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{{Short description|Medical college in Pune, Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Armed Forces Medical College
 | image                  = Armed_Forces_Medical_College_(India)_Logo.png
 | image_size             = 150px
 | image_upright          = .7
 | caption                = [[Coat of arms]]
 | accreditation          = {{hlist|[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]|[[National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories|NABL]]}}
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences|MUHS]]|[[National Medical Commission|NMC]]}}
 | type                   = [[Military academies in India|Military]] [[Medical School]]
 | motto                  = {{lang|sa|सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः}}
 | motto_lang             = sa
 | mottoeng               = Let all be healthy.
 | established            = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|1948|5|01}}
 | director               = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lt. Gen.]] (Dr.) Pankaj P. Rao <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=Lt Gen PP Rao Appointed as Director & Commandant of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune |url=https://ssbcrackexams.com/lt-gen-pp-rao-appointed-as-director-commandant-of-armed-forces-medical-college-pune/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 | dean                   = [[Major General (India)|Maj. Gen.]] (Dr.) Atul Seth 
 | budget                 = {{INRConvert|180.99|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2022–23 est.)}}<ref name=nirf_stud/>
 | academic_staff         = 325 ({{small|2024}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
 | administrative_staff   = 
 | students               = 1,242 ({{small|2024}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2024 |url=https://afmc.nic.in/PDFfiles/NIRF2024.pdf |publisher=AFMC, PUNE}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 749 ({{small|2024}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
 | postgrad               = 493 ({{small|2024}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
 | doctoral               = {{nil}}
 | city                   = [[Pune]]
 | state                  = [[Maharashtra]]
 | postalcode             = 411040
 | country                = India
 | coordinates            = {{coord|18|30|25.64|N|73|53|31.09|E|region:IN-MH_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]]
 | campus_size            = {{Convert|190|acre|ha}}
 | free_label1            = Newspaper
 | free1                  = ''[[Medical Journal Armed Forces India]]''
 | colors                 = {{color box|#893C61|}} Maroon
 | colours                = 
 | mascot                 = 
 | free_label2            = Acronym
 | free2                  = AFMC
 | footnotes              = 
 | website                = {{official URL}}
 | address                = Southern Command Solapur, Wanowrie|
}}
[[file:AFMC Main Building.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|AFMC main building]]
The '''Armed Forces Medical College''' ('''AFMC''') is a [[medical school]] in [[Pune]], India, in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. The college is managed by the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-naithani-takes-charge-as-afmc-director-6145899/|title=Lt Gen Naithani takes charge as AFMC director|date=2 December 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

Established in May 1948 as a post-graduate teaching institution after [[World War II]] on the recommendation of the [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|BC Roy]] Committee, remnants of various [[Indian Army Medical Corps]] units were amalgamated to create the [[Armed Forces Medical Services]]. The AFMC undergraduate wing was established on 4 August 1962, which is also celebrated annually as AFMC Day by its alumni.

The institution primarily provides training to medical undergraduates and postgraduates, dental postgraduates, nursing cadets and paramedical staff. Patient care forms an integral part of its training curriculum and the attached hospitals benefits from the expertise available at AFMC.  The institution is responsible for providing the entire pool of specialists and super specialists to the Armed Forces.  The college is also involved in conducting research in various medical subjects as well as those aspects which would affect the morale and performance of the Armed Forces both in war and peace.

==History==
[[File:Armed Forces Medical College Pune 2012 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|AFMC on a 2012 stamp of India]]
The facility was originally Set up in 1944 by Lt. Colonel Darshan Singh Vohra to provide artificial limb, appliances and deliver rehabilitative care to the gallant soldiers of the Indian Army, who lost their limbs in combat. Post independence the AFMC was expanded further in 1948 in the immediate post-world war period.  On the recommendations of the [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|BC Roy]] Committee, remnants of the Indian Army Medical Corps units were amalgamated into one unit to create the Armed Forces Medical College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afmc.nic.in/welcome.html|title=Welcome to Armed Forces Medical College|access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Over the past 50 years, it has grown in its functions. The "Graduate Wing" of AFMC was established on 4 August 1962.  The aim of starting this wing was to increase the intake of medical graduates into the Armed Forces.  The graduate wing was affiliated to the [[University of Pune]] until 1999 but presently affiliated to the [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]]. The college is recognised by the [[Medical Council of India]] for conducting a five-year and six-month teaching programme leading to MBBS degree.  The first batch passed out in October 1966, under one of its founding members, Commandant Maj Gen Noshir Karani. General Karani was Commandant till 1969. It also conducts post graduate courses in many disciplines.

One of the first plastic surgery departments in India was established at the college in the early 1950s.

