Frequently Asked Questions

Q:1. What is forensic medicine?
Ans. Forensic medicine is the application of medical knowledge for the purpose of law and administration of justice.

Q:2. What are the department's main activities?
Ans. Its main activities are conducting medicolegal work. It is basically medical work which has got a bearing on law and administration of justice.

Q:3. How many undergraduate students do you have?
Ans. We have 180 undergraduate students every year, who come to use after spending one year in the basic sciences departments such as anatomy and physiology. They remain with us for one and a half years, and during this period they are trained in all medicolegal matters which they are likely to face in their professional life.

Q:4. How may postgraduate students do you have at present?
Ans. We have four postgraduate students studying for their M.D. in Forensic Medicine. Each year there is provision for two additional M.D. students.

Q:5. I have completed my MBBS and am now looking for further avenues. Will it be a good idea to join M.D. in Forensic Medicine?
Ans. Yes, because currently our country is lacking man power in medicolegal field. In this department, students are exposed to best training in forensic medicine, matching the world's best. After getting M.D. training from this department, you are likely to be absorbed as Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine in one of the several medical colleges around the country. Till now the department has trained about 50 postgraduate students, all of whom are now well-established in their professional life and contributing to the medicolegal services of this country. Several of the Postgraduate students from this department are now Heads of Departments in their own medical colleges and some have even settled abroad.

Q:6. Can we consult the department directly for a medicolegal problem? Is there a fees for such work?
Ans. The department does not hold private work for the general public. The proper route for the general public would be to lodge formal complaints with the official agencies such as Police etc, which will then refer the cases to us. We do not take any fees for such work.

Q:7. I want to become a forensic medicine specialist. What should I do?
Ans. You can not become a forensic medicine specialist directly. You must get admission in an MBBS course, and after completing that course, you can go in for a post graduation (MD) in forensic medicine. The duration of this course is 3 years, during which you would also be required to write a thesis related to forensic medicine or allied topics.

Q:8. Does the department conduct joint research ventures? I want to conduct a joint research venture with your department.
Ans. Yes, we do conduct joint research venture. Contact the Head of the Department with your research project, and we will see how we can proceed.