MD Radiology: Career Scope, Salary, Jobs, Eligibility, Cutoff

MD Radiology/Radiodiagnosis is a PG course in the medical field, MBBS with 1 year of internship is compulsory eligibility for this course.

The syllabus of MD Radiology is Radio Physics, Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Basic Concepts, Ultrasonography, Production of X-Rays, and Interaction of Radiation with Matter, Radiation Detection and Measurement, Special Radiography, Computed Tomography, etc.

MD Radiology Scope

In this course, Doctors study the diagnosing & treatment of the diseases through radiology(medical imaging) such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and, computed tomography (CT).

So there is a huge space and demand for practicing Radiologists in India. 

MD Radiology salary in India

According to some surveys, the average salary of a radiologist in India is around 10 lakhs per year, whereas the salary of experienced doctors varies from 20 lakhs to 50 lakhs.

If a radiologist is a fresher, he can get packages of up to 15 lakhs by combining all these (including tips, bonuses, and overtime pay).

MD Radiologist salary in India
Source: Payscale

Rank needed for MD radiology

As you all know that radiologist is the most demanded branch. Due to the choice of the top of every student, its cutoff goes high. Top Rankers in NEET PG keep MD Radiodiagnosis as their 1st preference choice. 

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MD Radiology Jobs

A career working as a radiologist is a smart choice!

It is a highly demanding career.

If a course is highly demanding it means the job opportunities are obviously good. Due to the recent development in radiographer technologies, demand has increased.

Radiographers have the opportunities for both government and private hospitals. In India, they can work in both modules like part-time and full-time.

Course completion is the final point for radiographers. A radiographer performs sonography which is popularly known as ultrasound. It is a very demanded course in India as well as Abroad.

Radiographers can work in healthcare centers, and hospitals, and run his/her own diagnostic center.
Radiology is vastly expanding due to the demand for diagnosis the diseases for other fields of doctors. This field is linked to modern imaging technology that’s the main advantage of the field.

This course has various career paths. If you have done this in specialization and developed skills.

Job Profile:

  1. Radiologist
  2. Radiographer
  3. Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
  4. CT Scan Technologist
  5. Nursing Homes
  6. Diagnostic Labs
  7. Private Hospitals
  8. Public Health Centres
  9. Government Hospitals

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MD Radiology fees in private medical colleges

MD Radiology in the private medical college of India varies from 14 lacs to 60 lacs per year.

Private Medical Colleges in India Fees Annual Fee (in Rs)
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai Highest 60 Lacs per Year
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Lowest 14.30 Lacs per year

MD Radiology eligibility

Applicants aspiring should have MBBS qualified from NMC(National Medical Commission) recognized medical college.

Md Radiology seats in India

In India, A total of 290 NMC recognized medical colleges offer 1908 MD Radiology/Radiodiagnosis seats. In which 127 Government medical colleges offering 927 seats & 163 private medical colleges offering 981 seats.

College Type No. of seats No. of colleges
Government 927 127
Private 981 163
Total 1908 290

DMRD vs MD radiology

MD(Doctor of Medicine) in Radiology is a 3 years postgraduation degree course and DMRD(Diploma in Medical Radiodiagnosis ) is a 2 years diploma course.

Best medical colleges in India for MD radiology

  1. AIIMS, Delhi
  2. CMC, Vellore
  3. AFMC, Pune
  4. KMC, Mangalore
  5. MAMC, Delhi
  6. JIPMER, Puducherry
  7. LHMC, New Delhi
  8. MMC, Chennai
  9. KGMU, Lucknow
  10. SGSMC, Mumbai

Admission Procedure

How to get admission in MS Radiodiagnosis?

For MD Radiodiagnosis admissions in India, Aspirants can appear in the National level entrance exam. NMC-approved/recognized colleges/universities provide admission to students on the basis of their ranks secured in the entrance test.

After the PG Exam result students have to attend national-level counselling (MCC.NIC.IN) & state-level counselling. Below given 3 medical entrance exams for admission in PG medical courses:

  • NEET(PG) 2022
  • AIIMS(PG) 2022
  • JIPMER(PG) 2022

Cutoff

NEET PG Qualifying Cut-off  Percentile 2019, 2020

Category Cutoff percentile Cutoff marks 2019 NEET cutoff marks 2020
UR 50th 340 366
SC/ST/OBC 40th 295 319
UR – PH 45th 317 342
SC/ST/OBC – PH 40th 295 319

