Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery [MBBS] From KMC Mangalore, Mangalore

Both IMC Manipal as well as Mangalore have their own unique strengths and weaknesses. In terms of academics, both colleges are almost similar with some of the most experienced teachers, and excellent clinical exposure. The only major difference you will see is that KMC Mangalore has a dispersed campus so you have to travel through a city while you study. Mangalore therefore offers a more flexible life and offers an environment that helps you become a more independent person. 

I would recommend Kasturba Medical College even over Government Institutes for MBBS training.

These are the books I and my peers used as KMC Mangalore MBBS students-

For first year-

1. Anatomy : Gray’s (Recommended); B.D. Chaurasia; Netter’s Atlas (must have). 
2. Physiology : Guyton (Recommended); A.K.Jain (not as good as Guyton); Manipal Manual of Physiology (only to pass, last resort). 
3. Biochemistry : Satyanarayan; Beena Shetty (only to pass, last resort).
4. Embryology : Inderbir Singh
5. Neuroanatomy : Snell (For Neuroanat).

For second year-

1. Pathology: Robbin’s (This is the only book you need for this subject).
2. Microbiology: Ananthanarayan(Fungus, Virus and Immunology is really good). 
3. Pharmacology : Tripathi (Massive, but required for entrance); Shanbag (only to pass).
4. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology : Pillai (Really good book on this subject).

For third year-

1. Community Medicine : Park 
2. Ophthalmology: Khurana (Last minute study)
3. ENT : Dhingra

For fourth year:

1. Medicine : Davidson (MUST HAVE, MUST READ); Harrison; Archit Sir (this book is really helpful). For Practical - Macleod’s. Some students use Harrison or Arup Kumar Kunda (this book helps with probable viva questions).
2. Surgery : Bailey (The BIBLE of Surgery); SRB. Some students use Clinical Pearls of Surgery
3. OBG : Dutta ( Always for Obstetrics); Sheila
4. Gyn - Shaws( Recommended)
5. Pediatrics : Ghai and class notes
6. Orthopedics : Maheshwari.

These books are used by MBBS students at KMC.