How is the AIIMS counselling process conducted?

Hi Raj Lekh

Previous Year process was as follows and this year too, its going to be same more or less.

The AIIMS MBBS entrance exam 2017 will be conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for admission to the MBBS programmes in the seven AIIMS institutes. The selection procedure is based on the merit of the AIIMS MBBS entrance exam. The applicants can check the process of selection for AIIMS MBBS 2017 given as under:

• The applicants will appear in the AIIMS MBBS entrance test to be held in May 2017(last week)/June 2017 first week.
• The result of the entrance test will be declared on June 2017, 2nd week.
• A common merit list will be prepared based on the result of AIIMS MBBS 2017.
• Separate merit lists will be prepared for the SC, SC and OBC candidates.
• The candidates will be called for the counselling at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• In the counselling, Seats will be allotted in all the seven AIIMS institutes.
• The selected candidates will have to report to the respective AIIMS institute to undergo medical examination by a Medical Board.

Candidates selected for admission to the MBBS course at the AIIMS should bring the following original certificates/ testimonials/ documents at the time of admission:

• Certificate of having passed the 10+2 or equivalent examinations, showing the subject offered by him/her in the examination.
• Certificate from the Board from which he/she passed the High School/Higher Secondary Examination, showing his/her date of birth.
• Certificate/Mark sheet from the Board from which he/she passed the 10+2 or equivalent examination showing that he/she has secured 60% or more marks (50% in case of SC/ ST/ Orthopaedic Physically handicapped candidates) in aggregate in English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
• Migration Certificate from the University/Board last attended by him/her.
• SC/ST Certificate issued by the competent authority. Community should be clearly mentioned in the certificate.
• OBC Certificate issued by the competent authority. The sub-caste should tally with the Central list of OBC.
• OBC candidates should not belong to Creamy layer. OBC certificate must be in the prescribed format.
• Certificate from prescribed authority showing that he/she belongs to Orthopaedic

The selection and allotment of seats will be made on the basis of merit scored in the AIIMS MBBS 2017 entrance examination. The admission to MBBS is done for the seven AIIMS institutes which are mentioned below:-

• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Bhopal.
• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar.
• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur.
• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Patna.
• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Raipur.
• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh.

AIIMS counselling process is done in offline mode and takes place in four rounds, namely, first, second, third and open round of counselling. AIIMS counselling happens in following process:

1. Counselling call letters are released on AIIMS official website, to the candidates who qualify the entrance exam and appear in merit lists released by AIIMS.

2. Typically the total number of candidates to be called for counselling are equal to four times the total number of seats available in each category.

3. Candidates called in first round of counselling are asked to exercise their choice with respect to the institution (amongst 7 AIIMS institutions).

4. The seats which remain vacant after 1st round of counselling, are allotted in 2nd round of counselling and also candidates who were selected and allotted seats in 1st round of counselling are allowed to change their institution in second and third round of counselling if they wish so.

5. Similarly, the seats which remain vacant after 2nd round of counselling are allotted in 3rd round of counselling.

6. After third round of counselling is over, ‘open round of counselling’ is conducted in which all the candidates who qualified entrance examination are eligible to participate in the order of their merit. Open counselling round is held only when seats remain vacant after third round of counselling. Candidates who would have made a choice uptil third round of counselling will not allowed to change their choice of institution in open counselling round.

· In every round of counselling, AIIMS keep different dates of counselling for different categories. Seats are first filled through open competition (unreserved) for unreserved seats. In this candidates are called for counselling in order of their merit irrespective of the category they belong to. The reference of such candidates is taken from ‘common merit list’.

· After this, reserved category candidates are called to fill respective reserved category seats. Candidates must note that a reserved category candidate who has opted for a seat in open competition will also be eligible to take admission under reserved category seat if it better suits his/her choice of institution. In such a case, the unreserved seat vacated by that reserved candidate, will only be given to the next meritorious candidate belonging to his/her reserved category.

· In case seats available for ST category remains vacant, they will be transferred to SC category and vice-versa. Furthermore, if SC/ST seats remain vacant, they will be transferred to General seats. Similarly, if OBC seats remain vacant, they will also be transferred to General seats.