Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam 2022-23: Admission, Courses, Fees, Cutoff, Counselling

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh and one of the oldest medical colleges in India. It came into being on 19th July 1923 and rapidly acquired national attention as a centre of higher learning in medical education. The College is popularly known as AMC Visakhapatnam, and it provides 250 candidate intakes every year for the Undergraduate program and PG or diploma courses are also available. Andhra Medical College is one of the most popular Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

Throughout this article, we will share all the essential details about Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam, like Affiliations, Admission Process, Courses, Cutoff Details, Eligibility Criteria, Fee Structure, Review, Ranking, etc.

Table of Contents

• Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam
• Courses Offered
• Admission Procedure
• Fee Structure
• Cutoff
• NEET PG Cutoff
• Andhra Pradesh NEET UG Counselling 2022
• Documents Required
• Ranking and Reputation
• Contact Details
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam

AMC Visakhapatnam was formally opened on 19 July 1923 by the Honorable Diwan Bahadur Rajah Panuganti Ramarayaningar, MA, minister for Local Self Government Department, the then Chief Minister of Madras, TN state and minister for health. It is affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, and recognized by the NMC.

College Summary

Before we complete the college review, let us look at the major details of Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam.

Name of Institute	Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
Popular Name	AMC Visakhapatnam
Management Of College	Government
Location	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Year of Establishment	19 July 1923
Affiliated to	NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada
Approved by	NMC
Courses offered	UG, PG, Diploma etc
Hostel Facilities	Yes (Male & Female)
Category	Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Affiliation, Recognition and Achievement

Affiliated with:- NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada
Approved by:- NMC
Aid Status:- Government

Student Support

Anti Ragging	Counselling Services
Healthcare Services	Hostel
Query	Report
Technical Issues	–

Facilities

Medical	Computer labs
Library	Sports
Auditorium	Cafeteria
Hostel	Laboratory
Hospital	OPD
Centre for Community Medicine	Blood Bank
Medical Social & Welfare Services	–

Courses Offered

AMC Visakhapatnam offers quality medical programs under the supervision of highly qualified faculty and state-of-the-art infrastructure. The College is famous for its undergraduate medical programs (MBBS).

UG Courses

UG Course	Duration
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)	4.6+1 Year Internship

Intake Capacity

Course	Intake
MBBS	250

Seat Distribution

Particular	Description
Seats Contributed to AIQ (15%)	37
Competent Authority Quota Seats, i.e., seats in Govt. Medical Colleges and Cat-A seats in Private Un-aided Non-Minority Minority Colleges.	213
Total	250

PG Courses

AMC Visakhapatnam provides quality education and offers the following PG courses duration of 3 Years.

Subject	Duration	Subject	Duration
MD – Paediatrics	3 Years	MS – General Surgery	3 Years
MD – Bio-Chemistry	3 Years	MS – Orthopaedics	3 Years
MD – Physiology	3 Years	MD/MS – Obstetrics & Gynaecology	3 Years
MD – Microbiology	3 Years	MD – Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy	3 Years
MD – Pharmacology	3 Years	MD/MS – Anatomy	3 Years
MD – Forensic Medicine/Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	3 Years	Diploma in Radio Therapy	3 Years
MD – Pathology	3 Years	MD – Psychiatry	3 Years
MD – Radio Diagnosis/Radiology	3 Years	MD – Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine	3 Years
MD – General Medicine	3 Years	MD – Anaesthesiology	3 Years
MD/MS – Ophthalmology	3 Years	MS – ENT	3 Years
MD – Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine	3 Years	Diploma in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy	3 Years

MD/MS Intake Capacity

Subject	Intake	Subject	Intake
MD – Paediatrics	12	MS – General Surgery	19
MD – Bio-Chemistry	6	MS – Orthopaedics	7
MD – Physiology	5	MD/MS – Obstetrics & Gynaecology	26
MD – Microbiology	6	MD – Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy	2
MD – Pharmacology	4	MD/MS – Anatomy	5
MD – Forensic Medicine/Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	4	Diploma in Radio Therapy	N/A
MD – Pathology	6	MD – Psychiatry	19
MD – Radio Diagnosis/Radiology	4	MD – Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine	14
MD – General Medicine	20	MD – Anaesthesiology	18
MD/MS – Ophthalmology	11	MS – ENT	11
MD – Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine	6	Diploma in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy	5

MBBS Syllabus

Here this selection, we will let you know about AMC Visakhapatnam MBBS Syllabus. Let’s have a look.

