CBSE declared the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination 2009 on Friday.

A total of 13,022 candidates had qualified for the final stage of this exam held on May 10 after clearing the preliminary exam.

The results can be accessed on www.cbseresults.nic.in,www.cbse.nic.in.

The first round of counselling will begin from June 12 in the Capital and in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.

The schedule for counselling and other related information is available on the website of ministry of health and family welfare www.mohfw.nic.in.

The field of medical science & medicine is a sunrise-career option full of challenging opportunities encompassing vast area of Research & Development.All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test, (AIPMT) is one such exam through which one can get admission to some of the best medical colleges in India. This Pre-medical exam is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.

Eligibility for the Entrance Exam

* You must have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission. The upper age limit for All India Pre-Medical /Pre-Dental Entrance Examination is 25 years. The SC, ST and OBC students have the privilege of extending the upper limit to some few more years.

* You can appear in the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination for a maximum of 3 attempts.
* Apart from passing Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, you must secure a minimum of 50% aggregate marks at the +2 examination. The percentage of marks required drops to 40% for the SC, ST or OBC students.
* If you have appeared in the +2 examination, you can sit in the entrance test.

Entrance Test

* In the Preliminary Examination you have to attend a single paper of 200 objective type questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
* The duration of paper is of 3 hours.
* After qualifying in the Preliminary Examination, you appear for the AIPMT Final Exam.
* The Final Examination would consist of two papers each of 2 hours duration. Paper-1 – Physics and Chemistry. Paper-2 – Biology (Botany and Zoology).
* You can opt for either English or Hindi question paper.