

Please note that the TNPCEE exam is a common exam for all medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, and successful candidates get the chance choose their medical in the order of their rank in TNPCEE. Since admissions to SMC is highly competitive, the college gets filled within the top 300 ranking candidates in the TNPCEE. Lower ranks in the AIPMPD (compared to the TNPCEE) do get students admitted to SMC, but is equally or more difficult, since AIPMPD is a national level exam with more applicants than the TNPCEE which is a state level exam. Besides, the AIPMPD exam is more difficult than the TNPCEE exam.

Certain percentage of seats are reserved for various underrepresented communities (scheduled castes/tribes, backward castes, etc) in both the AIPMPD and TNPCEE admission categories. Please contact the respective authorities for more information.

The following websites will give you more information about these examinations and admission procedures.

TNPCEE Examination for MBBS Admissions for in-state applicants: http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/admission.htm
AIPMPD Examination for MBBS Admissions, for both in-state and out-of-state applicants: http://www.cbse.nic.in

Contact information for Stanley Medical College: 

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Stanley Medical College
Old Jail Road
Chennai, TN 600 001, India.

Phone: +91-44-2528-1351
Fax: +91-44-2528-8384
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