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         Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, is a premier medical institute of the country, acknowledged as a centre of excellence for education and research. In fact, this premier institute is ranked as second best medical college of India, only after the All India Institute of Medical Sciences; (Outlook India, India Today).The College provides training to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and nursing students with assured career prospects in the defense services. The college was set up at Pune on 1st May 1948, as a post graduate training and research centre. On the recommendations of the BC Roy Committee, remnants of the Indian Army Medical Corps units were amalgamated into one unit to create the AFMC. The role of the college was enlarged when the department of Dental Surgery was added in May 1955. The college celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1998, with pride.

         The graduate wing of AFMC was established in August 1962. The aim of starting this wing was to increase the intake of medical graduates into the Armed Forces. The graduate wing is presently affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nasik. The college is recognised by the Medical Council of India for conducting four years and six months teaching programme leading to MBBS degree, followed by a rotating internship of one year. The first batch of MBBS from AFMC passed in Oct 1966, and so far, over 4,000 doctors have graduated from it. It also conducts post graduate courses in many disciplines.

         The Armed Forces Medical College has multiple roles to perform. These are primarily training of medical undergraduates and post-graduates, dental postgraduates, nursing cadets and paramedical staff. Patient care forms an integral part of its training curriculum and the attached hospitals benefits from the expertise available at AFMC. Thus AFMC forms the backbone of high quality professional medical care being provided to our Armed Forces along with considerable financial saving to the Government, in long run. The college is also involved in conducting research in various medical subjects as well as those aspects which would affect the morale and performance of the Armed Forces both in war and peace.

      Admission to MBBS course of AFMC are made on the basis of an objective type written examination conducted at different centers across the country, followed by an interview in Pune. The test comprises of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Intelligence, Logic & Reasoning and English Language comprehension and is of total 200 marks. The written examination is held on 1^st Sunday of May, each year. Successful candidates in the written test are called for the interview conducted by AFMC itself. Final admission is, however, subject to the medical fitness of the candidates.

         Every year AFMC intakes a total of 130 students for its MBBS courses, of which 105 are boys and 25 are girls. 10 seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates provided they come within the first 500 in the final combined merit list of boys and girls.

           And every year en- number of students takes a shot of its entrance examination for these coveted seats. In the year 2011, AFMC admission test has been taken by 1 lakh aspirants from across the length and breadth of our country of which only 1180 has been short listed for second round.

        The teaching departments of AFMC are well staffed with dedicated faculty members. Lectures, practical, demonstrations and clinics are well planned and conducted round the year except for two short vacations. Students in the clinical terms derive experience from the wards of the affiliated hospitals.

       AFMC is the only medical college in Asia where all expenses are paid by the Government (Ministry of Defense). The college is fully residential with separate hostels for boys and girls. Residence in the hostels is mandatory for all the cadets for the entire duration of the course.

          AFMC provides broad based non-academic exposure too. Students are encouraged to participate in sports and many have excelled in this arena.

          The college has a well stocked library with over 18,000 books. It subscribes to more than 270 international and national journals and has over 20,000 bound journals.

          On successfully passing the final MBBS examination, the students of AFMC are formally inducted into the Armed Forces Medical Services after an impressive commissioning ceremony which is held twice a year, in January and July.

        Students have compulsory liability to serve as Commissioned Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services. The offer of the type of commission will depend on the vacancies available. The candidates' parents/guardians are required to sign a bond agreement at the time of admission.

         However, only 50 per cent medical cadets are granted permanent commission. The remaining 50 per cent are granted Short Service Commission (SSC) after the final MBBS exam. The choice of commission is based on merit- cum-option.

          SSC officers must serve the Armed Forces Medical Services for seven years.

       AFMC has found a place amongst the best medical colleges in the country and is widely acknowledged for high quality of doctors produce. The students of this esteemed institution have proved, time and again, that they stand heads and shoulders above the others. On successful completion of MBBS course from AFMC, the students join the Armed Forces Medical Services as Commissioned Officers in one of the three services viz. Army, Navy and Air Force. They are commissioned as officers in the rank of Lieutenant or equivalent in the Army, Navy or Air Force. To undergo the mandatory internship training they are posted at various recognized service hospitals for one year. Thereafter, they are granted the rank of Captain in the Army or equivalent ranks in the Navy or Air Force. First three promotions are   time scale promotions as given below:

I.   Lieutenant on joining (during internship)

II.  To the rank of Captain on completion of internship

III. To the rank of Major after five years of service as Captain

IV.  To the rank of Lt. Colonel after fourteen years of service as Captain

V.   To the rank of Colonel and above, by selection.

Escalation to higher rank thereafter is subject to satisfactory service and fitness.

