The course for the basic MBBS- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is for five and a half years, including a one year internship. There are graduate as well as post graduate courses in the field of medicine in the colleges of India. Most of the major medical institutions of India, are also the country's well renowned hospitals, which provides an opportunity to students to practise their studies at the same time. The students therefore try taking admission in the Government Medical colleges of India, thereby securing and shaping their future in the best possible way. The increasing awareness about the health problems and their precautions, has given a boost to the medical; industry and therefore medical professionals are growing in demand.