NIMSET-2008

REGULATIONS FOR M.D./M.S P.G. MEDICINE SPECIALITY COURSES

(To be retained by the Candidate)

 

NIZAM’S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

(A UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE STATE ACT)

PUNJAGUTTA, HYDERABAD-500 082(A.P.)

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

Completed application must be returned to:

The Sub-Dean

Examination Cell,

N.I.M.S., Punjagutta,

Hyderabad-500 082

(Last date for submission of filled in application: 31-12-2007)

Website: www.nimsexams.com

(Application status of candidates can also be viewed on the website after 01-02-2008)

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

31-12-2007

DATE OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

TIME: 10.00 AM

VENUE: OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOTI, HYDERABAD

 

 

10-02-2008

DISPLAY OF MARKS LISTS

12-02-2008

LAST DATE FOR REQUEST FOR RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWER-SHEET 4PM ON

 

13-02-2008

DISPLAY OF MERIT LIST

15-02-2008

DISPLAY OF NAMES OF CANDIDATES PROVISIONALLY SELECTED FOR ADMISSION

 

25-02-2008

DATE OF ADMISSION, PAYMENT OF FEE & SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATES & BOND

VENUE: NIMS, PUNJAGUTTA, HYDERABAD

 

03-04-2008

COMMENCEMENT OF CLASSES

02-05-2008

CLOSURE OF ADMISSION

31-05-2008

 

 

NOTE:

·         NO INDIVIDUAL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE MADE FOR SELECTION/ADMISSION. CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS/INFORMATION DISPLAYED AT NIMS NOTICE BOARD/WEBSITE www.nimsexams.com AS PER THE ABOVE SCHEDULED PROGRAMME.

 

·         IF A CANDIDATE IN THE PROVISIONAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION FAILS TO FULLFILL THE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS IN DUE TIME HIS/HER SEAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ALLOTED TO THE CANDIDATE NEXT IN THE WAITING LIST.

 

·         THE ADMISSION SCHEDULE IS AS PER THE MCI INSTRUCTIONS BASED ON THE SUPREME COURT ORDER: slp No.14919/2000-(2002) 7  SCC 258 AND WP. No.306 OF 2004.

 

 

REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COURSES IN THE NIZAM’S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, HYDERABAD

I          (a) These Regulations may be called the Nizam’s Institute of Medical 

     Sciences Regulations of Admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses.

 

(b) They shall apply to the Postgraduate Medical Courses in the Institute.

 

II.        NUMBER OF SEATS, DURATION OF COURSE AND PRIOR 

            QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

 

Subject

Seats

Duration-Yrs

Prior Qaulification

MD (Anaesthesiology)

4

3

MBBS

MD (General Medicine)

3

3

MBBS

MD (Hospital Administration) *

4

3

MBBS

MS (Orthopaedics)

3

3

MBBS

MD (Pathology)

4

3

MBBS

MD (Radiation Oncology)

1

3

MBBS

* Three seats are reserved for in-service sponsored candidates and one seat is for non-sponsored candidates.

 

III. STATUTORY RESERVATIONS

 

A.       Rule of reservation for Scheduled Tribes (6%), Scheduled Castes (15%) and Backward Classes (25%) shall be applied.  The seats reserved for the candidates belonging to the Backward classes shall be allocated among the four groups of Backward classes as shown below.

                        GROUP ‘A’     -       7%

                        GROUP ‘B’     -       10%

                        GROUP ‘C’     -       1%

                        GROUP ‘D’     -       7%

B.        There shall be 3% reservation for physically handicapped (PH) with locomotor disability of 50-70% confined to lower limbs.

The statutory reservations shall be followed by taking the total number of seats in all the courses.  The reservation of seats for the year 2008 will be as listed below:

 

Subject

Reservation

Remarks

MD (Anaesthesiology)

BC-D-1;ST-1;OC-2

 

MD (General Medicine)

BC-A-1; OC-2

One seat is reserved for PH on Horizontal basis

MD (Hospital Administration) *

BC-A/D-1;

SC-1; OC-2

Applicable for 3 seats reserved for in-service sponsored candidates.

