BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY ADMISSION NOTICE FOR MBBS BDS BAMS B.Pharm. B.Pharm(Ay.) COURSES 2009

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY ADMISSION NOTICE FOR MBBS BDS BAMS B.Pharm. B.Pharm(Ay.) COURSES 2009

The Banaras Hindu University will hold All India COMPETITIVE WRITTEN TEST for admission to MBBS course (63 seats) in TWO stages:

1. PMT-2009 SCREENING
   
2. PMT-2009 MAIN,

and to BDS (28 seats)/BAMS (57 seats) / B. Pharm. (28 seats) and B.Pharm.(Ay.) (Paid seats - 30) courses in ONE stage:

1. PMT-2009 Screening.
   
2. PMT-2009 SCREENING
   

shall be held on Wednesday, the 6th May 2009 at Varanasi, Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad Centres, to screen candidates for eligibility to take PMT-2009 MAIN examination for MBBS course which will be held on Sunday, the 14th June 2009 at Varanasi Centre only. For BDS/BAMS/B.Pharm./B.Pharm(Ay.) courses, candidates will be selected on the basis of their merit in the PMT-2009 SCREENING.

ELIGIBILITY :
QUALIFICATIONS - Passed Intermediate, 10+2 or equivalent examination in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Zoology + Botany) taken together;

1. For MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.Pharm.(Ay.) – A minimum of 50% for general and 40% aggregate marks for OBC/SC/ST candidates;
   
2. (ii) For B.Pharm. – A minimum of 60% marks for general & OBC and 55% aggregate marks for SC/ST candidates. Candidates appearing in qualifying examination may also apply.

DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS:

M.B.B.S.(63 seats) :
General - 42; OBC – 7; SC – 9 and ST – 5; BDS and B.Pharm. (28 seats each): General – 19; OBC – 3; SC – 4 and ST – 2;

BAMS (57 seats) :
General – 36; Foreign National – 3; OBC – 6; SC – 8 and ST – 4; B.Pharm.(Ay.) (Paid seats, 30): General – 15; OBC – 8; SC – 5 and ST – 2.

Three percent seats are reserved for Physically challenged candidates in all the categories of the above courses.

AGE:
Completed 17 years but not crossed 25 years as on 31st December, 2009 (Candidates born after 1st January, 1993 and on or before 31st December, 1984 need not apply).

SALE OF APPLICATION FORM STARTS FROM Indian Post Offices : Monday, 05.01.2009
LAST DATE FOR SALE OF APPLICATION FORM FROM Indian Post Offices: Saturday, 28.02.2009*

Prescribed Application Form along with the Information Booklet for PMT-2009 can be obtained:

BY CASH : on payment of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 600/- for SC/ST candidates) from the following branches of Indian Post Office.

(i) VARANASI –

1. BHU Sub Post Office, near Central School
   
2. Varanasi HPO, near Kotwali Police Station, Vishvesvarganj and
   
3. Varanasi Cantt. HO, near TV Station
   

(ii) DELHI–

1. Delhi GPO, Connaught Place, Gole Dakghar
2. New Delhi Head Office, near Kashmiri Gate
   

(iii) LUCKNOW –

1. GPO, Hazaratganj

(iv) KANPUR –

1. HO, Civil Lines, Bara Chauraha, Mal Road
   

(v) KOLKATA –

1. GPO, Dalhousie Square
   

(vi) HYDERABAD –

1. GPO, Aabidas
   

(vii) NAGPUR –

1. HPO, Civil Lines
   

(viii) MUMBAI–

1. GPO, CST Railway Station
   

(ix) JAIPUR –

1. GPO, near Jaipur Railway Station
   

(x) RANCHI –

1. GPO, near Shaheed Chowk
   

(xi) CHANDIGARH –

1. GPO, Sector 17
   

(xii) CHENNAI –

1. GPO, near Rajaji Salai
   

(xiii) BHOPAL –

1. GPO, Royal Market
   

(xiv) PATNA –

1. GPO, near Patna Railway Station.

* Application Form can be obtained from BHU Sub Post Office, Varanasi only upto Thursday, 05.03.2009 till 4:00 PM.

BY POSTAL CHANNEL :

From the Office of the Director (PMT-Cell), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 by sending a written request through Registered Post along with Crossed Demand Draft/Bankers Cheque (MICR only) of Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 700/- for SC/ST candidates) of a Nationalized Bank, drawn in favour of “The Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU” payable at Varanasi.
Application form will be sent by Speed / Registered Post. However, Institute will not be responsible for any loss or postal delay. The request for application form must include the name and address of the candidate, and full particulars of the enclosed DD/BC (write candidate’s name and address on the back of DD).
Two self-addressed, preferably typed, white paper slips of 10 cm × 6 cm size MUST also accompany it. The ENVELOP containing requisition for PMT application form should be super scribed “Request for Application for PMT-2009, BHU”. Last date of requisition for PMT form by post is Wednesday, the 18th February 2009.
Incomplete/non-cashable Draft (under amount/unsigned/ without Bank Code No. & Seal) shall not be accepted.

NOTE:

• Separate Bank Draft will be required for each application form.
  
• M.O./I.P.O./Cheques shall NOT be accepted under any circumstances.
  
• Application Forms from the Office of the Director (PMT-Cell), Institute of Medical Sciences, can be obtained by POST only and not in person.
  
• In case forms are not available at Indian Post Offices, the same can be obtained by post from Director’s Office upto 18th February, 2009.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM :
Application form duly completed must be sent through Registered Post so as to reach THE DIRECTOR (PMT CELL), INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY, VARANASI-221 005 latest by MONDAY, the 9th March 2009 till 5.00 PM. Application forms received after the last date shall not be accepted. Foreign Nationals are not required to appear in the PMT examination for MBBS/BAMS course. They may seek admission through the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi, as per the rules laid down for the purpose and their nomination must reach by Thursday, the 16th July 2009.

