A Doctor's profession is revered the most in the world in so much that the career can be termed as a calling or vocation to ensure the good health of mankind. Many of candidates attempt to enter this noble profession every year through entrance examinations conducted on the national level and by the respective institutes as well. 

All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Examination is a national-level entrance examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) generally in the month of May. The examination is for admission to 15% of total seats in all Medical / Dental Colleges run by the Union of India, State Governments and other local bodies, except in Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Students from Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir can claim eligibility on fulfilling certain conditions.

 
The qualifying examinations are listed below:

• The Higher / Senior Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination equivalent to 10+2 with English language and electives Physics, Chemistry, Biology (including practical tests) and Mathematics.

• The Intermediate / Pre-degree examination in Science of an Indian University / Board or other recognised examining body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (including practicals) and English.

• The Pre-professional / Pre-medical examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (including practical tests) and English after passing the Higher Secondary Examination or the Pre-University or an equivalent examination.

• The first-year of an under-graduate course in Physics, Chemistry or Biology (including practical tests) from a recognised University with the candidate having passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as subjects.

• B.Sc. examination of an Indian University with not less than two of the subjects, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany, Zoology) as electives. The candidate should have passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

• Examinations equivalent in scope and standard to the Intermediate science examination of an Indian University / Board with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (including practical tests) and English.

• The candidate must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks (40% for SC/ST/OBC candidates) taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the qualifying examination and passed these subjects individually as well.

• Indian nationals educated abroad must have passed the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English up to the 12th standard level with 50% marks. However, the equivalency will be determined according to the regulations of the Medical Council of India and the concerned University.

• Students appearing for the qualifying examination in the year of the competitive examination can seek provisional admission till the first round of allotment by personal appearance.

• The candidate must be an Indian national.

• The candidate must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete the same on or before December 31 of the year of admission.

• Candidates from Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh are not eligible. Those who desire to claim eligibility must submit an affidavit (original copy) on Rs. 10/- non-Judicial Stamp Paper sworn before and attested by a Metropolitan Magistrate / First Class Judicial Magistrate. It should state that the student is not eligible to seek admission to Medical / Dental colleges in Andhra Pradesh and J&K and that the student is not domiciled in either of these two states.

 
There is a single paper of objective-type questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology). There are 200 questions for a maximum of 800 marks. Each question carries 4 marks with negative marks assigned to an incorrect response. However, unanswered questions carry zero marks. The medium is either English or Hindi as per the choice indicated by the student in the application form. The duration of this paper is 2 hours and 30 minutes.