Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi

MBBS, BDS and BAMS Admissions 2011

Amrita Entrance Examination (Medical) 2011, for admission to MBBS, BDS and BAMS (Ayurveda) courses under the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, will be held from 10 am to 12.30 pm on 22nd May 2011 (Sunday) at Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kozhikode, Kochi, Amritapuri (Kollam) and Thiruvananthapuram and also at California, U.S.A.

Amrita Entrance Exam will be of objective type with approximately 25 questions from Physics, 35 from Chemistry, 70 from Biology/Biotechnology, 10 from English and 10 from General Knowledge. The syllabus for Amrita Entrance Examination will be as per the 10 + 2 examination (CBSE). Each correct response will be awarded three marks and for each incorrect response one mark will be deducted from the total score.

Applicant should have attained at least 17 years of age as on 31st December 2011, but should not have crossed the age of 23 years as on that date. Applicant must have passed plus two or equivalent Examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology /Biotechnology and English. They should have passed in these subjects individually and should have obtained a minimum of 60% marks in English and 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together, from any State Higher Secondary Board or equivalent (Biotechnology subject will be considered only for MBBS). For SC/ST Candidates, minimum marks required in plus two is 50% and 40% in the Amrita Entrance Examination.

Applicant must have passed the Higher Secondary Examination/equivalent in first attempt (Exemptions may be considered only on medical grounds and the decision of the Chairman-Admissions will be final and binding). The last two years of such study should include Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English (Biotechnology subject will be considered only for MBBS). Students studying in foreign countries following a syllabus other than any Indian syllabus should produce an Equivalence Certificate from The Association of Indian Universities, A.I.U House, 16 Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg [Kotla Marg], New Delhi-110002.

Those awaiting results of the qualifying examination can also write the Amrita Entrance Examination subject to their producing the mark list of the qualifying examination on or before 6th June 2011. Cost of Application form is Rs. 1,500 / - Prospectus and Application forms will be available from Branches of Dhanalaxmi Bank and Federal bank as per the list available at http://aims.amrita.edu/school-of-medicine/mbbs_admission.php

Application can be obtained by Speed Post/Courier from ‘The Admission Coordinator, Office of Admissions, Amrita Health Sciences Campus, AIMS Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala-682 041, by sending a request along with a DD for Rs.1,570/- drawn in the name of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, payable at Kochi.

Application can also be downloaded from www.amrita.edu and submitted along with a DD for Rs. 1,500/-, drawn in the name of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, payable at Kochi. Application can be submitted Online at www.amrita.edu as per the instructions there. The last Date for sale of Application is 25th April 2011.

Filled Application form, Hall Ticket, Attendance sheet, self addressed envelope and enclosures should reach ‘The Admission Co-ordinator, Office of Admissions, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Health Sciences Campus, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi – 682 041, Kerala, by Speed Post/Courier/by Hand Delivery latest by 30th April 2011.

There are 100 seats for MBBS and the annual tuition fee is Rs. 3,50,000/- For BDS, the number of seats is 60 and annual tuition fee is Rs. 2,50,000/- For BAMS also there are 60 seats. Annual tuition fee is Rs. 90,000/-

For more details, see the Prospectus available at aims.amrita.edu/PDFs/admission/mbbs_bds_terms.pdf