Bihar Introduces MBBS Courses in Hindi From Next Academic Session

Bihar: The Bihar government has announced to offer Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) courses in Hindi, becoming the second state after Madhya Pradesh to do so.

State Health Minister Mangal Pandey announced on Tuesday that from the upcoming academic session, medical students will have the option to pursue MBBS studies in Hindi.

"The Health Department of Bihar, under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has taken this historic step after thorough discussions on the necessary aspects, including the availability of Hindi textbooks for the MBBS course. This decision aligns with the government's goal of promoting Hindi and making it a global language," the state health minister said.

The Hindi medium course will follow the AIIMS Delhi syllabus and will be available to students qualifying in the NEET UG 2024 exam. Bihar, with approximately 85,000 government schools, predominantly uses Hindi as the medium of instruction.

MP is the First State to Offer Medical Courses in Hindi

Madhya Pradesh was the first state to introduce MBBS programs in Hindi. It was announced by Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Vishwas Sarang last year. Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister, had already announced the release of the Hindi MBBS course materials.