Introduction of Competency Based Medical Education in 2019 has transformed undergraduate medical education with its constellation of new components. This study was conducted to evaluate the perception of students and faculties as well as the knowledge gained by students through Foundation course, one of the newer components of CBME.This was a program evaluation study at Kirkpatrick level 1(Reaction) and level 2 (Learning). The study was conducted on 177 first year MBBS students and 15 resource faculties involved in delivering various sessions of Foundation course.A statistically significant difference was obtained in the mean scores of pre-test and post-test questionnaire (p value< 0.0001). Most of the students (84.18%) and faculties (86.66%) considered the course to be relevant. Skills module was regarded as the most relevant by majority of students while module on Professionalism and Ethics was agreed as the most relevant by majority of faculties. Both students and faculties perceived the module on use of online learning resources and computer skills as least relevant.The short-term outcomes of Foundation course are apparent in terms of gain in knowledge and positive feedback of the major stakeholders. With slight modifications in the program as suggested by students and faculties, the course would be more beneficial such that intermediate and long-term outcomes would also be achieved.

Competency based curriculum, orientation, program evaluation, questionnaire, modules,feedback