examination, would have 30% marks each for Physics
and Chemistry and 40% marks for Biology. In PG
entrance examination, distribution of marks would
be as per relevance of the subjects, with clinical
subjects carrying more weight age than pre and
paraclinical subjects. For DM/ Mch entrance, there
would be three kinds of papers, M.S. surgery level
for all M.Ch. courses (surgical specialties), MD
Medicine level for D.M. (medical subspecialties) and
M.D. Pediatrics level for Pediatric subspecialties
(Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Neurology,
Neonatology and some other upcoming disciplines).
iii. Type of Paper/Questions: MCQ pattern of
questions would be followed for MBBS entrance. The
PG and DM/MCh entrance examination papers
would have multiple types of MCQs, namely single
response (Section A-60%), multiple T/F, images,
assertion/reasoning questions and patient
management questions (Section B-40%).
vi. Setting of Question Paper: MBBS entrance
examination, will have a single paper of 250
questions (75 questions from physics and chemistry
each and 100 from Biology) and be of 3 hours
duration. Questions will have four options with single
correct answer and three distracters. In PG and DM/
MCh entrance examination, there will be a single
paper of 180 questions of 3 hours duration. Each
question will carry one mark.
vii. Eligibility Criteria: The student would have passed
12th class examination securing minimum of 50%
for General category & 40% for Reserved category
in aggregate of Physics, Chemistry and Biology from
a recognized board before admission. In
postgraduate medical entrance examination,
candidate would have passed the Final MBBS
examination and have completed internship. The
students who are likely to complete internship by
March 31 are also eligible to apply but would
complete internship before admission.
viii. ConductConduct of of Examination: Examination:
Conduct of Examination: Advertisement for MBBS
ConductConduct of of Examination: Examination:
entrance examination,,
, would be sent in last week of
November in all major newspapers of the country
and applications collected both online and offline by
January 15th 12.00 Noon. Admit cards will be
dispatched by April 15th and the exam would be
conducted on last Sunday of May. The PG entrance
exam would be conducted at the end of the internship
in Mid January- mid February as is the current
practice. In future the common exam will be held at
the start of internship as candidates. For DM and
MCh, the advertisement would be sent in January in
all major newspapers of the country and applications
collected online by March end. The admit cards will
be dispatched by middle of April and the exam would
be conducted on the First Sunday of June so that the
course starts from July of each year.
Medical Council of India
Exit Examination - MBBS, PG & Super
Specialities
Final Examination for MBBS, Post Graduation and DM/ MCh:
● MBBS: status quo to be maintained
● MD/MS/MCh/DM: To create uniformity, a postgraduate
board/ central university comprising of both MD and DNB
would need to be formulated.
● MD/MS: Would have a thesis which would be submitted
along with a paper from the thesis material and sent to the
examiners before examination.
● DM/MCh: One research paper would have been submitted
before appearing for the examination.
● Defining responsibilities of Internal & External examiners.
● Duration of Practical Examination:
MBBS - 25 students/day
MD - 5 students/day
DM/MCh - 2 students/day.
● Structuring of Examination: OSCE, long structured case
discussions, structuring of viva voce 
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