PGIMER is a national level entrance exam. PGIMER exam is managed by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. Every year almost 8000 candidates appear for the entrance examination for admission to MD/MS courses. Seats are available in almost 20 distinct departments such as anaesthesia, dermatology, ENT, forensic medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, paediatrics, pharmacology, psychiatry, radio diagnosis, radiotherapy, transfusion medicine, general surgery etc.