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General Surgeon

General surgeons operate on the abdomen, hernias, the thyroid, breast lumps, injuries and many emergencies. Many super-specialist surgeons start here.

Class 11–12 subjectsPhysics, Chemistry, Biology

Entrance / admissionNEET UG / NEET PG

DegreeMBBS + MS General Surgery

DurationAbout 8.5 years after Class 12MBBS + MD / MS

Your route, step by step

1Class 11–12: take PCBBiology (especially human anatomy and physiology) is your foundation; Physics helps later with surgical instruments and imaging. Prepare for boards and NEET UG together.
2NEET UG → MBBS · 5.5 years4.5 years of study plus a 1-year internship. Seats through MCC (all-India quota) and Tamil Nadu medical counselling.
3NEET PG → MS General Surgery · 3 yearsThree years of residency with long hours in theatre, wards and casualty.
4Practise or super-specialiseWork as a consultant surgeon, or take NEET SS for MCh in urology, surgical gastroenterology, surgical oncology, plastic or cardiothoracic surgery.

What a general surgeon does

Examine patients and decide whether surgery is needed
Perform planned and emergency operations
Care for patients before and after surgery
Lead the operating team with anaesthetists and nurses

Entrance exams & admission

NEET UGFor the MBBS seat (conducted by NTA)
NEET PGMD / MS / DNB seats (conducted by NBEMS); 50% of government seats are all-India quota, 50% Tamil Nadu quota
INI-CETPG seats at AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER and NIMHANS
NEET SSFor MCh after MS (optional)

Where you may work

Government and private hospitals, trauma centres, medical colleges, the armed forces and your own surgical practice.

Well-known colleges in and near Tamil Nadu

Madras Medical College, Chennai
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Christian Medical College, Vellore
JIPMER, Puducherry

Official links

Exam / admissionNEET UG (National Testing Agency) (opens in a new tab)neet.nta.nic.in
Exam / admissionNEET PG, NEET SS & NEET MDS (NBEMS) (opens in a new tab)natboard.edu.in
Exam / admissionINI-CET — AIIMS, JIPMER and other national institutes (opens in a new tab)aiimsexams.ac.in
Exam / admissionMedical Counselling Committee (MCC) — all-India counselling (opens in a new tab)mcc.nic.in
Exam / admissionTamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee (DME) (opens in a new tab)tnmedicalselection.net
Official bodyNational Medical Commission (opens in a new tab)nmc.org.in

Links checked: Oct 2026. Always confirm dates and rules on the official site.

Outlook

Surgeons are needed in every district hospital. The training is long and demanding, but it opens many super-specialty paths.

Specialise later

Laparoscopic surgery
Trauma surgery
Surgical oncology
Urology
Surgical gastroenterology
Plastic surgery