MBBS, BDS Admissions 2019: MCC issues Notice for AFMS Candidates

Published On 2019-06-24 12:37 GMT   |   Update On 2019-06-24 12:37 GMT
New Delhi: Through a recent notification Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has informed the Candidates who want to participate in AFMS (Armed Forces Medical Services) Counselling about the registration.

The notice uploaded on the official website of MCC clearly states:

Candidates who want to participate in AFMS counselling for admission in AFMS Medical college, Pune have to Register on MCC website and may visit AFMS website for timely intimation of the Physical Counselling and interview schedule of AFMC, Pune.

Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune is a premier medical institute of India. The graduate wing for the MBBS course was started on 04 Aug 1962 with the aim of inducting medical graduates to the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).

AFMC, Pune is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik and is recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

Course Duration

The duration of the MBBS course is 4 ½ years followed by compulsory rotating internship training of one year. All medical cadets commissioned into the AFMS will undergo internship training in selected service hospitals recognized by the Medical Council of India. The course commences on 15 Jul 2019. (subject to change)

Age criteria: The candidate should have attained the age of 17 years on 31 Dec 2019 but must not have attained the age of 24 years on that date i.e. must have been born not earlier than 01 January 1996 and not later than 31 December 2002.

Number of Seats

A total of 145 medical cadets (115 boys & 30 girls) will be admitted for the year 2019. In addition to the above 145 seats, Govt of India at its discretion through Ministry of External Affairs & Ministry of Defence may sponsor and select five (05) NEET qualified foreign students from friendly foreign countries for MBBS training in AFMC, under their aid/collaboration programmes.

Reservation
Ten seats out of 145 are reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) subject to the provisions.

for more details keep visiting the original website of MCC is given below:

https://medicalcounseling.nic.in/UGCounselling

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