Community Medicine is offered as a postgraduate specialization course in medicine. The basic eligibility to carry out the course is MBBS degree. The same should be obtained from any of the Medical Colleges recognized under the Medical Council of India. Apart from educational qualification, the candidate should pass certain entrance exam to get in to the course. The exams are carried out nationally or by the institutions that carry out the course.

List of Community Medicine Entrance Exams

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Post Graduate Entrance Exam
• All India Online Medical Postgraduate Entrance Test (OPMET)
• All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination
• Armed Forces Medical College All India Post Graduate Entrance Exams
• Gujarat University PG Medical Entrance Exam
• ICAR All India Post Graduate Entrance Exam
• JIPMER: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Entrance Exam
• Maharashtra Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination
• Postgraduate Institute Medical Entrance PGIMER

List of Colleges that Participate in these Entrance Exams

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
• Christian Medical College, Vellore
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• Postgraduate Institute, Chandigarh
• Seth G.S.Medical College, Mumbai

Exam Pattern of Community Medicine Entrance Exams

The All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination is carried out in the time duration of three and half hours. The exam is carried out in a single paper. There will be a total of 300 questions. These questions are mainly from areas of

• Pre-Clinical subjects
• Para-Clinical subjects
• Clinical subjects

The test also covers other important topics of the qualifying MBBS degree course. Each right answer carries four marks. Negative marking is also there. The candidate should posses’ deep knowledge in academic areas to crack these entrance exams.

How to procure application forms for Community Medicine Entrance Exams?

The application forms for Community Medicine entrance test can be collected through any of the methods such as

• Post
• University Counters
• University Websites
• Banks

Direct payment of application fee is possible for those who collect the application form through Banks or through University Counters. The fee should be paid via banks in case the form is collected through postal method and for online application process. After fee payment the applicant should submit the form through online or offline method. The application form should be filled correctly and completely to avoid further problems. The application should get to the concerned address before last date given in the notification.