Seeking MBBS at AFMC Pune this year! Know All Details Here
Pune- Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, has released the information brochure for its MBBS course for 2026. Admission is based on NEET UG 2026 scores, and candidates must apply separately through the DGHS portal.
A total of 145 seats are available (115 for boys and 30 for girls), with up to 10 seats reserved for SC/ST candidates and 5 seats for foreign nationals sponsored by the Government of India. Applicants must be Indian citizens (with exceptions for certain foreign candidates), unmarried, medically fit, and between 17 and 24 years of age as of 31 December 2026. Candidates must have passed the qualifying exam on the first attempt with specific subject and mark requirements. Document verification and timely reporting are mandatory; any discrepancies or delays may lead to cancellation of admission.
As per the information bulletin, the duration of the MBBS course is 4½ years, followed by compulsory rotating internship training of one year. All medical cadets, after completing the final MBBS examination, will undergo internship training in selected service hospitals recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
Eligible candidates who are interested to join AFMC, Pune to pursue the MBBS course will have to mandatorily register and apply for AFMC, Pune on DGHS official website during the registration window provided by the DGHS. Below are the details-
DOCUMENT SCRUTINY
1 The candidates who have made it to the final merit list/wait list as published on the DG-1D website & AFMC website and thereafter called for admission will have to produce the original Admit card for NEET UG – 2026 containing the NEET Roll number, original mark sheets of their qualifying examination and other documents, details of which will be given in the joining instructions. If their results and mark sheets are not received by the date of reporting for admission to AFMC, their candidature will be cancelled and no representation in this respect will be entertained. No candidate will be admitted provisionally, awaiting the result of the qualifying examination. If at any point in time in the process of interview, admission, or MBBS course, the documents of the candidate are found to be false/not authentic or any other discrepancy is observed, the candidature/selection/admission of the candidate will be cancelled forthwith.
2 The wait list will be released along with the merit list only. The waitlisted candidates will be called in blocks and will be offered seats in order of merit. Candidates are required to report strictly by 1400 hrs on the day of reporting. Anyone reaching AFMC Pune after the cut-off time will not be entertained under any circumstances. Candidates should keep certificates and fees ready and be ready to move at short notice on receipt of intimation by telephone, letter or e-mail.
3 No intimation about non-selection or correspondence in this regard will be entertained. No seats will be kept vacant for candidates higher in merit in waiting list if they fail to report on the date and time on which they have been called for reporting.
4 Candidates MUST preserve the NEET UG–2026 admit card till the admission to AFMC is over. The admit card, along with the NEET UG–2026 Roll number, will be required during the interview and final admission to college.
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 the 05 Govt Sponsored Candidates from Friendly Foreign Countries.
2 Must be unmarried. Marriage during the course is not permitted.
3 Should be medically fit.
4 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 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 2002 and not later than 31 December 2008.
NON-ELIGIBILITY
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 Pre-Professional 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.
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-2025 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 based on their position in the main merit 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.
NUMBER OF SEATS
A total of 145 medical cadets (115 boys & 30 girls) will be admitted for the year 2025. In addition to the above 145 seats, Govt of India, at its discretion through the Ministry of External Affairs & Ministry of Defence, may sponsor and select five (05) NEET(UG) qualified foreign students from friendly foreign countries for MBBS training in AFMC, under their aid/collaboration programs. Up to 10 seats out of 145 are offered to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST), subject to the provisions.
CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION
Any candidate, during the whole process of admission or subsequently after admission, if found to be having less marks in the qualifying examination or produces false certificates or conceals any disease to get admission, his / her admission will be treated as cancelled and the fees/deposit will be forfeited.
After the last date of registration, a list of candidates who have applied for AFMC, Pune, will be provided by DGHS. The NEET Roll No. of the candidates who are shortlisted for the screening at AFMC, Pune, based on merit, will be displayed on the website. Approximately 2000 candidates (1600 boys and 400 girls) will be called for the screening. The exact screening schedule at AFMC, Pune, along with details of the shortlisted candidates, will be available on the AFMC official website. Requests for a date change will not be entertained except under exceptional circumstances.
To view the information bulletin, click the link below
