MEDICAL PROFESSION
ØTotal
no. of Medical Colleges in India -450
ØTotal
Aspirants per year 85, 000 – 1 Lakh
ØAll
India Medical seats - 30,000
Medical Entrance Exams
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All
India Pre – Medical / Pre – Dental (PMPD) Test (AIPMT) is conducted by the CBSE
for 15 % seats.
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Medical entrance Exams are also conducted by individual medical colleges like
AIIMS, AFMC, CMC (Vellore and Ludhiana), JIPMER, St. John’s, MGIMS, BHU, AMU &
Delhi PMT.
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Medical Entrance are conducted by various states for State Medical seats.
List of All India
Medical Colleges
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All India
Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), New Delhi
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Armed
Forces Medical College(AFMC), Pune
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Christian
Medical College(CMC), Ludhiana
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Christian
Medical College(CMC), Vellore
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Institute
of Medical Sciences, Varanasi
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Jawaharlal
Institute Of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research(JIPMER), Pondicherry
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Jawaharlal
Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
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Mahatma
Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences(MGIMS), (Maharashtra)
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Delhi
PMT- Maulana Azad Medical College,
University College of Medical Sciences and
Lady Hardinge Medical College for Women
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St.John's
Medical College, Bangalore
All India Pre-
Medical /
Pre-Dental (PMPD)
Test [AIPMT]
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Conducted
by CBSE for 15 % seats in Government and Municipal Medical / Dental College.
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Exam on
last Sunday of April.
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200
objective type questions 800 marks
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subjects:
PCB
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Duration
– 2.5 hr.
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1, 41,
000 aspirants
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2, 000
per year or 65 % score ensures admission
ALL INDIA
INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS)
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Exam
on 1st week of June.
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Seats:
50 ( 34 -GM, 7 -SC, 4 - ST and 5- foreign students nominated by Govt. of India
) 30, 000 aspirants.
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Duration of examination :3½ hours.
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Single
paper of objective type Questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and General
knowledge. 200 Questions for 800 marks.( 60 each PCB and 20 GK )
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6, 000
patients visit AIIMS for referred cases
ARMED FORCES
MEDICAL COLLEGE (AFMC), Pune
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Seats:
130 (Boys 105, Girls 25), 50, 000 aspirants
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200
Single paper of objective type Questions
( PCM 50 each,
logic and reasoning- 25 and language - 25) Each part comprises of 50 questions
of one mark each
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Duration
: 2 hr
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Entrance
Examination and interview
CHRISTIAN
MEDICAL COLLEGE (CMC),
Vellore
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Exam: Last week of May
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Seats: 60 (45 for candidates
sponsored by CMC, 1 for non-sponsored student by Central Government, and 14 for
All India Examination inclusive of 3 seats of SC/ST).
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Single paper of objective
type Questions PCB and General ability.
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written test & interview.
JAWAHARLAL
INSTITUTE OF POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH
(JIPMER), Pondicherry
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Exam : June
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Seats: 75 (14 open general
+ 15 Pondicherry general + 35 reserved + 11 PMPD).
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60 Q
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Entrance Examination
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Duration: 2.5 hr
MAHATMA GANDHI
INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, (MGMIS) (Maharashtra)
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Seats: 64
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Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
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100 seats
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15 seats open quota 20
seats are reserved for women
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Entrance Examination
St. John's Medical College
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Seats : 60
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Exam : last week of May
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written test & interview
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4 papers (PCB and subject
values)of 1 hr each
Career options /
Specialisations
General Surgeon
Anesthetist or
Anesthesiologists Psychiatrist, Neurologist,
Pediatrician
Ophthalmologist or Eye
Specialist,
Pathologist, Cardiologist,
Gynecologist-Obstetrician, Dermatologist,
Orthopedist
Gastroenterologist, Radiologist, ENT specialist, Tuberculosis
Specialist,
Venereologist, Bacteriologist,
Physiologist,
Nutritionist, Chiropodist etc.
Job Prospects
In Government or
private hospitals
In Nursing
homes/clinics/health departments
In medical services
of the army, navy and airforce, under the Ministry of Defense
In charitable
institutions
In medical colleges
and training institutes as teachers
In research
institutes and medical colleges as researchers
In the industrial
sector
Private practice/ self
employment
Message to students
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Training to
handle negative marking
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Speed
increases 2-3 times with practice
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Gained from 4
months of practice can be lost in 1 month
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Preparation:
6-9 months is ideal.
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1 hr / day for
6 months.
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4 hr / day for
3 months.
Concluding Message
ØIntensive
preparation for at least 1 yr.
ØNCERT
books recommended for study.
ØClear
grasp of the subject and Class room coaching highly recommended.
ØOrientation
to begin in std XI.