BC-A/D: Seat shall be given to merit candidate among A or D categories

MS (Orthopaedics)

BC-B-1; SC-1; OC-1

 

MD (Pathology)

BC-B-1; SC-1; OC-2

 

           Note:

 

i.                     The seats reserved for scheduled Tribes shall be made available to Scheduled Castes and Vice-versa, if qualified candidates are not available in the category.

 

If qualified candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities are not available the left over seats reserved for them shall be treated as unreserved seats and shall be filled by the qualified candidates of General pool.

 

ii.                   If qualified candidates belonging to Backward class of a particular group are not available, the leftover seats shall be adjusted for the candidates of next group. If qualified candidates belonging to Backward classes are not available to fill up the seats reserved for them, the left over seats shall be treated as unreserved and shall be filled up with qualified candidates of General pool.

 

iii.                  If qualified candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped are not available, the leftover seat/seats shall be treated as unreserved and shall be filled up with qualified candidates of General pool.

  

      IV.  ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION:

 

Admission to the course shall be regulated as per AP Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974 issued in G.O.P.No. 646, dt 10-7-1979 of Education (w) department of Govt. AP and as amended from time to time and following the rule of reservation as indicated under Rule III above. Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences is a Statewide University as per the Presidential Order. Accordingly, the admissions will be made as per the procedure described in the  annexure IV of  GOP 646 as mentioned below at column(A)  with regard to local area reservation for AU (42%), OU (36%) and SVU (22%) university areas. The GOP 646 can be viewed on the website www.nimsexams.com

 

       (A) Annexure IV of GOP.646: 

 

               Procedure for implementation of the reservation in favour of local candidates provided under the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 in respect of State-wide Universities and State-wide Educational Institutions (which are subject to the control of the State Government)

 

1.      The number of available seats in the course of study shall first be computed by deducting from the total number of seats provided in that course the number of seats reserved for candidates from outside the State.

 

 

 

2. If the number of available seats does not exceed 3 the provisions relating to               reservation in favour of local candidates shall not apply to such course. Where, however, the number of available seats exceeds 3 further action should be taken  in the manner set out in the following paragraph.

 

3.The number of seats reserved in the aggregate in favour of local candidates in relation to all the three University local areas, namely the Andhra University area, the Osmania University area and Sri Venkateswara University area shall be determined; this number shall be 85% of the available seats, any fraction of a seat being counted as one, provided that there shall be at least one unreserved seat.

 

 

4.The number of seats reserved in the aggregate in favour of local candidates of all the three University areas having been determined as provided under paragraph, 3 the number of such reserved seats allocated in favour of the candidates of each of the three University areas shall then be determined.  For this purpose the number of reserved seats shall be allocated amongst the local candidates of the Andhra University, Osmania University and Sri Venkateswara University local areas in the ratio of 42: 36: 22 respectively. While allocating the reserved seats, fractions of a seat shall be adjusted by counting the greatest fraction as one and if necessary also the greater of remaining fractions as another, and where the fraction to be so counted cannot be selected by reason of fractions being equal, the selection shall be by lot. There shall however be at least one seat allocated for the local candidates in respect of each local area.

 

5. From amongst all the eligible applicants whether such applicants are local candidates in relation to any of the three University local areas or not, a provisional list of admissions to fill all the available seats shall be drawn up. This list shall be prepared on the basis of the relative merits of all the eligible applicants and the reservations in favour of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, etc., as provided in the relevant rules of admission.  The candidates included in the provisional admission list shall be arranged in order of merit or where the rules of admission provide for their arrangement in any other order, in the order so provided.

 

 

6.The provisional admission list shall be scrutinized to ascertain the number of local candidates in relation to each University local area that find a place in that list.  If the number of local candidates in relation to each University area that find a place in the provisional admission list equals or exceeds the number of seats reserved and allocated in favour of the local candidates of each such area then such provisional admission list shall be deemed to be the final admission list.

