Overview
Two-year AIIMS fellowship in aortic surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship (AIIMS Fellowship Programme)
- Duration
- 2 years
- Start
- July session - join 1-15 July (extension possible to 31 July)
- Positions
- 3 (2 open, 1 sponsored) - July 2025 session
- Accreditation
- AIIMS institutional fellowship; exit examination (40% internal assessment, 60% practical final exam)
- Department
- Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- MCh Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery or equivalent
- International applicants
- Yes - foreign nationals may apply against the 'Sponsored' seats: registration slip must be sent through the diplomatic channel, a 'No Objection' from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Government of India) is required, and candidates sit the same entrance examination; no seats reserved for foreign nationals except under bilateral agreements
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Selected foreign nationals must be registered with the Medical Council of India / National Medical Commission before joining
How to apply
- Deadline
- July 2025 session: online registration 9-23 April 2025 (closed); fellowships are advertised by session (January/July) - check aiimsexams.ac.in for the current prospectus
- Application method
- Online registration on aiimsexams.ac.in; two-stage selection - 60-mark computer-based MCQ test in Delhi/NCR plus 40-mark departmental clinical/practical assessment (50% minimum in each stage)
Funding
- Funding
- Open candidates paid as Senior Resident (3rd year plus 2 increments, 7th CPC); sponsored candidates and foreign nationals receive no emoluments; admission fee Rs 125 (open) / Rs 1,295 (sponsored)