Medicine

AFMC Pune MBBS Entrance Results and Interview Dates 2012

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Armed Forces Medical (AFMC), Pune has announced results of MBBS Entrance Examination 2012. Candidates those qualified in written examination have to attend for interview as per the schedule given on the website afmc.nic.in / afmcdg1d.gov.in . Results also available on the above mentioned websites.

Interviews for the qualified candidates will start from 5th June 2012 and will be closed by 21st June 2012. List of qualified candidates with roll numbers have been displayed on the website. MBBS entrance test was held on 6th May 2012. The list is not displayed in the order of merit.

Call letters to the qualified candidates will be sent separately. If any candidates does not receive call letter for interview by 31st May 2012, please contact 011 – 23092349. If candidates have any other exam or interview on the same date, they should send request for change of interview of AFMC with supporting documents to Dean, AFMC, Sholapur Road, Pune – 411040. This should reach on or before 2nd June 2012. More details can be obtained from www.afmc.nic.in.

MBBS and PG Medical Colleges and Seats in India

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The Government of India is planning to increase MBBS seats in India in the near future. It is estimated that about a total of 80000 seats in MBBS and 45000 seats in PG Medical courses will be available in the country by the year 2021. The Government is thinking of bringing Doctors and Population ratio to 1: 1000 from the present 1: 2000. This required addition of thousands of new doctors in the country. This has to be done through increase of Medical Colleges and seats in MBBS courses.

At present there are 335 medical colleges in the Country with 41569 seats in MBBS and 22194 seats in PG Medical Courses. Most of these colleges and seats are concentrated in Southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. The Govt. is planning to establish more medical colleges in Central India to increase the number of MBBS seats.