 

 

7.If, however, on the scrutiny referred to in Para 6 above it is found that the number of local candidates in relation to anyone or more University areas falls short of the number of seats reserved in favour of the local candidates of such University area or areas (referred to as” deficit University area or areas”) the local candidates in relation to the deficit University area or areas, not included in the provisional admission list, shall be arranged in order of merit in a separate list referred to as the remainder list. Thereafter candidates finding a place in the provisional admission list and belonging to either of the following two categories, viz.:

 

(a) Non-local candidates (i.e., those who are not local candidates in respect of any of the three University areas; and

 

(b) Local candidates of any University area who are in excess of the number of seats reserved and allocated in favour of the local  candidates of such University area shall be successively eliminated in reverse order from the bottom of the provisional admission list and shall be replaced by local candidates in relation to the deficit University area or areas selected in order of merit from the Remainder list; so however, that the provisions relating to reservations in favour of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward classes, Women etc., are observed to the extent that these are not inconsistent  with the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institution (Regulation of Admissions)  Order, 1974.

 

Whereas a result of the elimination of candidates falling under category (b) above the number of local candidates in relation to any University area remaining in the provisional admission list has been reduced so as to equal the number of seats reserved and allocated in favour of the local candidates of that University area, there shall be no further elimination of candidates in respect of that University area.  Likewise where as a result of the replacement by candidates from the Remainder list the number of local candidates in relation to any University area included in the Provisional admission list has gone up so as to equal the number of seats reserved and allocated in favour of the local candidates in relation to that University area, there shall be no further replacement by local candidates in relation to that University area from the Remainder list.  This process of successive elimination and replacement shall continue until the number of local candidates in respect of each deficit  University area or areas, as the case may be, in the provisional admission list equals the number of seats reserved and allocated in favour of the local  candidates in respect of such University area or areas; at the stage, the provisional admission list as so modified shall be deemed to be the final  admission list.

 

ILLUSTRATION

 

      Illustration ‘A’:- The number of available seats in a course of study is 101.The number of seats reserved in the aggregate in favour of local candidates in relation to all the three University local areas viz., Andhra University, Osmania University and Sri Venkateswara University will be 85% of 101, the fraction being counted as one. Thus the total number of reserved seats will be 86.  These 86 seats will have to be allocated amongst the local candidates in relation to the three University areas in the

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                            12             96           92

  ratio of  42:36:22. This will result in an allocation of 36 -----   30 ------    18 ----

                                                                                            100         100          100

 

Treating the fractions in the manner set out in paragraph 4 above, the number  of seats reserved and allocated in favour of Andhra   Osmania and Sri Venkateswara University areas will be 36, 31 and    19 respectively.  If in the provisional list of admissions the number of     local  candidates in relation to the three University areas is 38, 34 and 22   (the remaining 7 being non-local candidates) the provisional list shall     be deemed to be the final admission list.

 

Illustration ‘B’:-If, in the case referred to under Illustration ‘A’, above,  the number of local candidates in relation to the Andhra, Osmania and Sri Venkateswara University areas are 38, 29 and 18 respectively 1(the remaining 16, being non-local candidates) the Osmania and Sri Venkateswara University local areas will have to be treated as deficit University areas, the deficit being 2 seats in respect of the Osmania  University area and one seat in respect of  Sri Venkateswara University area. The number of local candidates in relation to the Andhra University area has exceeded the total number of seats reserved and allocated in favour of that University area by two. Therefore, three candidates from   amongst those who are non-local candidates or local candidates in relation to   the Andhra University area will have to be eliminated from the bottom of  provisional admission list and replaced by two local candidates in relation to  Osmania University area and one candidate in relation to Sri Venkateswara University area from the Remainder list. However, while there will be no restriction on the number of non-local candidates to be eliminated from the list, the number of local candidates in relation to the Andhra University area who may so be eliminated in the present case shall not exceed two since after the elimination of 2 such  candidates the number of local candidates in relation to Andhra University area remaining in the provisional admission list will just equal 36.i.e.,the number of seats reserved and allocated   in favour of such candidates. Therefore if the last 3 candidates at the bottom of the provisional admission list are all local candidates in relation to the Andhra    University area, the last 2 from the bottom shall alone be eliminated and the 3rd candidate to be eliminated shall be the last non-local candidate in the provisional admission list.   

