Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)
Studying MBBS is not so easy now days with heavy fees and
also not knowing the time bound required for one to settle down in the field.
However for all these doubts, one solution is to join in the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune.
Anyone who can get a seat in this military college can complete their medical
education free of cost. Right from books to clothes everything shall be taken
care by the college. They also provide AC railway ticket for the students to
visit their homes once in a year. Once the course is completed one is offered a
job in army with a good designation. AFMC History
Armed Forces Medical
College (AFMC) in Pune is one of
the top most medical colleges in the country. This has been started in 1948 as
an institution offering post graduation courses in medicine. In 1962, August 4th AFMC has also
started graduation in medicine (MBBS) course to cater the needs of the armed
forces medical services. This has been affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Medical Sciences,
Nasik and has been recognized by the medical council of India.
Candidates who have done their MBBS from this AFMC are
mandatory to work as commissioned officers in the armed forces. They also have
to give a written bond obliging this rule at the time of their joining. As soon
as the candidates complete their MBBS course half of them are given permanent
commission and the rest are given short services commission jobs. Those who
have joined in the course and would like to discontinue has to pay the total
amount as indicated in the bond. Right now the bond amount is Rs 15 lakhs.
Eligibility for AFMC MBBS
Those who would like pursue their medical education in
this institution have to qualify National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. They
have to pass their 10+2 with English, physics, chemistry and biology as the
main subjects. Apart from English the candidates should get at least 60% in all
the group subjects and along with English the aggregate should not be less than
50%.
Every year there are 130 seats offered by AFMC in the
MBBS course out of which 105 are reserved for boys and the remaining 25 for
girls. In the overall seats again 10 seats are reserved for the SC and ST
candidates.
Admission in AFMC MBBS
Earlier AFMC used to conduct a separate entrance test for
admission in Medicine. But from this year it is going to admit the students
based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Score.
Official Website for AFMC: http://www.afmc.nic.in
Article prepared by Sunitha and published by Employment News Today
