MD in Community Medicine 

at ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

ACS Medical College and Hospital offers a three-year MD programme. Aspirants after completing MBBS can apply for any of the MD specialisations. Below are some of the MD specialisations available at ACS Medical College and Hospital:

• Anatomy
• Community Medicine
• General Medicine
• Forensic Medicine
• Paediatrics, etc.

Candidates have to complete MBBS degree/provisional Pass Certificate to apply for ACS Medical College and Hospital MD courses. Aspirants must also possess a permanent/ provisional registration certificate of MBBS qualification issued by the Medical Council of India or State Medical Council to apply for the MD programme.

ACS Medical College and Hospital accepts NEET PG entrance exam scores, followed by NEET PG counselling for MD and MS courses. As per the NEET PG Round 2 cutoff, the closing ranks varied between 40234 and 126511 for the General AI category candidates. Considering the MD and MS cutoff ranks, MD in Radio Diagnosis was the most in-demand course, followed by MD in Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy. The NEET PG round 2 cutoff ranks for both these courses stood at 40234 and 45360, respectively, for the students belonging to the General AI quota. 

Considering ACS Medical College and Hospital to be a private institution, one might assume it be costly enough to drain their wealth. However the annual fees for the various 22 courses that ACS Medical College and Hospital offers the cost is approximately 28 Lacs and to be more accurate around 2,790,000. For foreign students the cost may differ. For MBBS course the annual fees is 5.5 lakhs. When one compares it's fees with other colleges and the facilities they provide, they wouldn't think of the amount to be huge as other private institutions demand much more and provide less educational resources to the students making their future suffer.

ACS Medical College and Hospital is less expensive than other hospitals. 

You can compare the fees for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course at ACS Medical College and Hospital and ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai. 

The total cost of an MBBS degree at ACS Medical College is 95,00,000 lakhs, or 19,00,000 annually. Students also pay other charges during admission. 

Candidates are offered seat in ACS Medical College and Hospital based on entrance exam scores. Aspirants who are offered seat have to pay a course fee to confirm their admission. Below is course-wise intake for ACS Medical College and Hospital:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

During the ACS Medical College and Hospital MS cutoff 2024, the Round 2 closing ranks varied between 66801 and 92219 for the General AI category students. The most competitive MS specialisation was Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The NEET PG cutoff 2024 for MS in Otorhinolaryngology and MS in General Surgery stood at 89633 and 92219, respectively. So, considering the Round 2 cutoff, students seeking admission to ACS Medical College and Hospital must target to secure a rank up to 92219 to be eligible for MS admission. 

ACS Medical College and Hospital was started in the year 2007 under the ambit of Dr.MGR Educational and Research Institute. Founder-Chancellor of our Deemed to be University is Dr.A.C.Shanmugam.

ACS Medical College and Hospital offers medical services to majority of urban and rural people. The hospital have state of art facilities to manage wide range of medical and surgical conditions and well-equipped laboratories round the clock. Our Hospital provides various state and central government schemes and evening special clinics to provide health care for the people. The institute is involved in community health services [Rural health training centre and urban health training centre] and provides services for needy people.

No, candidates cannot get admission in ACS Medical College and Hospital without a NEET score. The college considers NEET-UG rank for MBBS and NEET-PG rank for MD/ MS programmes. Hence, qualifying NEET is mandatory. NEET is a competitive exam and hence, aspirants must score well to secure a seat in the college. Once selected, candidates have to participate in the counselling rounds.