AFMS PG Medical Admissions: 15 MD, MS seats available for mop up round, Check out fresh dates, all counselling details

Pune: Through a recent notice, the Armed Forces Medical College Pune (AFMC) has released fresh dates of mop up round for Post Graduate course (MD/MS) admissions at AFMS institution through central counseling.

COUNSELING DATES FOR MOP UP ROUND AT AFMC, PUNE

Number of seats: 15

Reporting date: 21 Apr 2022, 0730 AM to 0900 AM

Venue: Dhanvantari Auditorium at AFMC, Pune

The candidates need report on empty stomach for Medical examination.

Subsequent to the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court regarding cancellation of the AIQ Mop up round, the AFMS Mop up round counseling for NEET PG 2021 for 12 AFMS seats held on 25/26 Mar 2022 was CANCELLED vide our notice dated 04 Apr 2022. Now, Fresh dates have been being announced for Mop up round for AFMS Institutions by Offline (Physical) counseling.

15 seats of PG Courses in the mop up are available in following AFMS institutions as per the matrix:-

(a) Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

(b) Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt.

(c) INHS Asvini, Mumbai.

(d) Command Hospital (Eastern Command), Kolkata.

(e) Command Hospital (Air Force), Bangalore

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

(a) A candidate must be a citizen of India

(b) Candidates NOT holding any seats in All India NEET PG 2021 counseling

(c) Only Priority III/ IV/V candidates of AFMS matrix may apply. Priority I/II are not eligible for the mop up round. They should have registered in the MCC website for the mop up round.

(d) Age criteria:-

(i) Sponsored candidate : As per Govt. of India rules.

(ii) Civilian candidates : Maximum permissible age will be 30 years on 31 Dec 2022 (DOB on or after 01 Jan 1993).

(e) Candidates must have MBBS Degree registered with State Medical Council or MCI. Students who have completed/ are completing internship by 30 Sep 2021 are eligible to apply alongwith provisional registration certificate.

(f) The candidate must have appeared in NEET- PG 2021 and scored a minimum of 35th percentile score.(The cut off score for 35th percentile is 247 as revised by MCC vide their public notice Ref.U12021/06/2021-MEC dt 12.03.2022)

(g) There is no reservation based on caste/ religion etc. and the selection will be purely on the basis of merit.

(h) A candidate who is already pursuing any post graduate course shall not be eligible for admission to another PG course in the academic year 2021

(j) The number of candidates to be admitted in any discipline will be determined by the number of PG teachers available, the student-teacher ratio and any other criteria laiddown by the MCI/ affiliated universities from time-to-time. The exact number of available seats will be communicated to the Counseling committee prior to Counseling session.

(k) Candidates admitted will have a service liability/bond liability binding as per Govt of India instructions on the subject.

(l) Candidates whose name is not there in the list of AFMS registered candidates for mop up, forwarded by MCC will not be eligible for the counseling

The order of preference is as follows:-

Priority-III : Medical officers sponsored by Para Military Forces/ other Govt. of India org.

Priority-IV : Ex-SSC AFMS officers released from service after completion of contractual service, within three years after the release from service (i.e, the date of release should not be before 01 May 2018) for the session starting from 01 Feb 2022. The date has been extended due to Covid pandemic Officers who have resigned the commission/ dismissed/ removed from service/ not completed the contractual service are NOT ELIGIBLE under this category.

Priority-V : Civilian doctors willing to serve in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for 05 years after completion of the course subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria. The candidate will have to execute a bond agreement to pay an amount as sanctioned by the Govt. of India at the time of admission, in case unwilling to join AFMS, when offered commission on completion of the course.)

 COUNSELING

As per the notification of MCI No. MCI-18(1)/2017-Med./128371 dt 31 Jul 2017, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, shall conduct counseling for all Post Graduate Courses (MD/M.S/Diploma) in Medical education institutions of the Central Govt. Hence, all eligible candidates desirous of pursuing PG course at AFMS institutions for the session commencing from Feb 2022 will have to register on DGHS website for AFMS counseling. Seats will be allotted in merit in order of preference as enumerated in para 1 above by offline (physical) Counseling.

The Counseling will be held on 21-22 Apr 2022 at AFMC, Pune.

Priority III, IV, V candidates to report at Dhanvantari Auditorium at AFMC, Pune on 21 Apr 2022 at 0730 AM on empty stomach. Any candidate reporting after 09:00 AM will NOT be entertained for the counseling.

Counseling for seat allotment will be done on 22 Apr 2022 at 0900 AM amongst Medically Fit candidates

ACTION BY CANDIDATES

(a) Candidates desirous of admission to Post Graduate courses at AFMS institutions and fulfilling the initial eligibility criteria as mentioned above have to register for AFMS institutes on DGHS website (MCC website www.mcc.nic.in) for the centralized counseling.

(b) It is responsibility of the candidates to ascertain whether they meet the requisite eligibility criteria. Final eligibility will be ascertained at the time of admission.

(c) Civilian doctors (Priority V candidates) will have to undergo medical examination by a duly constituted medical board so as to assess their fitness for commission as per laid down criteria and will be admitted only if found fit.

(d) List of certificates to be produced/submitted in original by selected candidates in the day of counseling/ admission

(i) 06 (six) Passport size photographs

(ii) Copy of the NEET - PG 2021 admit card

(iii) Print out of registration details page from the DGHS website www.mcc.nic.in for counseling

(iv) NEET-PG 2021score card as published by NBE

(v) SSLC/ICSE certificate as valid certificate of proof of age

(vi) Nationality certificate/Xerox copy of valid passport and domicile certificate (whereapplicable)/Birth certificate endorsed with nationality as India on it.

(vii) First of final year MBBS mark sheets of respective university.

(viii) MBBS pass certificate/degree certificate

(ix) Internship completion certificate.

(x) Permanent/provisional State Medical Council registration certificate.

(xi) Attempt certificate.

(xii) Transfer certificate/Migration certificate

(xiii) Educational Gap affidavit if any

(xiv) Allotment letter which will be published on the website after counseling is over

(xv) Priority III Candidates

Subject specific sponsorship certificate (as per format available on the website) issued by the respective Para Military/ other Govt of India organization is mandatory. This has to be produced at the time of counseling without which candidates shall not be allowed to attend Counseling. During counseling, eligible candidates will be considered eligible for only those subjects which are mentioned in their sponsorship certificate duly signed by competent authority delegated by the Head of the respective Organization. Original copy of the sponsorship certificate will be required to be deposited at the time of admission.

(xvi) Priority IV Candidates

In case of Ex-AMC/SSC Officers, release order from Armed Forces Medical Services by DGAFMS/ concerned Medical Directorate and movement order from last unit for proceeding on release will be required to be shown in original at the time of Counseling and admission. SSC Officers in their last year of contractual service will have to produce their original release order from the Armed Forces Medical Services at the time of Counseling without which candidate will not be allowed to attend the Counseling. SSC Officers in their extended contractual service must, in addition, have a copy of the permission letter from the O/o DGAFMS besides the proof of being released from services.

To view the official notice click on the following link:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/5429451612pg2021admissionnotice-1-174570.pdf