Master of Surgery [MS] (General Surgery)

Master of Surgery [MS] in General Surgery at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, is a postgraduate surgical programme for MBBS graduates who want to specialise in operative and emergency surgical care. Residents rotate through general surgery wards, operation theatres and emergency surgical units at the institute, building hands-on competence in pre-operative assessment, common abdominal and trauma procedures, and post-operative patient management under the supervision of the department's surgeons. Alongside clinical work, residents take on academic responsibilities such as case presentations, assisting with teaching and contributing to the department's research and audit activity, which is typical of postgraduate training at a teaching hospital. The course suits MBBS graduates who see themselves practising as general surgeons or moving on to a surgical super-speciality afterwards, since MS General Surgery is the usual base qualification for several DM and M.Ch programmes. AIIMS Rishikesh sets the sanctioned intake for this course every admission year, and the seat break-up by category is released through the institute's own admission notice for that session, always the notice to check since the matrix is reissued each year.