On 1 May 2023, in a press conference director general Lt Gen Daljit Singh, told that ''AFMC will get the status of Institute of national importance in the coming years''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AFMC expected to get Institute of National Importance tag within 6 months: DGAFMS Lt Gen Daljit Singh |work=[[The Indian Express]] May 1, 2023 20:36 IST |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/afmc-expected-to-get-institute-of-national-importance-tag-within-6-months-dgafms-lt-gen-daljit-singh-8585934/ |access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>

On 1 December 2023, during its platinum jubilee year, President [[Droupadi Murmu]], granted the President's Colour also known as 'Rashtrapati Ki Nishaan' to Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).It is the highest honour conferred upon any military unit.<ref>{{cite news |title=AFMC |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-bestows-highest-military-honour-on-afmc-pune/article67595009.ece |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=The Hindu Bureau |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Admission ==
A total of 150 students are admitted for undergraduate [[MBBS]] course every year, 115 boys, 30 girls and 5 foreign nationals.<ref name=MBBS>{{cite web|title=MBBS Course|url=http://www.afmc.nic.in/Courses/MBBScourse.html|website=www.afmc.nic.in|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Admission is on the basis of the score in [[National Eligibility and Entrance Test|NEET UG]] (formerly through the [[AIPMT]]), followed by ToELR ''(Test of English comprehension, Logic and Reasoning),'' Psychological assessment, Personal interview and medical examination. Ten seats are reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC/ST]] candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MBBS Course 2020 Information Brochure|url=https://www.afmc.nic.in/ADVT/G3InfoBrochureAFMCMBBS2020.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102190615/https://www.afmc.nic.in/ADVT/G3InfoBrochureAFMCMBBS2020.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2020 }}</ref> Preference is given to candidates that are wards of serving and retired personnel ''(i.e. wards of Commissioned officers, Junior Commissioned officers and Other Ranks)'' of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Students are not allowed to be married or to marry during the course, and are liable to serve as [[Physician|Medical officers]] in the [[Armed Forces Medical Services]] (AFMS), on successful completion of [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]].<ref name=MBBS/> Permanent commission officers after serving for a minimum 4 years as [[Indian Army ranks and insignia|Captain]]/ [[Indian Navy ranks and insignia|Surgeon Lieutenant]]/ [[Indian Air Force ranks and insignia|Flight Lieutenant]] can opt for post graduation (i.e. [[Master of Surgery|M.S.]] or [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]]) and even [[Medical specialty|super-specialisation]] (i.e. [[Master of Surgery|M.Ch]]) at various [[Command Hospital|Command hospitals]]. Short service commission (SSC) officers can opt for post graduation or specialisation after 7 years of their service. For admission in post graduation courses and super specialisation courses, marks obtained in [[NEET PG]] and NEET SS is taken in account respectively.
=== Seat Distribution ===
{| class = "wikitable:sortable"
|-
|+ '''AFMC Seat Distribution for [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] course'''
! Category 
! No of Seats
|-
|Total seats
|150
|-
| Male
| 115
|-
| Female
| 30
|- 
| International students 
| 5
|-
| [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] (SC)
| 7
|- 
|[[Scheduled Tribes]] (ST)
| 3
|- 
| [[Other Backward Class]] (OBC)
|27
|-
| Unreserved (UR)
| 78
|-
|}

=== Cut-offs ===
* '''NEET (UG)'''
{| class="wikitable:sortable"
|-
! '''Year'''
! '''Cut-off (Boys)'''
! '''Cut-off (Girls)'''
|-
|2025
|{{Center|535}}
|{{Center|555}}
|-
|2024
|{{Center|656}}
|{{Center|675}}
|-
|2023
|{{Center|622}}
|{{Centre|648}}
|-
|2022
|{{Centre|616}}
|{{Center|641}}
|-
|2021
|{{center|615}}
|{{Centre|627}}
|-
|2020
|{{Centre|618}}
|{{Centre|637}}
|-
|2019
|{{Centre|596}}
|{{Centre|610}}
|-
|}

==Residence halls==
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The college is fully residential with separate hostels for boys and girls.  Residence in the hostels is mandatory for all the cadets for the entire duration of the course.  The Boys Hostel is housed in a building which was built in 1965 and comprises 6 blocks of three floors each.  There are a total of 277 rooms of approximately {{convert|8|m2}} area (single-seaters) and 162 rooms of approximately {{cvt|18.5|m2}} area (double seaters).  All the rooms are fully furnished.  The girls' hostel was constructed in 1984 and can accommodate 130 cadets in 70 single-seater and 30 double seater rooms.  The new Boys Hostel has four blocks with four floors each having 18 spacious rooms with balconies. The officers' floors for officers pursuing their post graduation courses have been incorporated into the boys hostel. Subsidised messing is provided to all medical cadets. The Central Cadets Mess was opened in 2009 for all cadets to dine together.

== Infrastructure ==
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There are facilities for sports, including tennis, squash, basketball, and a swimming pool. Canteen facilities for defence personnel are also extended to the medical cadets. It has two auditoria named Dhanvantri and Bharadwaj where high-profile medical conferences are held. AFMC also works as a hospital for civilians and is collaborated with the command hospital (SC).

