PGIMER 2019 – The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has released the application form of PGIMER 2019 for July session on March 18. Only the eligible medical graduates can participate for PGIMER 2019 registrations till April 18. The examination authority has also changed the earlier announced PGIMER exam date 2019 on May 12, due to elections in the major states of India. The exam will now be conducted on May 26, 2019. Only the successfully registered aspirants will be allowed to download the PGIMER admit card 2019.
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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 27. 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.
An Overview of PGIMER 2019
Entrance Examination: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Commonly Known as: PGIMER Level of Examination: National Conducting Authority: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh |
PGIMER Application Form released for July session
PGIMER, Chandigarh, started the online registration of PGIMER 2019 on March 18. Only aspirants who meet the set eligibility criteria will be eligible to register themselves. The last date for the registration is April 18, 2019.
PGIMER 2019 Exam Date announced
The examination body released a notice on March 18, 2019, mentioning the PGIMER exam date. Besides this, the date of declaration of result and counselling rounds have been made available. The medical graduates can check the official notification of PGIMER below.
The conducting authority has announced the PGIMER 2019 exam dates for July session along with the result and counselling session. Candidates can check the important dates of PGIMER 2019 for July session in the table provided below. With the help of PGIMER dates, aspirants can keep a track on the crucial events for admission procedure.
Important Dates of PGIMER 2019 for July session
Events | Dates |
Online Application Release Date | March 18, 2019 |
Last Date of filling up the online application | April 18, 2019 |
Last date of fee submission | April 18, 2019 |
Release of Admit Card | Last week of April 2019* |
| Ineligible list of candidates | First week of May 2019* |
Date of Examination | May 26, 2019 |
Result Date | May 27, 2019 |
First Round of Counselling | June 14, 2019 |
Second Round of Counselling | July 12, 2019 |
Third Round of Counselling | July 26, 2019 |
*denotes that dates are tentative
PGIMER 2019 Eligibility Criteria
Aspirants are required to fulfill the PGIMER eligibility criteria 2019 so as to apply for the post-graduate entrance examination. The PGIMER 2019 eligibility criteria is set by the examination conducting authority, PGIMER Chandigarh. The terms of the eligibility criteria of PGIMER 2019 are listed below.
Educational Qualification: All the candidates applying for PGIMER 2019 are required to complete their MBBS degree from a Medical Council of India (MCI) recognized institution.
Internship Completion: Candidates attempting PGIMER 2019 for July session are required to complete the rotatory one-year internship mandatorily by June 20, 2019.
Other: Candidates must possess a registration certificate from the Medical Council of India (MCI) or State Medical Council (SMC).
The PGIMER 2019 application form for the July session has been made available on March 18. A link to start the registration process is provided on this page. Before filling the application form of PGIMER 2019, candidates must ensure that they have read the terms of the eligibility criteria and fulfil its conditions. The authorities has released the PGIMER application form in the online mode only. However, the application fee has to paid offline. The PGIMER 2019 application form fee can be paid either via bank challan in any branches of the State Bank of India (SBI) in favour of ‘Director, PGIMER Chandigarh’ or through SBI i-collect service for candidates with SBI bank accounts. The fee for application form of PGIMER 2019 for various categories has been mentioned below.
PGIMER Registration Fee
Category | Application Fee (INR) |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 800 |
All Other Categories | 1,000 |
Persons with Disability | Exempted from fee payment |
PGIMER Chandigarh will issue the PGIMER 2019 admit card for the July session in the first week of May. The PGIMER 2019 admit card will be released to the candidates who will successfully submit the application form for the exam. The admit card of PGIMER 2019 will be made available in online mode only. Candidates will be required to download the PGIMER admit card 2019 by using the Login ID and password generated at the time of registration for filling up the application form. The admit card of PGIMER 2019 includes personal details, roll number, and examination centre details of the candidates. All candidates must carry the PGIMER 2019 admit card and a valid photo identity proof along with them to the examination hall in order to be allowed to sit for the examination.
Aspirants seeking admission to PGIMER can go through the PGIMER 2019 exam pattern given in the table below to have an idea about the examination beforehand.
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 |
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The exam conducting authority of PGIMER does not release PGIMER answer key. Any source claiming to release the answer key of PGIMER 2019 also must not be trusted. The exam conducting authority does not allow candidates to carry the question paper out of the examination hall and hence there is no means that the PGIMER answer key 2019 is released. However, if any institute will release the PGIMER answer key 2019, will be provided on this page.
The result of PGIMER 2019 for July session will be released on May 27, in online mode. PGIMER, Chandigarh usually declares the result within 24 hours of the exam date. The link to download the PGIMER result 2019 will be made available on this page, as soon as declared. Aspirants who secured the minimum qualifying percentile as set by the authority will be included in the result. PGIMER MD/MS result 2019 for July session will be announced in the form of merit list containing the names of candidates, percentile scores, overall rank, category rank and category. Only aspirants who have qualified the exam will be eligible for the counselling process.
Candidates are required to meet the PGIMER 2019 cutoff to pass in the postgraduate entrance examination. The cutoff of PGIMER 2019 is the minimum score that should be obtained by the candidates to be considered for the process of counselling for admission to the MD/MS courses. The cutoff of PGIMER 2019 differs category-wise. Candidates can check the PGIMER 2019 cutoff for various categories below.
PGIMER Qualifying Percentile
Category | Cutoff (Percentile) |
General/Sponsored | 55 |
OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Rural Area/Foreign Nationals | 50 |
Bhutanese Nationals | 45 |
PGIMER Chandigarh will conduct the counselling for PGIMER 2019. The sessions for PGIMER 2019 counselling will be held offline. The counselling for PGIMER 2019 will be held in three rounds subject to availability of seats. For the first round of PGIMER counselling 2019, candidates equal to three times the number of available seats will be invited. Candidates meeting the cutoff percentile requirement will be called for the various rounds of PGIMER 2019 counselling based on their merit rank. All the candidates called for PGIMER counselling 2019 will have to physically report to the counselling centre at the specified time. Any candidate not reporting for the counselling of PGIMER 2019 will not be considered for admission.
A total of approximately 143 seats will be offered by PGIMER 2019 across 20 departments in the disciplines of Master of Surgery (MS) and Doctor of Medicine (MD). The PGIMER 2019 seat reservation for various categories is according to the norms of Government of India. Apart from this, 5% seats are reserved from candidates from rural areas, another 5% of seats are reserved for Persons with Disability, and one seat is reserved for a sponsored/deputed candidate as per the criteria for seat reservation in PGIMER 2019.
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