AFMS MBBS Admissions 2024: Know Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process, Seat Matrix, All Details Here

As per the information brochure, in AFMS the MBBS course is 4 ½ years followed by compulsory rotating internship training of one year. All medical cadets commissioned into the AFMS will undergo internship training in selected service hospitals recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

The candidate should have attained the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should be completing that age on or before 31 Dec of the year of admission of the first year of the MBBS course but must not have attained the age of 24 years on that date, i.e., must have been born not earlier than 01 January 2001 and not later than 31 December 2007.

Below are the other details including Eligibility, method of selection, etc regarding the admission to MBBS courses in AFMS.

ELIGIBILITY

A candidate seeking admission to the MBBS Course in AFMC is eligible if he/she fulfils the following criteria-

1 The candidate should be a citizen of India. Foreign nationals of Indian origin may be admitted into AFMC only after they have acquired Indian Citizenship or in respect of whom the Ministry of Home Affairs issues a certificate of eligibility. This however does not apply to 05 Govt Sponsored Candidates from Friendly Foreign Countries.

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

3 Should be medically fit.

Meanwhile, the following categories of candidates are not eligible to apply

1 Candidates who have passed in Domestic Science, Domestic Arithmetic, and Lower Math separately or in combination with other subjects like General Science / Social studies in High School / Higher Secondary (Multipurpose) or equivalent examination.

2 Candidates who have passed only Pre-University / Pre-Degree (one-year course) or PreProfessional in Agriculture / Veterinary / Dental Examination.

3 Candidates who have passed the Pre-professional or equivalent qualifying examination as a private candidate or from Open schools.

4 Candidates who have secured the requisite percentage but in subsequent attempts or compartment examination.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates must have passed one of the qualifying examinations listed at sub-para (a) to (j) below in the first attempt with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology taken simultaneously and securing not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in these three 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 tenth standard. The examinations are-

1 The Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent examination in science of a statutory Indian University/Board or other recognised examination body with English, Physics, Chemistry & Biology/ Bio-technology which will include practical tests in all of these science subjects.

2 The Pre-professional/Pre-Medical examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology (after passing either the Higher Secondary School examination or pre-university or equivalent examination) which shall include practical tests in these science subjects.

3 1st year of three years of Degree courses at a recognised University with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/ Bio-technology including practical tests in science subjects provided the examination is a University Examination.

4 Senior Secondary of a statutory Examination Board of Indian School Certificate examination of 12 years of study, last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Bio-technology and Mathematics or any other elective subject with English at a higher level.

5 Higher Secondary School Certificate examination of Maharashtra State Board of Higher Secondary Education with English at a Higher level, anyone of the Modern Indian or Modern Foreign or Classical Languages, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and Mathematics or any other elective subject.

6 Any other examination which in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the Higher Secondary Science/Pre-Professional/Pre-medical Examination of Indian University/ Board with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology including practical test in each of these Science subjects.

7 B.Sc. Examination of a recognized Indian University provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. Examination in not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology / Bio-technology and further that he/she has passed the qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

8 Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing in the qualifying examination may also apply. Admission, if selected, however, will be subject to passing and meeting the eligibility criteria.

9 Regarding the requirement of Mathematics, any candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary, Senior Cambridge or Indian School Certificate Examination and had not offered Mathematics in the final year will be deemed eligible if he/she had studied Mathematics up to the pre-final year stage (X Class) and had passed an examination in the subject provided it was at least of Tenth standard. A certificate signed by the Head Master or Principal of the school in which the candidate has studied should be produced at the time of the interview in such cases. A candidate who had not taken Mathematics at the Tenth or an equivalent examination but had subsequently passed in Mathematics as an additional subject in the ISc. / B.Sc. examination is also eligible.

METHOD OF SELECTION

1 The shortlisted candidates will be called for screening which comprises of Test of English Language and Reasoning (ToELR), Psychological Assessment Test (PAT), Interview and Medical Examination at AFMC, Pune.

2 Test of English Language and Reasoning (ToELR) will be in the form of a Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of 40 MCQs of 2.0 marks each amounting to a maximum of 80 marks and will be held at AFMC, Pune. There will be negative marks of 0.5 for every incorrect answer. These 40 questions will be required to be answered in 30 minutes. The marks obtained in ToELR will be added to the NEET score to give the final written examination score.

3 This will be followed by an interview of 50 marks. In addition to the core subject, the candidates will be interviewed on general awareness and knowledge, interests, hobbies and personality by a panel of judges. Weightage will be given to candidates for participation in NCC/Sports at various levels and for wards of Officers/JCOs/ORs who are serving/ex-servicemen/Killed in action. The final merit will be based on the final score thus obtained (Written examination score + Interview marks + ToELR). The psychological Assessment Test (PAT) is a qualifying examination and the PAT score will not be considered for preparing the final merit list.

4 All candidates will be subjected to medical examination as per the requirement of the Armed Forces and as per the laid down standards. The candidates who have been declared medically unfit by the Medical Board of AFMC will not figure in the final merit list for admission.

5 The final result of the selected Merit List and Wait-list candidates will be available on the DGAFMS official website, which is mentioned in the information brochure.

METHOD OF SELECTION FOR SC/ST CANDIDATES

For the SC/ST category candidates, up to 10 seats out of 145 will be offered subject to fulfilling the following criteria-

1 The SC/ST candidates must have applied for AFMC, Pune and also qualified in the NEET UG– 2024 written examination.

2 They must fulfil all other conditions/standards, as applicable to non-SC / ST candidates, like age eligibility, academic qualifications, medical fitness, etc.

3 These seats will be in addition to any vacancies secured by SC/ST candidates on the basis of their position in the main merit list (excluding waiting list).

4 In case of any SC / ST girl/boy, admitted against these vacancies the number of girls/boys to be admitted against the general seats will be reduced correspondingly.

5 All such candidates will have to sign a surety bond on the same lines and on the same conditions as Non-SC / ST candidates.

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