PGI Chandigarh
PGI Chandigarh
PGI Chandigarh
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research is conducting PGIMER 2018
for January session admissions
About of PGIMER
PGIMER Chandigarh conducts PGIMER Entrance Exam for the purpose of admitting
students to various Postgraduate Courses offered at the institute. The PGIMER
Entrance Examination is held twice a year for admission to 20 Postgraduate Courses.
For admissions to academic session 2018-19, the institute is conducting PGIMER 2018
in two session i.e. PGIMER January 2018 session and PGMIER July 2018 Session
Now PGIMER has announced PGIMER January 2018 Entrance Exam details which you can
see here
Duration of Course
The MD/MS Course has duration of three academic years
At present, this translates to basic pay of Rs.56100/- in the pay matrix (Level-10)
as per 7th CPC plus other allowances as applicable
Courses Offered
First Year Junior Resident (for MD/MS Courses) January 2018 - Anesthesia;
Biochemistry; Community Medicine; Dermatology; ENT; Forensic Medicine; Internal
Medicine; Medical Microbiology; Nuclear Medicine; Obstt & Gynae; Ophthalmology;
Ortho Surgery; Pathology; Pediatrics; Pharmacology; Psychiatry; Radiodiagnosis;
Radiotherapy; General Surgery and Transfusion Medicine
No. of Seats: (Gen-45, RA-07, PWD-10, SC-26, ST-13, OBC-28, Spon.-49, FN-17, BN-01)
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates must have passed MBBS, or its equivalent qualification, from a
University/Institute recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI)
Candidates must have either completed, or due to complete, one year rotatory
internship training on or before 31st December/30th June for January and July
session respectively (as per Annexure-1)
Candidates must be registered with Central/State Medical Registration Council
Selection Procedure
Candidates will considered for selection to MD/MS courses based on a theory paper
consisting of 250 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with five alternatives each and
single/multiple correct responses Negative marks will be given for incorrect
responses marked
The duration of this competitive entrance examination, to the conducted at various
centres at Chandigarh is three hours
The approximate number of questions for each subject is as follows: Applied
Anatomy-06, Applied Biochemistry-12, Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology-10,
Applied Physiology-06, Pathology-15, Pharmacology-12, Microbiology-12, Forensic
Medicine-06, Social and Preventive Medicine-07, Internal Medicine-36, Paediatrics-
12, Dermatology-06, Psychiatry-06, Radiodiagnosis-06, Obstetrics and Gynaecology-
20, Dermatology-06, Radiotherapy-06, General Surgery-36, Otorhinolaryngology-10,
Ophthalmology-10 and Orthopaedics-10
The questions paper has 250 questions, each with five response options. Hence there
are a total 250 response options. One or more these five options can be correct for
each question
The admission to the above courses of the institute is made on merit on all India
basis, by holding an entrance exam by the institute, after issuing a countrywide
admission notice
Application Form
PGIMER has released the schedule for PGIMER January 2018 entrance exam on its
official website www.pgimer.edu.in; the dates of the theory examinations,
declaration of result and counseling for PGIMER 2018 admission are available on the
official website of PGIMER
Admission also PGI Chandigarh has released the PGIMER January Admission Prospectus
for its courses. The admission prospectus for courses covered under PGIMER January
2018 session is at the official website www.pgimer.edu.in
Fee Details
SC/ST Candidates: Rs.800/-
For all other Categories: Rs.1000/-
PWD Candidates: Exempted for payment of Application/ Exam Fee
All candidates are directed to deposit the above fees in any State Bank of India
branch by filling the challan form in the name of Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh
(Exam) in the Power Jyoti Account No. 32211613319
Dates for submission of online applications and Generation of Challan forms/payment
from i-collect is from 02nd October 2017 to 30th October 2017; however State Bank
of India will accept the fees of those applicants whose challan form is generated
on or before 30th October 2017, upto 03rd November 2017 till upto 15.59 hours
For any query, candidates are requested to check the official website .