This advt. is also available on :
www.bhu.ac.in,
www.imsbhu.nic.in
http://bhuresults.nic.in

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY Admission notice for MD MS 2009

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY Admission notice for MD MS 2009

An entrance test on all India basis will be held on 22nd February 2009 at VARANASI for admission to MD/MS courses for year 2009. The subjects and category wise distribution of seats will be notified later on the BHU website (www.bhu.ac.in).

Eligibility:
MBBS (MCI recognized) with one year rotating internship completed by 30-4-2009. Those who have passed MD/MS (Post Graduates) are not eligible.

Application form can be either downloaded from BHU website free of cost (www.bhu.ac.in) or can be obtained from the Office of the Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, B.H.U. Varanasi-221005 from 12.12.2008 by sending a self addressed unstamped envelope (24 X 30 cm) and a DD of Rs 100.00 in favor of “Director, IMS, BHU” payable at Varanasi (by post till 31.12.2008 and in person till 10.01.2009).

Envelope for the form-request should be marked as “MD/MS FORM-REQUEST”. Duly completed application form (all the four pages) including 3 photographs and the application fee must reach the office of the undersigned on or before 10.01.2009.

Change in Medical Entrance Exam Pattern

The two part CET for Medical Entrance from the next academic year will have multiple choice objective questions only. The preliminary exam will have 200 questions and each question will carry 4 marks for a right answer and 1 negative mark for a wrong answer and the duration is 3 hours.

The main exam which so far had non-objective questions has been changed to objective type. This exam will have a duration of 3 hrs of 120 questions and carry same marks of preliminary.

The Supreme Court has approved the change in pattern of the CET.

The pattern has been changed because the existing pattern is a long process and causing tremendous stress for students.

The eligibility conditions for CET remains the same.

All India Pre Veterinary Test 2009 AIPVT Entrance Exam Notification

AIPVT 2009 Entrance Examination Notification -All India Pre Veterinary Test 2009 Notification

AIPVT 2009 Entrance Examination Notice

In exercise of the powers conferred under regulation 7 (7) of Veterinary Council of India – Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education – Degree Course (BVSc&AH) Regulations, 2008, the Veterinary Council of India shall conduct the All India Pre-Veterinary Colleges for the academic session 2009-10 on Saturday, the 09th May, 2009 (time 2 to 5 p.m.) at different centres throughout the country. A detailed notification containing the eligibility criteria, age, availability & last date of submission of Application Form etc. will be issued on 22nd December, 2008 in the leading newspapers. The information shall also be available on the website of the Council (www.vci-india.in/www.vci.nic.in).

DATE AND VENUE OF EXAMINATION :, the 9th May, 2008 at the centers (cities) stated in the Information Bulletin/Website.

APPLICATION FORMS will be available from 22nd December, 2008

DURATION OF COURSE: The duration of B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree course is spread over five complete academic years including a compulsory rotating internship of six months.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :
Qualifying Examination:
(i) A candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination ( after a period of 12 years of study) the last two years of study with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and any other elective subject with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Education Research and Training or equivalent qualification as prescribed in the Veterinary Council of India - Minimum Standards of Veterinary Education –Degree Course (B.V.Sc. & A.H) Regulations, 1993. OR

Candidates who have passed the B.Sc. examination from a recognised University with not less than two of the following subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany/ Zoology), and has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

(ii) To be eligible for appearing in entrance examination, the candidates must have passed the qualifying Examination obtaining not less than 50% of the aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. In respect of candidates belonging to the SC/ST or other special category of students as specified by the Government from time to time, marks required at the qualifying examination shall be 10% less than that prescribed for general category.

(iii) A candidate who is taking up the qualifying examination prior to the Entrance Examination, or whose result is awaited, may also apply and take the examination but he/she shall not be eligible for admission to the B.V.Sc. &A.H. Programme, if he/she does not pass the qualifying examination with the required percentage of marks as prescribed at 3(ii) above, on or before 30th June, 2008 and submit the documentary proof during counseling, if selected.

4 Age:-
(i) The candidate has attained or will attain age of seventeen (17) years on 31st December, 2009.

Information Bulletin and Application Form

The Information Bulletin and Application Form can also be obtained by hand from the below mentioned places on payment of _____ for General Category and _____ for SC/ST category through a Demand Draft drawn in favour of "Veterinary Council of India Examination Fund" payable at New Delhi on any Scheduled Bank:-

(i) Veterinary Council of India, ‘A’ Wing, 2nd Floor, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110 066.
(ii) The Registrar, Andaman & Nicobar UT Veterinary Council, Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, HADDO (P.O.), Port Blair-744 102.
(iii) The Registrar, Kerala State Veterinary Council, Peroorkada PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695005.
(iv) The Registrar, Manipur State Veterinary Council, Sanjenthong, Imphal 795001, Manipur.
(v) The Registrar, Mizoram State Veterinary Council, Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Aizawl-796 001, Mizoram.
(vi) The Registrar, Nagaland State Veterinary Council, Directorate of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, Kohima-751 003, Nagaland.
(vii) The Registrar, Tripura Veterinary Council, Astabal Veterinary Complex, Agartala - 799 001, Tripura.
(viii) The Registrar, Sikkim State Veterinary Council, Deptt. of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Krishi Bhawan, Tadong, Sikkim- 737602

Detailed Notification on Dec. 22, 2008

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha Admission Notification MBBS 2009-2001

Admission Notification for MBBS Course for the academic Year 2009 2010 - Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra - Sale of forms

Date                             Time                Location
Monday, December 01, 2008 to     12:00 pm            Agra, India
Friday, February 27, 2009       

Description

Applications are invited on prescribed form for admission to MBBS course starting from 1st July 2009. The candidates shall be selected as per their merit in the Entrance Examination to be held on 19th April 2009 at Nagpur, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Those students who are going to appear in 10+2 Higher Secondary Board Examination in March/ April 2009 are also eligible to appear in the competitive Entrance Examination.

