Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh Eligibility

To join the MS course at PGIMER Chandigarh, you must hold a valid MBBS degree and finish your mandatory internship. Your medical college must be fully recognised by the National Medical Commission. You cannot secure a seat while your degree or internship is still pending. The institute checks these academic credentials strictly during the counseling process. 

To join the MS course at PGIMER Chandigarh, you must hold a valid MBBS degree and finish your mandatory internship. Your medical college must be fully recognised by the National Medical Commission. You cannot secure a seat while your degree or internship is still pending. The institute checks these academic credentials strictly during the counseling process. 

Foreign doctors can join the MD course at PGIMER Chandigarh by routing their applications through the Ministry of Health. You must have a strong command of the English language to survive the intense curriculum. International peers sit for the same entry test as local applicants. A separate merit list handles their final seat distribution.

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You can apply for PGIMER postgraduate medical courses if you:

1. Hold an MBBS degree (or BDS for dental specialties) recognised by NMC/DCI.

2. Have completed compulsory internship by the required date.

3. Meet the minimum marks threshold in your qualifying degree.

4. Are registered with a medical council.

5. Appear in and qualify INI-CET, followed by counselling/seat allocation

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Yes  admissions are merit-based, but the merit is defined by the entrance test performance (INI-CET) rather than college grades or aggregate marks alone.

You must qualify and rank well in INI-CET to be competitive for PGIMER seats.

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Yes  an average student can get into PGIMER — especially in less competitive MD/MS branches if they prepare well and aim strategically.

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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, offers approx. 663 seats overall across its B.Sc, MD, MS, M.Ch, MSc, and DM programmes.

Only FEMALE candidates who have cleared class 12 exams or equivalent exam from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects and have secured a minimum of 55 per cent marks in aggregate in class 12 and SC/ST category candidates should have secured 50 per cent in aggregate. The detailed eligibility criteria is provided in the programme prospectus released by the exam conducting authorities.