         The officers, after completion of four years of service as Captain and before seven years of post-internship service, are entitled to selection for PG qualification through a Central PG examination. In the Armed Forces, all specialties and sub specialties are available. Postgraduate (PG) training has been taken up since the inception of the College. All the courses are recognized by the University of Pune and Medical Council of India (MCI).  PG degree courses run for duration of three years leading to the award of MD and MS degree for medical/surgical specialties and MD (HA) for hospital administration. PG diploma courses are of two years duration, leading to award of diploma in the concerned specialties.  The specialties covered are: Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Preventive & Social Medicine, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, Physiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Pediatrics, Radio diagnosis, Anesthesiology, TB & Chest Diseases, Psychiatry, Dermatology & Venereology, Orthopedics and Hospital Administration.

       In addition, they can also go for post doctoral degrees, which are offered in the following specialties: DM degree in Cardiology and M Ch degree in Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic surgery and Reconstructuve surgery. The college is also recognized for Ph.D. in many of the specialties as per the guidelines and approval of Pune University.  Postgraduate dental courses are available in Prosthetic dentistry Oral surgery, Periodontal surgery and Orthodontics. These dental courses are recognized by Bombay University leading to award of the MDS degree.

         The officers are also entitled to proceed on two years study leave for advanced training, in India or abroad, as per the service requirements.

          Those who are on Short Commissioned Service (SSC), after completion of seven years of compulsory Army Service, they can practice and pursue career as that of civilian doctors.

       AFMC entrance is one of the toughest examinations in India. Still the craze for it is unparallel, unmatched. Every year en-number of students takes the test from every nook and corner of the country with a hope to grab a seat in this college. For the academic year of 2011-12, 1 lakh students attempted this examination for its 130 MBBS seats. And this figure itself is sufficed to clarify the craze for AFMC examination.

         It is also worth mentioning here that a study of MBBS course in AFMC is absolutely free, unlike any colleges of Medicine in Asia. And this is an added attraction to many aspirants for taking a shot at AFMC entrance examination.

A candidate should be a citizen of India or be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan or any other foreign country with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.

Should be medically fit as per the prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defense.

Candidates must have passed the final exam of 10+2 system/equivalent exam with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

They should have passed in all subjects opted in the qualifying exam.

They should have secured at least 60% of the aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together.

Besides, they should have secured at least 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics in the 10th standard.

Students appearing in B Sc with Physics, Chemistry, Botany/Zoology are also eligible to apply.

Candidate must have attained the age of 17yrs on 31stDec of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date. (Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations).

Officer-in-Charge Admissions

(Admission Cell)

Armed Forces Medical College, Sholapur Road, Pune -411040

Tele : 020 - 26334209; Fax : 020 - 26334236

Website :

www.afmc.nic.in

AFMC-MBBS entrance examination is a single stage written test followed by an interview. The test is of an objective type question paper comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Intelligence, Logic & Reasoning and English Language Comprehension. The paper consists of 200 objective questions, 50 each of Physics, Chemistry and Biology and 25 each of Intelligence, Logic and Reasoning, and English comprehension. All questions are of equal marks (1 mark per question). For every wrong response, 0.25 mark are deducted. Unattempted questions are awarded zero mark. And the duration for the examination is 2 hours. Successful candidates shortlisted after written test are called for the interview. There is no provision for rechecking/revaluation of answer sheets. And final merit list for the admission is prepared on the basis of the merit of both the test and interview.

Note: Candidates must preserve the admit cards issued for the written exam till the admission to AFMC is over. The admit card will be required not only at the time of written examination, but also during interview and admission to college.

No. of questions and distribution of marks in every paper 



On the basis of the written test and interview two merit lists are drawn up, one for the boys and one for the girls. Admission to the college is offered to the candidate in accordance with their merit ranking. Individual letters of admission are sent only to selected candidates who would be required to pin AFMC. The remaining candidates will be on waiting list.

Advertisements for recruitment appear in the leading news papers of the country in the month of December every year.

Prospectus is available on sale at all Major City GPOs/ HPO's/ POs from the date of advertisement for approximately one month. The present cost of the prospectus is ` 250.

The application form can also be down-loaded from website www.afmc.nic.in. Such forms duly completed will also be acceptable along with demand draft for an amount of ` 250 (two hundred and fifty only) drawn in favour of "Commandant, AFMC" payable to Pune. The Demand Draft must bear the Code Number of issuing Bank.