How to apply:-

The Prospectus and Application Form with syllabus, question papers of Gandhian thought for the last 5 years, with model question papers of Physics, Chemistry and Biology can be had from the office of the Dean by remitting a sum of Rs.1050/- (Rs.1000+Rs.50/- as postal charges) only by Money Order in favour of the Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram District-442102 or by paying Rs.1000/- in cash at the college counter. Candidates must write their full address in capital letters and phone number on the “Space for Communication and the space for sender’s address on the money order form.

The Prospectus and form will be available from 1st December 2008. The last date of receipt of filled up application with Entrance Examination fee of Rs.1500/- is 27th February, 2009 and with an additional late fee of Rs.100/- is 12th March, 2009.

Eligibility:

The candidates must attain 17 years of age on or before 31st December of the year of admission. The Candidate must have a passed 12th standard examination under 10+2 system of Maharashtra state Higher Secondary Education Board or equivalent examination non nay recognized Board or any Indian University with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in each subject in one and the same attempt. The candidate must have obtained minimum 50% marks (40% in the case of SC/ST/VJ/NT/OBC) taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

COMEDK PGET 2009

COMED-K PGET 2009 - POST GRADUATE ENTRANCE TEST

Admission to Postgraduate Courses in Private, Medical & Dental Colleges of Karnataka for the Academic Year 2009 – 2010 through COMEDK Postgraduate Entrance Test and Centralised Counselling. (COMEDK PGET-2009)

Karnataka Private Medical and Dental Colleges Association and Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association have set up “COMDEK” to organise a ‘Post Graduate Entrance Test’, that would facilitate selection of candidates on merit for admissions to postgraduate courses offered by Medical and Dental Colleges run by its member. COMEDK PGET 2009 entrance test & publication of test score and rank list will be followed by central counseling (Single window system). The details of the arrangement made will be publicized in due course on our website, www.comedk.org. Candidates are advised to visit the Comedk website regularly for all updates

COMEDK PGET 2009 - Important Dates

Date	Day	Event
02/12/2008	Tuesday	Start Date for Issue of Online Application Online
05/01/2009	Monday	Last Date for Receipt of Completed Application Forms
13/01/2009	Tuesday	Last Date for Dispatch of Test Admission Ticket
08/02/2009	Sunday	COMEDK PGET-2009 Test Date
08/02/2009	Sunday	Publishing of Answer Keys
14/02/2009	Saturday	Last Date for receiving objections pertaining to Answer Keys
23/02/2009	Monday	Publishing of Test Scores
26/02/2009	Thursday	Last Date for receiving objections Pertaining to Test Scores
28/02/2009	Saturday	Publishing of Rank List
10/03/2009	Tuesday	Last Date for Dispatch of Rank Cards

Eligibility Criteria

Degree / Diploma Programs:

Applicants must meet all requirements stipulated by MCI / DCI. Accordingly, they should have successfully passed their M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. from an institution recognised by MCI / DCI, and must have completed or completing their internship by 30/04/09.

MCI / DCI Norms:

Every student, selected for admission to the Post Graduate medical / dental course in any of the medical / dental institutions in the country, shall possess recognized M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. degree or equivalent qualification and should have obtained permanent registration with the Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India, or any of the State Medical / Dental Council or should obtain the same with in one month from the date of admission, failing which the admission of the candidate shall be cancelled.

Provided that in the case of a foreign national, the Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India may, on payment of the prescribed fee for the registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the Post Graduate training restricted to the college / institution to which the applicant is admitted for the time being exclusively for Post Graduate studies; Provided further, that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subjected to the condition that such person is duly registered as medical practitioner in his own country from which the applicant has obtained his / her basic medical / dental qualification and that his / her degree is recognized by the corresponding Council or concerned authority.

As per the Post Graduate Regulation 2000 of Medical Council of India, the minimum percentage of marks in the entrance test (COMEDK PGET-2008) for eligibility for admission to Post Graduate Courses shall be 50% for General Category candidates and 40% for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBC as declared by Government of Karnataka from time to time).

As specified by the Dental Council of India, the minimum percentage of marks in the entrance test (COMEDK PGET-2009) for admission to Post Graduate Dental courses shall be 50% for all the candidates (Reference: DCI. Letter No. DE 14-2004/1135 dated 05 May 2004).

Rank list / Rank Card will be prepared only for those students who become eligible for admission to Post Graduate Courses as per the Medical Council of India or Dental Council of India Regulations.

About COMEDK PGET 2009 Test

The Entrance Test COMEDK PGET-2009 is mandatory for all candidates seeking admissions to Member Institutions of COMEDK. A merit / rank list is generated based on the candidate's scores in COMEDK entrance test.

As part of our test process, to ensure fairness to the merited students and to eliminate fraudulent attempts, it is planned to use Biometrics (Fingerprinting) at various stages of the process and this would be done at the discretion of COMEDK.

