AFMC NEET PG Mop-Up Round To Be Held On 9 November 2022, Check out Details

Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) issued details related to the Mop Up round of counselling for NEET PG 2022.

Per the notice, the Counseling will be held physically (offline) from 09 Nov 2022 -10 Nov 2022 at AFMC, Pune. Any candidate reporting after 9:00 am will not be entertained for the Counseling. Counselling for seat allotment for Priority-V candidates will be done on 10 Nov 2022 at 9:00 am after the medical examination on 09 Nov 2022.

Candidates desirous of admission to Post Graduate courses at AFMS institutions and fulfilling the initial eligibility criteria mentioned above must register for AFMS institutes on the DGHS website (MCC website www.mcc.nic.in) for the centralized Counseling.

The candidates must ascertain whether they meet the requisite eligibility criteria; final eligibility will be ascertained at the time of admission.

Civilian doctors will have to undergo a medical examination by a duly constituted medical board to assess their fitness for a commission per the criteria. They will be admitted only if found fit.

Eligibility –

1. A candidate must be a citizen of India.

2. Candidates not holding any seats in All India NEET PG 2022 counselling and whose names do not appear in the seat allotment list published by MCC.

3. Only Priority III, IV & V candidates of the AFMS matrix may apply. Priority I are not eligible for the Mop-up round. All candidates should have registered on the MCC website for the Mop-up round.

4. Candidates must have MBBS Degrees registered with State Medical Council or MCI. Students who have completed the internship by 31 Aug 2022 are eligible to apply along with a provisional registration certificate.

5. The candidate must have appeared in NEET- PG 2022 and scored a minimum qualifying mark as indicated by MCC. MCC has notified vide their notification dt 19 Oct 2022 that the cut-off for the NEET PG 2022 has been reduced to the 25th percentile, and candidates who became eligible after lowering the percentile can register during the Mop up Counseling for PG courses 2022.

6. A candidate already pursuing any postgraduate course shall not be eligible for admission to another PG course in 2022.

Age criteria –

1. Sponsored candidates: As per Govt. of India rules.

2. Civilian candidates (Priority V): Maximum permissible age will be 30 years on 31 Dec 2022 (DOB on or after 01 Jan 1993).

There is no reservation based on caste/ religion, and the selection will be purely based on merit. The number of candidates to be admitted in any discipline will be determined by the number of PG teachers available, the student-teacher ratio and any other criteria laid down by the NMC/ affiliated universities from time to time. The exact number of available seats will be communicated to the Counseling committee before the Counseling session.

Candidates admitted will have a service liability/bond liability binding as per Govt of India instructions on the subject.

The order of preference is as follows –

1. Priority-III: Medical officers sponsored by Para Military Forces/ other central Govt. of India org.

2. Priority-IV: Ex-SSC AFMS officers released from service after completion of contractual service, within three years after the release from service (i.e., the date of release should not be before 01 May 2019 for the session starting from 20 Oct 2022.

3. Priority-V: Civilian doctors willing to serve in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for 05 years after completion of the course subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria. The candidate will have to execute a bond agreement to pay an amount as sanctioned by the Govt. of India at the time of admission, in case unwilling to join AFMS, when offered commission on completion of the course.

Counselling –

As per the notification of MCI No. MCI-18(1)/2017-Med./128371 dt 31 Jul 2017, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, shall conduct Counseling for all Post Graduate Courses (MD/MS) in Medical education institutions of the Central Govt. Hence, all eligible candidates desirous of pursuing PG courses at AFMS institutions for 2022-25 must mandatorily register on the DGHS website for AFMS counselling. Seats will be allotted in order of preference, as enumerated in para 4 above and merit cum choice.

List of certificates to be produced/submitted in original by selected candidates on the day of counselling/admission –

1. 06 (six) Passport size photographs

2. Print out of registration details page from the DGHS website, www.mcc.nic.in, for Counseling

3. NEET-PG 2022 scorecard as published by NBE

4. SSLC/ICSE certificate as a valid certificate of proof of age

5. Nationality certificate/Xerox copy of valid passport and domicile certificate(where applicable)/ Birth certificate endorsed with nationality as India on it.

6. First of final year MBBS mark sheets of the respective university.

7. MBBS pass certificate/degree certificate

8. Internship completion certificate.

9. Permanent/provisional State Medical Council registration certificate.

10. Attempt certificate.

11. Transfer certificate/Migration certificate

12. Educational Gap affidavit, if any

13. Allotment letter, which will be published on the website after Counseling is over

14. Priority III Candidates – Subject-specific sponsorship certificate (as per format available on the website) issued by the respective Para Military/ other Central Govt of India organization is mandatory. This has to be produced at the time of Counseling, without which candidates shall not be allowed to attend Counseling. During Counseling, candidates will be considered eligible for only those subjects mentioned in their sponsorship certificate duly signed by competent authority delegated by the Head of the respective Organization. An original copy of the sponsorship certificate must be submitted at admission.

15. Priority IV Candidates – In the case of Ex-AMC SSC Officers, a release order from Armed Forces Medical Services by DGAFMS/ concerned Medical Directorate and movement order from the last unit for proceeding on release will be required to be shown in original at the time of Counseling and admission. SSC Officers in their last year of contractual service will have to produce their original release order rom the Armed Forces Medical Services at the time of Counseling, without which the candidate will not be allowed to attend the Counseling. In their extended contractual service, SSC Officers must also have a copy of the permission letter from the O/o DGAFMS besides the proof of being released from services.

16. Priority V Candidates – Civilian doctors willing to be admission to the AFMS Institutions to pursue PG courses will have to report to AFMC, Pune, for physical Counseling as mentioned above. All civilian candidates joining AFMS Institutions for PG degree (MD/MS) course for the session 2022-25 will have to execute a Bond of Rs. 54.5 Lakhs (Rupees Fifty Four Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only) as per GSL No 17436/DGAFMS/DG-1D/334/21/D(Med) dt 15 Mar 2021

Seat matrix –

A total of 18 seats are available for Mop –Up round.

To view the notice, click on  https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/9917057278admissionnoticeforpgcoursesatafmsinsttmopupround2022-189988.pdf.