No AFMC (Air Force Medical College) Entrance Exam From 2013

The all-India entrance test for admissions to the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, will be a thing of the past from the academic year 2013-14.


Indian Armed Forces have now planned to merge with the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for undergraduate courses (NEET-UG), which has been finalised by the Medical Council of India and will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education from 2013 onwards.

The AFMC's under-graduate wing is celebrating its golden jubilee this year. The college provides training to under-graduate (UG) and post-graduate medical and nursing students, with an assured career in defence service. It is widely acknowledged as a centre of excellence for medical education and research.

Medical course aspirants applying for the NEET-UG will have to mention their choice for the AFMC when they submit their application forms if they are interested to serve Indian Armed Forces.

Only those who mention 'for AFMC' will be interviewed by the AFMC selection panel following the NEET-UG results. The college has certain criteria relating to physical fitness and psychological approach, among others.