Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)

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-INCHARGE

(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.