Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations,

The Principal Regulations namely, “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000” were published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India on the 7th October, 2000 and amended vide MCI 

notification dated 3-3-2001, 6-10-2001, 16-03-2005, 23-03-2006, 

20-10-2008, 25-03-2009, 21-7-2009, 17-11-2009, 9-12-2009, 16-4-

2010 and 27-12-2010. 

Eligibility for admission to any postgraduate course :

•  minimum of marks at 50th percentile in NEET  ‘
•   An all India merit list as well as State-wise merit list of the eligible candidates shall be prepared
• For Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile.  In respect of candidates as provided in clause 9(II) above with locomotory disability of lower limbs, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile.  
• 50% of seats in Post Graduate Diploma Courses shall be reserved for Medical Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three years in remote and/or difficult areas.
• teaching in postgraduate courses starts by 2nd May and by 1st August for super speciality courses each year.

In non-Governmental medical colleges/institutions, 50% (Fifty Percent) of the totalseats shall be filled by State Government or the Authority appointed by them, and theremaining 50% (Fifty Percent) of the seats shall be filled by the concerned medicalcolleges/institutions on the basis of the merit list prepared as per the marks obtained in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.