ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNE - Indian Army

ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNE
ADMISSION TO MBBS COURSE – 2010
1. Applications are invited for admission to the MBBS course at Armed
Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, commencing from 02 Aug 2010. Total 130
candidates (including a maximum of 25 girls) will be selected. All the 105 boys and
25 girls admitted to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune have compulsory liability
to serve as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services on
graduation. The type of commission will depend upon the vacancies available and
merit-cum-option at the final MBBS examination. The liability of the Short Service
Commission (SSC) officers passing out of AFMC to serve the Armed Forces
Medical Services would be seven (7) years. All candidates admitted to the college
are required to execute a bond to this effect for an amount of Rs. 15 lacs (Rupees
Fifteen lacs) at the time of joining the college. Students removed from service
liability due to any reason will have to pay the bond money as per conditions laid
down by Govt of India.
2. Ten seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates who
also have similar service liability and have to fulfil the requirements of medical fitness,
age, educational qualification and qualifying the entrance examination as per details
given in the prospectus.
3. SPECIAL CONCESSIONS : The Govt will provide free accommodation
and entitled rations, subsidised messing, AC 3 Tier free railway warrant from college
to home and back during vacations, a book subsidy of Rs. 12,000/- during entire
training period, uniform allowance of Rs. 6000/- per student during first year and Rs.
1250/- per year as maintenance allowance in subsequent years and any other misc
allowances as applicable.
4. All candidates should be medically fit as per laid down standards for the
Armed Forces.
5. Only unmarried candidates are eligible. Marriage during the course is not
permitted. The college is fully and compulsorily residential both for boys and girls.
6. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : Applicants must have passed the
XII standard/pre-professional/premedical examination or equivalent examination of
statutory Indian University/Board or any other recognized Board/University as a regular
student in all the subjects opted for in FIRST ATTEMPT with the subjects of English,
Physics, Chemistry and Biology securing not less than 60% of aggregate marks in the
three science subjects taken together, not less than 50% marks in each of the science
subjects and not less than 50% marks in English. They must have also passed an
examination in Mathematics at least of the matriculation standard. A graduate of B.Sc.
examination with not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany
or Zoology) and also must have passed the earlier qualifying examination i.e. XII
standard/Pre professional (Med) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and
obtained marks as stated above. NOTE (a) Candidates who are to appear in the
qualifying examination (10+2 or equivalent) upto 01 May 2010 may also appear for the
test provisionally. (b) The following categories of students are NOT ELIGIBLE to
apply :- (i) Candidates who have passed in Domestic Science, Domestic Arithmetic,
Lower Maths separately or in combination with other subjects like General Science,
Social studies in High School/Higher Secondary (Multi Purpose) or equivalent
examination (ii) Candidates who have passed only Pre-University/Pre-Degree (one
year course) or Pre-Professional in Agriculture/Veterinary/Dental Examination (iii)
Candidates who have passed the Pre-Professional or equivalent qualifying examination
as private candidates.
7. AGE LIMIT : Must have attained the age of 17 years on 31 December 2010
but must NOT have attained the age of 22 years on the date i.e. not born earlier than 01
January 1989 and not later than 31 December 1993, if the academic qualification of the
candidate is 10+2 or equivalent. A candidate who has passed B.Sc. examination or will
be appearing in final B.Sc. examination and seeks admission, he/she must not have
attained the age of 24 years on 31 December 2010 i.e. must have been born not earlier
than 01 January 1987.
8. METHOD OF SELECTION : Candidates will be required to appear in the
competitive written test of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Intelligence, Logic, Reasoning,
English Language and Comprehension on 02 May 2010. It will be held at the
following centres in India :-AGRA, AHMEDNAGAR, AHMEDABAD,
ALLAHABAD, AMBALA, AURANGABAD, BAGDOGRA, BANGALORE,
BAREILLY,BATHINDA, BELGAUM, BHOPAL, CHANDIGARH , CHENNAI,
CHILKA, COCHIN, COIMBATORE, DANAPUR, DEHRADUN, DELHI,
DEVLALI, GAYA,GOLCONDA, GORAKHPUR, GUWAHATI, GWALIOR,
JABALPUR, JAIPUR, JALANDHAR, JAMMU, JHANSI, JODHPUR,
KAMPTEE, KANPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MEERUT, MHOW,
MUMBAI, NASIRABAD, PATHANKOT, PORT BLAIR, PUNE, RAMGARH,
RANCHI, SECUNDERABAD, SHILLONG, TEZPUR,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, UDHAMPUR, VADODARA, VARANASI,
VASCO-DA-GAMA, VISAKHAPATANAM AND YOL .
9. Candidates selected in the written test, will be called for interview at
PUNE in the month of June 2010. No TA/DA would be admissible to the
candidates either for written test, interview or at the time of reporting for
admission.
