Articles in Medical
Anjali Saaraf, a medical aspirant from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh was confident of getting a medical seat this year when she scored 477 in NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) 2016. Anjali wanted to become a doctor since she was in the 9th standard. She joined coaching classes for medical preparation in Kota after completing her […]
April 2016: SC picks NEET over AIPMT On April 11, 2016, the constitution bench of the Supreme Court recalled the 2013 judgment that had stricken down the possibility of conducting a common entrance test for all medical colleges across the state. On April 28, it was decided that the medical aspirants this year will have to […]
India is home to over 1.7 billion individuals out of which 20 million are disabled in some form. While medicine is an occupation with little scope for students with severe disabilities, there are provisions made for the differently-abled students in India. The Medical Council of India (MCI) laid down a set of guidelines in 2003 […]
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has started providing admit cards for the MD/MS entrance examination through it’s website. The candidates appearing for the MD/MS January 2017 session entrance examination on November 20, will have to download the admit cards by providing their log in details on the website. Candidates […]
Results for the entrance test for the Doctorate of Medicine and Master of Surgery (DM and MCh) for the January 2017 academic session of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, were announced on November 10, 2017. Out of all the applicants, only around 267 of them have made it through the round. The […]
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi conducted the entrance examination for the super specialisation courses—Doctorate of Medicine and Mastery of Surgery (DM and MCh) on November 5. The result for these entrance tests is going to be announced on November 10, at 5 pm IST. The results will be displayed only on the official website of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on November 8, 2017, to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes took the country by storm. Though there aren’t too many options for people to get their Rs 500 or Rs 1,000 notes converted to notes of smaller denominations, government-affiliated pharmacies have come to the rescue for many. However, […]
Amidst the panic of demonetised Rs 500 & Rs 1000 notes, government hospitals are one place where one can still use these notes (until midnight of November 11). PaGaLGuY spoke to some medical students from various medical colleges across the country to find out how they were managing. Arjav Nanavati, a third year MBBS student […]
The Radiation Therapy and Oncology department students of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh took out a Cancer awareness rally on November5, 2016. The rally was part of the awareness programme that these students took to celebrate National Cancer Awareness Day, which is observed on November 7 every year. […]
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be conducting the entrance test for applicants of Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Surgery (MS) for the January 2017 academic session on November 13, 2016. The three-hour test will be conducted from 10 am to 1 pm. The test paper consists 200 MCQs that need […]