AFMC Pune postpones NEET PG counselling mop-up round, Details
Pune: Through a recent notice, the Armed Forces Medical College Pune (AFMC) has informed about the Postponement of Dates for mop up round of NEET PG counselling 2021
It is intimated that the dates for AFMS Mop up round of counselling for NEET PG 2021 promulgated vide notice dated 04 Mar 2022 is postponed based on inputs obtained from MCC. Fresh dates for the AFMS Mop up round of counselling will be declared soon, the AFMC notice published on the official website read.
The mop up round was scheduled to be held on on 08 Mar 2022, 0730 AM at Dhanvantari Auditorium at AFMC, Pune.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
(a) A candidate must be a citizen of India
(b) Candidates NOT holding any seats in All India NEET PG 2021 counseling and whose name DOES NOT appear in the list published by MCC.
(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 31Dec 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 50th percentile score.
(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 laid down 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.
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 or after 31 Jan 2022) for the session starting from 01 Feb 2022. The date have 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.)
All candidates to keep visiting the website for further updates.
To view the official notice click on the following link:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/9058373014noticeforpostponementofdates-171789.pdf
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune is a premier medical institution in India. AFMC has the distinction of being the first medical college set up by the Armed Forces of any country in Asia. The college is a unique institution which combines medical education with training specific to the health care needs of the Armed Forces. AFMC has been consistently rated among the top three medical colleges in India by surveys published by reputed newsmagazines for the past decade. It has received accreditation from NAAC with 'A' Grading and during re-accreditation carried out recently has been awarded cumulative grade point average of 3.51 out of a maximum 4, which was the highest ever awarded to any institution in India, till that time.
Armed Forces Medical College was established on 01 May 1948. The institution conducts training of medical undergraduates and post-graduates, nursing undergraduates and post-graduates, dental postgraduates and paramedical staff. Patient care forms an integral part of the training curriculum and the affiliated hospitals utilise the expertise available at AFMC. The institution is responsible for providing the entire pool of specialists and super specialists to Armed Forces by giving them in-service training. Thus AFMC forms the backbone of high quality professional medical care being provided to the Armed Forces.
Col PP Chowdry, MC was the first Commandant of AFMC. The college is located in an environment friendly campus stretching over 119 Acres near Ramtekri in eastern Pune.
