Introduction: In a dynamic and stressful environment like medical field, where one has to be a lifelong learner, any tool that will simplify and facilitate the learning process and improve the learning outcome is welcome.Awareness of metacognitive knowledge along with its sub components is one such tool.Method: This cross sectional study was done on all the first year medical students in a college in South India.Metacognitive knowledge questionnaire (testing procedural, declarative and conditional knowledge), a validated tool was administered to all the students.Cumulative academic scores of the full academic year of I MBBS were considered.Data was analysed using ANOVA and Spearson's correlation tests on SPSS version 22. Results: Metacognitive knowledge has a linear relation with academic performance as does its sub components.Metacognitive knowledge and its subcomponents show a statistically significant positive correlation with academic scores.Conclusion: As educators, designing and inculcation of strategies to improve metacognitive knowledge would empower the students and be the key for their academic success.
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