AIIMS PG 2020 – PAAR (Started), Exam Date, Pattern, Preparation

AIIMS PG 2020 – From this page you can know all about how to get admission in AIIMS PG courses, i.e. MD, MS, MCh (6yrs), DM (6yrs), DM, MCh, and MD (Hospital Administration). All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, holds entrance exam for admission. It is conducted twice a year, for admission in January and July session. AIIMS PG entrance exam are conducted online, to get admission candidates have to check eligibility criteria, apply for the exam, score more than the cut off, and appear for centralised counselling. You can check more details on AIIMS PG 2020 from this page.

Latest: AIIM PG 2019 (PAAR) Basic Registration has started. Click here to register.

AIIMS PG 2020

AIIMS PG term is a vast umbrella, which included PG and SS courses. You can check dates and details for your respective course accordingly.

AIIMS PG	MD / MS / M.Ch (6yr) / DM (6 yr.) / MDS	DM / M.Ch (3 yrs) / MD (HA))
Basic Registration start date	6 Jul 2019	05 Sep 2019
Last date to Apply	27 Aug 2019	To be notified
Final Registration Starts on	27 Sep -11 Oct 2019	Sep 2019
Prospectus releases on	24 Sep 2019	Sep 2019
Exam date	17 Nov 2019	3 Nov 2019
Result	22 Nov 2019	7 Nov 2019
Departmental Assessment	N/A	18, 19, 20 Nov 2019
Final Result Notification	N/A	26 Nov 2019

AIIMS PG 2020 Admission Notification

About AIIMS PG and AIIMS SS

After MBBS / BDS, candidates go for Post Graduate courses. However, after PG a candidates may also opt for Super Specialization (SS), and after Doctoral (Ph.D) is the option.

AIIMS PG 2020 Eligibility 

AIIMS have a stated set of eligibility criteria for the admissions in PG courses and that is as follows – 

For admission in MD (Hospital Administration)

1. Qualification and Experience: Candidate must have MBBS degree or any equivalent degree along with a minimum experience of three years in a hospital in a relevant field or five years in general practice. 

1. Certificate: Candidate must enclose a certificate issued by District Magistrate in support of the general practice of five years. 

1. Marks: Applicant shall have scored minimum 55% marks in aggregate in all the MBBS professional examinations. There is a concession of 5% for SC / ST candidates. For candidates belonging to the SC / ST Categories 50% marks in aggregate is compulsory. 

For admission in MD (not hospital administration) / MS / MDS

1. Qualification: Candidate must have MBBS degree for MD / MS and BDS degree for MDS courses of a University recognized by the Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India. 

1. Internship: Candidate must have completed 1 year (12 months) rotatory internship on or before 30th January 2020. 

1. Marks: Applicants shall have scored minimum 55% marks in aggregate in all the MBBS / BDS professional examinations. For applicants belonging to the SC / ST Categories 50% marks in aggregate is compulsory. 

Eligibility criteria for Foreign Nationals, Indian National Candidates and Sponsored Candidates for admission in MD / MS / MDS (6 years)

1. The eligibility of Sponsored Candidates with respect to the minimum marks in aggregate in all the MBBS / BDS professional examinations will be the same as for other candidates.

1. For foreign students, obtain the certificate of grading system from your University / Institution to determine the value of grading in percentage to be produced. After getting the certificate, calculate total and obtained marks from the certificate then fill “Marks Column” and complete Final Registration before due date.

1. Indian National candidates who are graduated from foreign Universities must fill their MCI screening exam % in the online form. Candidate must have obtained 55% for UR /  OBC, 50% for SC/ ST categories, in FMGE exam conducted by NBE, Govt. of India, Delhi

For admission in M.Ch. and DM (3 years super specialisation course) 

1. Qualification: Candidates must possess a degree in MD / MS or DNB from a University recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in the respective discipline. Also, he / she must have completed the required qualification by July 31, 2020. 

1. Age limit: Applicant’s upper age limit is 35 years. 

For admission in M.Ch. and DM (6 years post graduate) 

1. Qualification and Internship: Candidate must possess MBBS degree and should have completed the required period of one year (12 months) compulsory Internship. 

1. Marks: Applicant must have obtained at least 55% marks in aggregate in all the MBBS professional examinations.

AIIMS PG 2020 Exam Pattern

Candidate shall check the exam pattern from the below given table before applying for any of the AIIMS PG course. 

