eligibility for st john medical

Eligibility for st john medical college mbbs course

1. Qualifying Examinations

A candidate seeking admission to first MBBS course:

a) Should have passed two-year Pre-university examination conducted by the Department of Pre-university Education, Karnataka State, with English as one of the subjects, and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually also.

(OR)

b) Should have passed any other examination conducted by Boards/Councils/Intermediate examination established by State Governments/Central Government, and recognized as equivalent to two-year Pre-university examination by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS)/Association of Indian Universities (AIU), with English as one of the subjects, and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually also.

(OR)

c) Should have passed Intermediate examination in Science of an Indian university/Board/Council or other recognized examining bodies, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as compulsory subject. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually also.

(OR)

d) Should have passed first year of the three-year degree course of a recognized university with Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in these subjects provided the examination is an �University examination�, and the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in the Pre-university or other examinations mentioned in the clauses above.

(OR)

e) Should have passed B.Sc. examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. examination with not less than two of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology), provided the candidate has passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually in the qualifying examinations mentioned in clauses (a), (b) and (c).

Note: As per the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Circular No. RGUHS/AC2-ADM/Misc-2/2005-06 dated 20.10.2005, the 10+2 examination conducted by the CBSE Delhi, AHSEC Guwahati, Assam etc., the candidates who have opted for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics subjects at the said examination and failed in any one subject is declared as PASS by the respective Boards. But, the university decides to admit candidates to various Health Science courses who have passed individually in optional/core subjects of the qualifying (10+2) examination and the results are declared pass.

Candidates who have passed �Physical Science� instead of Physics and Chemistry as two separate subjects are not eligible for admission to MBBS course as per Medical Council of India Regulations vide letter MCI-37(2)/2001/Med.922 dated 14.02.2001 and RGUHS letter UA/ELY-115/1998-2000 dated 22.05.2001.

2. Marks

The selection of students shall be based on merit provided that:

a) In case of admission on the basis of qualifying examination, a candidate for admission to MBBS course must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, and must have obtained not less than 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the qualifying examination.

In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Category I, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the qualifying examination should be not less than 40% instead of 50% as above. The SC/ST candidates outside Karnataka are not entitled for the relaxation in the minimum percentage required for admission as per the Notification No. RGUHS/ACA2-ADM/MISC/2002-03 dated 24.01.2003.

b) In case of admission on the basis of competitive entrance examination, a candidate must have passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, and must have obtained not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the qualifying examination, and in addition must have come in the merit list prepared as a result of such competitive entrance examination by securing not less that 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the competitive examination.

In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Category I, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination should be not less than 40% instead of 50% as stated above (Vide amendment of MCI Regulations, 1997, notified in Gazette of Government of India dated 29.05.1999).

3. Age

The candidate should have completed 17 years of age on or before the 31st day of December of the year of admission. The upper age limit is 35 Years.

4. Non-eligible candidates

Application will be rejected in the following cases:

a) Who have made more than two attempts to pass the two-year Pre-university examination or equivalent examination.

b) Who have not passed in English and obtained 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in aggregate in the two-year Pre-university examination or equivalent examination (For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of Karnataka State only 40%).

c) Who have studied, or who at the time of applying for admission to this College, are studying MBBS or Veterinary Science or Dental Surgery or Pharmacy or Nursing or Indian or Other systems of Medicine or any other professional courses.

d) Religious Sisters who have not completed one year of community life after their first profession, that is, as on the day of commencement of class.