1. Textbook of Pathology (with free Pathology Quick Review) By Harsh Mohan, 11th Edition.

Quick Overview:

While incorporating newer and updated features in the revised edition, care has been taken to retain the accepted style of presenting the material that is ‘easy-to-learn, retain and reproduce’.

Key Features: 

• Competency-based curricular changes recommended by NMC incorporated as core/must-know, and non-core/desirable-to-know and their corresponding new assessment methods included.
• Updated text in academic and diagnostic pathology includes current definitions, additional causes, contemporary mechanisms, up-to-date international classifications of diseases (including WHO classifications of neoplasms, 5th edition) and modern approach to diagnosis and prognosis, in a simple, lucid, easily understandable and reproducible, user-friendly format.
• Newer content includes a new chapter on ‘Blood Banking and Transfusion’ and another on ‘Clinical Pathology’ incorporated in Appendix I along with Basic Diagnostic Cytology. Pathology of COVID-19 and its impact on different organ-systems incorporated in different chapters.
• Labelled gross and photomicrographs of high quality and better resolution added and amended; many of these were generously contributed by Prof Ivan Damjanov in previous edition; several schematic illustrations updated and amended.
• New tables added at several places for enhanced learning.
• Key points as gist at the end of every topic in bulleted points for a rapid revision of the subject in an ultra-short time.
• Chapter orientation paragraph given at the beginning of every chapter to peek through the entire chapter and meant to aid the user in systematic and organised learning.
• Revised companion book prepared exclusively on the pattern of competencies/outcomes as recommended by the NMC is given for free to the user of the textbook for a quick review of the subject.
• Complimentary online learning resource includes high-yield questions (long-answer type, short-answer type, MCQs, clinical scenario-based and image-based) and clinical cases along with key and explanatory notes.
• Cheers! No overburdening!! With all these additions and insertions, girth of the book remains unaltered, care having been taken not to overburden the already stressed students

2. Essentials of Medical Pharmacology By KD Tripathi, 9th Edition (2025).

3. Essentials of Medical Microbiology By Apurba S Sastry (2025).

The making of this book is a revolutionary event in our life, as we went through a journey where we experienced how Microbiology can be changed to suit to the need of an Indian Medical Graduate.

• This book is prepared according to new MBBS curriculum and the content of the book was modified from the traditional organism-based teaching to system-based teaching.
• Parasitology topics have been updated as per the current need of Indian Medical Graduate, under the respective infective syndromes, thus obviates the reading of a separate parasitology book.
• The reduction of the content is made by keeping the perspective of an Indian medical graduate in mind. The book is categorized into two parts, which is further divided into eleven sections.

Key Features:

What is new in this edition?

• • Divided into two parts-(1) General Microbiology, Immunology and Hospital Infection Control and (II) Systemic Microbiology.
  • Systemic Microbiology (Infectious Diseases)-eight sections, each comprises of a first chapter on clinical infective syndrome followed by several chapters covering detailed information about the etiological agents.
  • Chapters on Clinical Infective Syndromes-represent the first chapter of every Systemic Microbiology section; covers various infective syndromes pertaining to that system in detail.
  • Parasitology topics-have been updated as per the current need of Indian Medical Graduate and discussed under respective infective syndromes.
  • Hospital Infection Control Section-thoroughly updated in various topics such as major HAI types, monitoring of antimicrobial stewardship, escalation vs de-escalation strategy, donning/doffing of PPE and transmission-based precautions.
  • General Microbiology Section-meticulously restructured with the inclusion of general virology, general parasitology and general mycology chapters. General bacteriology is reorganized into a single chapter with several subchapters.
  • Overview Chapters-incorporated in the General Microbiology section, which will help in better understanding of organisms when discussed under Systemic Microbiology.
  • COVID-19 Chapter-has been revised and updated as per the current scenario.
  • AETCOM Module-has been updated as per the CBME curriculum for second MBBS students.
  • Recent Advances-updates made in laboratory diagnosis, treatment guidelines and vaccine prophylaxis of infectious diseases; of note tuberculosis and HIV.
  • Epidemiology Updates Included on-recent outbreaks and geographical distribution with special emphasis on Indian epidemiology.
  • References followed from the latest editions of Harrison, Mandell, Bailey & Scott, CDC and WHO websites and health care programme/guidelines such as ICMR, NCDC, NTEP, NACO, NVBDCP, Immunization and GPEI, etc.
  • Inclusion of more tables, flowcharts, real images and schematic diagram-for better understanding.
  • One weapon, two targets-MBBS exam and NExT entrance: Only textbook written in a National Exit Test (NExT)-oriented way so that the matter of textbook does not differ a lot from a PG entrance book (major deficiency with all other Indian UG textbooks).

Most features of the previous editions are maintained-

• More content, less pages—handy look, saves student’s time.
• Concise, bulleted format and to-the-point text-easy to read during MBBS examination.
• Simple and lucid language makes the understanding easy.
• Separate boxes for summary of laboratory diagnosis and treatment-for quick review.
• Clinical case-based essay questions and MCQs incorporated at the end of each chapter.