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About Armed Forces Medical College - AFMC

Armed Forces Medical College is a premier medical institute of India acknowledged as a centre of excellence for education and research. The college provides training to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and nursing students with assured career prospects in the defence services.
The institute was set up on 01 May 1948 by an act of parliament of India on the recommendations of the BC Roy Committee by the amalgamation of various defence medical organizations. The "Graduate Wing" of AFMC was established on 04 August 1962 to provide a sustainable and steady intake of medical officers for the Indian Armed Forces. The institute is presently affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and is recognized by the MCI for conducting undergraduate and various post graduate medical courses.

Armed Forces Medical College is a premier medical institute of India acknowledged as a centre of excellence for education and research. The college provides training to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and nursing students with assured career prospects in the defence services.

The institute was set up on 01 May 1948 by an act of parliament of India on the recommendations of the BC Roy Committee by the amalgamation of various defence medical organizations. The "Graduate Wing" of AFMC was established on 04 August 1962 to provide a sustainable and steady intake of medical officers for the Indian Armed Forces. The institute is presently affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and is recognized by the MCI for conducting undergraduate and various post graduate medical courses.


Information compiled from: Armed Forces Medical College - AFMC Website

Courses offered by Armed Forces Medical College - AFMC


Medical Courses

  • B.Sc. (Nursing)

    4 Years

  • Bachelor of Paramedical Technology (B.P.M.T.)

    3 Years

  • D.M. (Pulmonary Medicine)

    3 Years

  • D.M. (Cardiology)

    3 Years

  • M.Ch. (Cardio-Vascular Thoracic Surgery)

    3 Years

  • M.Ch. (Neuro Surgery)

    5 Years

  • M.Ch. (Paediatric Surgery)

    3 Years

  • M.Ch. (Plastic Surgery)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Anaesthesia)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Anaesthesiology)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Anatomy)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Blood transfusion & Immunohaematology)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Community Medicine)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (General Medicine)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Hospital Administration)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Medicine)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Microbiology)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Paediatrics)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Pathology)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Physiology)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Preventive and Social Medicine)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Psychiatry)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Radiodiagnosis)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (T.B. and Chest)

    2 Years

  • M.D. (Tuberculosis & Respiratory Medicine)

    2 Years

  • M.S. (Anatomy)

    2 Years

  • M.S. (E.N.T.)

    2 Years

  • M.S. (General Surgery)

    3 Years

  • M.S. (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)

    2 Years

  • M.S. (Ophthalmology)

    2 Years

  • M.S. (Orthopaedics)

    3 Years

  • M.Sc. (Nursing)

    2 Years

  • M.Sc. (Anatomy)

    2 Years

  • M.B.B.S.

    5½ Years

  • M.D. (Biochemistry)

    3 Years

  • M.D. (Pharmacology)

    3 Years

  • Ph.D. (Pathology)

    3 Years

  • Ph.D. (Physiology)

    3 Years

  • Ph.D. (Preventive & Social Medicine)

    3 Years

  • P.B.B.Sc. (Nursing)

    2 Years

  • Diploma in Child Health - D.C.H.

    2 Years

  • Diploma in Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy (DDVL)

    3 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmology

    2 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Medicine (DPM)

    1 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health (DPH)

    1 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Radio-diagnosis

    1 Years

  • Post Basic Diploma in Neonatal Nursing

    1 Years

  • Post Basic Diploma in Oncology Nursing

    1 Years

  • Post Basic Diploma in Operation Room Nursing (PBDORN)

    1 Years

  • Post Basic Diploma in Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Nursing

    1 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy

    1 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Health (DIH)

    2 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

    1 Years


Science Courses

  • M.Sc. (Biochemistry)

    2 Years

  • Ph.D. (Microbiology)

    3 Years


Management Courses

  • Master in Hospital Administration

    2 Years

  • M.Sc. (Hospital Administration)

    2 Years

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration and Management

    1 Years