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Madhya Pradesh Pre Medical Entrance Test – MP PMT 2012

MP PMT 2012 Entrance Test Details :

Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, Bhopal will conduct Madhya Pradesh Pre Medical Test 2012 for admission to the following MP Pre Medical Courses :

• M.B.B.S., B.D.S. Courses in Government & unaided Private Medical and Dental colleges of State of Madhya Pradesh
• B.V.Sc., A.H., course in Veterinary colleges under Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry University Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

The Madhya Pradesh Pre Medical Entrance Test 2012 shall be conducted in English and Hindi medium. Only one MP PMT Examination will be conducted for Government Autonomous & Private Colleges.

There shall be only one paper of three hours duration. First part of this Paper will contain hundred multiple choice questions of the Physics and Chemistry subjects and the second part will contain hundred multiple choice question of the Botany and Zoology subjects.

The Candidates can give is option as under :

1. Government Autonomous
2. Private Medical & Dental Colleges
3. Both

MP PMT Eligibility Criteria 2012 :

• The candidate must be bonafide resident of Madhya Pradesh.
• Candidate born in Madhya Pradesh and studied for three years continuously in any educational institution of Madhya Pradesh.
  
  Who is son / daughter any of the following,will also be considered as domicile of Madhya
  Pradesh.
  1. Living in Madhya Pradesh continuously since not less then 15 years.
  2. Living in Madhya Pradesh continuously since last 10 years and having immovable property in Madhya Pradesh / Industry / Business in Madhya Pradesh.
  3. An employee or retired employee of Government of Madhya Pradesh.
  4. An employee are retired employee of a Institution / Corporation / Board / Commission under Government of Madhya Pradesh.
  5. An employee of Government of India who is posted in Madhya Pradesh since last 10 years
  6. An officer of All India services belonging Madhya Pradesh cadre.
  7. A person appointed in Madhya Pradesh by Honble President of India / Governer of Madhya Pradesh under Constitutional / Legal grounds.

• For admission to Madhya Pradesh MBBS BDS course, only those candidates are eligible, who have passed the qualifying examination of Higher Secondary ( 10 +2 ) from Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal passing Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects individually and have secured at least minimum 50% marks in aggregate in case of Unreserved and 40% marks in case of reserved category candidates. Reserved category candidates who opt. for unreserved seat should secure 50% marks in Higher Secondary.

Candidates of all categories and classes are required to have passed english as a subject in the 12th examination of 10 + 2.

For reckoning the age as aforesaid, the date of birth as mentioned in the certificate of High School / Higher Secondary School certificate examination or in MARK SHEET of the said examination shall be the authentic documentary proof.

• The candidates have passed an equivalent or higher examination from any recognized Board or higher or equivalent examination conducted by University certified by School Education Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh with passing Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects individually. For foreign nationals seeking admission, eligibility shall be considered on the basis of equivalence certificate granted to them by concerned Board / University and approved by the External Affairs Ministry, Government of India.
• No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to a Madha Pradesh Medical / Dental College until the candidate has completed or shall complete the age of 17 year on or before 31 December of the year of MP PMT examination.

MP PMT Contact Detail :

Phone: 07869596286

 

 

 

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Madhya Pradesh Pre-Engineering and Pharmacy Test (MP PEPT-2012)

The Pre-Engineering and Pharmacy Test (PEPT) - 2012 is an all India level entrance exam that is conducted by Madhya Pradesh - Professional Examination Board(MP-PEB). PEPT -2011 is the entrance test for admission to the 1st year of courses, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E), Bachelor of Architecture(B.Arch), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma) and Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharma) for the session 2012-2013 in Government, self governing and private professional colleges of Madhya Pradesh.

Contact for PEPT Detail

Phone 07869596286

Eligibility Criteria for Pre-Engineering and Pharmacy Test - 2012

The candidates applying for PEPT - 2012 should fulfill the below mentioned conditions:

1. The candidate should be an Indian citizen.


2. Educational qualifications:
   • For admission to B.E/B.Arch courses:
     • The candidate should have completed 10+2 from any M.P state board school or any other recognized institute with major subjects as Physics and Mathematics and either Chemistry, Biotechnology or Biology as the third subject.
     
     
   
   
   • For admission to B.Pharma / D.Pharma:
     • The candidate should have completed 10+2 from any M.P state board school or any other recognized institute with major subjects as Physics and Chemistry and either Mathematics, Biotechnology or Biology as the third subject.
   
   


3. Domicile Requirement:
   For admission against 85% reserved quota for MP domicile candidates the following requirements are to be satisfied:
   • The candidate should have studied from an institute in M.P for at least 3 years before appearing for PEPT.
   
   
   • He/she should be a bonafide(genuine) resident of Madhya Pradesh.
   
   
   • He/she should be son/daughter of an employee of M.P Government or its ex-employee, or
     A central Government/Defense/Railways/Post & Telegraph employee or ex-employee, posted in M.P before 1st Jan of the corresponding year of the examination, or
     A person settled in M.P under Government sanctioned resettlement act.

4. Other important points regarding PEPT - 2011

   1. Final year candidates can also apply. If such candidates are selected they would be given provisional admission which would be confirmed only if they present the final mark sheet of the qualifying examination at the time of admission.
   
   
   2. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination with grace marks if and only if they have secured the minimum aggregate marks in the above mentioned subjects.
   
   
   3. Candidates appeared/appearing in qualifying examinations from open school can apply for the courses in pharmacy.
   
   
   4. The Test Admit Card(TAC) will be available online on the official sites and will not be sent by post.

Contact for PEPT Detail

Phone 07869596286

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