Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research ( PGIMER ) Entrance Examination

PGIMER 2019 – The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has announced the exam date of PGIMER 2019 July session, which is to be conducted on May 12. PGIMER, Chandiagrh is the conducting authority of PGIMER July 2019 session, medical entrance examination. PGIMER exam is conducted biannually for January and July session. PGIMER application form 2019 will be released online in second week of March. Only aspirants who will fulfill certain PGIMER 2019 eligibility criteria can register themselves for PGIMER July session entrance exam. Only candidates whose applications will be accepted successfully can download the admit card of PGIMER 2019 in the last week of April.

Aspirants who have completed their MBBS from a university/ institute which should be recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI) can appear for the PG medical entrance exam. PGIMER 2019, a computer based test will contain 250 multiple choice questions (MCQs) and only three hours will be allotted to complete the test. The test takers securing PGIMER cutoff 2019 percentile will be included the result. The qualifying percentile for general category is 55, while for SC/ST/OBC, it is 50. The result of PGIMER 2019 will be released a day after the exam is conducted, which is May 13. Only the qualified aspirants will be eligible to participate for offline counselling process.

Recognized as one of the premier medical institutions of the country, the MD and MS programmes of PGIMER Chandigarh follow a structure involving residency-cum-training over a period of three years. Candidates taking admission through PGIMER exam will be called as Junior Residents. The process of admission through PGIMER 2019 will be strictly according to the merit and rank secured by the candidates in the entrance examination. Aspirants can check below for all the detailed information about PGIMER 2019 including important dates, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, and more.

PGIMER Entrance Examination 2021 Courses Offered

PGIMER 2019 Courses Offered:

PGIMER offers various courses for the students. With these many courses, the students can choose the course as per their interest. Read this page to know all about the courses which PGIMER offers along with the fees of each of the courses.

Courses offered at PGIMER

PGIMER offers courses under the following 3 divisions:

Medical
Para Medical
Nursing

Let’s have a look at what each course has in its bag to offer to the students. We will provide all the necessary information relevant to the students so that they are well informed about the courses before coming up to a final decision.

Medicine Courses at PGIMER

The following courses are offered at PGIMER under medical stream:

MD– This course is for a duration of three years. The candidate who wants to take admission into this course must have an MBBS degree or its equivalent qualification which is recognised by the Medical Council of India. The subjects in this course include:

Anaesthesia
Biochemistry
Community Medicine
Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
Medicine
Microbiology
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Radio-diagnosis
Pathology
Pharmacology
Radiotherapy
Transfusion Medicine
Forensic Medicine

There are 2 other subjects as well which comes under MD Degree. Both of these courses are of 2-year duration and are as follows:

Masters in Hospital Administration
Masters in Public Health

The basic qualification of this also remains the same.

MS- The next in line is the MS, offered at the institute. The course is of three years duration and will cover the following subjects:

Surgery
Orthopaedics
Otolaryngology
Ophthalmology

The basic qualification which is required for this an MBBS degree or equivalent as for MD.

DM- Next course which we will talk about is the DM offered at the institute. Under this different subjects are there for which the qualifications are also different. Have a look at the subject and the qualification required for it.

Subject	Qualification
Addiction Psychiatry	MD (Psychiatry) or equivalent
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	MD (Psychiatry) or equivalent
Cardiac Anesthesia	MD (Anesthesiology) or equivalent
Cardiology	MD (Medicine), MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Clinical Hematology	MD (Medicine) or equivalent
Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology	MD (Medicine) or equivalent
Clinical Pharmacology	MD (Pharmacology) or equivalent
Endocrinology	MD (Medicine), MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Gastroenterology	MD (Medicine), MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Pediatric Gastroenterology	MD (Pediatrics)
Haematopathology	MD (Pathology) or equivalent
Hepatology	MD (Medicine), MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Histopathology	MD (Pathology) or equivalent
Nephrology	MD (Medicine), MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Neurology	MD (Medicine), MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Pediatric Neonatology	MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology	MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Pediatrics Critical Care	MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology	MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Pediatric Neurology	MD (Pediatrics) or equivalent
Neuro-anaesthesiology	MD (Anesthesiology) or equivalent
Neuroradiology	MD (Radiology) or equivalent
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine	MD (Medicine/Pediatrics/Tuberculosis & Chest/Respiratory Diseases/Thoracic Medicine/ Pulmonary Medicine) or equivalent

M.Ch- The M.Ch course at PGIMER has the following subjects under it. There are separate qualification criteria which they have to ensure they satisfy. Check the list below.

Subject	Course
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery	MS (Surgery) or equivalent
Neurosurgery	MS (Surgery) or equivalent
Pediatrics Surgery	MS (Surgery) or equivalent
Plastic Surgery	MS (Surgery), MS (ENT), MS (Orthopedics) or equivalent
Surgical Gastroenterology	MS (Surgery) or equivalent
Urology	MS (Surgery) or equivalent

MDS: MDS is for those students who have done their undergraduate in dentistry i.e. they have a valid BDS degree from a recognized university. The total duration of the course is three years and the following subjects are taught:

Orthodontics
Pedodontics
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Ph.D. – This course is for a total of 3 years and includes All Medical Discipline All Non-medical Discipline. The aspirants of this course have to contact the official authorities for all the information about the counselling process.
Post M.D. Certificate Course: It is a certificate course offered by PGIMER. This course is for duration of 1 year and includes the following subjects:

Cytopathology
Biotechnology
Immunopathology

The eligibility for all the 3 courses is different. For the first 2 courses, the candidate should have MD(Pathology) and MD(Medicine) respectively. For the 3rd course, the candidate should have MD(Pathology) or MvSc.