MD - Anaesthesiology, Anatomy,  Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Hospital Administration, Microbiology,  Paediatrics,Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radio-diagnosis, Radio-therapy

MS - General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Opthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology

PG Medical Diploma - Anaesthesiology, Clinical Pathology, Child Health, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Opthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Psychiatry, Radio-diagnosis

MDS - Community Dentistry, Conservative Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics.

DURATION

3 years (the duration of MD & MS courses is 2 years for those with a 2 year recognized diploma in the same speciality).  The duration of all PG diploma courses is 2 years.
 

ELIGIBILITY

CITIZENSHIP: Indian Nationals can apply under the General, MAHE or In-service category. Foreign nationals or Non Resident Indians or Indian nationals supported by NRI relatives can apply under the Foreign/NRI category. 

QUALIFICATIONS:  Pass in MBBS/BDS or equivalent degree recognized by Medical/Dental Council of India. Those applying under MAHE category must have studied and passed MBBS/BDS degree from Manipal University or sister institutions.

INTERNSHIP: Candidates completing their compulsory rotating internship on or before 30.04.09 are eligible.Candidates completing internship after 30.04.09 are not eligible for admission in this academic year.

REGISTRATION: Candidates should have obtained permanent registration with Medical/Dental Council of India or any of the State Medical Council or should obtain the same within one month from the date of admission.

ADMISSIONS

GENERAL/FOREIGN/NRI/IN-SERVICE CATEGORY: Admissions are made on the basis of rank obtained in an all India ONLINE Medical Postgraduate Entrance Test (MPET 09) for MD/MS/PG Diploma and ONLINE Dental Postgraduate Entrance Test (DPET 09) for MDS.

MAHE CATEGORY: Admissions are made on the basis of marks obtained in MPET 09 / DPET 09 and the marks obtained by the candidate in the theory papers of all subjects in the university examination.

Candidates can apply either under General/MAHE/In-service category or Foreign/NRI category. Those submitting applications under both General/MAHE/In-service and Foreign/NRI categories will be considered only under the General category. Change of category at a later stage will not be entertained under any circumstances.

NOTE FOR FOREIGN/NRI CATEGORY

Foreign nationals or candidates holding foreign degrees must write to the Medical/Dental Council of India to obtain a temporary registration for the duration of the postgraduate training. Such candidates must be registered as Medical/Dental practitioners in the country from which they have obtained their basic Medical/Dental qualification. Also, their degrees must be recognized by the corresponding Medical/Dental Council or by any other equivalent authority.

NOTE FOR MAHE CATEGORY

Upto 25% of total number of postgraduate degree and diploma seats are reserved for candidates who have studied and passed their MBBS/BDS from Manipal University or sister institutions, against a 3 years service agreement to serve Manipal University or sister institutions after completion of the course. The reservation is subject to a minimum of one seat in each postgraduate degree/diploma and a maximum not exceeding 25% of the total number of seats available in a particular subject. All fractional numbers are to be ignored in computing these seats. These candidates are also eligible for general category seats according to their general category ranks.  These candidates will pay the same fees as applicable to the candidates under the general category.

Transferred candidates to Manipal University/sister institutions should have done not less than 60% of the entire course from the constituent institutions of Manipal University/sister institutions. Candidates who have taken transfer from Manipal University/sister institutions to other colleges after pre-clinical stage are not eligible under this category.

NOTE FOR IN-SERVICE CATEGORY

Based on the requirements of the department/institution, a few seats are reserved under this category.  Seat allocation in this category depends on the need for getting faculty in a particular specialization, which will be decided from time to time. Such candidates must be ready to give a service agreement to serve Manipal University or sister institutions for atleast 5 years after completion of the course.

To be eligible, the candidate must be a Manipal University graduate or graduated from any of the sister institutions under the Manipal group and working as tutor for atleast 1 year and/or the parent/spouse working in any of the Manipal University or sister institutions for atleast 5 years at the time of selection.

Candidates or the parent/spouse who are not working at the time of admission, as above will not be considered under this category. These candidates will pay the same fees as applicable to the candidates under the general category.

MPET 09 / DPET 09

TEST PATTERN: There will be one question paper of 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of the objective type. The approximate distribution of questions is given below.  The test will be of 2 hours duration and carries 600 marks.  The question paper will be in English.

MPET:  Medicine including Paediatrics, Genetics, Dermatology & Venereology etc. (40), Surgery including Orthopaedics, Trauma and Anaesthesiology (30), Obstetrics & Gynaecology (20), Community Medicine (20), Physiology (14), Pharmacology (14), Pathology (14), Anatomy (10), Otorhinolaryngology (10), Ophthalmology (10), Biochemistry (6), Microbiology (6), Forensic Medicine (6).
DPET: Pedodontics (16), Orthodontics (16), Periodontics (16), Oral Medicine & Radiology (16), Prosthodontics (16), Conservative Dentistry (16), Oral Surgery (16), Community Dentistry (16), Human Anatomy (8), Human Physiology including Biochemistry (8), Dental Materials (8), Pharmacology (8), General Pathology & Microbiology (8), Oral Anatomy (8), General Medicine (8), General Surgery (8), Oral Pathology (8).

