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What is the procedure to be followed to join AFMC after completion of 12th standard? Can someone please guide me with the complete information on the same? Hope that you will give me the answer on this soon as possible. Thank you!

AFMC stands for Armed force medical college.

For taking admission in AFMC one must complete 12th with PCB stream.This is the basic qualification.The admission in the AFMC is given through AIPMT exam merit list.

Eligibility for AIPMT:
1. You must complete 12th with biology, physics and chemistry group.
2. You must have minimum 50% marks and above in 12th.
3. Your age must have completed 17 years of age
4. The maximum age limit is 25 years only.

Syllabus of AIPMT :
The entrance exam syllabus will be covered from 11th and 12th CBSE PCB course. The syllabus will cover
1. Botany
2. Zoology
3. Physics
4. Chemistry.

In AFMC, there is no fee charged and the books, uniforms, lodging every thing will be paid by the government of India.

Admission to MBBS course is on the basis of the AIPMT exam. This is followed by an interview and then after the final selection, 130 students, including 25 girls, are admitted to the College. All these students are liable to serve in the medical services of the Armed Forces, on successful completion of MBBS, for at least seven years.

A.F.M.C. stands for the Armed Forces Medical Collage and as the Name suggest that it is held for the candidates interested in Armed forces in India. It was established in 1962 for the intake of the Medical officers in the Indian Armed Forces. This institute is presently affiliated to Maharashtra University of health science and only the selected candidates in Indian Armed forces for Medical officers post can study in this institute.

>> The candidate are going to join this institute have to also pass the A.I.P.M.T. exam for the M.B.B.S. and then A.F.M.C. and the duration of the course is 4 and half years.

Eligibility for the A.F.M.C. are as given below-

>> Candidate to be Indian and a subject of Nepal and Bhutan can also apply if he or she is migrated in India since 1962 to live permanently in India.

>> Candidate must be Unmarried and the Marriage during the course is not allowed as rule to join the N.D.A. is same here also that only unmarried candidates will be eligible from the 17-22 years.

>> The candidates passed the B.Sc or appearing can apply till the age of the 24 years old.


Educational qualification needed-

>> The Candidate must be the 12th passed with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology with minimum of the 60% marks and also not less than 50% marks in English alone and also be more than 50% in science subject also and Candidate must have passed the Math in 10th standard.

Service liabilities-

Candidate have to compulsory liability to serve as commissioned officers in the Indian Armed Forces but this job will be in the Medical service not in Civil Service Guardians of the Candidate have to sign a bond at the time of the admission.

Contact Details for the A.F.M.C. collage in Pune are-

Armed Forces Medical Collage
Solapur road, Pune 411040
Admission cell- 020-26334209 and 020-26333572

and for more you can visit the official website-www.afmc.nic.in

I think the information is helpful and enough to you.

Dear friend,

AFMC or Armed Forces Medical College is a reputed Medical College in Pune.

This was established in 1962 for the candidates who are interested to join at the post of Medical Officers in the Armed Forces.

How to join AFMC?

Candidates will have to qualify AIPMT first and then qualify AFMC exam in order to get admission in AFMC.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for AFMC

You must be a citizen of India.

A subject of Nepal or Bhutan can also apply for this if he/she is living in India permanently after 1962.

Only Unmarried Candidates are eligible to apply for AFMC.

You must have at least 60% of aggregate in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in 10+2.

For more information, you may visit: www.afmc.nic.in

Some of the books that you may refer for preparation are:

AFMC Entrance : 5 Mock Tests & Solved Papers 2000 - 2014 (English) 5th Edition (Paperback)
Released: 2014
Publisher: Arihant
Price: Rs.294



AFMC Explorer : 21 Years Chapterwise Index (English) (Paperback)
Author: MTG Editorial Board
Released: 2014
Publisher: MTG Learning Media (P) Ltd.
Price: Rs.337



AIIMSDelhi Medical Entrance Exam Previous Years Solved Papers (English) 01 Edition (Paperback)
Author: Gupta
Released: 2013
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House
Price: Rs.277



Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning : For the CLAT and LL.B. Entrance Examinations (English) 4th Edition (Paperback)
Author: Bhardwaj
Released: 2014
Publisher: Pearson Education
Price: Rs.430

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