MBBS Admission 2009 @ Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune

Admission- MBBS 2009

Name: Armed Forces Medical College(AFMC )

How to apply:

Prospectus and application forms can also be obtained by post from Officer-in-Charge (Admission Cell), Armed Forces Medical College, Pune – 411040 on payment of Rs. 250/- per copy.

Requirements:

1. Only by Bank Draft on an nationalized bank payable at Pune in favour of Commandant, AFMC, Pune, along with full postal address of the candidate on two separate slips of paper (size 9cms x 5 cms.)

2. Please ensure that the Demand Draft bears the code number of the issuing bank.

3. The candidate must write his/her name & address on the back of the Demand Draft.

4. The candidate should enclose an application for obtaining prospectus and application form giving his/her particulars and address and enclose a self addressed envelope of 11? x 13? size and affix postage stamp of Rs. 55/-.

Bank Drafts on any other banks other than nationalized banks, Money Orders, Cash or Postal Orders will not be accepted. Each request should be accompanied by a separate Demand Draft. Request for prospectus to be sent by post will be accepted from 22 Dec 2008 to 28 Jan 2009

Eligibility:

A candidate seeking admission to the MBBS course is eligible to take the entrance examination if he/she fulfills the following criteria:

1. A candidate should be a citizen of India or be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan or any other foreign country with the intention of permanently settling in India.

2. Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.

3. Should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence

4. Must have attained the age of 17yrs on 31st Dec of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date(Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations).

Academic Qualifications:

1. Candidate must have passed all the subjects opted for in the first attempt of the qualifying examinations as a regular candidate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken simultaneously

2. Securing not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in these 3 science subjects taken together

3. Not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of the science subjects.

4. They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.

Number of Seats:

A total of 130 students (105 boys & 25 girls) will be admitted.

Syllabus:

The general standard of the entrance examination will be that of 11th and 12th class under the 10+2 scheme/pre-medical/intermediate science or an equivalent examination of the State Education Board/Indian University

Method of Selection:

Candidates who are found provisionally eligible as per the criteria of eligibility, will be called at one of the examination centres to appear in the competitive examination on 1st Sunday of May. Issue of admit cards. however does not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which will be further scrutinized at subsequent stages of selection.

The written examination centre will be allotted to candidates depending upon the administrative arrangements for the examination and availability of adequate seating capacity.

The Roll Number of the candidates who qualify for interview based on the above written examination will be published in the leading newspapers. The college/DGAFMS take no responsibility for any error or omission in the roll numbers published in the newspapers.

Key Dates:

MBBS Written Examination Date: 05/03/09

MMBS Results of Written Exam: End May 2009, published in leading National newspapers and Employment news.

Date of Interviews: In June 2009 at AFMC Pune. Exact dates will intimated to successful candidates.

Sale of prospectus and application forms all over the country from: 12/22/08 to 01/28/09

Contact Detail:

Officer-in-Charge Admissions:

(Admission Cell)

Armed Forces Medical College

Sholapur Road, Pune – 411040

Website: http://afmc.nic.in/

Admission Cell Tel. no 020 – 2682 0028

Fax no. 020 – 2687 4759