What is PGIMER?

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is an institution in Chandigarh for premier medical and research studies. It is a national level examination conducted by Chandigarh. In India, it has been ranked 2 in the rankings of NIRF in the category of medical institutes. This article will enable you to get every complete information about the 2019 PGIMER exam. January and July are the two possible periods of conducting this examination in a year. Best nursing centre in Calicut starts training for candidates attending the PGIMER exam.

Application for January session 2019

2019 PGIMER ofer a total seat of 196 seats in its MD/MS programmes. Those who take admissions in PGIMER exam are known as Junior Residents. PGIMER Chandigarh follows a structure involving residency-cum-training over a period of three years. PGIMER admission is exclusively taken according to the merit and rank secured by the candidates in the entrance exam. Go well through this blog to know more about the information regarding PGIMER and engage yourself with any of the nursing coaching centers in Kerala to excel in the exam.

Courses offered at PGIMER

• Medical
• Para Medical
• Nursing

Know in detail about the courses offered at PGIMER

Medical Courses (MD) at PGIMER

Medical courses are prefered for a duration of minimum three years. MBBS degree or an equivalent qualification which is recognised by the Medical Council of India is the minimum requirement for a candidate to take admission in MD courses at PGIMER. The subjects included in this course are:

1. Anaesthesia
2. Biochemistry
3. Community Medicine
4. Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
5. Medicine
6. Obstetrics and Gynaecology\
7. Nuclear Medicine
8. Microbiology
9. Paediatrics
10. Pathology
11. Psychiatry
12. Forensic Medicine
13. Radio-diagnosis
14. Pharmacology
15. Radiotherapy
16. Transfusion Medicine

Masters in Hospital Administration, Masters in Public health are the two MD courses which require a two-year duration to complete the course and the basic requirements remain the same as given above for both.

Master of Science(MS) at PGIMER

Master of Science is the next line offered at PGIMER institute. An MBBS degree or an equivalent course is the qualification needed for this post.

1. Surgery
2. Orthopaedics
3. Otolaryngology
4. Ophthalmology

These are the basic subjects covered in MS within a duration of three years.

Doctorate of Medicine

This is the next type of course offered at PGIMER institute. This section has different subjects in which different qualifications are preferred. Given below are the details of different courses and different qualifications.

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

Master of Surgery

Master of Surgery is the Latin word of Magister Chirurgiae. This is a three-year medical programme. At PGIMER the M.Ch has the following subjects under it:

COURSE                                                                                                  SUBJECT

MS (Surgery) or equivalent                                                     Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery 

MS (Surgery) or equivalent                                                     Neurosurgery

MS (Surgery) or equivalent                                                     Pediatrics Surgery 

MS (Surgery), MS (ENT), MS                                                 Plastic Surgery 

(Orthopedics) or equivalent 

MS (Surgery) or equivalent                                                      Surgical Gastroenterology

MS (Surgery) or equivalent                                                      Urology

Master of Dental Surgery
This is exclusively meant for students who had completed their undergraduate degree in dentistry. This means the candidate must possess a valid BDS degree from any recognized university. The course duration is three years and the main subjects taught in this sector is:

1. Orthodontics
2. Pedodontics
3. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Doctor of Philosophy

This three years course incorporates all medical discipline and non-medical discipline. For all information about the counselling process, the aspirants of this course should contact the official authorities.

Post M.D. Certificate Course

This is a one-year certificate course offered by PGIMER including the following subjects:

1. Cytopathology
2. Biotechnology
3. Immunopathology

All are two-year courses but the eligibility criterion is different for all the three. MD in Pathology is mandatory for Cytopathology, MD in Medicine is needed for Biotechnology and MD in Pathology or MvSc is needed for Immunopathology.

What fees should be remitted to attend the exam?

The application fees for 2019 PGIMER for January and July sessions are:

Category                                                              Fees
General/OBC                                                      ₹1000
SC/ST                                                                  ₹800

Persons with Disability                                      Exempted from fee payment

Via SBI Bank Challan the candidate can remit their examination fees in the name of Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Or else for those candidates who have an account in SBI Bank can pay the fees through the i-collect service No.32222954695.

What all document should be uploaded?

• A scanned photograph with a maximum size of 50Kb in JPEG format.
• A scanned signature with a maximum size of 50Kb in JPEG format.
• An internship certificate with a maximum size of 1Mb in a PDF format.
• The category certificate with a maximum size of 1 Mb in a PDF format.

How to apply for PGIMER?

• The first step of registering PGIMER is to register on the official PGIMER 2019 website in order to avail User ID and a Password. 
• Using the generated User ID and Password the candidate has to login into the page and fill all the necessary information in the application form. 
• Upload all required documents in the form.
• It is advised to note the User ID and Password for future reference. 
• If the form is submitted once then the candidate must also download and print the form. 
• Finally, the candidate must pay the required amount via generated SBI Bank Challan. 

Clear all important dates of PGIMER 2019 in January session 

EVENTS                                                                                     DATES

Online Application Release Date                                           Oct 6 2018

Last Date of filling up the online application                       Nov 2 2018

Last date of fee submission                                                    Nov 6 2018

Release of Admit Card 2nd week of                                     Nov 2018 

Date of Examination                                                              Nov 25 2018

Result Date                                                                              Nov 26 2018

First Round of Counselling                                                    Dec 14 2018

Second Round of Counselling                                                Jan 9 2019

Third Round of Counselling                                                  Jan 18 2019

Fourth Round of Counselling                                                Jan 25 2019

PGIMER 2019 Examination Pattern

During the 2nd week of November 2018, PGIMER will conduct exam for January session and thereafter it will be followed by the July session during the 2nd week of May 2019.

English is the medium of examination for PGIMER 2019 and this year PGIMER is an offline pen and paper-based test.

PARTICULARS                                                                          DETAILS

Exam Duration                                                     3 hours(180 minutes)

Examination Mode                                               Pen and paper-based(Offline)

Examination Medium                                           English

Number of Questions                                            250

Type of Questions                                                  Multiple choice & Objective

Marking Pattern                                                 * Marks awarded for every correct answer

                                                                             * Marks deducted for every wrong answer

                                                                             * No marks deducted for unanswered answer

Examination results and cut off marks

Examinations results will be published online 24 hours after the exam. By entering the roll number and date of birth any candidate can access their PGIMER exam results.

Every year candidates need to fa the challenge of cut off marks to pass in the postgraduate entrance examination. This is the minimum score to be obtained by the candidate to be considered for the process of counselling for admission to the MD/MS courses. Percentile s considered for PGIMER 2019 cut off. It will be different for the different category. Various category level cut off marks are as follows:

CATEGORY                                                                    CUT OFF(IN PERCENTILE)

General/Sponsored                                                                               55

OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Rural Area/Foreign Nationals                              50

Bhutanese Nationals                                                                             45

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