10. HOW TO APPLY :
(a) Prospectus and application forms can be purchased for Rs. 250/- in cash
at the General/Head/Central/Main Post Offices located at the undermentioned
places from 21 Dec 2009 till stocks last or 29 January 2010 WHICHEVER IS
EARLIER :- Agra Cantt HPO, Ahmedabad GPO, Ahmednagar HPO, Aizwal HPO,
Allahabad HPO, Ambala Cantt HPO, Aurangabad HPO, Bagdogra PO, Bangalore
GPO, Bareilly HPO, Bathinda HPO, Belgaum HPO, Berhampur HPO, Bhopal
GPO, Bhubaneswar GPO, Chandigarh GPO, Chennai GPO, Coimbatore PO,
Darbhanga HPO, Dehradun GPO, New Delhi (Gol Dakhkhana) GPO, Delhi
(Kamla Nagar) PO, Delhi (Krishna Nagar) HPO, Delhi (Rohini) PO, Delhi (Lodhi
Road) HPO, Delhi (Ramesh Nagar) HPO, Dharamsala HPO, Dharwad HPO,
Ernakulam HPO, Ferozpur HPO, Guwahati GPO, Gwalior HPO, Hyderabad GPO,
Imphal HPO, Indore HPO, Itanagar HPO, Jabalpur HPO, Jaipur GPO, Jalandhar
HPO, Jammu HPO, Jhansi HPO, Jodhpur HPO, Jorhat HPO, Kanpur HPO, Kolkata
GPO, Kozhikode HPO, Lucknow GPO, Madurai HPO, Meerut HPO, Mumbai
GPO, Nagpur HPO, Pathankot HPO, Panaji HPO, Patna GPO, Pondichery HPO,
Port Blair HPO, Pune HPO, Raipur GPO, Rajkot HPO, Ramgarh Cantt HPO,
Ranchi GPO, Sambalpur HPO, Shillong HPO, Shimla GPO, Siliguri HPO,
Srinagar GPO, Surat HPO, Tezpur HPO, Tinsukia HPO, Tirucharapallai HPO,
Thiruvananthapuram HPO, Udaipur HPO, Vadodara HPO, and Visakhapatanam
HPO.
Note :- While purchasing prospectus from above HPOs/GPOs candidates
must ensure that they have received one copy of the Application Form also.
Demand draft is NOT required to be sent alongwith these applications.
(b) Prospectus and application forms can also be obtained by post from
Officer-in-Charge (Admission Cell), Armed Forces Medical College, Sholapur
Road, Pune- 411 040 on payment of Rs. 250/- per copy, only by Bank Draft on
any nationalized bank payable at Pune in favour of “Commandant, AFMC,
Pune”, along with full postal address of the candidate on two separate slips of
paper (size 9 cms x 5 cms). Please ensure that the Demand Draft bears the code
number of the issuing bank. The candidate must write his/her name & address on
the back of the Demand Draft. The candidate should enclose an application for
obtaining prospectus and application form giving his/her particulars and address
and enclose a self addressed envelope of 11” X 13” size and affix postage stamp of
Rs. 55/-. Bank Drafts on any other banks other than nationalized banks, Money
Orders, Cash or Postal Orders will not be accepted. Each request should be
accompanied by a separate demand draft. Combined demand draft for more than
one application will not be accepted. Request for prospectus to be sent by post will
be accepted from 21 Dec 2009 to 19 Jan 2010 upto 4 pm only.
(c) Application form and prospectus can also be downloaded from www.
afmc.nic.in from 21 Dec 2009 to 29 January 2010. Such forms, printed on A4
size glossy paper, duly completed in all respect alongwith a Crossed Demand Draft
for a sum of Rs 250/- drawn in favour of “Commandant AFMC, Pune” on any
nationalized bank payable at Pune be forwarded to AFMC Pune, so as to reach
there not later than 05 Feb 2010 at 4 PM. The candidate must write his/her name &
address on the back of the Demand Draft
(d) COMPLETED FORMS MUST REACH THE OFFICER-IN-
CHARGE (ADMISSIONS CELL), ARMED FORCES MEDICAL
COLLEGE, POST OFFICE WANAWADI, PUNE - 411 040 BY 4 PM ON 05
FEBRUARY 2010.
11. Disputes, if any, will fall within the jurisdiction of Pune (Maharashtra)
only. AFMC will not be responsible for any postal delay or loss in transit.

ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNE
ADMISSION TO MBBS COURSE – 2010
Appendix ‘A’
Applications are invited for admission to the
MBBS course at Armed Forces Medical College
(AFMC), Pune, commencing from 02 Aug 2010.
Written examination will be conducted on 02 May
2010. Total 130 candidates (including a maximum
of 25 girls) will be selected. Application form and
prospectus for the same can be obtained from
selected General Post Offices/Head Post Offices of
major cities all over the country from 22 Dec 2009
to 29 Jan 2010. For further details log on to
www.afmc.nic.in or refer to advertisement
published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar
& leading news papers during month of Dec 2009.