Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (AFMC) has the distinction of being the first medical college set up by the Armed Forces of any country in Asia. It was established on 01 May, 1948. The institute campus has an area of 119 acres. AFMC Pune has 24 academic departments: Anaesthesiology & Critical Care; Anatomy; Biochemistry; College of Nursing; Community Medicine; Dental Surgery; Dermatology; Forensic Medicine; Hospital Administration; Internal Medicine; Microbiology; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Ophthalmology; Orthopaedics; Otorhinolaryngology; Pathology; Pediatrics; Pharmacology; Physiology; Psychiatry; Radiodiagnosis & Imaging; Surgery; Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion; Pulmonology, Respiratory Critical Care & Sleep Medicine. AFMC offers MBBS, Post B.Sc Nursing, BPMT, PG Diploma, MD, MS, Post Basic B.Sc Nursing, M.Sc, Post Basic Diploma, M.Ch, MDS, DM, MHA and PhD programmes.

Location:

AFMC is located at Southern Command, Solapur Road, Wanowrie, near Race Course, Pune, Maharashtra. Pune International Airport is the closest airport to the institute, located 9.8 km away. Nearest railway station to the institute is Ghorpuri Railway Station, located 3.4 km away and the nearest bus station is Market Yard Bus Station, located 4.4 km away.

Accreditation:

• AFMC is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade with a CGPA of 3.51 out of 4
• AFMC is accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories)

Collaborations:

AFMC has collaborated/signed MOUs with the following institutions:

• Command Hospital (Southern Command)
• Military Hospital Cardiothoracic Center, Pune
• Army Sports Institute, Pune  
• High Altitude Medical Research Centre, Leh
• University of Michigan, USA
• PGIMER, Chandigarh
• Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai
• JIPMER, Pondicherry
• AIIMS Delhi
• National AIDS Control Organization

Clubs, Committees and Societies:

• Sports Club– Sports Club of AFMC has been formed at the institute to promote sports and physical activities. It organises various sports and athletics events at the institute. It encourages students to participate in institute level, national and international sports events.
• Adventure Club– The Adventure Club of the institute organises adventure activities throughout the country. The aim of the Club is to indulge in adventure activities and help society at the same time.
• Musimatics Club– It is the music club of AFMC Pune. It promotes the culture of music amongst the institute community. It aims to promote traditional and cultural music amongst the institute community. It conducts various musical events at the institute.