In India, owing to very less number of seats available in medical studies and very high capitation fees involved in medical studies, overseas nations are the next choices of option for Indian students who desire pursue medicine. Amazing fact is that in the recent, around 5000 Indian students had gone to Ukraine to pursue medical studies.
Reason: Contributing factor towards many Indian students to seek Ukraine as destination to study medicine is due to less college fees and cheap cost of living. Mere Rs 4 lakh per year is highly sufficient for those students who desire to study medicine in Ukraine.
Education pattern: By and large, education institutions offering medical studies in Ukraine impart knowledge through English. Further, education system in Ukraine is similar to that found in most of the European nation. Medical certification provided in Ukraine is accepted by all European countries, except Britain. Subsequently, medical graduates from Ukraine institutions can go to other countries and practice medicine.
Medical studies: Doctor of Medicine (MD) offered here is equivalent to MBBS.
Duration: 5-6 years
Eligibility: Need to have completed plus two exams with a minimum of 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology as core subjects in Higher Secondary.
Educational expense: Studies Ukraine incurs approximately 2600 to 3700 Euros per year.
Few top institutions offering medical studies:
National Technical University of Ukraine
National Pedagogical University
Taurida National University
Odessa I.I Mechnikov National University
Ivan Franco National University of Lviv
National University of Life and Environment Sciences of Ukraine
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kviv
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
National Mining University
Kharkiv National University