The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences offers the Super Specialty (Post doctoral) course Doctor of Medicine(DM) in Cardiology from the session 2012-2013 under affiliation of North Eastern Hill University.
The number of seats currently offered is as follows
| General Seats |
North East Open Seat |
Total |
1 |
1 |
2 |
The period of training for obtaining these degrees shall be 3 (three) completed years including the examination period.
Number of DM Cardiology admitted is 20 while 16 DM (Cardiology) have completed the course
Eligibility
- Educational Qualifications: A Candidate must possess a degree in MD or DNB from a University recognized by the MCI in Medicine or Paediatrics.
- Age Limit: 35 years as on 1st January of the year of admission
- Nationality: Applicant must be a Resident Indian National to be eligible for the open seat and must be a Permanent Resident/Domicile of one of the 8 (eight) Northeastern states of India including Sikkim to be eligible for the NE open seat.
Method of Selection
Stage I:
Written test carrying 80 marks of 90 minutes duration. The question paper will consist of 50 Theory based Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and 30 clinical/practical/lab based Short Answer Questions (SAQs)/MCQs. Each correct (MCQ) answer will be awarded 1 mark and each wrong (MCQ) answer will be awarded one-third (-1/3) negative mark. More than one answer will be treated as wrong answer and awarded negative mark. Zero mark will be given for questions not answered.
Stage II:
Out of the candidates who secured 50% marks or above in the written test (Stage-I), candidates 3 times the number of seats advertised will be called for departmental clinical/practical/lab based assessment (carrying 20 marks). Out of these candidates called for Departmental Assessment, 50% will be from open category candidates and 50% will be from NE open category applicants.
Results and other related Notifications are placed in the official website: [http://neigrihms.gov.in]and the Notice Board of Examination cell, NEIGRIHMS
Please note the information provided in this page is indicative. The Admission Notice and Prospectus published by the Institute for the current year may be considered as the latest updated information. |
