What are the physical fittness or eligiblity criteria to qualify for afmc admission as a female medical student. My ambition is to do MBBS

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The minimum physical fitness criteria for qualifying in AFMC for Females are as follows



1. No serious deformity and mal-developments, scoliosis, spinal bifida and other skeletal deformities.



2. No impediment of speech.



3. No sign of functional/organic disease of the heart or blood vessels.



4. No evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis or previous history of this disease or any other chronic disease of the lungs.



5. No evidence of any disease of the digestive system, including any abnormality of the liver or spleen.



6. No inguinal hernia or tendency thereto, hydrocoele or definite varicocoele.



7. No fistula, piles, disease of the kidneys, disease of the skin.



8. No active, latent or congenital STD, history of epilepsy and any mental and psychiatric disorder.



9. No squint or any other morbid condition of the eye.



10. No active trachoma or Lymph nodes.



11. The height and weight requirements will depend upon the age, body build and racial characteristics as per standards laid down for Armed Forces:



for female candidates, minimum height of 144 cms and minimum weight of 36kgs is required.



12.There should be minimum 5cms range of chest expansion.



13. There should be no ear discharge and no perforation of the eardrum/nasal septum.





14. Visual Standards:



Minimum color vision standard should be CP-3 (Defective Safe).



Visual Standards



Distant Vision (Corrected)

6/6 (Better eye)

6/18 (Worse Eye)



Near Vision (Corrected)

N5 (Better eye)

N8 (Worse eye)



Myopia of not more than

-3.5 D (Better eye)

2 (Worse eye)



Hypermetropia of not more than +3.5 D

+3.5 D (Better eye)

2 (Worse eye)



15. Hearing Standards:

The candidate should be able to hear a forced whisper with each ear separately at a distance of 20 feet.



Thank you.