Karnataka CET 2008 Results

Karnataka CET 2008 Results

Karnataka CET 2008 Results out tomorrow

Karnataka Examinations Authority to conduct CET 2008 on April 19

Check out Karnataka CET 2008 Important Dates

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test-2008 for admission to Medical and Dental, Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy and Engineering Technology course will be held on 19 th April 2008 as per the following schedule

Karnataka CET 2008 - 19-04-2008 Saturday

Physics & Chemistry (Combined Paper) 120 Marks 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

Mathematics 60 Marks 02.00 PM m to 03.20 PM

Bioloqy 60 Marks 04.00 pm to 05.20 om

Detailed Notification

Karnataka CET 2008

ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN KARNATAKA FOR THE YEAR 2008-09

The last date for submitting application forms is February 13.

1. Applications are invited from eligible candidates of Karnataka including the wards of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants for registration for the “Common Entrance Test-2008” for admissions to first year Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology / Architecture courses for the seats to be notified by the Government in the Professional Educational Institutions in the state of Karnataka for the academic year 2008-09.


2. A candidate must appear for PCB subjects in case of Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses and PCM subjects in case of Engineering / Technology courses in the Common Entrance Test conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore. For admission to Architecture course the candidate must appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture. (Visit KEA website for list of institutions conducting NATA)3. The merit will be determined in accordance with the provision of the “Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006”.

4. Academic Eligibility:(a) For Medical / Dental courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and with English as one of the languages of study and have obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in the PCB group and should secure a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test.In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% in aggregate in PCB group both in qualifying examination and Common Entrance Test.

(b) For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and with English as one of the languages of study and have obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in PCB group irrespective of marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibilitywill be 40% in aggregate in PCB group in the qualifying examination.

For admission to Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the candidate should have completed theage of 17 years as on 31st of December 2008.

(c) For Engineering / Technology courses, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th Std. or equivalent exam with Physics and Mathematics along with Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Computer Science / Electronics / Biology as optional subjects with English as one of thelanguages of study and obtained a minimum of 45% of marks in aggregate in the optional subjects, irrespective of marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% in aggregate in the optional subjects in the qualifying examination.

(d) For Architecture course, the applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th Std. or equivalent exam with Mathematics as a compulsory optional subject and obtained a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in all the subjects in the qualifying examination and should compulsorily appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) and get a minimum of 40% in it. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 45% in aggregate in all the subjects in the qualifying examination and 35% in NATA.

NOTE:1. Other Backward Classes means the reserved categories such as Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B.2. A candidate who had obtained a seat in any discipline through the KEA (CET Cell) in any of the previous years will not be eligible to appear for the Common Entrance Test-2008 for selection of a seat in the same discipline. Such candidate will immediately forfeit the seat selected by him during the previous years, upon selection of a seat in a different discipline during the year.

IMPORTANT: The merit list of candidates for admission to Medical and Dental courses will be determined only on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in PCB subjects, taken together, in the Common Entrance Test. For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology courses, the merit list will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in the respective optional subjects, in both qualifying examination and the Common Entrance Test taken in equal proportions. For Architecture course, the merit list will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in both qualifying examination and NATA taken in equal proportions.5.

SUPPLY OF BROCHURE -CUM- APPLICATION FORM:Karnataka CEt 2008 Brochure-cum-application form will be supplied through the schools / colleges located within the State of Karnataka in which the students are studying for 2nd PUC or 12th standard examination upon submission of Demand Draft for Rs. 550/- to the Principals in advance, drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore and Rs. 400/- for students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Category-1. The repeater and ex-students who have passed the qualifying examination within the State of Karnataka before 2008 should also submit the demand draft for the above said amount to the respective schools / colleges. The Last date for submission of Demand Draft to the Principals of Schools and Colleges within Karnataka will be 16-01-2008. Brochure cum application forms are expected to reach the respective schools / colleges by 03-02-2008.The Karnataka candidates residing outside Karnataka (i.e., Horanadu, Gadinadu and other Karnataka candidates) who are studying or who have studied 12th standard or equivalent examination outside the State of Karnataka, within the territory of India, can procure the brochure-cumapplication form by “SPEED POST”, by sending a self-addressed cloth-lined envelope of size 30 cm X 25 cm along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 650/- drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore and a Karnataka candidate residing outside India can procure the brochure cum application form by sending a demand draft for Rs. 3000/-. The contents on the selfaddressed envelope should be in English or Kannada language only. The cover in which the demand draft and self-addressed envelope are sent should be boldly superscribed with the words “REQUEST FOR CET-2008 BROCHURE” and should be sent to the following address of Executive Director by “Speed Post” ONLY. The KEA will not take responsibility for the envelopes sent through courier or given in person or through any other private arrangement and also for incomplete and insufficient address on the envelope. The last date for submission

The Last date for submission of Demand Draft to the Principals of Schools and Colleges within Karnataka will be 16-01-2008. Brochure cum application forms are expected to reach the respective schools / colleges by 03-02-2008.

The Karnataka candidates residing outside Karnataka (i.e., Horanadu, Gadinadu and other Karnataka candidates) who are studying or who have studied 12th standard or equivalent examination outside the State of Karnataka, within the territory of India, can procure the brochure-cumapplication form by “SPEED POST”, by sending a self-addressed cloth-lined envelope of size 30 cm X 25 cm along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 650/- drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore”, payable at Bangalore and a Karnataka candidate residing outside India can procure the brochure cum application form by sending a demand draft for Rs. 3000/-. The contents on the selfaddressed envelope should be in English or Kannada language only. The cover in which the demand draft and self-addressed envelope are sent should be boldly superscribed with the words “REQUEST FOR CET-2008 BROCHURE” and should be sent to the following address of Executive Director by “Speed Post” ONLY. The KEA will not take responsibility for the envelopes sent through courier or given in person or through any other private arrangement and also for incomplete and insufficient address on the envelope. The last date for submission of Demand Drafts by “Speed Post” will be 18-01-2008. Such candidates can expect the brochure –cum-application form by 03-02-2008.