 

Illustration ‘C’:-If in the case referred to under Illustration ‘B’ any of      the candidate who is proposed to be eliminated is a Scheduled Caste candidate, whose replacement by a non-Scheduled Caste candidate will violate the rule of reservation in favour of Scheduled Castes such Scheduled caste candidate shall be replaced only by the first available Scheduled Caste candidate in the Remainder list who is eligible for such replacement.

 

Illustration ‘D’:-If in the case referred to under Illustration ‘C’ above there is no Scheduled Caste candidate in the Remainder list who is a local Candidate in relation to the deficit University area to replace the Scheduled Caste candidate proposed to be eliminated from the provisional admission list, the later Scheduled Caste candidate shall not be eliminated from such list and the non-Scheduled Caste candidate immediately above him in such list being a candidate falling under a category liable for elimination, shall be eliminated instead.

 

B. The following categories of candidates are eligible to seek admission.

 

a.       All the candidates who have studied in a recognized educational institution or institutions in the State of Andhra Pradesh for a period of not less than four consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which they appeared, or as the case may be first appeared in the relevant qualifying examination, or where during the whole or any part of such four consecutive academic years, they have not studied in any educational institutions, if they have resided in the State of Andhra Pradesh for a period of not less than four years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the relevant qualifying examination.

 

b.      Candidates who have resided in the State of Andhra Pradesh for a total period of ten years excluding periods of study outside the State of Andhra Pradesh or either of whose parents have resided in the State of Andhra Pradesh for a total period of ten years excluding periods of employment outside the State of Andhra Pradesh.

 

c.       Candidates who are children of parents who are in the employment of the State of Andhra Pradesh or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and other similar Quasi-Public Institutions within the State of Andhra Pradesh.

 

d.      Candidates who are spouses of those in the employment of the State of Andhra Pradesh or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and Educational Institutions recognized by the State of Andhra Pradesh or a University or other competent authority and other similar Quasi-public Institutions within the State of Andhra Pradesh.

 

e.       Candidates who are employees in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Central Government undertakings, Public Sector Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and other similar Quasi-Public institutions within the State of Andhra Pradesh.

 

C. Any period of study in State-wide University or a Statewide educational institution/State-wide course  as defined in the schedule to the Presidential Order,    1974 shall be disregarded for determining the University area.

 

 

V.  APPLICATIONS:

 

1.      A candidate can apply for one subject only. Application without mention of subject name shall be rejected. Change of subject name is not permitted after application is submitted.

 

2.      Candidates may obtain the application form and regulations governing the admission by submitting a Demand Draft of. Rs.1600/- (One Thousand Six Hundred Only) in favour of the Director, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences or by paying Rs.1600/-(Rupees One Thousand Six Hundred Only) in the NIMS Cash Counter in person.  Candidates desirous of obtaining applications by post have to enclose a DD of Rs.1600/- can be obtained from the Sub-Dean, Examination Cell, NIMS Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500 082.

 

3.       All applications duly filled in with all necessary documents   shall be delivered in person or sent by Registered Post to the Sub-Dean, Examination Cell, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad  -500 082, Andhra Pradesh on or before the prescribed date.

 

4.      The filled in applications received after the prescribed date and time shall not be considered.  The Institute will not be responsible for non-receipt of applications or delay in postal transit

 

5.      Applications need to be submitted enclosed with the necessary documents in the prescribed cover supplied by NIMS.

 

6.      A Candidate once chosen a subject is not allowed to choose another subject under any circumstances once the application form is submitted.

 

 

VI.   ELIGIBILITY:  

 

1.      Candidates who have passed MBBS examination from Medical Colleges recognized by MCI and completed Internship at the time of their applying are eligible.  Candidates who will be completing Internship on or before 31/03/2008 are also eligible to apply, provided that the candidate submits the certificate mentioned in the application filled and certified by the Principal/Dean and declaration by the Candidate.

