DM in Clinical Pharmacology 

at PGIMER Chandigarh, Chandigarh

PGIMER Chandigarh accepts its own entrance exam for admisssion to M.Sc courses. However, admission to other PG courses such as MD/ MS/ M.Ch/ DM at PGIMER Chandigarh is done on the basis of score in INI CET followed by counseling. PGIMER Chandigarh conducts its own entrance exam for admission to other UG, PG, and Doctoral courses. The total seat intake for M.Sc at PGIMER Chandigarh is 25 seats.

As per resources and information availaible, the initial entrance exam which is accepted by PGIMER Chandigarh for admission is INI CET. There may be a chance that NEET-PG is also conisdered for admission but INI CET is the considered for admission to majority of the courses. Other than this, PGIMER also conducts its own entrance exam for admission to various courses. So basically you have to score a good marks in NEET PG. I repeat NEET PG it isn't NEET (UG) . If you score a good marks in the NEET PG then you can apply here very easily and also you will be able to sit for the PGIMER official ENTRANCE test.

PGIMER Chandigarh offers seven BSc specialisations in the field of paramedical science. These courses enable students to make a career in the field of paramedics. The salary of a paramedic depends on the job profile and respective individual skillset. Following is a list of different job profiles in the field of paramedic Science and the average salary offered:

• Advanced Life Support Paramedics can expect a salary of-INR 3 LPA
• Medical Assistants-INR 3 LPA
• Critical Care Paramedics-INR 3 LPA
• Radiologists-INR 16.8 LPA
• Occupational Therapists-INR 4 LPA

PGIMER Chandigarh offers a total of 13 courses under its B.Sc program. Each of the courses has a different seat intake as per the demand and seat availability. The total seat intake for B.Sc as per the reseources as 182 seats. Thus, a total to 182 students can do B.Sc at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. 93 seats for B.Sc Nursing with five seats reserved for PWD.

PGIMER Chandigarh offers MD and MS specialisations for the candidates seeking to get admission. As per the INICET Round 3 seat allotment round for January session, the required rank to get into PGIMER Chandigarh stood between 427 and 3862 for the General AI category, considering the PGIMER Chandigarh INICET cutoff 2024. Among all the MD and MS specialisations, the most demanded specialisation was MS in Ophthalmology. Candidates can also check out the PGIMER Chandigarh cutoff 2024 from the official PGIMER Chandigarh page.

Four out of the eight PGI BSc courses comprises of a compulsory internship period in which the students are required to do an internship. This internship duration differs based on the specialisation chosen. The following table shows the breakdown of total course duration (course+internship) for each of the specialisation:

The institute has released the NIRF report 2025. The report contains the median packages offered to UG and PG courses offered during the placements held during the past three years. Check out the table for more details:

PGIMER Chandigarh has announced an open round cutoff across various All India quotas. The cutoff rank for the Round 3 ranges from 184 to 35611 for the General AI category candidates. Among all courses, the most desired course was MS in Orthopaedics. PGIMER Chandigarh core courses are MS in General Surgery (209), MS in Ophthalmology (235), MD in Psychiatry (618), MD in Anaesthesiology (636), and MD in Community Medicine (1562). Check out more courses' cutoffs for the General AI category candidates.

PGIMER admission process is based on entrance score. To apply for admission, applicants must complete Class 12 with relevant aggregate scores for admission to UG courses. Applicants must also hold a valid score in the INICET examination for MD/ MS/ MCh/ DM. INICET is conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi. Admission to MS/MD courses is conducted twice a year and the new session starts in January and July every year. For few courses, PGIMER accepts the admission based on PGIMER entrance test followed by counselling. the application process is completely online. 

All the applicants who wish to apply to any of the courses offered by PGI Chandigarh can register online and pay the fapplication ee. Following is the procedure for doing the same:

1. Visit the official website of PGIMER and click on the online application form available on the PGIMER’s website
2. Fill in all the details correctly
3. Take a printout of the form and make the fee payment through the Challan form (Triplicate) in any branch of SBI by the name “Power Jyoti” PUL current account of PGIMER