THE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2008 TIME TABLE

DATE	DAY	SUBJECT	MARKS	TIMINGS
19-04-2008	SATURADAY	PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY (COMBINED PAPER)	120	10 am to 12.30 pm
		MATHEMATICS	60	02.00pm to 03.20 pm
		BIOLOGY	60	04.00pm to 05.20pm

KANNADA LANGUAGE TEST, ONLY FOR

20-04-2008	SUNDAY	GADINADU KANNADIGA	11.00 a.m.
		HORANADU KANNADIGA CANDIDATES	01.00 p.m

For more details regarding various conditions to claim eligibility for Government seats, visit KEA Website: http://kea.kar.nic.in

S.G. HEGDE IAS
Executive Director

AFMC Post Graduation and superspeciality courses -2009

Notice regarding Post Graduation and superspeciality courses -2009

Prospectus for post graduate courses and superspeciality courses for Armed Forces Medical College will be available by post on submission of demand draft for Rs. 500/- (Rs five hundred only) in favour of `Commandant AFMC, Pune’ alongwith self addressed envelope of the size 10” x 12” stamped with Rs.60/- postage stamps wef 15 Nov 2008 to 15 Dec 2008 from Headquarters Training Office, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune-411 040. Prospectus may also be collected by hand from the office during working hours. Last date of submission of filled forms is 20 Dec 2008. The PG entrance examination will be held on 18 Jan 2009 from 1030h to 1330 h.

Office hours are as under :-
0830 hrs to 1615 hrs (Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri)
1300 hrs to 1400 hrs lunch hour
0830 hrs to 1330 hrs (Wed & Sat)

For DM/MCh/PhD courses, the students will fill up the same application form. The departmental aptitude test will be held tentatively on second Sunday of May 2009.

Eligibility Conditions For PGCourses

(a) Must be a citizen of India.

(b) Maximum age permissible for ex-SSC will be 40 years and for civilian candidates will be 35 years as on 30 Apr 2009.

(c) Students who have completed/are completing internship by 31 Mar 2009.

For other terms & conditions candidates are advised to refer to the prospectus.

AFMC Post Graduation and superspeciality courses -2009

MBBS At Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

MBBS

Disclaimer: The information given on this website is for general guidelines only. Refer to the prospectus for the year of admission for exact details.

The college conducts Under Graduate course sanctioned vide Govt. of India Ministry of Defence letter no. 11984/DGAFMS/DG-3(B)/9718/D (Med) dated 04 July 1962

Admission Procedure:

The course commences in the month of August. Advertisements for recruitment appear in the leading news papers of the country in the month of December every year, for MBBS course. Candidates are required to submit their application forms in the prescribed format, along with other necessary documents mentioned therein.

The AFMC is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nashik and is recognised by the Medical Council of India.

Admission to MBBS course is based on written examination. The written examination is held on 1st Sunday of May. Successful candidates are called for interview in June for the courses starting in July. Admission is subject to medical fitness.

PROSPECTUS AVAILABILITY:

Prospectus is available on sale at all Major City GPOs/ HPO's/ Pos from the date of advertisement for approximately one month. The present cost of the prospectus is Rs. 250/-. Details in MBBS Admissions

Course Duration:

The duration of MBBS course is four and a half year followed by internship of one year.

Service Liability:

Students have compulsory liability to serve as Commisioned Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services. The offer of the type of commission will depend on the vacancies available. The candidates' parents/guardians are required to sign a bond agreement at the time of admission.

ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS TO APPEAR IN THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION GENERAL:

A candidate seeking admission to the MBBS course is eligible to take the entrance examination if he/she fulfills the following criteria:

• A candidate should be a citizen of India or be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan or any other foreign country with the intention of permanently settling in India.
• Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.
• Should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence
• Must have attained the age of 17yrs on 31st Dec of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date(Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations).

Academic Qualifications:

Candidate must have passed all the subjects opted for in the first attempt of the qualifying examinations as a regular candidate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken simultaneously and securing not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in these 3 science subjects taken together and not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of the science subjects. They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.

Number of Seats:

A total of 130 students (105 boys & 25 girls) will be admitted.

Syllabus For the Examination:

The general standard of the entrance examination will be that of 11th and 12th class under the 10+2 scheme/pre-medical/intermediate science or an equivalent examination of the State Education Board/Indian University

Method of Selection:

• Candidates who are found provisionally eligible as per the criteria of eligibility, will be called at one of the examination centres to appear in the competitive examination on 1st Sunday of May. Issue of admit cards. however does not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which will be further scrutinized at subsequent stages of selection.
• The written examination centre will be allotted to candidates depending upon the administrative arrangements for the examination and availability of adequate seating capacity.
• The Roll Number of the candidates who qualify for interview based on the above written examination will be published in the leading newspapers. The college/DGAFMS take no responsibility for any error or omission in the roll numbers published in the newspapers.

Interview of Candidate:

• On the basis of their performance in the written examination selected candidates in order of roll numbers will be called for an interview to be held in the month of June at AFMC, PUNE.
• The exact date of the above interview will be intimidated to the selected candidates. Request for change of date of interview will NOT be entertained. The candidates will be required to produce originals of all certificates/mark sheets at the time of interview. All candidates will produce result or proof of having appeared in the qualifying examination held, at the time of interview (if the result of such examination has not been declared).
• On the basis of the above test and interview two merit lists, one for boys and one for girls, will be drawn up and admissions will be offered only to candidates in accordance with their merit position. Individual letters of admission will be sent only to selected candidates who would be required to join AFMC. The remaining candidates will be on waiting list. The result will be published by the DGAFMS in the newspapers.

