Indian army’s new medical college to commence first course this year
A new medical college, Army College of Medical Sciences (ACMS), Delhi Cantt is to commence its first MBBS course in the next academic sesion. ACMS, affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University, Delhi has been established under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES).
This college is for wards of Army personnel, including Short Service officers who have served the Army for ten years. Children of officers from Army Medical and Dental Corps presently serving in the Airforce or Navy but have served the Army for 10 years and are members of Army Officers Benevolent Fund will also be eligible to apply. Similarly wards of Military Nursing Services and Army Postal Service who have served in the Army for ten years are also eligible.
Admissions to 100 seats will be based on a common entrance test to be conducted by Guru Gobind Indraprasth University.
Eligible Candidates short listed on the basis of CET marks will be called for counseling at ACMS in Jul 2008.
After completing the course, the candidates will have to join the Army as short service officers in Army’s Medical Corps.
The Army already has dental and engineering colleges at Secunderabad and Pune respectively.
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