Application form should be filled up in English and in block letters only. " All squares, signature and addressesare to be written with Black pen and all circles to be darkened with Black pen only.

The application form is required to be sent under registered AD / speed post so as to reach the Officer in Charge Admissions, Dean Office, AFMC, Pune - 411 040 by due date.

Applications received after the last date of receipt will be rejected without intimation and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Receipt of Application Form through couriers will not be accepted.

For its MBBS course, AFMC advertises in all the leading news papers of the country during the month of December, every year. Application Form for the same are sold and received during the month of January/February. The written examination is generally conducted on the first Sunday of the month of May and the result of the same is declared during the last week of May. The examination is held once in a year only. Shortlisted candidates from written examination are called for the interview during the month of June, and on the last week of June final merit list of the successful candidates are declared.



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All candidates will be subjected to medical examination as per the requirement of the Armed Forces and as per the laid down standards. These are available on the DGAFMS website at www.indarmy.nic.in/dgafms and at www.afmc.nic.in. There is no provision for declaring a candidate temporarily unfit. The final authority for deciding medical fitness to the MBBS Course is the Commandant AFMC. Medical Examination report by civilian doctors will not be accepted.



No specific syllabus for the MBBS entrance examination has been prescribed by AFMC. However, the question paper for the examination has an extensive coverage of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology along with some questions of Logical Reasoning & intelligence, and of English Comprehension. However, the general standard of the entrance examination will be that of 11^th and 12^th class under the 10+2 scheme/pre-medical/intermediate science or an equivalent examination of the State Education Board/ Indian University.



AFMC encompasses objective type examination with an equal stress on all the three subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Hence, the students need to be very thorough with the fundamentals of each individual subject. But then, just memorization of text and mere knowledge is not sufficient for getting good score. In Physics and Chemistry analytical reasoning is required; the students should be able to assess the problem, understand it and answer accordingly. Biology comprises Botany and Zoology, the preparation for which requires razor sharp memory and summoning of complex terminologies and nomenclatures in a moment. Thus, memory power must be strong.  Again, for all the subjects, it is very important to understand the inter-relationship between the concepts. At the same time, one should possess skill of higher order in tackling the problems. The problems would be appearing in different formats with increasing complexities. Often the students commit mistakes while understanding the question and the concepts underlining the question. The skill set required here is maturity and understanding the requirement of the concept, that too in quickest possible time. And for that purpose focused as well as scientific approach is what that's asked for.

Again, as the test is of objective nature candidates must have high level of concentration as they must ensure absolute perfection in order to arrive at the correct answer. For, in objective test, accuracy with speed decides the fate.

The candidates must have certain degree of aptitude for the subjects. Also, they must be able to apply the concepts to practical problems and offer solutions in a limited time.

To sum up, thorough and sound knowledge bases, with a sharp, analytic, quick and calculative mindset are the skills required to crack AFMC-MBBS entrance.

Though the AFMC-MBBS entrance conforms to the level of Class XI- XII, the overall difficulty level of the question paper is high. While the paper is said to be a combination of easy, moderate and difficult questions, but on an average, it is on tougher side. Furthermore, most of the questions are based on multiplicity of concepts which require in-depth analysis and devising a strategy that is away from the conventional method of answering. The candidates must be adept at recognizing the concepts and arranging them methodologically so that they are able to beat the difficulty and arrive at the correct answer. As the competition is of highest order, one needs to be extremely thorough and sound with the knowledge of each individual subjects. Again, though it is of 50 (25+25) marks, one shouldn't ignore Reasoning and English Comprehension. In final selection, a lapse of one mark may be a deciding factor between a seat and a miss.



Start preparation in sufficient advance. AFMC entrance is not something that you can crack simply by cramming just before exam.

Concentrate on being conceptually extremely sound. For that matter you should thoroughly study NCERT and ISC text books + various resource books.

Meticulously go through each and every topic of all the subjects.

Revise the theory portion as much as you can. You need to be real quick in your thought process, for cracking the exam.

Recollect important points and frame questions of your own. You require more power of recollection to tackle biology.

Answer direct questions without looking at the options, because options confuse a lot.

Once the subject-wise basic preparation is over, you should solve the question papers of past few years repeatedly, to get well-versed with the examination process and trend.

Practice as many MCQs as you can. While doing so, make sure NOT about the quantity of questions you are solving, but the quality of MCQs.

On final leg, you should take full length Mock Tests. This will help you learn time management tactics, also induce you with necessary confidence level, required to crack the exam.