Introduction: In present Competency based Medical education curriculum MCI proposed a separate hours for the self directed learning for each subjects. “Doughnut Rounds” are one of the methods of the SDL where students participate with his/her peer actively. Till now so far the literatures have been searched for, its implementation in discipline of Anatomy has not been found searched. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of the Doughnut Rounds in Self Directed Learning Sessions in Anatomy, amongst the Phase 1 MBBS students Methodology: After the permission from Institutional Ethics Committee, with the volunteering students three rounds of Dounghnut Rounds have been arranged in Phase 1 MBBS students of the last academic year in three topics viz clinical applied parts of inferior Extremity, Thorax and Abdomen. Pre–test and Post test MCQ based prevalidated questionnaire was placed to assess the effectiveness of participation in DR. Result: In the inferior extremity In the pretest of the abdomen 22 % students passed, with 54 % students getting less than 29%. In post–test, 88 % students passed, with no student getting less than 29%. The difference in the pre–test & post–test marks was statistically significant. The difference in the number of students passing in the pre–test & post–test was also statistically significant. In abdomen (n=41) in the pre–test the pass: fail ratio was 9:32 (22:78) with 22(54%) students getting less than 29% and nobody managing to cross 59% and in post–test the ratio was 36:5 (88:12) with no student getting less than 29% and 27 (66%) students getting more than 59% & 4 (10%) students crossing 79%. In the pretest of the thorax 53 % students passed, with 10 % students getting less than 29%. 42 % students crossed 59% and 16% students got more than 79 %. In post–test, 88 % students passed, with no student getting less than 29%. Moreover 72 % students got more than 59% with 39 % students crossing 79%. The difference in the pre–test & post–test marks was statistically significant. The difference in the number of students passing in the pre–test & post–test was also statistically significant. Conclusion: This study reflects well the effectiveness of implementing the Doughnut rounds in Self Directed Learning sessions of Anatomy.