PGI Chandigarh exam pattern 2020

• Admission to various postgraduate courses conducted at the PGI is made twice a year. The sessions commence from the first of January and first of July each year.

• The admission to the above courses of the PGI is made on merit on all India basis, by holding an entrance examination by the PGI, after issuing a countrywide admission notice. The admission notice is published in leading English newspapers Employment News of India in the month of September/October for January session and March/April for July session.

General Admission Requirements

Before filling the application form, candidates should check the eligibility criteria:

• Must have passed MBBS from a University/ Institute recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) 

• INTERNSHIP: Must have either completed or due to complete, one-year rotatory internship training on or before 31st December for January session and 30th June for July session(as per Annexure-I)

• Must be registered with Central /State Medical Registration Council.

Registration Fee:

All candidates are directed to deposit the above fees through the online payment gateway available at MD/MS application portal

Category	Amount (INR)
SC/ST candidates	Rs. 1200/- + Transaction charges as applicable
For all other categories	Rs. 1500/- + Transaction charges as applicable
PwBD Candidates	Exempted for payment of Application/ Examination Fee

MODE OF PAYMENT: Through Debit / Credit Card / Net Banking 

Possible dates:

Start of PGIMER MD/MS (Jan 2020) Online application	26-10-2019
PGIMER MD/MS (Jan 2020) application form closes	14-11-2019
Date of entrance examination for MD/MS courses (computer-based)	30-11-2019
Expected date of declaration of result	06-12-2019

Important Instruction:

• The candidate should fill his/her online application form available on the PGI website i.e. http://pgimer.edu.in/
• Applicant should fill all the fields/columns of the form. No fields/columns should be left blank
• The candidate should ensure to take a printout of application form after completing all details
• The candidates who qualify the written test are required to submit the print out of online application form, a photograph and copies of certificates duly attested in support of educational qualification(s), experience, age/date of birth certificate, caste certificate, Fresh OBC certificate, a NOC from the present employer, if employed at the time of counselling. Candidates should sign all the documents forming an enclosure to the application, and also put the date.
• No request for a change of category applied for shall be entertained after the submission of the application to the Institute
• Roll Numbers/Admit Cards/Hall ticket for appearing in the entrance examination will be available for download to eligible candidates

Instructions for Photographs:

• Please scan your Photograph (clear passport size, coloured with light background) and save it in the JPEG format. The size of the image should not exceed 50 KB
• The photograph must be taken with the name of the candidate (as in application), and date of taking photograph, The photograph must be snapped with a placard indicating the name of candidate and date of taking photographs, In case name and date are written on the photograph afterwards, the application will be rejected.
• Candidate should not wear a cap, goggles, etc.

PGI Exam Overview:

Before getting ourselves ahead on PGI exam pattern 2020, let us have a look at the overview of the exam from the table below.

Name	MD/MS  POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CHANDIGARH EXAMINATION
Conducting Body	PGIMER
Frequency	Jan/July
Official Website	http://pgimer.edu.in/
Exam Level	National Level
Center	13 centres
Exam Mode	Computer-based test
Exam Language	English
Exam Duration	3 hours/180 minutes
Date of examination	30-11-2019
Timing of examination	10.00 AM to 01.00 PM
Number of Questions	250
Type of Questions	MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
Correct responses	single/multiple
Negative marks	Yes( incorrect responses marked)

Important contact details:

Fax	0172-2744401, 2744376
E-mail	pgimdmsexam@gmail.com
Web URL	http://pgimer.edu.in/
Postal address	Registrar PGIMER, Sector-12 Chandigarh – 160012
Academic Inquiry	0172-2755562
Helpdesk number for Technical queries	022-61306243
E-mail	mdmsjan2020@gmail.com

Syllabus and mark distribution:

Sl.No	Subjects	No of question
1.	Applied Anatomy	06
2.	Applied Biochemistry	12
3.	Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology	10
4.	Applied Physiology	06
5.	Pathology	15
6.	Pharmacology	12
7.	Microbiology	12
8.	Forensic Medicine	06
9.	Social and Preventive Medicine	07
10.	Internal Medicine	36
11.	Paediatrics	12
12.	Dermatology	06
13.	Psychiatry	06
14.	Radiodiagnosis	06
15.	Radiotherapy	06
16.	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	20
17.	General Surgery	36
18.	Otorhinolaryngology	10
19.	Ophthalmology	10
20.	Orthopaedics	10

Minimum Cut-off 

Category	Percentile
Open (General) & Sponsored/ Deputed	55th percentile
OBC, OPH, SC/ST, Rural Area, Foreign Nationals	50th percentile
Bhutanese Nationals	45th percentile

Candidates from reserved categories are also eligible to compete for general category seats (open category). Thus, in addition to category wise list; a combined General Category merit list of all the candidates will also be prepared.

Marrow wishes all the aspirants good luck for the preparations and exams

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