SC/ST Candidates:

• Ten seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates provided :

  The SC/ST candidates must qualify in the written examination and come within the zone to be called up for interview.

  They must come within the first 500 in the final combined merit list of boys and girls.

MEDICAL STANDARDS:

• The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disability likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duty in the Armed Forces.
• Medical examination will be done by a Board of Officers at AFMC Pune, prior to admission to the College. Medical Board will categorize as Fit and Unfit, in accordance with the prescribed standards. Candidates declared as UNFIT are entitled to appeal on payment of a fee of Rs. 40/-. The procedure will be intimated to the concerned candidates by the President of the Medical Board.
• Important physical requirements are enumerated below for guidance:

There should be:

• No serious deformity and mal-developments, scoliosis, spinal bifida and other skeletal deformities.
• No impediment of speech.
• No sign of functional/organic disease of the heart or blood vessels.
• No evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis or previous history of this disease or any other chronic disease of the lungs.
• No evidence of any disease of the digestive system, including any abnormality of the liver or spleen.
• No inguinal hernia or tendency thereto, hydrocoele or definite varicocoele.
• No fistula, piles, disease of the kidneys, disease of the skin.
• No active, latent or congenital STD, history of epilepsy and any mental and psychiatric disorder.
• No squint or any other morbid condition of the eye.
• No active trachoma or Lymph nodes.
• The height and weight requirements will depend upon the age, body build and racial characteristics as per standards laid down for Armed Forces:
  • Girl Standard: In case of female candidates, minimum height of 144 cms and minimum weight of 36kgs is essential.
  • Boys Standards: The male candidates height below 157.5cms (152.5 for Gorkhas, Nepalese and Garhwali, and Assamese) and weight below 39 kgs will not be accepted irrespective of age and other factors.
• There should be minimum 5cms range of chest expansion.
• There should be no ear discharge and no perforation of the eardrum/nasal septum.

Visual Standards:

		Better eye	Worse eye
1.	Distant Vision (Corrected)	6/6	6/18
2.	Near Vision (Corrected)	N5	N8
3.	Myopia of not more than	-3.5 D
4.	Hypermetropia of not more than +3.5 D	+3.5 D

Minimum color vision standard should be CP-3 (Defective Safe).

Hearing Standard:

The candidate should be able to hear a forced whisper with each ear separately at a distance of 20 feet.

FACILITIES PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS:

HOSTEL FACILITY: The college is fully residential and residence in the hostel is compulsory for all students with service liability. Separate boys and girls hostels are located in the college campus. The hostel accommodation is free of charge for service liability candidates. If a student is removed from service liability on account of being found medically unfit for commission or on disciplinary/academic grounds he/she will have to make his/her own arrangements for stay.

MESSING FACILITY: All students residing in the hostel are required to join the mess attached to the hostel. Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian food is served in a common combined mess for both boys and girls cadets.

HEALTH & RECREATIONAL FACILITY: Students are required to participate in games, sports and gymnastics. Facilities for sports such as cricket, squash, tennis, hockey, football, volleyball, basketball, handball, table tennis and gymnastics are provided free of cost. Facilities for aquatics also exist on nominal payment.

There is an open air cinema, membership for which is compulsory. Hindi and English films are screened.

Students with service liability are entitled to free outpatient/ inpatient/ dental treatment at all times in any service hospital/dental centre to the extent of medical facilities available locally. Periodical medical examination/ medical board considered necessary will also be carried out free of cost.

SPECIAL CONCESSIONS:

The government provides the following concessions to service liability students (male and female).

• Entitled rations as authorised and subsidised messing.
• Free hostel accommodation and allied services.
• AC 3 Tier railway warrant for journey during vacation from college to home and back.
• First Class/ AC 2 Tier rail Journey on railway warrant after being commissioned.
• A subsidy of Rs.12,000/- per student for purchase of books and equipment during the entire training period. Amount will be issued proportionately during I, II and III MBBS.
• Uniform allowance Rs.6,000/- per student during first year and Rs.1,250/- per year as maintenance allowance in subsequent years.
• Hair Cutting/Hair Cleaning Allowance of Rs.40/- per month per student.
• Stationery allowance of Rs.1000/- per cadet per year.
• Washing allowance Rs.120/- per student per month during the term and Rs.20/- per month during break.

MBBS At Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Dr. D. Y. PATIL UNIVERSITY POST GRADUATE ENTRANCE TEST 2009

Dr. D. Y. PATIL UNIVERSITY, PUNE
(Established under Section 3 of the3 UGC Act, 1956, vide Notification No. F.9-39/2001-U.3 dated 11 th January 2003 of Government of India)
Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune (M.S.) – 411 018 Tel. (020) 27420156 Fax: 27420069
E-mail : info@dypatiluniversity.org Website: www.dypatiluniversity.org

Dr. D. Y. PATIL UNIVERSITY
ADMISSION NOTICE - 2009
ALL-INDIA POST-GRADUATE ENTRANCE TEST-2009
for admission to Medical and Dental Programmes at

(A) Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune (Recognized by the Medical Council of India and Govt. of India)

DEGREE: MS:

1. General Surgery 4. Ophthalmology 2. Obstererics & Gynaecology 5. ENT(Otorhinolaryngology) 3. Orthopaedics

Degree : MD

1. General Medicine 8. Pathology 2. Paediatrics 9. Preventive & Social Medicine 3. Anaesthesiology 10. Pharmacology 4. Phychiatry 11. Microbiolgy 5. Radio-diagnosis 12. Anatomy 6. TB & Resiratory Diseases 13. Physiology 7. Dermatology, Venerology & Leprosy 14. Biochemistry

