Anamalai University Medical Entrance Exam, Tamil Nadu
The Annamalai University is one of the premier institutes of education in India. It is a residential university that was established in the year 1929. The university was founded by the Honorable Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad.
Anamalai University offers a number of courses and programs for its students. The medical department of Anamalai University offers under graduate and post graduate programs under the departments of medical education and nursing. The following programs are offered by the university under its medical department:
Department of Medical Education
This department offers under graduate programs of M.B.B.S and B.P.T. The post graduate programs are offered for 18 subjects and post graduate diploma programs are offered in 10 subjects. The department also offers postgraduate degree program in Physiotherapy.
Department of Nursing
This department offers undergraduate degree program in nursing such as B.Sc. Nursing and M.Sc. Nursing as its postgraduate degree program in nursing.
Candidates who wish to apply to these courses are required to sit for an entrance exam conducted by the university. All the above programs are self financed courses.
Eligibility for Entrance Exam
Candidates who wish to appear for the entrance exam are required to have passed their HSC examination with Biology or Botany and Zoology, Physics and Chemistry as main subjects. Prospective candidates who will be appearing for their HSC or equivalent qualifying examinations are also eligible to apply for the entrance examination for that current year.
Entrance Exam Criteria
The entrance exam is conducted for 100 marks. Candidates have to further sit for the qualifying exam and the interview round conducted by the university. Admission to the various programs are done solely based on the marks obtained in the examinations and the interviews. The entrance exam includes 2 papers. The first paper includes the subjects of Botany and Zoology while the second paper includes Physics and Chemistry. The entrance exam questions are based on the syllabus of the second year of the Tamil Nadu HSC course.
The application forms for the entrance exam can be obtained in person or by post from the university treasury by payment of the requisite fee. The application forms are usually available during the month of February.