1. Mode of exam: Computer based test (online)
2. Types of questions: English only
3. Language of question paper: Objective type
4. Number of shifts: Only one

For DM / M.Ch and MD

AIIMS PG 2020 – DM / M.Ch / MD	Exam Pattern
Duration	1.5 hr (90 minutes) Stage 1 and 2
Number of questions	Stage-I (80 marks of 90 minutes) Stage-II (20 marks for Departmental Assessment)
Location of exam centres	Chennai (01)Delhi (02)Kolkata (03)Mumbai  (04)

For MD / MS / DM (6 Yrs.) / M.Ch. (6 Yrs.) and M.D.S 

AIIMS PG 2020 – MD / MS / DM / M.Ch. and M.D.S	Exam Pattern
Duration	MD / MS: 3 hours (180 minutes) MDS: 3 hours (180 minutes)
Number of questions	MD /MS: One Paper of 200 MCQ (Two hundred) MDS: One Paper of 200 MCQs (Two hundred)
Location of exam centres	64 cities in India

Marking scheme

• Candidates are allotted 1 mark for every correct answer.
• There’s a negative marking of -⅓ for each incorrect answer.
• Candidate is not given any mark for unattempted questions or those marked for review. 
• Percentile scores are generated for the entire examination separately.

AIIMS PG 2020 Reservation Criteria

49.5% seats in AIIMS are served for the candidates belonging to different category candidates.  

Category	Reservation percentage
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC	27%
PWD	5%

Candidate who have completed their Graduation from AIIMS. 

1. Candidates who have already been to AIIMS for their graduation are given preference for admission against 50% of total MBBS seats of AIIMS of the open general seats without any discipline wise preference, in accordance with the judgment of the Supreme Court. 
2. Any seat left vacant out of the AIIMS preferential seats or any other reserved category seats shall be available to other open general category candidate in order of their merit. 
3. Graduates of other AIIMS shall be eligible for preferential allotment of seats in the respective AIIMS only.

AIIMS AIIMS PG 2020 Exam Centre

Heard of first-cum-first-serve basis? Candidates are allotted their choice of exam centre only if they have been an early bird. Candidates are required to choose the preference of exam city at the time of filling the final registration form. The following are the choices available. 

1. Delhi
2. Ambala
3. Gurugram
4. Karnal
5. Hamirpur
6. Jammu
7. Chandigarh
8. Jalandhar
9. Ludhiana
10. Mohali
11. Patna
12. Agra
13. Allahabad
14. Gorakhpur
15. Greater Noida
16. Lucknow
17. Noida
18. Dehradun
19. Guwahati
20. Jorhat
21. Silchar
22. Agartala
23. Kolkata
24. Ahmedabad
25. Gandhiagar
26. Bhopal
27. Ajmer
28. Jaipur
29. Jodhpur
30. Udaipur
31. Panaji
32. Aurangabad
33. Mumbai
34. Nagpur
35. Pune
36. Bihali nagar
37. Raipur
38. Bilaspur
39. Ranchi
40. Hyderabad
41. Guntur
42. Kurnool
43. Nellore
44. Tirupathi
45. Vijayawada
46. Bengaluru
47. Hubballi
48. Mangaluru
49. Mysuru
50. Udupi
51. Ernakulam
52. Kannur
53. Kollam
54. Kottayam
55. Kozhikode
56. Malappuram
57. Thiruvananthapuram
58. Thrissur
59. Chennai
60. Coimbatore
61. Madurai
62. Salem
63. Tiruchirappalli
64. Tirunelveli 

Note: The city of examination once chosen and allotted will not be changed and any request in this regard will not be entertained. Hence, it is suggested to make a choice of the city with utmost care.

Participating AIIMS in AIIMS PG 2020 

Six new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences have been established similar to AIIMS, New Delhi under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. The following are the participating institutes in AIIMS PG 2020.

1. AIIMS Bhopal
2. AIIMS Bhubaneswar
3. AIIMS Jodhpur
4. AIIMS Raipur
5. AIIMS Rishikesh
6. AIIMS Patna

AIIMS PG 2020 Application Form

AIIMS PG application form is filled using PAAR facility which includes basic registration and final registration. The basic registration is enduring which means it can be used in the next academic year as well. Whereas, final registration is exam specific.

In 2019, AIIMS introduced PAAR facility in order to decrease the number of forms rejected every year because of the wrong information given by candidates. Through PAAR, online registration of candidates start a year before the commencement of the exam. And if in case, candidate has made a mistake in the application form then it is notified in the first stage of registration process itself so that candidate has enough time to correct it. 

