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The Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) comes under Ministry of Defense and the Director General-AFMS is the top authority who performs certain roles and responsibilities as laid down by the Govt. of India. The post of Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) was created in August 1948.
The role of DGAFMSs such that he on one hand is directly responsible to the Ministry of Defence for a broad spectrum of duties and responsibilities as laid down in the Charter of Duties of DGAFMS in the Regulations for Medical Services of the Armed Forces 1983, while on the other, he functions through the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) as Chairman of Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC).
The Dte Gen of Armed Forces Medical Services deals with recruitment of civilian doctors. The section also deals with commissioning of AFMC cadets in Armed Forces Medical Services as Permanent as well as Short Service Commissioned officers apart from grant of Permanent Commission to serving Short Service Commissioned Officers. It also deals with grant of SSC/PC in AMC (NT) to serving JCOs/ORs of AMC.
Armed Forces Medical officers can be employed as per service requirement in any part of country, in Army, Navy or Air Force. They may have to work independently in the units allotted to them & shall also have to take decisions on their own in critical situations.
Departmental Permanent Commission to Serving AMC/SSC Officers
Twice a year applications are called from serving SSC medical officers who have completed minimum two years and not more than 08 years of service if serving in extended tenure. The officers are interviewed by a Board of officers Chaired by DGAFMS and based on their performance in interview and service records they are granted PC limited to the vacancies available.
Commissioning of AFMC Graduates in AMC as SSC/PC Officers
Every year fifty percent AFMC Pune cadets are granted PC and remaining fifty percent are granted SSC based on their merit and choice. They are commissioned in the rank of Lt. and equivalent and posted in various service hospitals for internship training. On completion of internship they are promoted to the rank of Captain or equivalent and posted to various Units for duty.
Commissioning of serving JCO/OR IN AMC (NT) as SSC/PC Officer
Once a year, JCO/OR is examined through a written test at AMC Centre & School before an SSB interview at various centers for grant of PC in AMC (NT). JCO/OR applying only for SSC is examined only through an SSB interview.
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For further details you can contact the following address
Office of the DGAFMS
Armed Forces Medical Services
Ministry of Defence
M Block,
New Delhi-110001
E-Mail:Â [email protected]
Website:Â http://indianarmy.nic.in/