Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) MD/MS Entrance Examination 2018
PGIMER MD/MS Entrance Exam Date: 26th November, 2017
PGIMER Chandigarh MD/MS Admission 2018
JANUARY 2018 Session
ADMISSION TO THE POSTGRADUATE COURSES:
a) Admission to various postgraduate courses conducted at the Institute is made twice a year. The sessions commence from first January and first July each year.
b) The Institute follows a residency service-cum-training scheme. Candidates admitted to MD/MS courses are called Junior Residents.
c) The admission to the above courses of the Institute is made on merit on all India basis, by holding an entrance examination by the Institute, after issuing a countrywide admission notice. The admission notice is published in leading English newspapers Employment News of India in the month of September for January session and March for July session.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
a) Must have passed MBBS from a University/ Institute recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI)
b) Must have either completed, or due to complete, one year rotatory internship training on or before 31st December/30th June for January and July session respectively.
c) Must be registered with Central /State Medical Registration Council.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Commencement of Submission of Online Applications - 1st October 2017
Last date for Submission of Online Applications - 30th October 2017
Last date for Application Fee Payment - 3rd November 2017
Date of Examination - 26th November 2017
FEE:
SC/ST candidates : Rs. 800/-
For all other categories : Rs. 1000/-
PWD Candidates : Exempted for payment of Application/ Examination fee
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Candidates will be considered for selection to MD/MS courses based on a theory paper consisting of 250 multiple choice question (MCQs) with five alternatives each and single/multiple correct responses. Negative marks will be given for incorrect responses marked. The duration of this competitive entrance examination, to be conducted at various centres at Chandigarh is three hours.
The approximate number of questions for each subject is as follows: Applied Anatomy - 6, Applied Biochemistry-12, Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology-10, Applied Physiology-6, Pathology - 15, Pharmacology - 12, Microbiology - 12, Forensic Medicine - 6, Social and Preventive Medicine-7, Internal Medicine-36, Paediatrics-12, Dermatology-6, Psychiatry-6, Radiodiagnosis-6, Obstetrics and Gynaecology-20, Radiotherapy - 6, General Surgery-36, Otorhinolaryngology -10, Ophthalmology - 10, and Orthopaedics - 10.
If two or more candidates obtain equal percentile scores, then inter-se merit for selection shall be determined on the following basis:
a) A candidate who has obtained higher aggregate marks in MBBS examination shall rank higher to a candidate who has obtained lower marks.
b) If the aggregate marks obtained in MBBS examination are the same, then a candidate senior in age shall rank higher to a candidate who is junior in age.
An overall merit list based on the percentile obtained by all the candidates appearing in the examination in the theory examination (irrespective of their category) will be prepared. Candidates of various categories who secure percentile in the theory examination, as mentioned against each category, will qualify for admission:
Open (General) and Sponsored/Deputed : 55th percentile
OBC, OPH, SC/ST, Rural Area, Foreign Nationals : 50th percentile
Bhutanese Nationals : 45th percentile
Candidates from reserved categories are also eligible to compete for general category seats (open category).Thus, in addition to category wise list, a combined General Category merit list of all the candidates will also be prepared.
COUNSELLING:
There will not be any clinical or practical examination. Allocation of various disciplines of MD/MS courses will be done on the basis of a personal counseling, strictly in order of merit in the respective merits lists of the theory examination. The number of candidates to be called for 1st counseling will be three times the total number of seats to be filled for each category of candidates, provided the candidates fulfill the cut-off points mentioned above. The selection will be finalized only after the counseling of the candidates. Any candidate who is absent at the time of counseling will not be considered for admission. However he/she will still be eligible to appear in the second/third counselling. Under exceptional circumstances, if any candidate reports for counseling after his/her turn, he/she will be considered for admission only in the disciplines available at that time. Though the seats will be filled purely on merit basis but 2nd/ 3rd counseling will be open as per merit subject to the candidate meet passing criteria in their respective category.
Contact:
Registrar,
PGIMER, Sector-12,
Chandigarh - 160012, INDIA.
Phone: 0172-2755562
Fax: 0172-2744401, 2744376
Website: http://pgimer.edu.in
