Friday 25 October 2013

All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examinations to be held online from 2014

NEW DELHI: Subsequent to the Supreme Court of India's approval on the engagement of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and schedule for the examination, the All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examinations (AIPGMEE 2014) will be held as a computer-based test by NBE from November 25 to December 6, 2013, at 70 Prometric Test Centers in 38 cities in the country.

Details of AIPGMEE 2014 for medical courses are available at website www.nbe.gov.in. NBE will conduct AIPGMEE online for admission to all India 50% quota of MD/ MS/ PG diploma courses offered at government medical colleges/institutions, except the states of Andhra Pradesh and J&K. The state governments of Haryana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and University of Delhi shall utilize the results of AIPGMEE 2014 for admission to MD/ MS/ PG diploma courses at colleges under their control. Thes
e states shall not be conducting any state entrance examination of their own.

Admission to MD/ MS/ PG diploma courses at institutes under Armed Forces Medical Services shall also be made on the basis of results of AIPGMEE 2014. Dr Bipin Batra, executive director of NBE, said: "The examination shall be of three hours and 30 minutes duration. In addition, 15 minutes of test tutorial time will be given and the test comprises 300 MCQs (multiple choice questions) that are spread across different subjects of the MBBS curriculum, and there shall be no negative marking. Registration for the test shall be online and pre-paid test fee vouchers shall be available at 279 branches of Axis Bank across the country with effect from October 24, 2013. Registration and Scheduling for the test can be undertaken online with effect from October 26, 2013, at 9:30 am onwards."

Telephonic support through contact centres and toll free access has been made available. The last date for registration is November 13, 2013.

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