Symbiosis Medical College for Women MBBS Review By Akanksha Trivedi

The college is located in Pune between the beautiful ambience of Lavale and is on a hill. Infrastructure is well built with beautiful fountains everywhere. Infrastructure of the college feels unreal. All the facilities are provided in the campus including Wi-Fi for each student, library, study rooms, etc. Classes are held in lecture halls which are big and very spacious to accommodate about 300 students. College also has two auditoriums and various sports complexes with swimming pools, basketball court, football court, etc. Curricular and extracurricular life is well balanced.

The college is a well reputed institute and takes admission on the basis of scores and rank in NEET UG examination. The cutoff for college reaches above 550 every year. MBBS is a difficult degree to spend your teenage and 20s on and it gets overwhelming at times but it is surely a degree that gives you a sense of accomplishment and professionalism.

The faculty is well qualified from reputed medical institutes of India like AFMC, BJMC, KGMU, etc. The faculty has great clinical as well as teaching experience. They teach in a very professional way and mould us to become capable doctors. They also focus on important skills like ethics, attitude, and communication as these are the most necessary skills to become a doctor.

The college, after completion of 4.5 years of MBBS, during 1 year of internship period pays us with stipend. After that, there are campus placements to various hospitals as Junior Residents. But, most of the students don't take placements and opt for higher studies like specialisation and super specialisation as they are crucial in the medical field.

College provides hostel and mess facilities. Hostel rooms are very spacious and accommodate 3 people. Rooms have attached bathroom and washroom. Also, the majority of amenities like beds, tables, chairs, curtains, almirahs, etc. are provided. On every adjacent floor of hostel, there are refrigerator, kettle, microwave, etc. There are recreational common rooms and gym also present.

Infrastructure is simply beautiful and unreal. Many people call the college as Hogwarts of India. There is an academic block with lecture halls, dissection hall, departments, laboratories, library, study rooms, etc. In front of college, we have the university hospital which is a three block structure with numerous departments, wards, OPD, IPD, and operation theatres. Also, we have a beautiful college fountain.

Life in campus is definitely good. All the festivities are celebrated with utmost joy. We have our own college fest ‘Avyanna’ which is a 3 day event having more than 60 extracurricular activities including sports. There are many committees in college like sports, literature, dance, drama, music, magazine, research, etc. Curricular activities and extracurricular activities are well balanced. We are also motivated to indulge ourselves in various inter college and inter university events.