© Red Flower Publication Pvt. Ltd. Kunal Mishra 1 , Bikash Chandra Nayak 2 , Mohan Kumar Hansda 3 , Ashim Mishra 4 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The questionnaire based study was carried out with the objective to know the present knowledge of students regarding autopsy, attitude towards autopsy and probability of enriching academic exercise and further increase the acceptability of our subject. METHODOLOGY: A questionnaire based cross-sectional study, was carried out among the 2nd comprised of items in form of simple statements for which response recorded dichotomously were on attitude of the students. The second part of questionnaire comprised of eight items which contained the eight reasons for forensic medicine of not choosing forensic medicine as career. RESULTS: A majority of students were found to have reasonable knowledge of the basic autopsy procedure. 88% of the students were of the opinion that autopsy has utility in medical education. proactively searched for information on autopsy. However only 11.54% students reported that they plan to pursue a career in Forensic Medicine. KEYWORDS: Autopsy; Forensic medicine; Knowledge; Attitude; Career. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology Volume 17, Number 1, January-March 2024 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.17124.1 A study about Knowledge and Perception of Medical Students Towards Autopsy and Attitude Towards Forensic Medicine as a Career option INTRODUCTION T he essence of learning Forensic Medicine lies in experiential learning experience by observing autopsy which is essential for and traumatology. This learning instils a discharging medico legal duties and also enhances inquisitiveness in clinical practice. Even stalwarts