== Departments ==
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* Anaesthesiology & Critical care
* Anatomy
* Biochemistry
* College of Nursing
* Community Medicine
* Dental Surgery
* Dermatology
* Forensic Medicine
* Geriatrics
* Hospital Administration
* Internal Medicine
* Microbiology
* Obstetrics & Gynaecology
* Ophthalmology
* Orthopaedics
* Otorhinolaryngology
* Pathology
* Paediatrics
* Pharmacology
* Pharmacy
* Physiology
* Psychiatry
* Radiodiagnosis
* Respiratory Medicine
* Surgery
* Sports Medicine
* Transfusion Medicine
{{Div col end}}

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
| IT_M_2022 = 3
| OUTLOOK_M_G_2022 = 11
| NIRF_M_2024 = 30
}}

AFMC was ranked 11th among government medical colleges in India in 2022 by ''[[Outlook India]]''<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_M_G_2022 /> and 3rd among medical colleges in India in 2022, and ranked 4th in 2025 by ''[[India Today]]''.<ref name=Rankings_IT_M_2022 /><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFMC Ranking 2025: Check Year-wise National Rankings Here |url=https://collegedunia.com/college/10270-armed-forces-medical-college-afmc-pune/ranking |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=collegedunia.com |language=en}}</ref>

The college was ranked 30th among medical colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] in 2024. In the following year, the college did not participate in NIRF 2025 rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/MedicalRanking.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203113044/https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/MedicalRanking.html |archive-date=2024-12-03 |access-date= |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

== Non-academics ==
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AFMC provides broad-based non-academic exposure too.  Students are encouraged to participate in sports and many have excelled in this arena.  There are a large number of societies and clubs like the Student Scientific Society, Computer Club, Hobbies Club, Debating Club, Adventure Club, Dance Club and Musimatics. where students can pursue extra-curricular interests.  They are encouraged to participate in competitions and conferences all over the country for development of all round personality and officer like qualities.  They have also won many laurels in debates, quiz contests and youth festivals in Pune and outside.  Over 6000 doctors have graduated from AFMC until now. Recently the entire hostel has been given WiFi connectivity.

== Research ==
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Various departments take up research projects either under departmental sponsorship or under the auspices of Armed Forces Medical Research Committee (AFMRC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afmc.nic.in/AFMRCResearch.html|title=AFMRC Research Activities|website=www.afmc.nic.in|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>  Apart from service-oriented projects, research in clinical and laboratory subjects is also carried out.  AFMC  has the facility for animal house, hatcheries for disease producing insects.  AFMC is a research and referral centre for confirmation of disease, identification of pathogens (viral and bacterial) and classification of  blood disorders.  
[[File:Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India lighting the lamp at Illuminati 2014.JPG|thumb|Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India lighting the lamp at Illuminati 2014.]]

== Affiliations ==
Affiliated hospitals include [[Command Hospital]] (Southern Command), Military Hospital (Cardio Thoracic Centre), Artificial Limb Centre and Military Hospital (Khadki). The college is affiliated to [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]].

==Notable alumni==
* [[Punita Arora]], first woman to reach the rank of [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] in the [[Indian Army]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Gitanjali|title=Woman in command|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040912/women.htm#3|access-date=11 October 2017|work=[[The Tribune, Chandigarh|The Tribune]]|date=12 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Kamala Balakrishnan]], immunologist, expert on histocompatibility and transplantation
* [[Padmavathy Bandopadhyay]], first woman [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].
* [[Madhuri Kanitkar]], third woman to be promoted to [[Three-star rank]] and Vice Chancellor of [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]]
* [[Arti Sarin]], served in all three branches of the [[Indian Armed Forces]].
* [[Surendra Poonia]], medal-winner in four consecutive world championships in power-lifting<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramachandran|first1=Smriti Kak|title=PBG man wins medals at the World Medical & Health Games|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pbg-man-wins-medals-at-the-world-medical-health-games/article3666675.ece|access-date=11 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 July 2012|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[Soumya Swaminathan (scientist)|Soumya Swaminathan]], paediatrician, Chief Scientist, [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), Deputy Director General of Programmes (DDP) of [[World Health Organization]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Secretary Profile|url=http://www.dhr.gov.in/about-us/secretary-dhr|publisher=Department of Health Research|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref>
* [[Akhilesh Pandey]], notable [[proteomics|proteomicist]].
* [[Anshuman Singh (captain)|Anshuman Singh]], [[Regimental Medical Officer|RMO]], [[Kirti Chakra]] recipient (posthumously)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-captain-anshuman-singh-was-awarded-the-kirti-chakra-6088680|title=Why Captain Anshuman Singh Was Awarded The Kirti Chakra|publisher=NDTV|access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>
* [[ Devashish Sharma (captain)| Devashish Sharma]], [[Regimental Medical Officer|RMO]], [[Kirti Chakra]] recipient (posthumously)<ref> {{Cite web|url = https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/3311 | title=Gallantry Awards &#124; Ministry of Defence, Government of India }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian National Defence University]]
* [[Military academies in India|Military Academies in India]]
* [[Sainik school]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Armed Forces Medical College, Pune}}
*{{official website|http://afmc.nic.in}}
*https://www.afmc.nic.in/Departments/Hospitals/alc.html
*[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCvD4BBJl4jWkjHGz-4r9XSQ College dramatics' YouTube channel]
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