All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Examination 2009 (AIPMT)

Eligibility

• Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
• He/She has completed 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission. Candidates born on or after 02-01-1993 are not Eligible.
• The upper age limit for All India Pre-Medical Entrance Examination is 25 years as on 31st December of the year of the entrance examination. Further provided that this upper age limit shall be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for the candidates of Scheduled Castes/Schedule Tribes/Other Backward Classes.
• The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination shall be limited to 3 (three) uniformly for all the candidates.
  One time exception
  Candidates who have already attained the age of 25 years and or availed three attempts or more will be permitted to appear in All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Examination, 2009 as a last chance.

Qualifications

Candidates with Higher/Sr. Secondary Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher/Sr. Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of such study comprising Physics, Chemistry, Biology (which shall include practical tests in these subjects) and Mathematics or any other elective subject with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after introduction of the 10+2+3 educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education.

Minimum percentage of marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology is 50% in case of General Candidates and 40% for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes. Candidates appearing at the qualifying examination prior to the competitive test or whose result is awaited can also apply and take up the test but he/she shall not be eligible for admission to the MBBS/Dental Course if the required percentage of marks is not met with at the time of first round of allotment by personal appearance.

The entrance examination consists of two papers – Preliminary and Final Examination. Those who qualify in the Preliminary Examination are eligible to appear in the Final examination.

Sale of Information Bulletin and Application Form

The Information Bulletin containing Application Form can be had against cash payment of Rs.600/- for General Category and Rs. 350/- for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Category from the designated branches of the Canara/Syndicate Banks and Regional Offices of the Board located at Guwahati, Ajmer, Allahabad, Chandigarh and Chennai. The sale of Information Bulletin for AIPMT 2008 will start from 22-10-2008 to 01-12-2008.

Candidates can request for information bulletin through post at the following address.

The Deputy Secretary (AIPMT), 
Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 301.

The request should be super scribed as ‘Request for Information Bulletin and Application Form for AIPMT, 2009′. 

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Selection and Admission

Allotment of seat by personal appearance of the candidates will be made by the DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi at Central Health Education Bureau, Kotla Road, New Delhi 

Regional Offices of the CBSE

1. Plot No. 1630-A, J-Block, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600 040
2. Rajgarh Road, Rajgarh Tinali, Guwahati-781 003.
3. Todar Mal Marg, Ajmer-305 001
4. Sector-05, Panchkula
5. 35-B, Civil Station, M.G. Marg, Civil Lines, Allahabad-211 001.
6. Syndicate Bank, CBSE, ‘Shiksha Kendra‘, 2, Community Centre,  Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 092.

The Canara Bank branches and more details can be available from the CBSE website.