The Christian Medical College is an unaided, non capitation, Christian minority, educational institution admitting students on merit on an all India basis. The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, was established and is maintained by the Christian Medical College Vellore Association.

Selection Process:

All candidates whose applications are in order and complete will be registered. They will go through a competitive process comprising of a preliminary Computer Based Entrance Test (Step-1). Short-listed candidates will be invited for Step-2 which consists of special tests to assess the candidate’s character and aptitude. Interviews also will form part of the assessment at this stage. All admissions are based on interse merit.

Important Dates:

Issue of prospectus & application: 18th February, 2015
Written Test: 23rd May, 2015

Paper pattern:

Multiple choice questions with English as medium of language.
Five possible answers with only one correct answer to each question.
1 mark for each correct answer
1/5 mark for each unattempted answer
No negative marking

Duration of the whole examination - 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Part 1:

Physics,Chemistry,Biology – 60 q each
Duration – 120 min

Part 2 :

General Ability(with a few questions on issues of topical interest)has 2 sections:
Section 1 – 60 q to be answer in 50 min.
Section 2- 60q to be answered in 20 min.

Syllabus: It will be a mixture of "plus two" level boards recognised by the TN Dr MGR Medical University.

Educational Eligibility:

A candidate must have 60% marks at +2 level in each of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Botany and Zoology taken together) and have an aggregate of 140/200 in these subjects, both at qualifying and competitive examinations and should have passed in English.

The following qualifications are considered equivalent to the Plus Two Examination of the Higher Secondary Board of Tamil Nadu for the purpose of admission.

1. Intermediate examination, Pre-Degree Examination or Plus Two Examination of any recognised Indian University or State Board.

2.The Senior Higher School Certificate Examination (12 years) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (examination held in 1979 or thereafter with not less than 5 subjects, of which English shall be one).

3. The Indian School Certificate Examination (12 years) conducted by the Council for Indian School Examination (held in 1977 or thereafter).

4. Intermediate Examination (two year course) conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

5. Pre-University Examination (two year course) conducted by the Board of Pre-University Education, Government of Karnataka.

Application Process:

Applications can be accessed only online.

Application fee includes a basic administrative fee of Rs.800 plus a registration fee of Rs.500

Relevant enclosures and Registration fee as detailed should reach the Office of the Registrar not later than the date specified,even if the qualifying examination results are not available by that date.