pgimer.edu.in MD/MS Entrance Exam 2016 : Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh

Organisation : Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
Announcement : MD/MS Entrance Exam 2016

Online Application Form : https://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp
Notification : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/5667-mdms-prospectus.pdf
Home Page : http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/home.jsp

PGIMER MD/MS Entrance Exams

Applications on the prescribed form are invited for the following Postgraduate courses for the academic session starting from 1st January, 2016.

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DATE OF OPENING OF REGISTRATION (MD/MS) 19.09.2015
LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION (MD/MS) 16.10.2015
LAST DATE OF FEE DEPOSIT 20.10.2015

In case of Technical Problem send email to pgimer AT applyforexam.com
MENTIONING YOUR REGISTRATION NO., NAME and DOB.

ADMISSION TO THE POSTGRADUATE COURSES :
a) Admission to various postgraduate courses conducted at the Institute is made twice a year. The sessions commence from first January and first July each year.

b) The Institute follows a residency service-cum-training scheme. Candidates admitted to MD/MS courses are called Junior Residents.

c) The admission to the above courses of the Institute is made on merit on all India basis, by holding an entrance examination by the Institute, after issuing a countrywide admission notice. The admission notice is published in leading English newspapers of India March for the July session.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :
Candidates will be considered for selection to MD/MS courses based on a theory paper consisting of 250 multiple choice question (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 be conducted at various centres at Chandigarh is three hours.

The approximate number of questions for each subject is as follows: Applied Anatomy – 6, Applied Biochemistry-12, Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology-10, Applied Physiology-6, Pathology – 15, Pharmacology – 12, Microbiology – 12, Forensic Medicine – 6, Social and Preventive Medicine-7, Internal Medicine-36, Paediatrics-12, Dermatology-6, Psychiatry-6, Radiodiagnosis-6, Obstetrics and Gynaecology-20, Radiotherapy – 6, General Surgery-36, Otorhinolaryngology -10, Ophthalmology – 10, and Orthopaedics – 10.

The question paper has 250 questions, each with five response options. Hence there are a total of 1250 response options. One or more of these five options can be correct for each question. The question paper therefore has some number of correct responses (say a) and incorrect responses (say b, such that a+b=1250). A candidate would mark a proportion of these responses as being correct. Some of these are truly correct (say x) while the remaining are wrongly marked as being correct (say y). The scoring is done through a customized software that matches the candidates’ responses to each of the 1250 possible responses (marked as correct, or left blank) with the true answer (correct or incorrect). True correct responses (i.e. candidate correctly marks a response as true) are scored positively, and incorrect responses (i.e. candidate marks an incorrect response as correct) are scored negatively. Any responses not marked by the candidate are not scored. A candidate’s percentage score will be computed using the formula: Percentage score= [x/a–y/b]×100.

As an example, assume that the question paper has 600 correct responses. If a candidate marks 580 responses as correct, out of which 450 are truly correct and the remaining 130 are incorrect, then a = 600, b = 650, x = 450 and y = 130. Accordingly, for this candidate, percentage score is: [(450/600) – (130/650)] × 100 = 55.0. Please note that these figures are only illustrative, and do not imply the actual number of correct responses in the question paper, or actual performance of any candidate.

Actual scores will not be considered further since these percentage scores will depend on relative difficulty of the question paper, and the relative ability of candidates, and it is not advisable to use these in generating cut-offs for selection. These will be converted into percentile score using the formula: Percentile= [(B+(0.5×E))/N]×100where B = number of scores below the candidate’s score, E = number of scores equal to the candidate’s score (1 if there is no tie, and >1 if there is a tie), and N = number of candidates appearing for exam. Overall rank of all the candidates shall be decided based on these percentile scores, with a higher percentile score translating into a better rank.

How to Apply :

1. You are required to apply online through PGIMER, Chandigarh website pgimer.edu.in No other means / mode of application (through post, email, fax, deposit of CV etc.) will be accepted.

2. Firstly ensure that you have a valid personal email ID. In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/her new email ID before applying Online. You should keep checking the inbox or even the spam box of this email id regularly during the Admission process as PGIMER may send intimations related to admissions etc. through this.

3. You will be required to submit the following with application. Please keep them ready before you submit the application:
I. Photograph
II. Signature
III. Internship certificate
IV. Category (SC/ST/OBC/RA) Certificate ( If applicable)
V. No Objection certificate (If applicable)

Scan your Photograph and Signatures (On white page) individually and save them individually in JPEG format. The size of any of these individual images should not exceed 50 kb each, otherwise you will not be able to submit your online application. Also scan your Internship Certificate, Category (SC/ST/OBC) Certificate, Rural Area Service Certificate, Sponsorship Certificate, No Objection Certificate (which ever is applicable) individually and save them individually in single page PDF format.

