AFMC - Eligibility

General Conditions

• The candidate should be a citizen of India or be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan or any other foreign country with the intention of permanently settling in India.
• Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.
• Should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence.
• Must have attained the age of 17yrs on 31st Dec of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date (Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations).

Academic Qualifications

• Candidate must have passed all the subjects opted for in the first attempt of the qualifying examinations (10+2 or equivalent) as a regular candidate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken simultaneously.
• Candidate must have secured an aggregate of at least 60% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (with minimum 50% in each) and at least 50% in English. 
• The Candidate must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.

Medical Standards

• The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disability likely to interfere with the efficient performance of duty in the Armed Forces.
• Medical examination will be done by a Board of Officers at AFMC Pune, prior to admission to the College. Medical Board will categorize as Fit and Unfit, in accordance with the prescribed standards. Candidates declared as UNFIT are entitled to appeal on payment of a fee of Rs. 40/-.
• Important physical requirements are enumerated below for guidance:

General Conditions

There should be:

• No serious deformity and mal-developments, scoliosis, spinal bifida and other skeletal deformities.
• No impediment of speech.
• No sign of functional/organic disease of the heart or blood vessels.
• No evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis or previous history of this disease or any other chronic disease of the lungs.
• No evidence of any disease of the digestive system, including any abnormality of the liver or spleen.
• No inguinal hernia or tendency thereto, hydrocoele or definite varicocoele.
• No fistula, piles, disease of the kidneys, disease of the skin.
• No active, latent or congenital STD, history of epilepsy and any mental and psychiatric disorder.
• No squint or any other morbid condition of the eye.
• No active trachoma or Lymph nodes.
• The height and weight requirements will depend upon the age, body build and racial characteristics as per standards laid down for Armed Forces:
  • Girl Standard: In case of female candidates, minimum height of 144 cms and minimum weight of 36kgs is essential.
  • Boys Standards: The male candidates height below 157.5cms (152.5 for Gorkhas, Nepalese and Garhwali, and Assamese) and weight below 39 kgs will not be accepted irrespective of age and other factors.
• There should be minimum 5cms range of chest expansion.
• There should be no ear discharge and no perforation of the eardrum/nasal septum.

Visual Standards

• Distant Vision (Corrected): 6/6 (better eye), 6/18 (worse eye)
• Near Vision (Corrected): N5 (better eye), N8 (worse eye)
• Myopia of not more than -3.5 D
• Hypermetropia of not more than +3.5 D
• Minimum color vision standard should be CP-3 (Defective Safe)

Hearing Standards

• The candidate should be able to hear a forced whisper with each ear separately at a distance of 20 feet.

Reservation of Seats

• A total of 130 students (105 boys & 25 girls) will be admitted.
• Ten seats are reserved for SC/ST candidates provided:
  • The SC/ST candidates must qualify in the written examination and come within the zone to be called up for interview.
  • They must come within the first 500 in the final combined merit list of boys and girls.