Diplomas

1. Obstererics & Gynaecology (DGO) 7. Radio-diagnosis (DMRD) 2. Orthopaedics (D. Ortho) 8. Skin & VD (DDVL) 3. Ophthalmology (DO) 9. Pathology (DCP) 4. ENT (DLO) 10. Psychiatry (DPM) 5. Paediatrics (DCH) 11. TB & Chest (DTCD) 6. Anaesthesiology (DA) 12. Preventive & Social Medicine (DPH)

(B) Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pimpri, Pune (Accredited in 'A' Grade by the NAAC) (Recognized by the Dental Council of India and Govt. of India)

Degree : MDS

1. Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology 6. Prothodontics 2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 7. Oral Pathology & Microbiology 3. Conservative Dentistry & Endotontics 8. Periodontics 4. Orthodontics 9. Community Dentistry & Preventive Dentistry 5. Pedodontics

Programme	Eligibility Criteria	Day, Date & Time of Entrance Test	Last Date of Availability & Submission of Application Form	(a) Price of Brochure (b) Entrance Test Fee (c) Late Fee	Centre for Entrance Test
MD/MS & PG Diploma	M.B.B.S.	Sunday, 04/01/2009 11.00 to 14.30 Hrs.	(a) Without late fee : 22/12/2008 (b) With late fee : 29/12/2008	(a) Rs. 1000/- (b) Rs. 2000/- (c) Rs. 500/-	Pimpri, Pune
MDS	B.D.S.	Sunday, 04/01/2009 11.00 to 12.30 Hrs.

Application form, distribution of seats and other details are available on the University Website. There are separate brochures, for the two colleges. The brochures will be available from 01/09/2008 (a) from the University office on payment of Rs.1000/- in cash or D.D. OR (b) (if required by post) through a requisition letter (specifying the brochure required) along with a demand draft of Rs. 1250/- drawn on any nationalized bank, in favour of "Registrar, Dr. D. Y. Patil University", payable at Pune OR (c) by downloading from the University website. The downloaded form is to be submitted along with a demand draft of Rs.3250/ (Form Fee + Test Fee +Postal charges).

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY Post Graduate Entrance Exam 2009

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 2009 Post Graduate Programs in Medicine & Dentistry Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS) PG

Admissions 2009 open for MD, MS, PG Diploma and MDS courses

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 2009
Post Graduate Programs in Medicine & Dentistry

Kasturba Medical College (KMC), ranked among the top 5 Medical College in India, in one of the flagship institutions of Manipal University. Through its campuses at Manipal and Mangalore, KMC provides a wide range of post Graduate programs in Medicine.

Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), is a renowned name among dental institutions of India. It has campuses in Manipal and Mangalore, and provides an exhaustive range of Post Graduate programs in Dentistry. Both the institutions are backed by renowned faculty, state-of-the-art libraries and research facilities.

Manipal University now invites applications of the following programs:

MD - Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Hospital Administration, Microbiology, Paediatrics,Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radio-diagnosis, Radio-therapy

MS - General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Opthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology

PG Medical Diploma - Anaesthesiology, Clinical Pathology, Child Health, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Opthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Psychiatry, Radio-diagnosis

MDS - Community Dentistry, Conservative Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics.

DURATION

3 years (the duration of MD & MS courses is 2 years for those with a 2 year recognized diploma in the same speciality). The duration of all PG diploma courses is 2 years.

ELIGIBILITY

CITIZENSHIP: Indian Nationals can apply under the General, MAHE or In-service category. Foreign nationals or Non Resident Indians or Indian nationals supported by NRI relatives can apply under the Foreign/NRI category.

QUALIFICATIONS: Pass in MBBS/BDS or equivalent degree recognized by Medical/Dental Council of India. Those applying under MAHE category must have studied and passed MBBS/BDS degree from Manipal University or sister institutions.

INTERNSHIP: Candidates completing their compulsory rotating internship on or before 30.04.09 are eligible.Candidates completing internship after 30.04.09 are not eligible for admission in this academic year.

REGISTRATION: Candidates should have obtained permanent registration with Medical/Dental Council of India or any of the State Medical Council or should obtain the same within one month from the date of admission.

ADMISSIONS

GENERAL/FOREIGN/NRI/IN-SERVICE CATEGORY: Admissions are made on the basis of rank obtained in an all India ONLINE Medical Postgraduate Entrance Test (MPET 09) for MD/MS/PG Diploma and ONLINE Dental Postgraduate Entrance Test (DPET 09) for MDS.

MAHE CATEGORY: Admissions are made on the basis of marks obtained in MPET 09 / DPET 09 and the marks obtained by the candidate in the theory papers of all subjects in the university examination.

Candidates can apply either under General/MAHE/In-service category or Foreign/NRI category. Those submitting applications under both General/MAHE/In-service and Foreign/NRI categories will be considered only under the General category. Change of category at a later stage will not be entertained under any circumstances.

FOREIGN/NRI CATEGORY

Foreign nationals or candidates holding foreign degrees must write to the Medical/Dental Council of India to obtain a temporary registration for the duration of the postgraduate training. Such candidates must be registered as Medical/Dental practitioners in the country from which they have obtained their basic Medical/Dental qualification. Also, their degrees must be recognized by the corresponding Medical/Dental Council or by any other equivalent authority.

