Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research ( PGIMER ) Entrance Examination

PGIMER 2019 – The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has announced the exam date of PGIMER 2019 July session, which is to be conducted on May 12. PGIMER, Chandiagrh is the conducting authority of PGIMER July 2019 session, medical entrance examination. PGIMER exam is conducted biannually for January and July session. PGIMER application form 2019 will be released online in second week of March. Only aspirants who will fulfill certain PGIMER 2019 eligibility criteria can register themselves for PGIMER July session entrance exam. Only candidates whose applications will be accepted successfully can download the admit card of PGIMER 2019 in the last week of April.

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 13. 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.

PGIMER Entrance Examination 2021 Exam Pattern

PGIMER 2019 Exam Pattern:

The detailed structure for candidates to understand the exam pattern of PGIMER 2019 for the July session has been provided below.

PGIMER Paper Pattern

Particulars 

Details

Exam date

May 26, 2019

Examination Mode

Pen and Paper Based (Offline)

Duration of Examination

3 hours (180 minutes)

Medium of Examination

English

Total Questions

250 (Each question with five alternative responses)

Question Type

Multiple Choice, Single/Multiple correct options

Scheme of Marking

  • Positive marking for every correct answer
  • Negative marking for every incorrect answer
  • No marks for unanswered questions

PGIMER 2019 syllabus

Based on the MBBS syllabus (Preclinical, Para-clinical and Clinical Subjects)

Preparation of Merit List

Rank of a candidate determined by the conversion of percentage scores into percentile scores.

Determination of Inter-se Merit

Candidate sare are given higher rank in the following manner;

  • Higher aggregate marks in MBBS
  • Older in age

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