PGIMER

PGIMER 2025 Syllabus – Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage & Exam Highlights

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Updated on 2025

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PGIMER-Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Entrance Exam (MD/MS Courses via INI CET) Syllabus Highlights

PGIMER-Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Entrance Exam (MD/MS Courses via INI CET) Basic Information

Subject-wise Weightage

Pathology

Psychiatry

Anaesthesia

Dermatology

Paediatrics

Microbiology

Orthopaedics

Pharmacology

Ophthalmology

Radio Therapy

Applied Anatomy

General Surgery

Radio-Diagnosis

Forensic Medicine

Internal Medicine

Applied Physiology

Otorhinolaryngology

Applied Biochemistry

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Social and Preventive Medicine

Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology

Pgimer-postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education And Research Entrance Exam (Md/ms Courses Via Ini Cet) Syllabus Highlights

The PGIMER-Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Entrance Exam (MD/MS Courses via INI CET) syllabus is based on Graduation Level (MBBS Curriculum - Pre-clinical, Para-clinical, and Clinical Subjects), applicable for year 2025. The official syllabus is published on the exam portal.

Name	PGIMER-Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Entrance Exam (MD/MS Courses via INI CET)
Conducting Authority	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (for its own specific exams like BSc Nursing); All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (for INI CET, accepted by PGIMER for MD/MS/DM/MCh)
Syllabus Based On	Graduation Level (MBBS Curriculum - Pre-clinical, Para-clinical, and Clinical Subjects)
Total Marks	200
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Subjects Covered	Applied Anatomy, Applied Biochemistry, Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology, Applied Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, Social and Preventive Medicine, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radio-Diagnosis, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radio Therapy, General Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia

Subject-wise Weightage

Subject	Questions	Marks
Pathology	-	-
Psychiatry	-	-
Anaesthesia	-	-
Dermatology	-	-
Paediatrics	-	-
Microbiology	-	-
Orthopaedics	-	-
Pharmacology	-	-
Ophthalmology	-	-
Radio Therapy	-	-
Applied Anatomy	-	-
General Surgery	-	-
Radio-Diagnosis	-	-
Forensic Medicine	-	-
Internal Medicine	-	-
Applied Physiology	-	-
Otorhinolaryngology	-	-
Applied Biochemistry	-	-
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	-	-
Social and Preventive Medicine	-	-
Immunogenetics and Molecular Biology	-	-

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Pathology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Psychiatry

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Anaesthesia

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Dermatology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Paediatrics

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Neonatology and Recent Advances	-	-

Microbiology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Gastrointestinal Infections Caused by Parasites	-	-

Orthopaedics

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Pharmacology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Therapeutics	-	-

Ophthalmology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Radio Therapy

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Applied Anatomy

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Microanatomy	-	-

General Surgery

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Radio-diagnosis

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Including Isotopes, CT, Ultrasound, MRI and DSA	-	-

Forensic Medicine

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Internal Medicine

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Cardio-Pulmonary Brain Resuscitation (C.P.B.R.) Methods	-	-

Applied Physiology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Otorhinolaryngology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Applied Biochemistry

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Obstetrics And Gynaecology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Contraception and Recent Advances	-	-

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Immunogenetics And Molecular Biology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
-	-	-

Applicable Degrees

BSc Nursing (4 Years)

BSc Nursing (Post-Basic)

MD (Doctor of Medicine)

MS (Master of Surgery)

MCh (Master of Chirurgie)

DM (Doctor of Medicine)

MSc (Master of Science)

MPH (Masters in Public Health)

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

BSc (various specializations including Medical Technology, Radiotherapy Technology, Medical Radiology & Imaging Technology, Medical Animation and Audio Visual Creation, Embalming and Mortuary Science, Perfusionist, Operation Theatre)

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)

Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology

MDS (Master of Dental Surgery)

Institutions accepting PGIMER

1 (PGIMER, Chandigarh, for its own entrance exams); Multiple (For courses accepting INI CET like MD/MS/DM/MCh, scores are accepted by PGIMER and other Institutes of National Importance across India)