Phase	Semester	Subjects Covered
Pre-clinical	1-2: Two Semesters	Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology
Para-clinical	3-4-5: Three Semesters	Community Medicine; Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Clinical postings inwards, OPDs to begin here;
Clinical	6-7-8-9: Four Semesters	Community Medicine, Medicine and allied subjects (Psychiatry, Dermatology); Obst. Gynae.; Pediatrics; Surgery and allied subjects (Anesthesiology, E.N.T., Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics); Clinical postings;

MBBS Internship

Subjects	Compulsory time duration for Internship
Community Medicine	Two months
Medicine, including 15 days of Psychiatry	Two months
Surgery including 15 days of Anaesthesia	Two months
Obstt./Gynae. including Family Welfare Planning	Two months
Paediatrics	One month
Orthopaedics including PMR	One month
E.N.T	15 days
Ophthalmology	15 days
Casualty	15 days
Elective posting	15 days
Total	12 months

Faculty & Staff

This College provides a good ratio of well-trained and highly educated faculty members equipped with modern technology. It also provides sufficient numbers of non-technical staff to provide an ambience of self-learning to the students. As faculty members of AMC Visakhapatnam, they are responsible for contributing to and sustaining the standards of medical education in the institution. All the faculty of the campus comply with the relevant policies, which are given below:

• Describe appropriate care based on the best available scientific evidence.
• Reduce inappropriate variation in value-based practices
• Provide more rational and practical behaviour towards the subject Taught.
• Focussing more and more on continuing education
• To promote efficient use of available resources
• To act as the focus for quality control, including audit
• To highlight shortcomings of existing literature and suggest appropriate future research

Admission Procedure

Admission to various programmes at AMC Visakhapatnam is made based on the candidate’s performance in NEET. If you are applying for this college, these useful resources about Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam (AMC Visakhapatnam) will help you do proper research about the college.

Admission Process	UG Course: NEET UG PG Course: NEET PG
Andhra Pradesh NEET 2022 Counselling	For UG Courses: Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling For PG Courses: Andhra Pradesh NEET PG Counselling

Fee Structure

The fee structure of the AMC Visakhapatnam for the undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses is mentioned below:

UG Course

Particular	Amount
University Fee AIQ Students Only	Rs. 10,550/- (1st-year admission only)
Tution fee	Rs.7000/- (per year)
Special fee	Rs.250/- (per year)
Caution Money Deposit	Rs.150/- (1st-year admission only)
College Development fee	Rs.3000/- (per year)
Growth fund	Rs.7000/- (1st-year admission)
Students Member Ship fee	Rs.500/- (1st-year admission)
Co-operative stores fee	Rs.2000/- (1st-year admission)
Sports fund	Rs.2000/- (1st-year admission only)

PG Course

Courses	Fee per Annum
Bond	3,00,000/-
College Development (Once)	15,000/-
Tuition Fee	375/-
Other Fee	23,500/-

Hostel Fee

• 3,000/- Per Month

Cutoff

The College Cut-off is the minimum mark prescribed by the selection board for the admission of students. A merit list will be designed on these Cutoff scores. Aspirants who apply for the Institute need to clear the Cutoff for various courses.

• Aspirants are required to obtain minimum qualifying percentile marks in NEET 2022 entrance examination in order to qualify for further admission process.
• Candidates who belong to SC/ ST/ OBC are required to obtain marks equivalent to at least 40^thpercentile to be considered for AIQ and state counselling process.
• Aspirants who belong to the UR category are required to score equivalent to at least 50^thpercentile

NEET 2022 Percentile and Scores (Out)

This Section will provide you with the NEET 2022 Announced Cutoff for SC/ST/OBC. Let’s check the NTA released Cutoff.

