DM Cardiology

DM Cardiology

Doctorate
·
3 years
Fee (Tentative)NPR 2,590,000

Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus offers a Doctorate of Medicine (DM) Cardiology program.

Eligibility

Minimum Academic Qualification: MD Internal Medicine/MD Cardiology from Tribhuvan University (TU) or equivalent degree recognized by TU and registered in Nepal Medical Council (NMC) for MBBS and MD/MS degree.

Selection criteria for admission

  1. Candidates must pass the entrance examination for DM/MCh to enter into the respective programs.
  2. Candidates must secure a minimum of 50% marks in the entrance examinations. The examinations will be of 2 hours.
  3. Candidates with government or non-government bond for previous programs must have completed the bond period before taking the entrance examinations. If any candidate is found not to have completed the bond, then he/she will not be allowed to give the entrance examination or if had passed under false pretence, he/she will be removed from the program at any time.
  4. Candidates will be admitted according to merit basis.

Admission Criteria

Examination Format 

  1. Question type: Single best response type of multiple-choice questions
  2. Option: Four options (A, B, C, D) 
  3. Number of questions: 200 (no negative marking) 
  4. Full marks: 200 
  5. Pass Marks: 100 
  6. Duration: 3 hours 

Weightage:

S.  

No.

Area 

Content/Domain 

No. of  

Questions

Applied Basic  

Medical Science

Anatomy,  

Physiology,  

Pharmacology and Toxicology,  

Pathology,  

Biochemistry,  

Microbiology.

20

General Medicine 

Emergency and critical care, 

Infectious diseases, 

Rheumatology and connective tissue  disorders, 

Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance, Allergy and clinical immunology, Nutrition, 

Preventive medicine,  

Mental health, 

Molecular and genetic diseases, 

Palliative care.

60

Subspecialty  

subjects

Cardiology,  

Endocrinology and metabolism,  

Gastroenterology,  

Haematology, 

Hepatology,  

Nephrology,  

Neurology,  

Oncology, 

Pulmonology

90

4

Miscellaneous

Research and Biostatistics, 

Medical Ethics and Good medical  practice, 

Medical Education,  

Communication skills,  

Medicolegal issues.

30