Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Duration: 3 Year(s)
Al-Ameen Medical College Hospital (AMCH), Vijayapura
Vijayapura, Karnataka, India
Course TypeMaster
Course Specialty
Forensic Medicine
Overview
Al-Ameen Medical College (AMCH), established in 1984, is a private minority-run medical institution affiliated to RGUHS and recognized by NMC. The institution houses a multi-specialty teaching hospital and a broad clinical infrastructure, which provides a credible environment for postgraduate training. Forensics & Toxicology as a PG specialization aims to prepare physicians with expertise in medico-legal investigations, forensic pathology, toxicology analysis, and medico-legal case handling — essential for law-related medical work, legal medico-juridical support, forensic labs, and medico-legal reporting. During the 3-year tenure, students are expected to receive exposure to autopsies (where permitted), medico-legal casework, laboratory diagnostic procedures, histopathology, toxicology assays, clinical forensic evaluations, and reporting. The course may also involve exposure to legal documentation, court-related procedures, documentation of cause of death, injury analysis, and collaborative work with pathology, clinical medicine, and emergency departments, depending on hospital load and case volume. On completion, graduates are equipped to serve as forensic medicine specialists in hospitals, government forensic labs, medico-legal institutes, teaching hospitals, or private diagnostic/medico-legal centres — bridging medicine, law, and public health.
Fee (INR):
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Stipend (INR):
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Accomodation:
Hostel Facility
Scholarship:
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Eligibility
- MBBS degree from an NMC-recognized institution.
- Completed (or expected to complete) mandatory internship before joining.
- Qualified in national postgraduate medical entrance exam: NEET-PG — meeting the required percentile / cutoff as per category (General / OBC / SC / ST / PWD, as applicable).
- Valid medical registration certificate (permanent or provisional) issued by NMC or relevant State Medical Council.
- Passed any other admission requirements as per counselling / college rules (document submission, seat allotment, fee payment, etc.).
Minimum Education
MBBS
Admission Process:
- Complete MBBS and the compulsory rotating internship; obtain medical registration.
- Appear for NEET-PG and secure a qualifying percentile/rank as per category norms.
- Register for centralized PG counselling (for Karnataka, this is generally via the state counselling authority — as AMCH is in Karnataka).
- In the counselling choice filling, select MD Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Al-Ameen Medical College Bijapur (if seat is available under your quota).
- If allotted seat — report to college for document verification (MBBS degree, internship completion certificate, NEET-PG scorecard, registration certificate, identity & category certificates) as per admission schedule.
- Pay prescribed tuition fees (as per quota — general, private/management/NRI, if applicable) and any other institutional fees (hostel, mess — if availed) at the time of admission.
- Complete admission formalities and join the MD Forensic Medicine program as per the academic calendar of RGUHS/AMCH.
