AIIMS MBBS 2018 - The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, has closed AIIMS MBBS 2018 application forms. Candidates could make changes and submit the AIIMS MBBS application form between March 8 and March 12, 2018 (till 5.00 PM). AIIMS New Delhi will update the final status of the submitted application forms by March 20, 2018. AIIMS New Delhi had earlier opened the AIIMS MBBS 2018 application form in online mode between February 5 and March 5, 2018. AIIMS New Delhi will conduct the entrance exam of AIIMS MBBS on May 26 and 27, 2018, in two shifts each. This will be the first time that AIIMS MBBS will held across two days. Also, this year AIIMS MBBS 2018 aspirants could apply for seats at the AIIMS Guntur and AIIMS Nagpur campuses as well. Aspirants appearing for the AIIMS MBBS 2018 entrance exam will be considered for 807 seats across nine different AIIMS institutions. AIIMS New Delhi will offer 107 seats, while the other AIIMS institutions located in Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh will each offer 100 seats. The two new AIIMS in Guntur and Nagpur will offer 50 seats each for this year. The entrance exam of AIIMS MBBS 2018 will be held in online mode, as a Computer Based Test (CBT) in two slots – morning and evening – over two consecutive days. On both days, each slot of the exam will take place for a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes and the AIIMS MBBS 2018 candidates will have to appear as per the slot allotted to them. Along with NEET and JIPMER, AIIMS MBBS is one among India’s three medical entrance exams at the undergraduate level. It is highly competitive, with more than 2 lakh candidates expected to apply. The AIIMS MBBS 2018 result will be declared for these candidates on June 18, around three weeks after the exam is conducted. Counselling for these candidates will be conducted in the months of July, August and September, 2018.

What's new in AIIMS MBBS 2018?

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, released the official notification of AIIMS MBBS 2018 on February 1, 2018. Some important new changes have been introduced to the national level medical entrance exam which candidates can check below:

·     As per a notification dated March 6, 2018, all AIIMS MBBS applicants who could not complete their application form or did not make the necessary changes before the application last date of March 5, they could do so between March 8 and March 12, 2018. Only those candidates who submitted the fee on time were able to avail this facility to complete the AIIMS MBBS 2018 Application Form.

·         For the first time, AIIMS MBBS will be held on two exam dates - Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, 2018. As per the previous information released by the institute in September 2017, only one exam date had been fixed, that of May 27. However, the notification released on February 1 has revealed that instead of two slots, the exam will now be held in four slots across the two days.

·         Till 2017, AIIMS MBBS provided admissions to 707 seats across a total of seven AIIMS institutes. From 2018 onwards, admissions will also be offered to AIIMS Guntur and AIIMS Nagpur, taking the total number of AIIMS institutes to nine. AIIMS Guntur (which will run temporarily at Siddartha Medical College, Vijayawada for this year) is the first AIIMS to be established in Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, AIIMS Nagpur, (which will run temporarily at Government Medical College, Nagpur) is the first to be established in Maharashtra.

·         The number of seats offered in AIIMS MBBS has increased with the addition of the two new campuses. Both the AIIMS Guntur and AIIMS Nagpur campuses will offer 50 seats each, taking the total AIIMS MBBS seats to 807 from 707.

About AIIMS MBBS 2018

AIIMS MBBS Important Dates 2018 

As per the official AIIMS notification released by AIIMS New Delhi on February 1, 2018, AIIMS MBBS 2018 is scheduled to be held on May 26 and May 27, 2018. This is the first time that the exam will be held on two days. The application form of AIIMS MBBS 2018 were released on February 5, 2018. Candidates can check the important dates of AIIMS MBBS 2018 in the table below.

AIIMS MBBS 2018 Important Dates

AIIMS MBBS Eligibility Criteria 2018

The eligibility criteria of AIIMS MBBS 2018 specifies the minimum eligibility requirements for candidates interested in applying for the exam. The AIIMS MBBS 2018 Eligibility Criteria provides information on candidate eligibility in terms of nationality, age, date of birth and educational qualifications.

AIIMS MBBS Application Form 2018

The application form of AIIMS MBBS 2018 was made available in online mode by AIIMS New Delhi from February 5, 2018 onwards. Candidates could submit the AIIMS MBBS application form by 5.00 PM on the given last date of March 5, 2018. For candidates who registered themselves for AIIMS MBBS 2018 by March 5, 2018, they could make corrections and submit their AIIMS MBBS applications till March 12, 2018 (till 5:00 PM). The AIIMS MBBS application form fee was increased for this year. It was Rs. 1500 for General and OBC candidates and Rs. 1200 for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. It had to be paid in online mode only through Credit/Debit Card or Netbanking options. Orthopedic Physically Handicapped (OPH) candidates were exempted from payment of AIIMS MBBS 2018 application fees.

AIIMS MBBS Exam Centres 2018

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi has announced the tentative list of AIIMS MBBS 2018 exam centres in the AIIMS MBBS prospectus released on February 5, 2018. Candidates had to choose exam centre of AIIMS MBBS 2018 in which they would like to appear for AIIMS MBBS examination at the time of filling the AIIMS MBBS Application Form from the total list of approximately 155 cities which have been offered as options. The allotted AIIMS MBBS exam centre will also be displayed on the AIIMS MBBS Admit Card.

AIIMS MBBS Exam Pattern 2018

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi will hold AIIMS MBBS 2018 in online mode as a Computer Based Test (CBT). For the first time, the exam will be held on two days across four different slots. There will be a total of 200 multiple-choice questions asked from the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology (comprising Zoology and Botany) and General Knowledge. Brief details of the AIIMS MBBS 2018 Exam Pattern can be seen in the table below.

AIIMS MBBS 2018 Exam Pattern