MBBS IN PUNJAB
MBBS stands for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. A degree that enables a person to treat patients and perform surgery. To get admission to this course qualifying NEET is an important step. Every year the cut-off for the exam is released on the official website of NTA. There are a total of 10 colleges in Punjab that offer MBBS seats. Among these 10 colleges, only 4 colleges are under the administration of government and the other 6 are run by private organizations. Most of the colleges are affiliated with the Baba Farid University of Health Science, Faridkot. This university is also responsible for releasing the every year merit list for Punjab. Let us learn about the different colleges in Punjab that offer MBBS, merit list, cut-off, documents required, eligibility criteria.
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) is the authority in charge of releasing Punjab MBBS 2020 application form in the third week of June. The application form of Punjab MBBS will be released by the authorities in online mode which can be filled tentatively by the fourth week of June 2020. The Punjab MBBS application form 2020 involves five simple steps to fill. Candidates must note that in order to fill the application form they must qualify NEET . Certain basic details like educational, qualification and communication need to be filled in Punjab NEET 2020 application form. Also, the authorities will not provide any option for correction in details, thus candidates must be careful while filling the form and enter correct information in the application form of Punjab MBBS.
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) is a public University responsible for MBBS admission in Punjab and also the affiliating University for most of the medical institutions of the state. Adesh University is a private university offering as many as 75 courses.
The statistics can be summarized as:
Candidate=15114
600 MBBS seats in 3 government colleges
625 seats in 5 private colleges
List of government medical colleges in Punjab
| Name of the college | Affiliated with | Seats offered |
| Government Medical College, Amritsar | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot | 250 |
| Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot | 125 |
| Government Medical College, Patiala | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot | 225 |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhatinda | Statutory Autonomous, AIIMS | 50 |
List of private medical colleges in Punjab
| Name of the college | Affiliated with | Seats offered |
| Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bhatinda | Adesh University, Bathinda | 150 |
| Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Patiala | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot | 150 |
| Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sri Amritsar | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot | 150 |
| Christian Medical College, Ludhiana | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot | 75 |
| Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot | 100 |
| Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot | 150 |
Eligibility criteria-
- The common influential constituent is that candidates should have passed NEET and crossed std. 12th with a whole of 50% in all topics.
- The minimum age for getting admittance is 17-years and the maximum age boundary is of 25-years with some exemptions for section candidates.
- Candidates must conclude their secondary and higher secondary education from Punjab only.
- Subjects included in std. 12th should be a combination of PCB with English as an elective language.
- Aspirants must be domestic of Punjab as the state practices the 85% allowance law.
State Domicile Rules for getting 85% state quota seats:
Domicile rule- Firstly let us know what do you mean by a Domicile certificate? This certificate is permanent proof of residence issued by the government of India. Every state has its own set of rules and regulations for the grant of certificates. This certificate allows a person to enjoy his/her rights of living in that particular state. For Punjab, the certificate is issued only to a person who is a permanent residence or their parents are permanent residence of Punjab. A person can apply through online mode or offline mode for this certificate. While applying a person may need documents like an Adhar card/Pan card, Passport size photo, Proof of address like electricity bill, etc. For an online application, a person can visit the official website of the state and browse through the website for the desired service. In Punjab, the certificate is granted by the Tehsildar at Revenue Department. This whole process requires 15 days of working.
This rule allows the state to reserve 85% of seats for the native students of the state. The remaining 15% of seats are reserved for non-native students or the students taking admission through the management quota.
Only bonafide residents of Punjab can avail admission under the 85% state quota. Only those candidates who qualify the following criteria will be exempted from this rule:
• Candidates who had either of their parents working with Central Government of India, Punjab Government or All India Services and have now passed away.
• Candidates born in Punjab who are wards of late military person, ex-military or para-military forces.
• Candidates who have either of their parents working in the defence sector and posted in Punjab.
• Candidates applying under NRI or minority quota can also seek admission under the state quota seats.
Admissions Procedure:
After the declaration of the result in Punjab, the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences releases a list of qualified students. Students enlisted in this list are allotted seats as per their merits. Enlisted students should download their documents from the website. For the further process of counseling, the students are given a particular place and time. When they reach the destined place they are allocated colleges as per their merits. For the whole ordeal, a cut-off is released by every state.
Reservation Criteria for Punjab NEET Counselling
| Category | Cut-off |
| SC | 25% |
| Backward Class (BC) | 10% |
| Backward Area/ Border Area (1% each) | 02% |
| PH | 03% |
| Sports person | 01% |
Documents required for admission process-
- Printout of application form
- NEET-UG result
- NEET-UG Admit Card
- Class 10 Mark Sheet
- Class 12 Mark Sheet
- Caste Certificate
- Income Certificate
- Domicile Certificate
- Passport Size Photographs
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For more details, visit the official website of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS),
http://www.bfuhs.ac.in/