ONLINE TEST CENTRES

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Manipal, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune

SCHEDULE

The online test will be held between 02.02.09 and 11.02.09. The candidates can select the test schedule of their choice.

CLICK HERE for details on online test schedule booking procedure, e-hall ticket and online test guidelines.

MERIT LIST

Based on the marks obtained in MPET/DPET 09, Manipal University will declare a list of candidates in the order of merit separately for Foreign/NRI and General category. Merit list will be displayed on 16.02.09 in the website.

MERIT LIST FOR MAHE CATEGORY

The merit list is prepared by taking 50% each of the marks scored in MPET/DPET 09 and total marks scored in all the university theory papers of MBBS/BDS. One percentage of marks will be deducted for each failure from the above total. Each failure in a particular subject will be counted as one; for example for a candidate failing in Anatomy and Physiology in a particular examination, the number of failures is counted as two. Non appearance in a particular subject of an examination for whatever reason is also counted as a failure.

Merit list for MAHE category candidates will be displayed on 16.02.09 in the website.

MAHE category candidates who do not submit attested copies of marks cards of all attempts for each semester/year and attempt certificate along with the FORM will not be considered under this category.

ADDITIONAL MARKS

All candidates possessing a 2 year post graduate diploma from a recognized university will be given 5% additional marks and ranked in the merit list.  Such candidates will be considered for admission/waitlisting for only the course in which they possess the PG Diploma. They will also be given a rank without the benefit of 5% additional marks, against which they will be considered for admission/waitlisting for any other course available during their turn in the counselling.

Candidates with PG Diploma must enclose an attested copy of the certificate along with the FORM, without which the additional marks will not be awarded.

COUNSELLING

CLICK HERE for details on counseling procedure, documents to be submitted etc.

FEES

GENERAL CATEGORY FEES (in Rupees)

FOREIGN/NRI CATEGORY FEES (in USD)

NOTE: The course fees given in the table above is tentative.  The final fee will be determined on the basis of recommendations of a committee of experts.

NOTE (1):  The course fees, registration fees and caution deposit should be paid by a single demand draft drawn in favour of ’Manipal University’.

NOTE (2): Fee remittance - (a) General category students:  The demand draft must be payable at Manipal or Udupi or Bangalore. Demand drafts must be crossed and Payees A/C only. (b) NRI/Foreign category students:  Candidates are required to remit the fee in US Dollars.

NOTE (3):  All candidates must pay the fees at the time of counselling/admission.  Failure to pay the fees on or before the date(s) specified will result in the instantaneous forfeiture of the seat as well as any fees already paid. Course fees for the subsequent years must be remitted before the commencement of the academic year on the dates to be notified irrespective of the academic progress of the student.

NOTE (4): MD/MS (Non Clinical) - Includes Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology specialities.

PG Medical Diploma (Para Clinical) - Includes Clinical Pathology speciality.

NOTE (5):  Candidates admitted under In-service category are required to execute a service agreement to serve for a period of 5 years or such extended period as may be stated in the agreement in any of the constituent colleges/associated hospitals of Manipal University or any of the institution of the Manipal group after the completion of the course.

NOTE (6):  Candidates admitted under MAHE category are required to execute a service agreement to serve for a period of 3 years or such extended period as may be stated in the agreement in any of the constituent colleges/associated hospitals of Manipal University or any of the institution of the Manipal group after the completion of the course. 

The fees information given above is indicative and Manipal University reserves the right to make changes. Any changes in the above will be informed separately.

CLASSES

MD/MS/PG Diploma/MDS – 02.05.09

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online, CLICK HERE and follow the procedure for submitting application online.

Candidates have the option of paying the application fee (Rs. 500) and entrance test fee (Rs. 1000) through Credit Card/Net Banking or Demand Draft. The DD should be drawn on ’Manipal University’ payable at Manipal or Udupi

IMPORTANT NOTE

• Candidates are required to send the following on or before 01.01.09:
• General/Foreign category: FORM + PG diploma certificate, if any
• NRI category: FORM + Photocopy of Notary affidavit by the sponsoring relative from the country of residence + PG diploma certificate, if any.
• MAHE category: FORM + Attested photocopies of marks cards of all attempts for each semester/year of qualifying examination + Attempt certificate + PG diploma certificate, if any.
• In-service category: FORM + Photocopy of experience certificate of candidate for working as tutor or parent/spouse for working in any of the Manipal University or sister institutions + PG diploma certificate, if any.