MD Radio Diagnosis Cut off 2021 of Deemed Universities

SN Name of the college Category 1st round  2nd round Mop up Annual tuition fees
1 Aarupadai veedu Open 33914 37077 N/A 5 lakh
NRI N/A 99087 N/A
2 Kalinga bhuneswar Open 7561 6667 13011 20 lakh
NRI 38354 N/A N/A
3 Sri Ramchanadra Chennai Open 4972 5018 10634 22 Lakh
NRI 25149 N/A N/A
4 MGM Navi Mumbai Open 9787 9367 6939 25 Lakh
NRI 43180 46588 24274
5 MGM Aurangabad Open 9245 7372 6819 25 Lakh
NRI 56391 67757 N/A
6 Sri Siddhartha Tumkur Open 14136 15907 14705 25.83 Lakh
NRI 99933 76726 N/A
7 JLN Belagavi Open 9568 N/A N/A 26.77 Lakh
NRI 72929 72929 N/A
8 Lakshmi Narayana Pudcherry Open 40234 41252 10952 27 Lakh
9 Rural med . Loni Open 12607 N/A 66111 28 Lakh
NRI N/A 55214 N/A
10 K S Hegde Open 11517 9951 N/A 29.80 Lakh
NRI 53605 N/A N/A
11 SBKS, vadodra Open 17717 16590 N/A 35    Lakh
NRI 68026 N/A N/A
JNM 27224 29808 N/A
12 Amrita inst. Kochi Open 6795 8797 N/A 30 Lakh
NRI 35878 20581 28850
13 IMS Bhubaneswar Open 15852 N/A N/A 30 Lakh
NRI 60592 N/A N/A
14 SDU Kolar Open 14875 14080 9277 31.50 Lakh
NRI 44773 44773 50210
15 Yenepoya Open 13925 13377 N/A 32.10 Lakh
NRI 55300 N/A N/A
16 JSS Mysuru Open 8967 9347 N/A 33.50 Lakh
NRI 55075 N/A N/A
17 KMC Manipal Open 5577 N/A 33.98 Lakh
NRI 8489 N/A N/A
18 KMC Managaluru Open 6522 6653 N/A 33.98 Lakh
NRI 29514 N/A N/A
19 Blde Bijapur Open N/A N/A N/A 34 Lakh
20 BVDU Pune Open 39803 26587 18317 35 Lakh
NRI 55745 32185 N/A
21 BVDU Sangli Open 18020 14340 N/A 35 Lakh
NRI N/A 99018 70491
22 GITAM Institute of medical  Visakhapatnam Open 22732 13925 26588 35 Lakh
NRI N/A N/A 87164
23 Krishna  Karad Open 19926 21961 N/A 38 Lakh
DNB 1628 23184 N/A
NRI 76729 78944 N/A
24 jLN Datta meghe Wardha Open 19953 24435 N/A 38.95 Lakh
NRI 80706 70959 N/A
25 DYP  Kolhapur Open 23288 25148 N/A 39.35 Lakh
NRI 74793 N/A N/A
26 MM Inst . Ambala Open 25661 27175 N/A 39.95 Lakh
NRI N/A N/A 95182
27 Hamdard Open 10070 N/A N/A 40 Lakh
NRI 63317 N/A N/A
MSM 22264 N/A N/A
28 Saveetha Chennai Open 23191 N/A N/A 40 Lakh
NRI 36031 N/A N/A
29 VMKV Salem Open 22125 14093 N/A 42 Lakh
NRI N/A 98795 90498
30 Chettinad inst Kancheepuram Open 25674 25631 N/A 45 Lakh Lakh
31 Vinayaka missions Karaikal Open 30569 34024 N/A 42 Lakh
NRI 75251 66039 N/A
32 SRM chennai Open 24900 11969 11661 45 Lakh
NRI 67312 N/A N/A
33 Sri Sathya Sai Kanchucherry Open N/A N/A N/A 48 Lakh
34 MGM puducherry Open 29381 28205 12178 48 Lakh
NRI 51048 N/A N/A
35 Meenakshi Chennai Open 35318 36800 27342 50 Lakh
NRI 79380 N/A N/A
36 DY Patil Pune Open 23504 26587 18317 50 Lakh
NRI 55745 32185 N/A
37 Raja Rajeswari MC Bengaluru Open 32185 32972 21127 60 Lakh
NRI 81388 79143 84984
38 Sree Balaji Chennai Open 48239 46965 N/A 60 Lakh
39 DYP, Navi Mumbai Open 31521 33900 40440 65 Lakh
NRI 67441 73052 92775


 

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  1. Hi is MD Radio diagnosis safe because during the course of study they have radiography as a paper during which they are exposed to radiations. Kindly help me out.

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