Monday 19 August 2013

Armed Forces Medical College - A report

Armed Force Medical College, popularly known as AFMC, is a premier institute for medical education and research in the country. The AFMC is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nashik and is recognized by the Medical Council of India. The institute offers training to undergraduate, postgraduate and nursing students with assured jobs in the army
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The MBBS entrance test conducted by AFMC is considered to be one of the toughest medical entrance examinations in the country. The test is usually held in the month of May and the notification for application comes during December or January.
 Eligibility for AFMC MBBS Entrance test

A candidate seeking admission to the MBBS course is eligible to take the entrance examination if he/she fulfills the following criteria:
  • 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.
  • Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.
  • Should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence
  • 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: 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 and securing not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in these 3 science subjects taken together and not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of the science subjects. They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.

Admission Procedure
Advertisement for AFMC MBBS Entrance Test is published in leading news papers of the country in the month of December every year. Candidates are required to submit their application forms in the prescribed format, along with other necessary documents mentioned therein.

Admission to MBBS course is based on written examination. The written examination is held on 1st Sunday of May. Successful candidates in the written examination are called for interview in June for the courses starting in July. Admission is subject to medical fitness.

Number of Seats
A total of 130 seats (105 boys & 25 girls) are available in MBBS program.

How to Apply

Prospectus and application forms can be purchased on payment of requisite amount in cash at the General/Head/Central/Main Post Offices located at the places mentioned in the information bulletin.
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 the same amount.

Pattern of Examination

Generally, written test for MBBS courses of AFMC consists of the following pattern:
There will be total 200 objective type questions: 50 each of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and 25 each of English, and Intelligence, logic and reasoning.
For each correct answer 1 mark is awarded. For each wrong answer 0.25 marks is deducted. Use of calculator is not permitted in the examination.

How to prepare for the Test

Students desirous of taking admission in to AFMC should start their preparation right from class 11th. As the general standard of the examination will be that of 11th and 12th class under the 10+2 pattern, hence students are required to have strong fundamental knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology of the same standard.

Tentative Dates of AFMC Entrance Test
  • Notification and sale of application forms: December/January
  • Written Examination: 1st Sunday of May
  • Results of Written Exam: End of May
  • Interview: June
  • Final Result and selection List: Approximately in the 4th week of June
  • Commencement of Course: August
Contact Details
For further information you can contact:-
Officer-in-Charge Admissions
Admission Cell
Armed Forces Medical College
Sholapur Road, Pune – 411040
Admission Cell Tel. no 020 – 2682 0028, Fax no. 020 – 2687 4759
Website: http://afmc.nic.in/
Please Note: The information given above is for general guidelines only. Refer to the prospectus issued by AFMC for exact details.

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