CMC Vellore PG Medical Entrance Exam on Dec 8
CMC (Christian Medical College, Vellore) has invited applications for its PG Medical Entrance Exam scheduled to be conducted on December 8, 2012. Aspirants seeking admission to the PG medical courses commencing from the academic year 2013 at CMC should take the exam.
Eligibility:
- Candidates having qualified for the MBBS degree and having completed their compulsory rotating residential internship and obtained full registration before 15th May, 2013, are eligible to apply for the postgraduate diploma and degree courses
- Candidates having qualified for a postgraduate diploma may also apply for the postgraduate degree (MS/MD) course in the same subject
- Post diploma candidates with a diploma in the same subject will undergo 2 years training for the degree
- Those who complete a DCP(Diploma in Clinical Pathology) will not have this benefit for MD Pathology
- Candidates currently undergoing training for a postgraduate diploma need to complete the same by 15th May, 2013
Structure/Pattern:
The exam comprises two papers:
- General Paper : The general paper consists of multiple choice questions drawn from all subjects taught in the undergraduate medical course
- Special Paper: This paper comprises multiple choice questions on the specialization topics that the students have chosen and subjects allied.
Both the papers are of 3 hours duration each (225 questions).
Note:
- A candidate may write a general paper for all his / her choices (a maximum of 4 courses in 2 subjects) or they may write a General paper for selection to a course in one subject and write a Special paper for selection to the second course.
- Candidates will not be permitted to write two CMC Vellore PG Special papers
- Candidates are not permitted to write both the CMC Vellore PG General paper and the Special paper for selection to two courses of the Same Specialty.
Listed below is a lowdown of the postgraduate subjects for which this exam is conducted:
| SUBJECTS |
COURSE NAME |
DURATION (YEARS) |
NO. OF SEATS* |
TYPE OF TEST PAPER AVAILABLE |
| Anaesthesia |
M.D. |
3 |
11 |
General or Special – Anaesthesia |
| D.A. |
2 |
8 |
||
| Anatomy |
M.D. |
3 |
4 |
General or Special – Anatomy |
| Biochemistry |
M.D. |
3 |
2 |
General or Special – Biochemistry |
| Clinical Pathology |
D.C.P. |
2 |
2 |
General only |
| Community Med |
M.D. |
3 |
6 |
General or Special -Comm. Med. |
| Dermatology Venerol & Lep. |
M.D. |
3 |
3 |
General or Special – Dermatology |
| D.D.V.L. |
2 |
1 |
||
| ENT |
M.S. |
3 |
6 |
General or Special - ENT |
| D.L.O. |
2 |
2 |
||
| Geriatric Medicine |
M.D. |
3 |
1 |
General only |
| General Medicine |
M.D. |
3 |
16 |
General only |
| General Surgery |
M.S. |
3 |
10 |
General only |
| Microbiology |
M.D. |
3 |
4 |
General or Special - Microbiology |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
M.S. |
3 |
6 |
General or Special - Obst.& Gynae |
| D.G.O. |
2 |
6 |
||
| Ophthalmology |
M.S. |
3 |
7 |
General or Special – Ophthalmology |
| D.O. |
2 |
2 |
||
| Orthopaedics |
M.S. |
3 |
8 |
General or Special - Orthopaedics |
| D.Orth. |
2 |
4 |
||
| Paediatrics |
MD |
3 |
8 |
General or Special - Paediatrics |
| D.C.H. |
2 |
8 |
||
| Pathology |
M.D. |
3 |
8 |
General or Special - Pathology |
| Pharmacology |
M.D. |
3 |
2 |
General or Special -Pharmacology |
| Physiology |
M.D. |
3 |
4 |
General or Special - Physiology |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
M.D. |
3 |
4 |
General or Special - PMR |
| Psychiatry |
M.D. |
3 |
6 |
General or Special - Psychiatry |
| D.P.M. |
2 |
6 |
||
| Radiodiagnosis |
M.D. |
3 |
6 |
General or Special - Radiology |
| D.M.R.D. |
2 |
3 |
||
| Radiotherapy |
M.D. |
3 |
5 |
General or Special - Radiotherapy |
| D.M.R.T. |
2 |
3 |
||
| Respiratory Med |
M.D. |
3 |
2 |
General only |
| Transfusion Med |
M.D. |
3 |
3 |
General or Special - Transfusion |
| Medical Physics |
Residency in Medical Physics |
2 |
2 |
Special tests and interview |
Exam Centers:
The exam will be conducted in the following cities:
- Bangalore
- Chennai
- Chandigarh
- Delhi
- Hyderabad
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Puducherry
- Trivandrum
- Vellore
Dates to remember:
| Events |
Dates |
| Last date for access of online CMC Vellore admission application form till 12 midnight |
November 8 , 2012 |
| Last date for receipt of completed CMC Vellore admission application till 12 noon |
November 10, 2012 |
| Last date for receipt of completed sponsorship forms |
November 17, 2012 |
| Step 1: Written test |
December 8, 2012 |
| Announcement of list of candidates called for Step 2 |
December 14, 2012 |
| Registration for Step 2 and Medical Checkup |
January 7, 2013 |
| Step 2 : Assessment of Skills & Knowledge at Vellore |
January 8, 2013 |
| Announcement of final selection list. |
January 9, 2013 |
| Acceptance by 8.00 am |
January 10, 2013 |
| Last date for receipt of completed registration forms for selected candidates |
January 28, 2013 |
| Registration for CMC admission to Degree Courses |
February 25, 2013 |
| Registration for CMC admission to Diploma Courses |
February 26, 2013 |
| Courses begin |
March 1, 2013 |
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