PGIMER Chandigarh UG, Post Doctorate, PG, Doctorate, Advanced Masters Courses 2025

Well, to get a decent government medical college, your NEET marks should be above 600 if you are a General candidate.

 

You can get colleges even if your mark is around 580 or so, but you can't expect your college campus and facilities to be top notch.

And one thing PGIMER is for doing your Masters degree not undergraduate degree .

 

You got to focus on all the three subjects, especially Physics. Physics is what really makes the difference coz almost every bio student is good at bio, so certainly that won't keep you offbeat with your other competitors. As chemistry is concerned, it's comparatively easy. So make sure you got to secure around 140 in physics, Around 160 in chemistry and 340 in Biology for a decent rank.

 

Solve as many question banks and previous years questions as possible.

PGIMER Chandigarh B.Sc Nursing  PGIMER Chandigarh B.Sc Medical technology. This is one of the best course offered in PGI Chandigarh, PGI audiology and speech and rehabilitation B.Sc Medical technology in radiography  and M.Sc medical and M.Sc Biochemistry. 

Applicants need to have accomplished a B.Sc. Nursing or Post-Basic programme from an institution approved by PGIMER, Chandigarh, and the Indian Nursing Council with a minimum of 55% in order to be considered for the M.Sc. Nursing program at PGIMER Chandigarh. Other than this, the admission to M.Sc at PGIMER, Chandigarh is on the basis of the score obtained in PGIMER Entrance exam. The minimum marks for each year varies as per the seat aloocation and no of applicants,thus, it is advisable to visit the official website to have a detailed insight on the minimum marks required for M.Sc at PGIMER in 2023.

PGIMER Chandigarh has been ranked the 2nd. It is an Institute of National Importance and has been one of the most popular postgraduate medical institutes. PGIMER offers more than 50 postgraduate medical and paramedical programs.

So, the answer is very simple PGIMER is the best institute for studying and this a central government affiliated institute so you will get the best in class facilities here .

PGIMER Chandigarh and NIMHANS are government colleges while CMC Vellore is a private college. All three colleges rank among the top 5 colleges according to NIRF INDIA 2023: Medical rankings. The comparison can be made based on various important factors such as fees, NIRF ranking and seat intake. Below table shows a comparison on basis of these components:

College Name	NIRF Ranking	Fees	Specialisations offered	BSc Seat Intake
PGIMER Chandigarh	2	INR 1,000	7	140
CMC Vellore	3	INR 1,800 – INR 3,200	17	204
NIMHANS	4	INR 30,000 – INR 1.4L	4	104

Yes, it is a good college. One gets to experience a lot here. You get proper patient exposure and all the things that are not available in normal medical colleges. World-class teachers are available to solve your problems. A great learning experience is provided by the department with digital learning facilities. Exams are taken as in offline mode always no tolerance is there in any case.

The overall rank for PGIMER cut off 2026 for INI CET R2 for MD Radiodiagnosis and Imaging is 41 for General category. 

Admission to PGIMER MD/ MS/ DM/ MCh courses is based on INI CET ranks. After the declaration of the INI CET July Session results,  candidates meeting the INI CET cutoff score can apply for admission to PGIMER. 

No, PGIMER, Chandigarh generally does not accept direct admissions. Students have to appear for the accepted exam. While the college reserves seats for some categories, direct admissions are still not possible. For more info, students can contact the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research team.

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research eligibility is different for each programme. This depends on several factors. The basic eligibility however, is as below:

• PGIMER, Chandigarh UG eligibility - Class 12 with relevant subjects from a recognised board
• PGIMER, Chandigarh PG eligibility - Bachelor's degree in relevant field from a recognised university

PGIMER Chandigarh offers MD and MS specialisations for the candidates seeking to get admission. As per the INICET Round 2 seat allotment round for January session, the required rank to get into PGIMER Chandigarh stood between 23 and 5075 for the General AI category, considering the PGIMER Chandigarh INICET cutoff 2026. Among all the MD and MS specialisations, the most demanded specialisation was MD in General Medicine. To view  the PGIMER Chandigarh INI CET cutoff 2026 for Round 2 across different courses are tabulated below: 

