India is a country with the second largest population in the world, must have Advanced Medical care, Trained Doctors, and Practical Experts. To cater to the needs of Medical Assistance, CPS Mumbai came into existence. The organization is the oldest Post Graduate Training Institute which was registered by the Indian Medical Degree Act, 1916. CPS i.e. College of Physicians and Surgeons was established in 1913. 

The MoHFW, Govt. of India has directed to Govt. of Maharashtra i.e. DMER Mumbai shall conduct admission process of CPS Diploma/Fellowship courses for academic year 2021-22 onwards. DMER Mumbai is now the competent authority for carrying out admission to diploma and Fellowship programs offered by CPS Mumbai.

India indeed needs Trained and Specialized Doctors to take care of a huge population suffering from various diseases and disorders. In view of that, CPS Mumbai had been authorized to impart quality Postgraduation training in order to meet the shortage of Specialist Doctors in India. Aspirants who want to pursue Postgraduation Courses and training should certainly opt for CPS Mumbai for gaining recognized and MCI Approved courses.

CPS Mumbai is based near KEM Hospital, Mumbai. This is an Autonomous body functioning under various specializations at par with MD/MS programs in India. CPS Mumbai currently offers 17 Diploma, 10 Fellowship, and 2 Certificate courses with distinct eligibility criteria and Course duration.

The college of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai is an examining body next to like National Board of Examinations set up by the Act of Govt. CPS Mumbai governs Postgraduation courses in many states like Gujarat, MP, Orissa, West Bengal and the UT of Dadar and Nagar Haveli. More than 125 Govt. and Private Hospitals are affiliated with CPS Mumbai in Maharashtra to conduct PG Specialisations courses to cater to the needs of doctors and contribute to the medical sector in India.

Directorate of Medical Education & Research, Mumbai i.e. DMER, Mumbai is the sole competent authority to conduct CPS Admission 2021-22, however for every seat offered  in Medical Institutes in Maharashtra, qualifying NEET PG is mandatory. Candidates can certainly visit at https://dmer.org for CPS admission updates.

Candidates who are seeking admission to CPS Mumbai in the top medical institutes in Maharashtra for pursuing Diploma/Fellowship programs can certainly visit https://med-edu.in for more details and the latest updates.  

CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Admission Process

CPS Admission 2021-22 procedure is a state Centralised Online Admission Process. The sole authority to conduct online CPS Admission 2021-22 is DMER Mumbai.

Candidates need to visit the official website at https://med-edu.in for registration on the basis of NEET PG Score 2021. Candidates can apply to Diploma/Fellowship Courses in various Government/Private medical colleges in the state of Maharashtra.

In order to secure a Clinical or Para-clinical (Diploma/Fellowship) seat in Deemed Medical College, Candidates will have to register at https://dmer.org. There are two rounds of counselling that take place followed by a Mop-Up round of CPS Admission 2021-22 is subjected to the availability of Diploma/Fellowship Seats after the 2nd round. 

Admissions to the Diploma and Fellowship courses in colleges of Maharashtra are solely based on the NEET PG 2021 score. Only NEET 2021 qualified candidates can participate in the CPS Mumbai Admission 2021-22. Details are being shared in the article below.

Registration:

• Candidates have to register on the website i.e. https://med-edu.in and submit the counselling fee which is Rs. 3000 through Internet banking or any online mode.

• DMER, Mumbai will publish the CPS Mumbai 2021-22 Seat Allotment list for the qualified candidate as per the secured marks and required percentile. Selected candidates will be allowed to participate in further events of Counselling.

Choice Filling:

• Candidates need to fill in Online choices at the https://med-edu.in by using their registration number and Transaction Id generated at the time of registration.

• Candidates have to fill their choices of colleges as per their priority. They can fill choices as many as they wish.

Allotment Result:

• Candidates can check the seat allotment status from the DMER, Mumbai at https://dmer.org.   

• Candidates are advised to download their allotment letter which needs to be produced at the time of reporting to the allotted college.

• Seats are allotted to the candidates on the basis of rank, scored marks, and the choices of their preferences.

Reporting to Allotted College:

• This is the final event when the candidates need to report to the allotted college with an allotment letter before the last date of admission.

• Seats will be considered as confirmed, once the fee payment and verification of documents will take place.

CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Important Dates

The Directorate of Medical Education & Research is declared as competent authority for admission to CPS Mumbai Fellowship and Diploma courses by the Govt. of Maharashtra during academic year 2021-22.

The admission will be carried out based on NEET-PG 2021 eligibility including lower down percentile. Candidates who have appeared for NEET PG 2021 examination and desire to apply for available seats of medical CPS Fellowship/CPS Diploma course, should submit registration on https://med-edu.in.

The information submitted will be used for preparation of NEET PG 2021-22 CPS Maharashtra State Provisional Merit List. Mentioned process will be carried out as per the following schedule based on NEET PG 2021 Merit.

CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have qualified NEET-PG 2021.
• Candidates must have the domicile of Maharashtra (Differ for Management/Institutional Quota)
• Candidates must have passed MBBS from an NMC Recognized Medical College.
• The candidates must have completed 1 year of Mandatory Internship on or before 3oth of September 2021.
• Any Candidate who has obtained his/her MBBS degree from outside India must have a qualified FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduate Examination) Screening Test along with 1 year of Internship likely to be complete on or before 30th of Sep, 21.
• Candidate shall possess permanent registration certificate from NMC/MMC or any of the state medical council of the respective state at the time of joining.
• Candidate seeking for CPS Diploma of Fellowship PG seat in Maharashtra in an institute run by Government, Corporation or any local body, should have passed MBBS from any institution situated in the state of Maharashtra.
• Candidate belonging to General Category and EWS Category must secure minimum 50th percentile and candidate belonging to reserved category must secure 40th percentile.

CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Reservation Criteria

The Directorate of Medical Education & Research, Mumbai is the authority designated for conducting CPS 2021-22 Admission. Candidates can certainly visit at https://med-edu.in. Certain reservation criteria have been defined for various quotas in the state merit quota. Details of the reservation described are being explained below.

      CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Diploma Courses

CPS, Mumbai offers 13 Diploma Courses with 2 years of duration. An aspirant, who want to acquire specialization in various discipline of the medicine, can certainly opt for the following courses. Eligibility Criteria and Admission process to these Diploma courses are discussed further in the article.

The mentioned PG Diploma courses offered by the CPS Mumbai are recognized by Many state Medical Councils and also a number of Govt. and Private Medical Institutions are imparting education dedicated to these Diploma Courses. State Medical Councils of different states in India like Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, and Tripura had recognized these courses of CPS Mumbai long back. 

Eligibility Criteria may differ according to the state respectively but one thing is common which is every medical aspirant who wishes to attempt these courses must have an MBBS Degree with a complete 1 year mandatory Internship. Other Criteria are as per the respective Medical Council of the state, where the course is to be pursued by the candidate.

      CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Fellowship Courses

CPS Mumbai is well known for conferring Postgraduation Education and Training as per the latest global requirements of the Medical Experts. A number of Fellowship programs have been designed and improved to cater to world-class Medical Treatments. Fellowship Programs are designed in the way, MD/MS Courses are being offered. 

Certain programs are also MCI Recognised and enrolled in the Indian Medicine Act, 1956. However, all the fellowship programs are being registered under the Medical Council of Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Odisha since the existence of CPS Mumbai.

• Maharashtra Medical Council Act, 1965
• Gujarat Medical Council Act, 1967
• Rajasthan Medical Council Act, 1967
• Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
• West Bengal Medical Council Act, 1914
• Tamil Nadu Medical Council Act, 1914
• Punjab Medical Registration Act, 1916
• Orissa Medical Registration Act, 1961

CPS Mumbai is also well recognized by many foreign institutions including Govt. of Malaysia at par with other university.

CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Recognition and Affiliations

CPS Mumbai is the oldest examining body of the country that was established back in 1913 and since then it has been imparting quality medical education and provide training to the doctors who wish to have their bright career in the field of medicine. CPS Mumbai equips doctors to pursue a specialized medical training program in a specific field to become a specialist doctor and obtain an equivalent degree to MD/MS in India. 

CPS Mumbai offers 13 Diploma, 10 Fellowship, and 2 Certificate Courses which are recognized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India for imparting Postgraduate education and Training program in India. The government of Malaysia has also recognized the CPS Courses to practice within the boundary of the country and produce Medical Practitioner having expertise in distinct fields.

More than 125 Medical Institutions including Private Medical Colleges, Govt. Medical Colleges, Deemed Universities, etc are affiliated with the CPS Mumbai. CPS Mumbai is proud to confer with PG Medical Specialized Training program to the bachelor doctors of the country. CPS is recognized by the Medical Councils of many states and Diploma along with Fellowship Programs are being facilitated to study in different Medical Institutions of the state. 

Recently a number of Diploma and Fellowship programs have been recognized by the Medical Council of India and now allowed to be pursued by a bachelor in medicine and surgery for a particular specialization in a certain field. Following Diplomas and Fellowships are being recognized by the MCI and enrolled in the Indian Medical Act, 1956.

CPS Mumbai 2021-22: Recognition and Affiliations

The fee for the Postgraduation courses prescribed by CPS Mumbai is revised on the annual basis for Unaided/Private and Public Institutions. Certain quotas are being provided by the Institutions in which candidates fall according to eligibility. 

If a candidate chooses to study in Government Institution then the fee rendered by the candidate is as per the Govt. body while in the case of Private and Unaided Colleges, the fee has been already available in the public domain on the basis of different quotas. 

Candidates can certainly visit https://med-edu.in. Following is the list of fees in distinct quotas of PG Diploma Courses by CPS Mumbai for Private/Unaided Medical Institutions.

List of Recognized PG Diploma Courses and Fee structure for Private/Unaided Institutions only. The entire duration of the course is 2 Years.

List of Recognized PG Fellowship Courses and Fee structure for Private/Unaided Institutions only. The entire duration of the course is 3 Years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ques: Is it possible to get into CPS without qualifying NEET-PG?

Ans: No, primarily a candidate needs to be qualified NEET-PG for seeking admission in CPS Mumbai but in certain conditions, if seats remain vacant after all the counselling rounds then non-eligible candidates are considered for admission in CPS Mumbai.

Ques: What is the fee for Diploma in Pathology and Bacteriology (DPB)?

Ans: Latest fee details along with relevant information are published in the brochure. However last year CPS Mumbai charge 50,200 Rs. in the case of the Merit quota, it was 450,000 Rs. and Management Quota seats are charged for 900,000 Rs. 

Ques: Can a student of Bihar pursue FCPS Medicine in Mumbai?

Ans: In govt. Colleges of Maharashtra, only the candidates who passed MBBS from Maharashtra can pursue Fellowship program from CPS Mumbai however Private/Unaided Institution can certainly provide admission irrespective of the Domicile. 

Ques: Are all courses of CPS Mumbai approved by the MCI?

Ans: No, Currently 3 Diploma Courses and 6 Fellowship Programs are granted recognition from the MCI.

Ques: Is CPS equivalent to MD/MS in India?

Ans: Yes, certainly a PG Diploma holder or a bachelor doctor who has pursued Fellowship programs from CPS Mumbai is equivalent to the MD/MS in India. Certain Confinements are also imposed by which any PG Diploma or Fellowships can never be treated for teaching purposes.