Admission to MDS courses at Armed Force Medical Services Institutions

Admission to MDS courses at Armed Force Medical Services Institutions:

Admission to the under mentioned Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) training institutes is open to eligible candidates:

i) Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

ii) Army Dental Centre, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt

- The candidates shall be considered for admission to the above-mentioned AFMS institutions under the following categories, in the order of precedence

i) Priority-I (Serving Army Dental Corps Officers as applicable vide Training Rules-2014 for AD Corps Officers promulgated by the DGAFMS)

ii) Priority-II (Foreign candidates)

iii) Priority-III (Para Mil/other Govt. of India sponsored candidates)

iv) Priority-IV (Ex-SSC AD Corps Officers)

v) Priority-V (Civilian Dental Surgeons)

- At the time of online submission of application form for NEET-MDS 2020, the candidates will have to select the option “YES” to “Are you willing to take up post graduate courses in institution/hospital of Armed Forces Medical Services”. Thereafter, they will have to indicate their category as mentioned in above Para.

- The Dental PG Courses at AFMS training Institutes are reserved for Priority-I and Priority-II candidates. However, any seat remaining vacant after fulfilling the AFMS requirement of seats to Priority-I & Priority-II candidates (balance of seats), shall be taken up for Priority III, IV & V candidates in that order. The counseling for these seats will be by DGHS through DGAFMS/AD Corps.

It is also likely that no seat may be available for some of the prioritized categories, if the same have been allotted to candidates higher in priority and merit.

- Candidates should preserve the Score & admit cards of NEET (MDS)-2020, which are required to be produced during counseling to be conducted for admission to Post Graduate courses in their respective categories & for Grant of SSC in Army Dental Corps. The dates of which will be notified separately, at a later date by Army Dental Corps.

- For grant of Short Service Commission in the Army Dental Corps:

As per Govt. of India policy on the subject, all the desirous candidates have to appear for NEET-MDS 2020. This includes BDS as well as MDS candidates.

NEET-MDS marks shall be used for short-listing of candidates for interview and further selection process will be conducted by the DGAFMS/Army Dental Corps.

- Reservations

There is no provision of reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC/PH in the Armed Forces Medical Services institutions conducting Post Graduate Dental courses.

- Results

The result shall be declared on NEET-MDS 2020 website. A separate merit list of categories ‘PG in AFMS Institutions’ and ‘Grant of Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps’ shall be provided to the Directorate General of Dental services for admission to Armed Forces institutions.

- Allotment of Seats:

a. Selection and final admissions to these institutions shall be made by the Armed Forces Medical Services based on merit of the candidates & as per order of precedence mentioned in above Paras and who have applied online both to NEET-MDS and also to AFMS and the admissions shall be done as per Govt. of India - Ministry of Defence rules and regulations in conjunction with those applicable to the affiliating Universities.

b. All eligible candidates desirous of MDS will have to mandatorily register on the DGHS, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare website www.mcc.nic.in, to be eligible for AFMS counselling for Post Graduate courses at AFMS teaching Institutes, failing which they will NOT be considered for allocation of specialities. The registration slip will be required to be furnished at the time of counselling. The list of registered candidates provided by DGHS for counselling will be final & bin ding for AFMS.