AIIMS PG 2020 Application Fee

Application form is considered complete only after the payment of the fees. The amount paid by the aspirants is non-refundable and non-transferable. Candidates can check the expected fee amount for AIIMS PG 2020 from the table given below.  

Category	Application fee
General / OBC	1500/-
SC / ST	1200
PWD	Nil

Mode of payment

Candidate can make the payment of the application fee through –

1. Debit card
2. Credit card
3. Net banking 

AIIMS PG 2020 Admit Card

Only those candidates who have submitted the application form using PAAR facility before the due date are able to download the hall ticket of AIIMS PG. Admit card of AIIMS 2020 PG exam is made out of the information given by the candidate in the application form. 

Admit card has to be downloaded online. There is no provision of sending the admit card to the candidate’s address. To download the admit card for AIIMS PG 2020 admit card, candidates need to login by entering their registration number and password. Admit card consist of personal details of the candidate as well as exam details. On the day of the test, candidates must carry a hard copy of the AIIMS PG admit card 2020 and a valid ID proof.

Candidate shall directly contact Assistant Controller of Examinations AIIMS, New Delhi through email along with name, candidate ID, subject applied and other particulars of the Registration form if there is any sought of discrepancy found in the admit card of AIIMS PG 2020. Any query or complaint after the examination is not entertained. 

Address: Assistant Controller of Examinations, AIIMS, New Delhi-110608
Email ID: [email protected]

Details on the AIIMS PG 2020 Admit Card

Hall ticket of AIIMS PG has the following details mentioned on it which makes it even more important and those are –

1. Candidate’s name
2. Roll Number
3. Course applied for.
4. Registration number
5. Candidate’s photograph 
6. Candidate’s signature.
7. Date and Time of Examination.
8. Exam center and address of the same.

Note: If there is any discrepancy in the admit card then report the matter to Punjab University on immediate basis. 

AIIMS PG 2020 Result

Entrance examination of AIIMS PG is held twice a year for January and July session. Result is announced session wise after the exam is held. AIIMS declares the result in the form of merit list. Individual scorecard can also be downloaded by the candidate from the official website, aiimsexams.org. Result is followed by the counselling process. AIIMS PG 2020 merit list contains the name of the candidates who have qualified the written exam and are eligible for the counselling process. 

Candidate’s result is calculated on the basis of the percentile method. Percentile are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. The Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below that particular Percentile in that examination.  

Example: If any candidate’s score 70th percentile, that means he / she scored better than 70% of other candidates who took the test.

AIIMS PG 2020 Counselling / Seat Allocation 

Candidates are called for counselling on the basis of their merit in the entrance exam. Those who score 50th percentile and whose names are there in the merit list are called for counselling. Counselling includes subsequent mock rounds. It is held in online mode only. The last round of counselling is held in offline mode. Details regarding the same are available online as per the schedule. The following are the documents that candidate shall bring at the time offline round of counselling for the verification purpose. 

Documents to bring at the time of counselling. 

1. Offer Letter
2. Registration Slip
3. Admit Card issued by AIIMS
4. Mark Sheets of MBBS/BDS 1st, 2nd and 3rd Professional Examinations
5. MBBS / BDS Degree Certificate
6. Internship Completion Certificate/Certificate from the Head of Institution or College that the candidate will be completing the internship
7. Permanent /  Provisional Registration Certificate issued by MCI or DCI /State Medical or Dental Council.
8. High School / Higher Secondary Certificate / Birth Certificate in proof of date of birth.
9. Category Certificate (if applicable). 

Key points to remember about counselling.

1. There is an open counselling held by AIIMS for the seats that remain vacant after 3rd Round of online Seat Allocation / Counselling. 
2. Candidate who wants to participate in the open counselling have to register themselves on the official website of AIIMS. 
3. Candidates are not allowed to attend open counselling without the production of print out of registration Slip issued for open counselling at the time of online registration
4. The number of seats declared at the time of declaration of result are final for admission in that session.
5. Candidates applying in category shall provide a valid certificate at the time of counselling.  

AIIMS 

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was established in 1956 by an act of parliament. AIIMS has its head office in New Delhi. Apart from that, there are other 6 AIIMS located in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Raipur, Rishikesh and Patna. Candidate’s have to clear an entrance exam to acquire a seat in AIIMS. The admissions are done on the basis of merit-cum-choice of the candidate. The entrance examination of AIIMS PG is held twice a year for January and July session. Those who clear the exam are called for counselling and seats are allotted to them. 

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