Best M.Ch. Courses in India: Colleges, Eligibility, Duration & More

Last Updated on July 30, 2023 by Vishnu Nambiar

Have you completed Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Surgery? Do you want to pursue a good M.Ch. course after completing PG medical education? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of best M.Ch. courses in India.

Here, readers will find the following details – list of M.Ch. courses in India, basic details about the course (eligibility, duration, facts etc), list of colleges and admission process. Before heading to the meat of the matter – list of top M.Ch. courses in India – let us take a quick look at the course format.

In the next section, readers will find basic details about M.Ch. course. Full form of M.Ch., duration, format of the program – I’ve covered all these details in the next section. Let us start –

M.Ch. Course: Basic Details

M.Ch. stands for Magister of Chirurgiae. It is Latin for ‘Master of Surgery’. M.Ch. is a Post Doctoral Degree course.

M.Ch. is the highest Master’s Degree in the field of surgical education in India. The course duration is three years. Candidates who have completed PG level surgery programs such as – MS or DNB are eligible to pursue M.Ch. course.

Plastic surgery, Neuro surgery, cardiothoracic surgery – these are some of the well known M.Ch. disciplines. Come, let us check out the entire list of M.Ch. courses in India now. Here it is –

List of M.Ch. courses in India 2022

1. M.Ch. Neuro Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: List of M.Ch. Neuro Surgery colleges in India

2. M.Ch. Neuro Surgery (after MBBS)

   • Duration: 6 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MBBS course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: AIIMS New Delhi and AIIMS Rishikesh

3. M.Ch. Plastic Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: List of M.Ch. Plastic Surgery colleges in India

4. M.Ch. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Rishikesh, Gandhi Medical College etc

5. M.Ch. Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: PGIMER, AIIMS New Delhi, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Sadarjung Hospital, BJ Medical College etc

6. M.Ch. Cardiothoracic Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: List of M.Ch. Cardiothoracic Surgery colleges in India

7. M.Ch. Cosmetic Gynaecology

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university or relevant MD program
   • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

8. M.Ch. Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

9. M.Ch. Endocrine Surgery

   • Duration: 3 years
   • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
   • Colleges: King George Medical University, Madras Medical College, Christian Medical College etc

10. M.Ch. Gynaecological Oncology

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MD/MS/DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: BJ Medical College, AIIMS Rishikesh, Regional Cancer Centre, Tata Memorial Centre etc

11. M.CH. Hand Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: Christian Medical College, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute

12. M.Ch. Head and Neck Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: PGIMER, AIIMS Rishikesh, Tata Memorial Centre, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology etc

13. M.Ch. Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (ENT or Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: Christian Medical College, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

14. M.Ch. Joint Replacement and Reconstruction

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

15. M.Ch. Minimal Access Surgery and General Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

16. M.Ch. Paediatric Orthopaedics

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh and Christian Medical College

17. M.Ch. Paediatric Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS New Delhi, BJ Medical College, AFMC, Medical College – Thiruvananthapuram etc

18. M.Ch. Paediatric Surgery (after MBBS)

    • Duration: 6 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MBBS course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

19. M.Ch. Paediatric Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

20. M.Ch. Spine Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

21. M.Ch. Sports Injury

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS Rishikesh

22. M.Ch. Surgical Gastroenterology

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: PGIMER, AIIMS New Delhi, Madras Medical College, Medical College – Thiruvananthapuram, AIIMS Rishikesh, King George Medical University etc

23. M.Ch. Surgical Oncology

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: List of M.Ch. Surgical Oncology colleges in India

24. M.Ch. Thoracic Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: Madras Medical College, Grant Medical College, Medical College – Thiruvananthapuram, Government Medical College – Kozhikode etc

25. M.Ch. Trauma Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Rishikesh

26. M.Ch. Urology

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: List of M.Ch. Urology colleges in India

27. M.Ch. Vascular Surgery

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Eligibility criteria: Completed MS/DNB (Surgery) course from a recognized institute/university
    • Colleges: Madras Medical College, Christian Medical College, Stanley Medical College etc

This list has not been ranked in any order (ascending or descending). Do you want to know more about the admission process? Here is everything you need to know about it –

Admission process

SS (Super Specialty) medical entrance exams are conducted each year to facilitate M.Ch. admission process. A large number of candidates apply for SS admission in India. If you want to bag a Government seat or get into a good medical college, you must crack relevant SS examination.

Vishnu Nambiar

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