MBBS/BDS Courses in Medicine under Self Financing Scheme for Foreign Students

(Academic Session 2017-18)

1. From academic session 2017-18, foreign candidates are required to appear in the
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) for admission in MBBS/BDS undergraduate courses in India. Foreign
students admitted under the Central Pool Quota allocated to the Ministry of External Affairs
(MEA), New Delhi by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi will also be
required to appear in the NEET. Details are available at www.cbseneet.nic.in.

2. Applications for MBBS/BDS under Self Financing Scheme for Foreign Students from
developing countries for the Academic Session 2017-18 will be accepted in the Embassy of
India, Tashkent. The last date for receiving applications (complete in all respects) is 16 June
2017.

3. The application form must be complete in all respects and duly supported by the
following documents in triplicate (with authentic English translations, wherever required).
Only those candidates may apply who possess the minimum qualifications as given below
and are willing to join the above courses.

(i) Three copies of candidate’s recent photographs duly attested by the Embassy of India,
Tashkent pasted at prescribed places in the application;

(ii) Three attested copies of candidate’s certificates and marks sheets with percentage of
marks of the qualifying examination (A certificate from the Association of Indian Universities
(AIU), New Delhi that the candidate’s qualifying examination is equivalent to 10+2 standard
of CBSE in India for the purpose of admission to MBBS/BDS must be enclosed. The website
of Association of Indian Universities
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(iii) Three attested copies of candidate’s:

• first four pages of the passport;

• citizenship certificate;

• birth certificate;

• character certificate from the Head of Institution last attended;

• NEET Score

4. Page nos. 4 and 5 of the application form must be duly filled and countersigned by a
Diplomatic Officer.

5. Eligibility criteria:

(i) A candidate must have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks with at least 50% in
Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) separately and 50% in English in the
qualifying examination (equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE in India - equivalence
certificate from AIU, New Delhi as requested in para 3(ii) above must be enclosed).
(ii) NEET – It shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum marks at the 50th
percentile in NEET. The examination will be held in India on 07 May 2017. The last date for
submitting the online application along with the necessary fees is 01 March 2017.

6. Marks obtained in 11th standard examination will not be taken into consideration while
computing marks obtained in 12th standard examination. Percentage of marks mentioned
in the application forms must be clearly indicated as such and not given in grades like A, B,
C, D, E, etc. If grades are unavoidable, the marks obtained in percentages must be
indicated invariably in brackets. Foreign students having PIO, O.C.I. card and NRIs are not
eligible to apply for MEA's Self Financing Scheme.

7. Foreign students can also apply for nomination with pending final declaration of their
qualifying examination results equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE. Nomination of such
candidates will, however, depend upon their being eligible on the basis of merit.

8. The applicants may note that forwarding of their applications by the Embassy of
India, Tashkent does not mean an assurance of their nomination by the Ministry of External
Affairs, New Delhi. The Ministry will scrutinize all the applications and only after these are
found complete in all respects, the names of the eligible applicants on the basis of eligibility
criteria of marks in Grade 12 and NEET will be considered for nomination in the order of
merit and preference for the course. The decision of the Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India, New Delhi in the selection will be final.

9. Selected candidates are expected to comply with admission formalities, fee

structures and procedures of the respective colleges/universities. These may include specific
medical examinations including AIDS test in India.

10. The lists of colleges for MBBS/BDS courses (as per last year’s allocation) is
enclosed at Annexure-I. The seats are generally allocated in these Colleges/Institutes but
may vary depending on final allocation by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India.

11. It may please be noted that above seats are on self-financing basis and Students
Cell in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi does not provide any financial
aid/scholarships to foreign students selected under above Scheme.

12. The last date for receipt of completed applications (in the prescribed proforma) in the
Embassy of India, Tashkent is 16 June 2017. The expected date of the NEET result is 08
June 2017.

13. Only ink-signed copies of the applications with original photographs pasted and
attested (on the front) by the Embassy of India, Tashkent will be accepted. Fax/scanned
photographs/copies are not accepted by the medical colleges/universities.

14. The Association of Indian Universities does not recognize “Physical Science” as
equivalent to Physics and Chemistry. Separate marks for Physics and Chemistry need to be
furnished failing which the applications will not be accepted.

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ANNEXURE – I : List of Medical/Dental Colleges/Universities

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

2. Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

3. VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.

4. Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (U.P.)

5. Silchar Medical College, Silchar (Assam)

6. A. N. Magadh Medical College, Gaya (Bihar)

7. Govt. Medical College, Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh)

8. Pt. B.D. Sharma Medical College, Rohtak (Haryana)

9. SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

10. Medical college, Thrissur, (Kerala)

11. G R Medical College, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

12. Govt. Medical College, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

13. B. J. Medical College, Pune (Maharashtra)

14. RNT Medical College, Udaipur (Rajasthan)

15. Govt. Medical College, Nagpur (Maharashtra)

16. LLM Medical College, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)

17. BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

18. MLB Medical College, Jhansi, (Uttar Pradesh)

19. MLN Medical College, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

20. North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling (West Bengal)

21. M.G.I.M.S, Wardha, Sewagram (Maharashtra)

22. Grant Medical College, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

23. SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

24. MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

25. Government Dental College, Nagpur (Maharashtra)

26. Government Dental College, Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)