One can choose to study pulmonary medicine or Pulmonology after they complete their MBBS course. As to pursue a career in this field, it will be needed for all aspirants to accomplish the MD level course. To get admittance into this course, aspirants will require a pass in the admission test that is held by a certain university or a test that is conducted in the all India level. More on the entrance exams in Pulmonology as well as the educational institution in India that offers this course is mentioned below.

List of Entrance Exams in Pulmonology

• All India PG Medical Entrance Exams (AIPGMEE)
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Medical Entrance Examination
• Delhi University Superspeciality Entrance Test
• Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Entrance Exam
• Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Entrance Exam (MGMCRI)
• NIMHANS PG Medical Entrance Exam
• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences Common Entrance Test (NIMSET)
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) Medical Entrance Examination
• Post-Graduate Medical Entrance Test (PGMET)
• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Medical PG Entrance Exam

List of Institutions That Participate In These Exams

• DBC Mahavidyalaya
• Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya
• Government Medical College & Hospital - Chandigarh, Punjab
• Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research - Kolkata, West Bengal
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research - Pondicherry
• Jawaharlal Neharu Medical College - Belgaum, Karnataka
• Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences - Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka
• King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College - Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute - Pondicherry, Pondicherry
• National Institute Of Homoeopathy - Kolkata, West Bengal
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences - Bangalore, Karnataka
• Nizam`s Institute of Medical Sciences - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research - Chandigarh, Punjab
• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Shri DM (Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara) College of Ayurveda
• Susruta Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University - Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Vardhman Mahavir Medical College - New Delhi, Delhi

Exam Pattern of the Pulmonary Exam

The medical entrance exams for the Pulmonology course are available at the Post Graduate as well as Post Doctoral levels. Their exams patterns are given below.

• Post Graduate courses (MS/MD): This exam has a period of 3 hours. 250 MCQ’s shall be asked. Each question shall have 5 options. Negative marking will be there in this paper. Wrong answers will get a minus marking of 1/4th marks.
• Post Doctoral courses (DM/M.Ch.):This entrance test has a period of 90 minutes. 80 MCQ’s will be asked. The paper has 2 parts. The former does not have any negative marking whilst the latter part of the paper has negative marking.

How to Procure Application for the Pulmonary Exam?

Admission forms for this entry test could be collected from the exam counters of the institutions that participate in this examination. Some institutions designate banks to provide students with the admission forms. Forms can be obtained from the official websites of the participating institutions as well. Getting the forms by post is another method. The price of the forms will differ from institution to institution. The price of the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Medical Entrance Examination form is Rs 1,500/-. It can be collected from designated branches of the Federal Bank or Dhanlaxmi Bank.