Category	NEET 2022 cutoff	NEET cut-off marks
UR/EWS	50th percentile	715-117
OBC/SC/ST	40th Percentile	116-93
UR / EWS & PH	45th Percentile	116-105
OBC/SC/ST & PH	40th Percentile	104-93

NEET 2021 result qualifying percentile & scores (Released)

Category	Qualifying Criteria	Cut-off marks 2021	Cut-off marks 2020
UR	50th Percentile	720-138	720-147
OBC	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
SC	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
ST	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
UR / EWS & PH	45th Percentile	137-122	146-129
OBC & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113
SC & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113
ST & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam General Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank	2021 Cut-off by rank
1	1979	4459	3375
2	4442	6548	–

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam OBC Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank	2021 Cut-off by rank
1	2009	4372	5231
2	2720	6644	6196

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam SC Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank	2021 Cut-off by rank
1	22648	29476	6196
2	21376	11034	16158

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam ST Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank	2021 Cut-off by rank
1	27114	46634	58221
2	–	48784	49646

Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam PWD Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank	2021 Cut-off by rank
1	–	4459	289580
2	124077	6548	302993

NEET PG Cutoff

To take admission in all Indian medical colleges for PG courses, you must meet the cutoff score with the following given NEET cutoff score and percentile.

NEET PG Cut off 2022 (OUT)

Categories	Cut off percentile	Cutoff marks
General	50th	275
SC/ST/OBC	40th	245
General-PH	45th	260
SC/ST/OBC-PH	40th	245

NEET PG Cutoff 2021( Announced)

To take admission in all Indian medical colleges for PG courses, you must meet the cutoff score with the following given NEET cutoff score and percentile.

Categories	Cutoff Percentile	Cutoff Marks
General	50th	302
SC/ST/OBC	40th	265
General PH	45th	283
SC/ST/OBC PH	40th	265

Andhra Pradesh NEET UG Counselling 2022

A candidate can visit the official portal of the Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS), Vijayawada, to get themselves registered for NEET 2022 Andhra Pradesh State Counselling. Below we have mentioned step by step process of counselling. For more information on Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling statistics, look upto this PDF.

AP NEET 2022 State Quota Counselling Process (Convenor Quota)

Step 1 – Login & Registration: To enter the online portal of AP NEET counselling, applicants can click on the link provided on this page when released. Click on the ‘web counselling’ option, after which applicants require to enter their NEET rank, roll number and registration number of the application form.

Step 2 – Choice filling Process: The online choice filling of Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling will look on the screen. There will be a list of colleges available with college, college code, place, courses, and the district name.

Step 3 – Saving choices: After successfully selecting & Preference, fill in the details are chosen and click on the ‘save’ button. An OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number, which must be entered in the space provided, then click on the ‘confirm’ button. The choices filled will be locked automatically after the scheduled time of AP counselling.

Apart from the Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling (Cornevour Quota), the Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, also conducted the AP NEET counselling 2022 (management & NRI quota) for management quota seats.

PG Counselling

For aspirants applying to PG courses offered by AMC Visakhapatnam, the following flow chart shows the short but important information about the counselling procedure.

Documents Required

For UG Candidates

Candidates who will be allotted a seat in this college will be asked to report with the following documents to complete the admission formalities.

• Admit Card
• Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhar/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
• Eight passport-size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)

For PG Candidates

Original Copies Of:

• MBBS Certificate.
• MBBS 3^rd Part II mark sheet.
• Medical Registration Certificate.
• Internship Completion Certificate.
• Photo identity proof in the form of a Certificate with an attested photo from the Head of Institution last studied/Copy of Passport/Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Driving License (Self-attested photocopy after verifying with the original documents).
• Copy of: Birth Certificate for proof of age (if the date of birth is not given in the HSC mark sheet/ certificate).
• NEET Score Card.
• Copy of Online Counselling Registration Certificate.
• Sponsorship Certificate from State Govt. If applicable.
• Passport size Photographs 8 copies.

Ranking and Reputation

Name of Institute	AMC Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Reputation	Excellent
Education	Good
Faculty	Good
Infrastructure	Excellent

Contact Details

Andhra Medical College
Address: Maharanipet, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Website: https://amc.edu.in/

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)