BACKGROUND: The medical student  has to show a responsibility  as he is facing a professional course that needs total dedication and concentration as human life is at stake. The study of structure of human body is the  basic  & one of the first subjects a medical student faces during his/her medical career  and the science which deals with study of gross and microscopic structure is the human anatomy. Human anatomy has for long been studied through dissection of  preserved dead bodies (cadavers) & First year medical students experience mixed feelings of various emotional reactions when they encounter with human cadavers. AIM: To assess student’s attitudes & reaction towards human cadaveric dissection as a traditional method of teaching.METHODOLOGY: It is a questionnaire based study  in which a Predesigned questionnaire was prepared & distributed among 100 students after obtaining consent from the participants. Different parameters were assessed among participated 100 first year medical students. OBSERVATION: 88% of  the participants  agreed that anatomy dissection is an important part of Medical Degree  and is necessary for learning anatomy. Majority of the students (70%) agreed that introducing other methods like dissection videos, anatomy computerised software, models etc.  as complement to traditional cadaveric  dissection. A good majority of the students like dissection(63%) and give the cadaver proper respect during dissection and after its disposal(72%) . A good number of students report allergic symptoms to formalin(41%). 75% of students think that there is no religious binding on dissection CONCLUSION: Over the last 10–15  years increasing attention has been drawn on physical and psychological effects of cadaveric dissection on medical students  and a debate is going on its present role as an effective major tool of learning anatomy . In our present study  majority of students wanted cadaveric dissection to be a part of the teaching curriculum as dissection allows the development of three dimensional image of the different anatomical regions of the body. So we conclude that though dissection is time consuming, cumbersome, potentially hazardous etc. still it provides an opportunity to reflect on the feelings of mortality, humility and spirituality. However,learning by other methods like computer multimedia programmers like videos, cadaveric plastination, non– cadaveric models, computer based images etc. can supplement teaching for better understanding of Medicine .