Course	INI CET Cutoff 2026 (R2 Closing Rank)
MD in General Medicine	23
MD in Radio Diagnosis	41
MS in Obstetrics and Gynaecology	95
MS in General Surgery	223
MD in Radiotherapy	262
MS in Orthopaedics	315
MS in Ophthalmology	351
MD in Psychiatry	557
MS in ENT	591
MD in Anaesthesiology	953
MD in Community Medicine	1344
MD in Pathology	1530
MD in Transfusion Medicine	2423
MD in Biochemistry	5063
MD in Microbiology	5075

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh has been rated 4.3 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

For doctors there are hostels like old doctor hostel, New doctor hostel, married doctor hostel. The mess facilities are good. Gym activities are also provided. For nursing girls hostel are provided within their college. For paramedical students girls there are 2 hostels one is working women and other is sanjeevani. Working women is 3 seater for parameds and 1 seater for Ph.D. fellows. Sanjeevani is 4 seater for students and Ph.D. 1 seater. Sanjeevani is open 24*7 where as working women is not. Mess facilities are good. Also other hostels are also provided for Ph.D. For boys there is a hostel outside the campus in collaboration with Punjab University. It is international hostel for boys. There are also other canteens for students and staff.

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
M.Sc.	Candidate passed with M.Sc. in Physical Anthropology, Zoology or Human Biology with 50% marks for General category and 45% marks for SC/ST/OBC category candidates are also eligible to apply.
PG Diploma	Candidate should possess only MBBS degree with three year experience as General Duty Medical Officer (GDMOs) in the state government Health Services preferably in the delivery of Public Health Service are eligible to apply.
Ph.D.	Candidate passed MD (Microbiology) or its equivalent from a University/ Institute 5 recognized by MCI and must have completed 02 years Senior Residency.
FNB (Fellow of National Board)	Candidate passed in M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) or its equivalent from an University/ Institute recognized by MCI and Must have completed their degree.
B.Sc.	Candidates who have passed the Senior Secondary School Examination of National Open School with a minimum of 5 subjects with any of the following group subjects:a.English, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology b.English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and any other language.
DM	Must be within the prescribed age limit - For OBC candidates (please attach proof as per Annexure*): 40 years - For SC/ST candidates, Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officer including ECO, SSCO who have rendered or released on satisfactory assignment (please attach proof): 42 years
M.Ch.	Must be within the prescribed age limit - For OBC candidates (please attach proof as per Annexure*): 40 years - For SC/ST candidates, Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officer including ECO, SSCO who have rendered or released on satisfactory assignment (please attach proof): 42 years
MD	Candidates who have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training are eligible to admission for PG courses at PGIMER Chandigarh.
MHA	Candidates completed graduation/bachelor's degree from any recognized institute/university are eligible to apply.
MPH	The candidate must possess MBBS/BDS/B.V. Sc/BE/MA/M. Sc with minimum marks in aggregate mentioned above from a University/ Institute recognized by the Medical /Dental/Veterinary council of India/ the Institution of Engineers (India) and UGC/AICTE and must have either completed, or due to complete, respective rotatory internship training on or before 30thJune (if applicable) and must be registered with Central /State Medical/Dental/Veterinary Registration Council. (if applicable) can apply.
MDS	Candidates who have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training are eligible to admission for PG courses at PGIMER Chandigarh.
Master of Surgery	Candidates who have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training are eligible to admission for PG courses at PGIMER Chandigarh.
MS	Candidates who have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training are eligible to admission for PG courses at PGIMER Chandigarh.

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh has been rated 4.2 on placements on the basis of 6 reviews done by students. In Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 41 students were admitted in year 2017-18, out of which 41 graduated in 2018-19. From this, 24 qualified students got placed with a median salary of INR 571230 and 7 students got selected for higher studies. In year 2018-19, 43 students were admitted, out of which 43 graduated in 2019-20. From this, 35 qualified students got placed with a median salary of INR 600000 and 8 students got selected for higher studies. In Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 57 students were admitted in year 2019-20, out of which 57 graduated in 2020-21. From this, 27 qualified students got placed with a good median salary of INR 753033 and 7 students got selected for higher studies.

Courses offerred by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh are approved by eminent Government bodies like NMC. The combined seats available for courses offered at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh goes up to 663.