What is the course structure for MBBS at AIIMS Delhi and other AIIMS institutes?

AIIMS Delhi MBBS course structure comprises 3 Profs instead of like other medical colleges.

First Professional

• The First Professional lasts for one year and consists of the following subjects; Physiology Anatomy and Biochemistry
• There are internal assessments that carry 50% weightage - 2 mid-semester exams in October and March, one end-semester exam in December
• The remaining 50% weightage is given to the first professional exam in July. 
• Unlike other colleges, there are no sent-ups in AIIMS Delhi.

Second Professional

• The second Professional spans over 1.5 years and consists of the following subjects; Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine.
• There are 2 mid-semester exams; October of the 3rd Sem and March of the 4th Semester.

 End-semester exams are held in December and May. 

Pre Proffs take place in November and professional exams in December.

• Clinical postings in various departments such as Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obs Gynae, CCM, Psychiatry, etc

Third Professor

• After 2 hectic professionals, the third professional is relatively lighter 
• The 6th-semester witnesses clinical postings and lectures
• The 7th Sem has no lectures and there are only clinical postings from 9–1 in various departments such as Orthopedics, ENT, Dermatology, etc.
• No exams are there and only viva-based posting assessments are held.
• The lectures end after June and students are given a preparatory leave for 3 months till October.
• The Preproffs carry 25% weightage, the internal assessments from the beginning of the 3rd Sem till the 8th carry 25 % weightage while Proffs taking place in December carry 50% - weightage.

This is the usual course structure followed by AIIMS Delhi.