4. Please keep following details ready with you before filling up your online application.
a. Personal demographic details including Date of Birth and Nationality
b. Mobile Number
c. Personal Email ID
d. Reservation Category Details
e. Soft Copies of scanned Photograph, Signatures and certificates.
5. YOU ARE NOW READY TO APPLY ONLINE.
6. Go to the website pgimer.edu.in and click on the link ‘Entrance Exams – Session Jan. 2016’. Further click the Tab ‘Online Application Form’. Clicking on this Tab will open the Online Application Form.

7. Carefully Fill Course, Subject and Category details Choosing appropriate option from drop down menu. Fill Personal details one by one. The name of the candidate or his/her father/mother/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature. Ensure that Mobile No. and email Address are absolutely correct as all communications will be through your email id.

8. Click Register Button – This will allot you a unique registration number, login id and password. Make sure to note your login and password as you would require them for future use.

9. Your login id and password will be sent at the email address provided by you and SMS regarding the same will also be sent at the Mobile No. provided by you.

10. Click on NEXT Button to complete your application form.

11. Fill your Contact Information – Correspondence and Permanent Addresses (Do fill correct Pin code) and click NEXT Button.

12. Fill Qualifying Details – Qualifying Exam (choose from Drop Down Menu), Qualifying Subject (Choose from Drop Down Menu) – Only applicable choices are given in the drop down menu, Admission Month & Year, Passing Month and Year, Max. Marks, Marks Obtained, Institution passed from and select Yes/No in Institution recognized by MCI.

13. Fill Other Details – Date/Expected Date of completion of 12 month Internship, Medical Registration with (Drop Down Menu), Medical Registration No., Date of Registration, Select Yes/No in Doing/Done PG Degree (Yes may render you ineligible for certain courses (Please check prospectus), Select Yes/No for Presently in Govt. Service AND Click NEXT Button.

14. Now you are required to upload your scanned photograph / Signatures / Certificate(s), if any, one by one. Click on choose file – select relevant scanned image file from browser and the Click on Upload Button. Repeat this process till there is nothing more to upload.

15. Now your application is complete. Go through Declaration para carefully. If you fulfill all conditions and criteria of the Admission Notice, then and only then check the “Delaration Confirmed & Accepted” box. Click on SUBMIT Button and this will prompt you to download Bank Challan.

16. Click on the link “ONLINE” (If you want to pay fee online OR “PRINT BANK CHALLAN” and take a print out of the challan form to deposit fee through Challan.

17. WAIT FOR 48 HOURS BEFORE YOU DEPOSIT THE FEE AS IT WILL TAKE MINIMUM 24 HOURS TO TRANSMIT YOUR DATA TO THE BANK.

18. Based on the category in which you intend to apply, the following Fees will have to be paid:
a. SC/ST : Rs. 800/-
b. All other categories : Rs. 1,000/-

19. It is important to note that the requisite fee can only be deposited in any of State Bank of India branches as PGIMER has only nominated State Bank of India for Collection of Fee. Fee paid in any other bank or in any other format (Cheque, Postal Order, Demand Draft etc.) will not be accepted.

20. After depositing the fee, you will get TWO copies of challan – Candidate’s Copy and PGIMER Copy. Bank copy will be kept by the bank where you will deposit the fee.

21. WAIT FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS AFTER DEPOSITING FEE AS IT WILL TAKE MINIMUM 24 HOURS FOR THE BANK TO TRANSMIT YOUR DATA BACK TO US.

22. Please take TWO printouts of the Online Application Form by logging in with your login id and password. Affix the same passport size photograph (which was uploaded with the online form) on it and keep it safe with you. The candidate should ensure to take printout of application form after completing all details. DO NOT SEND IT TO US. This application printout with photograph affixed on it will have to be submitted during counselling along with the original copies of following :

a. Relevant Degree Certificate alongwith all DMCs.
b. Reserve Category Certificate issued by the Competent Authority ( If Applicable)
c. Original counterfoil of the Fee Payment Challan (PGIMER Copy)
d. Proof of Date of Birth Certificate of Matriculation/Higher Secondary
e. Certificate as proof of age relaxation if claimed
f. Proof of being Govt. Employee if applicable