AFMS NEET PG, MDS 2025 Admissions Guide: Eligibility, Registration Process, Required Documents
Pune- Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) conducts postgraduate training primarily for the in-service medical and dental officers of the AFMS so as to fulfil the specialist requirements. Surplus seats, if any, are offered to other eligible candidates as per the priority system sanctioned by the Government of India. The civilian doctors who get admission in Post Graduate courses (MD/MS/DNB/MDS) at any AFMS institution shall be liable to serve as Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSC) for 05 years in AFMS.
On this, AFMS has released an Information Bulletin detailing the important information for admission into the Postgraduate courses in AFMS Institutions through the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG) and NEET-Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) for the academic year 2025.
As per the information bulletin, registration on the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)/ Director General Health Services (DGHS) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) official website, under the Priority as applicable, is mandatory for candidates of all priorities in order to be eligible for taking admission in AFMS institutions. However, the counselling schedule will be published by MCC.
Online counselling for Priority-I & II candidates will be conducted by the AFMS. Online counselling consisting of registration, payment, choice filling/ locking and processing of provisional seat allotment for Priority-III, IV & V candidates for the academic session 2025-28 will be conducted by MCC through their web portal/ website. Desirous candidates are to print and retain a copy of the registration slip till completion of the admission process.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATES OF ALL PRIORITIES
1 Candidates desirous of admission to Post Graduate courses in AFMS institutions shall appear in the NEET PG/ MDS 2025 and secure a minimum qualifying score as indicated by NBE to be eligible. All candidates have to register on the MCC website for AFMS Institutions as per priority. Further, candidates under Priority-III, IV & V would also have to select the preferred institute and seat as per the schedule and methodology stipulated by the MCC.
2 Cut-off dates in respect of MBBS students for completion of internship towards eligibility for NEET-PG 2025 are 31 July 2025. Cut-off dates in respect of BDS students for completion of internship towards eligibility for NEET MDS-2025 is 30 Jun 2025. However, the Provisional Registration Certificate / Permanent Registration Certificate should be available at the time of admission.
3 All candidates, except Priority-II, must be citizens of India.
4 Candidates applying under Priority-III, IV & V shall not be eligible to take admission in AFMS Institutions if he/ she has ‘cancelled’/ ‘failed to report for admission within the stipulated time’/ ‘vacated a seat mid-course in the past’, which has resulted in lapse/ wastage of a seat.
5 The liabilities of vacating an allotted seat in respect of candidates admitted under any priority on conclusion of the counselling will be as per the policy and directions of the NBE/ NMC/ DCI/ NDC/ MoHFW/ MCC/ DGAFMS/ Hon’ble Court. Candidates leaving a seat mid-session after the commencement of the course, as a result of which a seat gets wasted, will not be considered eligible to participate in the AFMS counselling from the next session onwards and will be liable to pay the University charges to which the college is affiliated and bond money.
METHODOLOGY FOR APPLYING
The following methodology will be adopted by all candidates-
1 Candidates seeking admission to any of the institutions of the AFMS will have to mandatorily appear in the NEET PG/ MDS-2025 and secure a minimum qualifying score as indicated by NBE.
2 All candidates will have to register, opt for AFMS, and subsequently select their priority as applicable on the MCC website.
3 A copy of the printed registration slip/ printout of the registration details page should be kept safely by the candidate to be produced at the time of admission or as indicated by this office.
4 Priority-V candidates will have to submit a bond agreement at the time of admission to pay an amount as sanctioned by the Govt of India. Candidature of any candidate found to be giving wrong information will be liable for summary rejection at any stage of the admission process by the Commandant of the institution where a seat has been provisionally allotted during online counselling by the MCC. The decision of the Commandant of the institution will be final.
DOCUMENTS
1 06 Passport size photographs.
2 NEET PG/MDS 2025 Admit card and printed copy of the DGHS website registration slip.
3 NEET PG /MDS 2025 rank card allotted by NBE.
4 Class X/ SSLC/ ICSE certificate as a valid certificate of proof of age.
5 Nationality Certificate/ Xerox copy of valid passport/ Domicile Certificate (where applicable)/ Birth Certificate endorsed with INDIAN nationality on it.
6 First to Final year MBBS/ BDS Mark Sheets of the respective university. Priority – V candidates (Dental only) should have secured a min of 55% marks in the final BDS.
7 MBBS/ BDS Pass Certificate/Degree Certificate.
8 Internship Completion Certificate.
9 Permanent/ Provisional State Medical/ Dental Council registration certificate.
10 Attempt Certificate.
11 Transfer Certificate/ Migration Certificate.
12 Educational Gap affidavit, if any.
13 Provisional allotment letter issued by the MCC.
14 Priority - III candidates only: Permission to proceed on Study Leave from the employing/ sponsoring organisation is mandatory for Priority-III candidates and admission without the same will not be granted under any circumstances.
15 Priority - IV candidates – Release order from AFMS and movement order from last unit for proceeding on release.
COUNSELLING SESSION
Counselling for allocation of subjects will be held as described below-
1 Counselling of Priority-I & II candidates will be conducted by the O/o DGAFMS. Priority-wise online counselling for Priority–III, IV & V will be conducted by MCC based on the candidates’ merit-cum-choice.
2 Candidates will be personally responsible with regard to determining their eligibility as per their priority based on the criteria enumerated in this Information Bulletin before participating in the counselling process.
3 Candidates who are found to be ineligible at time of admission or during the course, due to them not fulfilling any of the criteria mentioned in this Information Bulletin and the various notices/ notifications uploaded on official website or due to them providing false information, will not be admitted and their admission would be liable to be cancelled at any stage. Further, legal action based upon the level of indiscretion/ fraud may also be initiated.
4 The candidates who have been allotted seats shall produce all the original certificates for verification as applicable. Candidates without documents in the original at the time of admission will not be eligible for admission to the college, regardless of their merit.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
The admission procedure shall be as follows
1 Admission to PG courses (MD/MS/DNB/MDS) at AFMS institutions is provisional, subject to confirmation/ ratification by the O/o DGAFMS & the concerned university. The selected candidates are required to submit additional documents/ certificates as per the specific requirements of the institute/ university. Candidates should ascertain these details from the Dean of Academics of the institute.
2 Decision of the Commandant of the institute, duly approved by the DGAFMS, shall be final and binding.
3 All candidates are advised to preserve their Admit Cards of the NEET PG / MDS 2025 and NEET Rank card till allotment of the seats and admission to the institution.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
All selected candidates who opt to join the course at AFMS institution (except serving officers) will have to deposit Rs. 10,000/- as security deposit by DD in favour of the Commandant of the AFMS institution where he/ she has accepted the seat. The same is refundable after completion of the course.
NUMBER OF SEATS
The total number of PG seats in AFMS institutions available for counselling and admission in a particular academic session is governed and limited as per the accreditation/ recognition status, existing recognised faculty/resources available and directions of the NBE/ NMC/ DCI/ NDC/ MoHFW/ DGAFMS/ Hon’ble Court. The total number of recognised and accredited seats available in AFMS PG Teaching Institutes generally exceeds the requirement of the AFMS. Thus, as sanctioned by the Government of India, after fulfilling the AFMS requirements, the remaining seats, if any, are made available to other eligible candidates as per a priority system.
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