 

2.      No condonation of compulsory rotating internship shall be accepted unless approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI) along with necessary proof of approval of the MCI.  The condonation of compulsory rotating internship shall be restricted to the period up to 31/03/2008 and not beyond that date.  The condonation certificate must be submitted along with the application form only.

 

 

3.      The candidates who have already registered for any degree or studying regular course and applying for admission to another course in the NIMS, shall resign such Training /course in the Institute duly fulfilling the conditions of the bond and failure to do so, their applications for admission to the other course will be rejected.

 

                       

VII.  NOTIFICATION         

 

  Notification shall be issued by the NIMS inviting applications from the eligible   

  candidates to appear for entrance test to Postgraduate Degree Courses at NIMS.

 

 

VIII. ENTRANCE TEST

 

1.          There shall be a separate paper for each course in the entrance test consisting of 

         multiple choice (objective) questions as described below. 

 

    (a)

MD, MS

:

Related to Speciality applied. (Approx. 50%)

 

Theory: 150 Marks

:

Nonspeciality questions covering preclinical Paraclinical & Clinical subjects

 

Total MCQs

:

150 MCQs

 

Time allotment

:

150 minutes

 

    (b)

MD (Hospital Administration)

:

Related to Hospital Administration including SPM (approx. 50%)

 

Theory 90 Marks

:

Nonspeciality questions covering preclinical paraclinical & clinical subjects

 

 

 

 

 

Total MCQ’s

:

90 MCQ’s

 

Time allotment

:

90 minutes

 

      2.   The syllabus for Entrance Test shall be that of MBBS standard of the Universities 

      in Andhra Pradesh State.

 

3.   The entrance test shall be conducted at the venue and date and time specified by  

       the institute (Please see cover page 2)

 

      4.   All the candidates who appear for entrance examination shall Qualify themselves

            therein, by  securing a  minimum of  50% of  marks to be eligible and 40% to SC ,  

            STs and Other Backward Classes  candidates  to become  eligible  for  admission 

            into Post Graduate course.

 

       5.  Candidates appearing for entrance test will not be paid any traveling allowance.

 

       6.  Request for re-evaluation of the answer sheets of the entrance examination shall 

            be entertained on payment of Rs.2000/- with application within the time stipulated 

            by the Institute (Refer to page 2). Request for re-evaluation must be submitted  in 

            the  Sub-Dean’s Office.

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Questions of Entrance Examination

 

In addition to standard multiple-choice questions (MCQs) (see www.nimsexam.com for details) MCQs of “Assertion and Reason” type and ”multi-response combination” type may be expected

Examples for “Assertion and Reason” type of MCQs

 

*          Regarding antituberculous treatment,

Assertion: pyridoxine is co-administered with isoniazid

Reason: pyridoxine prevents peripheral neuritis

 

 

A).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correction explanation

             for Assertion

B).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correction explanation

             for Assertion

C).       Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D).       Assertion is false, but Reason is true

 

In this question, A is the correct answer

 

*          Regarding immunization for tetanus in patients with contaminated wounds,

Assertion: tetanus toxoid administration is indicated

Reason: tetanus immune globulin neutralizes the toxin

 

A).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correction explanation for Assertion

B).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correction explanation for Assertion

C).       Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D).       Assertion is false, but Reason is true

 

In this question, B is the correct answer

*          Regarding pathophysiology of organophosphorous poisoning,

Assertion: accumulation of acetylcholine at muscarinic nicotinic and CNS receptors occurs

Reason: cholinesterase activity is enhanced

 

A).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correction explanation for   Assertion

B).        Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correction explanation for   

             Assertion

C).       Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D).       Assertion is false, but Reason is true

 

In this question, C is the correct answer

*       Regarding the preoperative management of neonatal surgical condition depicted below,

Assertion:  Head-down position is recommended

Reason:  Accumulation of secretions in the pharyngeal region leads to aspiration pneumonitis

A).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correction explanation

             for Assertion

B).       Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correction explanation

             for Assertion

C).       Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D).       Assertion is false, but Reason is true