Organisation : All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS
Announcement : PhD 2015 Entrance Examination
Notification : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/3240-ProspectusPost-DoctoralJuly2015.pdf
Home Page : http://www.aiimsexams.org/
Ph.D. :
key Dates :
Status of application & Rejected application with reason for rejection 22.06.2015 Monday
Last date for submission of required documents for Regularization of Rejected Application 01.07.2015 Wednesday
Last date for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India to forward an approval regarding “No Objection” to the Foreign National for appearing in the Ph.D Entrance Examination for July 2015 session. 01.07.2015 Wednesday
Finalization of Centres and allotment of Roll Nos/Admit Card on website 09.07.2015 Thursday
Written Test partly through online / off line mode 19.07.2015 Sunday
Expected date of declaration of Result 21.07.2015 Tuesday
Departmental Assessment 24.07.2015 Friday
Final result 27.07.2015 Monday
Declaration of Results :
Final results for all courses will be displayed on the Notice Board of Examination Section of AIIMS, New Delhi and will also be available on website at aiims.edu and aiimsexams.org
Result of individual candidate will NOT be informed on telephone and candidates are advised NOT to call the Examination Section for such information
Application Fee :
General / OBC Category: Rs.1000/- +Transaction Charges as applicable
SC/ST Category: Rs. 800/- +Transaction Charges as applicable
OPH Candidates is exempted from any Fee
Mode of payment:
** Through Debit /Credit Card or through computer generated Challan Form in any branch of State Bank of India (S.B.I.)
** All applicants are advised to read the Prospectus and Help Manual carefully before starting online registration and ensure that no column is left blank.
** In the event of rejection of the application form, no correspondence/request for reconsideration, will be entertained.
** Applicants are also advised to download and take a print of the Registration Slip.
** They should retain a copy of Registration Slip and candidate’s copy of
** Challan form till the completion of Admission Process.
** Please visit aiimsexams.org regularly for notification / announcement etc. regarding this Examination.
ELIGIBILITY :
A candidate seeking admission to the course of study leading to the award of a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy must possess at least one of the following qualifications of a recognized University/Institute
(1) A degree of Master of Sciences or Master’s degree in any subject allied to Bio Medical Sciences or Master’s Degree in Nursing with at least 60% marks or Master of Surgery or Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree or Diplomat of the National Board of Examinations.
(2) MBBS degree with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks in the professional examinations.
Note:
(i) The candidates who are likely to complete requisite qualification and degree by 30th July, 2015 may also apply. However, the candidates who are completing their requisite qualification after 30th July, 2015 are not eligible to take up this examination.
(ii) Candidates working in Central Govt./Semi-Govt./Autonomous Organizations should submit their Applications (Downloaded copy of Registration Slip) through proper channel i.e. employer. They will be required to submit a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer before they are allowed to take the entrance examination of Ph.D. Course at AIIMS.
(iii) Applicants from AIIMS Faculty/Scientific Staff for Ph. D. registration will be considered as inservice candidates as per guidelines laid down by AIIMS in this regard.
(iv) A candidate is allowed to submit application for one speciality/department only.
DURATION OF THE COURSE :
The duration of the course will be the time period from registration to submission of thesis. The minimum period of registration in respect of all the candidates who are registered for Ph. D. shall be three years. The maximum period of registration shall not exceed five years.
Centre for Examination :
Examination will be conducted in Delhi only in partly through online / offline modes.
METHOD OF SELECTION :
Selection for Ph.D. registration will be made through 2-stage Performance Evaluation as under:
Stage I :
Written test carrying 80 marks of 90 minutes duration in the subject the candidate has applied for. The question paper will consist of 50 Theory based Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and 30 clinical/practical/lab based Short Answer Questions (SAQs)/MCQs. Each correct (MCQ) answer will be awarded 1 mark and each wrong (MCQ) answer will be awarded one-third (-1/3) negative mark. More than one answer will be treated as wrong answer and awarded negative mark. Zero mark will be given for questions not answered.
Stage II : Out of the candidates who secured 50 percent or above in the written test (Stage-I), candidates 3 times the number of seats advertised will be called for departmental clinical/practical/lab based assessment (carrying 20 marks) on the fourth day.
Note:
I) The result of stage-I will be displayed on the Notice Board as well as website of the Examination Section, AIIMS and on website. No individual intimation will be communicated to the candidate.
II) Candidates who fail to attend any of the two stages mentioned above will not be eligible for admission.
III) Admission to Ph.D. Course will be subject to the availability of research funds/fellowship/ grant from recognized funding agencies. The admission will be finalised and offer will be sent to the candidate only when evidence of availability of research funds/grant/fellowship for the project is submitted by the selected candidate through the concerned Head of the Department.
Selected candidates are required to join on 01.08.2015 or before 16.08.2015. In case the candidate fails to join by this date and no written request for extension is received by 16.08.2015, it will be assumed that he/she does not intend to join the course and the seat will be offered to the next candidate on the waiting list. No further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
The Ph.D. Seats shall lapse if the selected candidates does not join by 28/29 February for January session and 31st August for July session. No candidate shall be allowed to join after 28/29th February for January session and 31st August for July session.