Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

(a) Amrita medical (UG) Counseling & admission for 2014 : Generally commence  within two weeks from declaration of results.  Dates of counseling will be published at the official website for Amrita University. Candidates are therefore advised to keep  visiting website www.aims.amrita.edu for updates  on counseling.

(b) No separate call letters will be sent. Candidates  desirous of admission should report to the Chairman  (Admissions – Medical) on the date / time and place  announced in the web site.
(c) Admissions will be made strictly on the basis of  availability of seats. As soon as the seats are filled  admissions will be closed. Mere reason that a  candidate was present on the date of counseling will  not confer any right on him/her for a seat.
(d) Interested candidates should report at least half an  hour before the time allotted on the dates for the  concerned rank numbers. Seat allotment will be  done for the candidates present at time fixed by  the Chairman Admissions on the basis of the ranks  of candidates present at the time of allotment on the  date of counseling/allotment.
(e) If a candidate arrives late for counseling and seats  get allotted to subsequent rank holders, he/she will  have no right over the seats allotted to lower rank  holders. Failure to report in time on the date fixed  for counseling can result in a candidate forfeiting his/ her chance for admission. In the event of any such  appeals, decision of the Chairman-Admissions on  the matter shall be final & binding .
(f) (i) Counseling by proxy is not generally permitted.  In extremely exeptionall cases like where  the candidate is unable to report  physically due to illness, or tragedies at home. Chairman  Admissions at his sole discretion may permit  a close relative of the candidate to attend counseling on behalf of the candidate on  the basis of a written request and specific  authorisation from the candidate and without precedence.

(ii) In such cases of counseling by proxy the option  exercised and decision taken by the authoirised  person will be final and binding on the candidate  and will not be opened for discussions later.
(iii) Decision of the Chairman Admissions will be final  and binding on all matters relating to counseling  by Proxy.
(g) While reporting, the candidate should be accompanied  at least by one of the parents and should produce the  following documents in original along with two  additional sets of photocopies.
i. Plus Two marks list.
ii. Plus Two Pass certificate. (In case of CBSE or ICSE)
iii. A document to prove the date of birth.
iv. Transfer Certificate from the Institution last  attended.
v. Migration Certificate from the Board from where  the candidate passed his/ her Plus two.
vi. A Character and conduct Certificate from the Institution from where the student passed his/ her plus two examination mentioning the status  of his/her behavioural pattern specially in terms  as to whether the student displayed persistent  violent or aggressive behaviour or any desire to  harm others.
vii. Medical Certificate for physical fitness and mental  soundness from a Medical Officer not below the  rank of a Civil Surgeon or a Clinical Associate  Professor of a Medical College.
viii. Community Certificate in case of SC/ST candidates.
ix. Recent Passport size face close-up colour  photographs – 4 Nos.
x. Demand draft favouring AMRITA VISHWA  VIDYAPEETHAM payable at Kochi.
Amount for each course as announced at website or  intimated to the candidate over phone or by letter

Admission likely to be  denied to those who are unable to produce the certificates in original at the time of admission  

In addition to the above, Foreign Nationals will have to  produce the following documents too. Attested copies of (attested by Consulates/Embassy of  India in the respective country or a Gazetted officer in  India ) 

i. Passport with valid student VISA endorsed in the  name of Amrita School of Medicine (For foreign  nationals only).
ii. Equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi.
iii. PIO Certificate/Card if obtained.
iv Over Seas Citizen of India Certificate/Card if  secured.
v. Medical Fitness certificate.
vi. Translated version of all documents, if they are not in English.
vii. Foreign Nationals except overseas citizens of India will have to register with the Foreign Nationals Registrations Officer (Police  Commissioner ) within seven days of their arrival in India. A copy of the  registration certificate should be handed over to  the Admission Co-ordinator immediately after  the registration.