Major Institutes
Armed Forces Medical College
The Armed Forces Medical College at Pune is one the best medical institutes in the country and ranked as a foremost national educational centres. The Army Medical Training Centre, the Army School of Hygiene, the Central Military Pathology, the School of Blood Transfusion and the Army School of Radiology came together to form the Armed Forces Medical College at Pune on 1st May in the year 1948.
The college moved to the Connaught Barracks from the Eve’s Estate where it initially operated from. To begin with, the Armed Forces Medical College was a postgraduate training and research centre under the leadership of Col PP Chowdhury. However, with the addition of the Department of Dental Surgery in the year 1955, the position and the responsibilities of the college expanded.
On the 4th of August 1962, the graduate wing was added to the campus and the undergraduate wing was added soon after, following which the College of Nursing was added in the year 1964.
In the year 1998, the Armed Forces Medical College celebrated its fifty years and thus a Golden Jubilee wing which was inaugurated by the then Defence Minister of the country MrGeorge Fernandes was added to the campus. This Golden Jubilee Wing houses eighteen different departments.
The artistically done main building of thecollege has a Bhardwaja auditorium which bustles with academic activity.
Facilities:
Main Library:
Over 1500 students and faculty members of AFMC and other medical establishments in the Pune complex benefit from the Main Library of the Armed Forces Medical College. The library has over 15,000 books and 20,000 bound journals, 275 journals and an indexing and abstracting service covering over 3000 international journals which is also available on CD-ROM.
Graduate Wing Library:
With more than a thousand books and journals of the graduate level, which are constantly in use, the library at the graduate wing of the college functions until a little after midnight and has ample seating capacity.
HostelFacilities:
There is also accommodating facility for male students in the four new hostel blocks. 272 rooms have been added to these hostel buildings. Interestingly, there is separate accommodating for the students who are married and those who are single.
The various departments of the college havebeen divided into four main sections:
Section I | Departments:
Anaesthesiology
Anatomy
Biochemistry
College of Nursing
Dental Surgery
Dermatology and Venerology | | Section II | Departments:
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Geriatrics
Hospital Administration
Internal Medicine
Microbiology
Ophthalmology | | Section III | Departments:
Otorhinolaryngology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Orthopaedics
Pathology
Paediatrics
Pharmacology
| | Section IV | Departments:
Physiology
Physical Medicine and Rehab
Preventive and Social Medicine
Psychiatry
Radiodiagnosis
Surgery
Transfusion Medicine | |
Courses Offered: Programs:MBBS Eligibility:
- A candidate should be a citizen of India or be a subject of Nepal or Bhutanor a person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan or any other foreign country with the intention of permanently settling in India.
- Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.
- Should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence
- Must have attained the age of 17yrs on 31st Dec of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date (Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations).
- Candidate must have passed all the subjects opted for in the first attempt of the qualifying examinations as a regular candidate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken simultaneously and securing not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in these 3 science subjects taken together and not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of the science subjects. They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.
Intake Capacity: 130 students out of which 105 will be boys& 25 girls. Duration: 4 & ½ years followed by one yearinternship.
Admission Procedure: According to information obtained from university sources: The course commences in the month of August. Advertisements for recruitment appear in the leading news papers of the country in the month of December every year, for MBBS course. Candidates are required to submit their application forms in the prescribed format, along with other necessarydocuments mentioned therein.
The AFMC is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nashik and is recognised by the Medical Council of India.
Admission to MBBS course is based on written examination. The written examination is held on 1st Sunday of May. Successful candidates are called for interview in June for the courses starting in July. Admission is subject to medical fitness. Programs:B.Sc: Eligibility:
- 10 + 2, or equivalent examination of 12 years duration of a recognized University Board with Physics, Chemistry,Biology (Botany & Zoology) and English. The candidate should have not less than 50% aggregate marks in all subjects. The candidate should have passed the examination in the first attempt.
- The candidate must be an Indian National ora subject of Nepal or Sikkim, Age17-25 years.
Admission Procedure:
According to information obtained from university sources: The course commences in the month of Aug. Advertisements for recruitment appear in the leading news papers of the country in the month of Oct / Dec every year, both for B Sc & GNM courses. Candidates are required to submit their application forms in the prescribed format, along with other necessary documents mentioned there in.
Post Graduation Courses: MD in: - Paediatrics
- Anaesthesia
- Preventive & Social Medicine
- Medicine
- Dermatology & Venerology
- Radiodiagnosis
- Pharmacology
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Psychiatry
- Physiology
- Hospital Administration
- TB & Chest Diseases
- Biochemistry
MS in: - Otorhinolaryngology
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Anatomy
- Orthopaedics
M Ch in:- Neuro-surgery
- Plastic-surgery
- CT Surgery
Phd in:- Physiology
- Microbiology
- Preventive & Social Medicine
Contact Details:
Armed Forces Medical College, Wanowrie, Pune – 411040 Dean and Deputy Commandant:
Maj Gen G Rajagopal, AVSM is the Dean ofthe college. Brigadier in Charge Administration:
Brig GS Chopra, SM , Officer commanding of troops and responsible to the commandant for efficient administration of the college.
Contact no: 020 - 26306001 Colonel Training:
Col PK Gupta, is overall in charge of training and administrative matters pertaining to postgraduate courses
Contact no: 020 - 26306003 Colonel Administration:
Group Capt Suchitra Mankar, is in charge of matters pertaining to admissions, discipline, general administration, and extracurricular activities of undergraduate students.
Contact no: 020 - 26306030 Training Officer:
Lt Col P Mittal, is in charge of all matters pertaining to training scheduling and academic matters pertaining to undergraduate students.
Contact no: 020 - 26306010 Administration Officer:
Lt Col MR Arun Iyengar, The Administration Officer, is staff officer to the commandant. In addition as Officer In Charge HQ Coord he is responsible for coordination of activities between various departments and documentation of officers.
Contact no: 020 - 26306002
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