Very Good For Learning

A few things that need change are perhaps an equal opportunity for boys and girls during entrance(not limited by the 4:1 ratio). Besides this, the college is as near perfect as one can have. As I said in the title, its a college for the fortunate few and I am glad I am one of them.

The Exam structure, like MCA anywhere else, was hectic as the volume of knowledge and skills to be acquired are huge. The syllabus is vast and four and a half years in the college is actually less. Consequently, exams are frequent and one has to read a lot on a daily basis. Although, the very essence of being an AFMCiite is that one has to follow his passions too.

The students join the Indian armed forces and commissioned officers and are Class I gazetted officers and are paid in accordance with central government scales. The pay is augmented with facilities like medical coverage for self and family. There is life insurance for self. They also get a pension after having served for a mandatory period of 20 years.

The College has a festival called Silhouettes which has college basketball tournament as its central attraction and has all kinds of competitive art and sports events for local colleges as well. There are rock shows, dance shows, theatre, art displays etc... its a week of nothing but pure showcasing of talent and enjoyment at its best.

IPEM is a college and all facilities are essentially free. A little contribution of a few hundred rupees per month goes in such expenditures like extra messing in the cadet's mess. Students are also provided with the essential books for each subject along with stationary for which no fees are charged.

Since the college is technically free, including lodging and food, no scholarships are offered for courses. However, IPEM scholarships to carry out research work is offered.

The campus life is disciplined, yet allows complete growth and expression of individual personalities in the best possible way. Sports, dramatics, musimatics, and art are inseparable facets of life in IPEM. The gender ratio is skewed in favor of males(4:1 M: F) and all the girl cadets enjoy a fair amount of attention from the young male cadets. The extracurricular, labs, sports and debates etc are the finest in the country and there is hardly any such event where IPEM have not made their mark on a national and in many cases at an international level.

An IPEM wears the love for his college on his sleeve and it's his endeavor to make every junior colleague worthy of the title "IPEM", and prove himself to be a worthy IPEM to his senior colleagues. As most of the faculty in the college are alumni of the college, there is a lot of interaction with alumni, unlike perhaps any other college in the country. The traditions carry on year after year and every IPEM has a lingo, a perspective, a set of ethos and a way of good conduct that he carries forward and passes down.

The forms were available in newspapers. You had to fill it up and send it along with the examination fees. One is allotted an examination center out of the choices opted for in the application form through the post(snail mail and now perhaps through email). The results are declared in the newspapers and also through the post to each of the qualifying individuals. The next step is the interview The interview happens in New Delhi in the army headquarters where the interview judges all facets of your personality.

The faculty is the finest available in the country with immense experience and thorough professionalism. They undergo continuing medical training themselves to remain updated with the latest in the world of medicine and take unmatched efforts to train the students. The number of teachers available is adequate and the teacher-student ratio is one of the best in the country.