MAHE CATEGORY

Upto 25% of total number of postgraduate degree and diploma seats are reserved for candidates who have studied and passed their MBBS/BDS from Manipal University or sister institutions, against a 3 years service agreement to serve Manipal University or sister institutions after completion of the course. The reservation is subject to a minimum of one seat in each postgraduate degree/diploma and a maximum not exceeding 25% of the total number of seats available in a particular subject. All fractional numbers are to be ignored in computing these seats. These candidates are also eligible for general category seats according to their general category ranks. These candidates will pay the same fees as applicable to the candidates under the general category.

Transferred candidates to Manipal University/sister institutions should have done not less than 60% of the entire course from the constituent institutions of Manipal University/sister institutions. Candidates who have taken transfer from Manipal University/sister institutions to other colleges after pre-clinical stage are not eligible under this category.

IN-SERVICE CATEGORY

Based on the requirements of the department/institution, a few seats are reserved under this category. Seat allocation in this category depends on the need for getting faculty in a particular specialization, which will be decided from time to time. Such candidates must be ready to give a service agreement to serve Manipal University or sister institutions for atleast 5 years after completion of the course.

To be eligible, the candidate must be a Manipal University graduate or graduated from any of the sister institutions under the Manipal group and working as tutor for atleast 1 year and/or the parent/spouse working in any of the Manipal University or sister institutions for atleast 5 years at the time of selection.

Candidates or the parent/spouse who are not working at the time of admission, as above will not be considered under this category. These candidates will pay the same fees as applicable to the candidates under the general category.

MPET 2009 / DPET 2009

TEST PATTERN: There will be one question paper of 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of the objective type. The approximate distribution of questions is given below. The test will be of 2 hours duration and carries 600 marks. The question paper will be in English.

MPET: Medicine including Paediatrics, Genetics, Dermatology & Venereology etc. (40), Surgery including Orthopaedics, Trauma and Anaesthesiology (30), Obstetrics & Gynaecology (20), Community Medicine (20), Physiology (14), Pharmacology (14), Pathology (14), Anatomy (10), Otorhinolaryngology (10), Ophthalmology (10), Biochemistry (6), Microbiology (6), Forensic Medicine (6).

DPET: Pedodontics (16), Orthodontics (16), Periodontics (16), Oral Medicine & Radiology (16), Prosthodontics (16), Conservative Dentistry (16), Oral Surgery (16), Community Dentistry (16), Human Anatomy (8), Human Physiology including Biochemistry (8), Dental Materials (8), Pharmacology (8), General Pathology & Microbiology (8), Oral Anatomy (8), General Medicine (8), General Surgery (8), Oral Pathology (8).

ONLINE TEST CENTRES

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Manipal, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune

SCHEDULE

The online test will be held between 02.02.09 and 11.02.09. The candidates can select the test schedule of their choice.

CLICK HERE for details on online test schedule booking procedure, e-hall ticket and online test guidelines.

MERIT LIST

Based on the marks obtained in MPET/DPET 09, Manipal University will declare a list of candidates in the order of merit separately for Foreign/NRI and General category. Merit list will be displayed on 16.02.09 in the website.

MERIT LIST FOR MAHE CATEGORY

The merit list is prepared by taking 50% each of the marks scored in MPET/DPET 09 and total marks scored in all the university theory papers of MBBS/BDS. One percentage of marks will be deducted for each failure from the above total. Each failure in a particular subject will be counted as one; for example for a candidate failing in Anatomy and Physiology in a particular examination, the number of failures is counted as two. Non appearance in a particular subject of an examination for whatever reason is also counted as a failure.

Merit list for MAHE category candidates will be displayed on 16.02.09 in the website.

MAHE category candidates who do not submit attested copies of marks cards of all attempts for each semester/year and attempt certificate along with the FORM will not be considered under this category.

for more details visit www.manipal.edu

Apollo Hospitals ties up with IGNOU

Apollo Hospitals ties up with IGNOU for skill training courses

Over 45 courses will be offered for healthcare workers at all levels

The Apollo Hospitals group entered into an agreement with Indira Gandhi National Open University to offer skill training courses for healthcare workers at all levels, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary celebrations.

Over 45 courses will be offered, across all verticals, addressing specific skills such as technicians, medical assistantship, health management and dialysis, representatives of Apollo Hospitals told presspersons on Thursday.

The courses will be provided across the online platform, onsite and distance education mode. The first course is expected to start in January and fee details are being worked out.

There is a huge shortfall of trained healthcare professionals in the country, Prathap C.Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals, said. “We need to double our doctors and nurses, and as far as paramedics go, the number has to increase at least 10 times more,” he added. The vast manpower resources that India possessed would have to be converted into valuable healthcare resources and the MoU with IGNOU was a step in that direction.

Apollo, which runs several training institutes for specialists, nurses and paramedics, will be involved in training in a big way in the future, he said, charting out the plans of the group for the next 25 years. Healthcare would become the largest employer, providing jobs not only in the country, but also globally.

V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, said Apollo was a success story in the corporate healthcare scenario, democratising healthcare by using technology in a big way to take the most advanced techniques to the people.

He said IGNOU was also a success story in the democratisation of education, riding the technology wave to provide access to all.

Preetha Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals group, traced the evolution of the hospital from its founding day 25 years ago to its status as the largest private hospital chain in Asia.

The group’s executive director - financial, Suneeta Reddy, explained the business model and indicated the enormous potential of the Indian healthcare industry.

Shobana Kamineni, executive director, detailed the new ventures of Apollo Hospitals, including Reach Hospitals, which aims at taking super-specialty care to rural areas.

Sangita Reddy, executive director, said 3 Bs – biology, byte and bandwidth will change the way healthcare operates, while providing a perspective on Apollo Health Street, a provider of revenue cycle management solutions to the healthcare industry.