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DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Historical July 2025 deadline: 23 April 2025 at 17:00; no 2026 orthopaedic fellowship call was found on the official site during this review
Duration
2 years
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
21 Aug 2026
Duration · published2 years
Clinical exposureArthroscopy and sports-injury training in a comprehensive academic department with dedicated arthroscopy services, navigation, O-arm, robotics, 3D implants, bone-bank access and clinical research
Funding · not publishedHistorical July 2025 terms: open-category fellows received emoluments equivalent to Senior Resident third year plus two increments under the 7th CPC; sponsored and foreign-national candidates received no AIIMS emoluments. Current terms require a new prospectus.
DestinationIndia
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Foreign nationals, including eligible Indonesian applicants, may apply for one subject through the diplomatic channel, compete in the entrance examination, obtain the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare NOC and use a sponsored-category seat; no seat is reserved for foreign nationals.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
MS postgraduate degree in Orthopaedics recognised by India's Medical Council / National Medical Commission · Three years of post-postgraduate teaching experience as a Senior Resident or equivalent in Orthopaedics at an MCI/NMC-recognised teaching institution
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
A selected foreign national must be registered with India's Medical Council / National Medical Commission before joining.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The July 2025 prospectus requires diplomatic-channel processing and government NOC but does not publish the immigration or visa category; confirm current requirements after selection.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Historical July 2025 terms: open-category fellows received emoluments equivalent to Senior Resident third year plus two increments under the 7th CPC; sponsored and foreign-national candidates received no AIIMS emoluments. Current terms require a new prospectus.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
55% of core application fields verified
Checked 21 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-17. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineHistorical July 2025 deadline: 23 April 2025 at 17:00; no 2026 orthopaedic fellowship call was found on the official site during this review
Commencing dateHistorical July 2025 cohort joined between 1 and 15 July 2025; current intake not published
Application route / cycleHistorical July 2025 process: online application, 60-question CBT, then departmental clinical/practical assessment for candidates scoring at least 50%; monitor AIIMS Exams for a new call
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
MS postgraduate degree in Orthopaedics recognised by India's Medical Council / National Medical Commission
Three years of post-postgraduate teaching experience as a Senior Resident or equivalent in Orthopaedics at an MCI/NMC-recognised teaching institution
Registration, licence & examinations
A selected foreign national must be registered with India's Medical Council / National Medical Commission before joining.
Visa / work authorisation
The July 2025 prospectus requires diplomatic-channel processing and government NOC but does not publish the immigration or visa category; confirm current requirements after selection.
Application documents
Online registration with photograph, signature and left-thumb impression
Educational qualification, marks, date-of-birth, category and experience certificates if shortlisted for Stage II
Employer No Objection Certificate at document verification for employed applicants
Sponsorship certificate for sponsored candidates
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare No Objection Certificate and diplomatic-channel forwarding for foreign nationals
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
HOST INSTITUTION
About All India Institute of Medical Sciences
AIIMS Orthopaedics is a comprehensive tertiary academic department with dedicated teams in arthroscopy and sports injuries, joint replacement, musculoskeletal tumours and complex trauma, supported by advanced imaging, navigation, robotics, a bone bank and active research.
Professor and Head of OrthopaedicsOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
AIIMS New Delhi
Clinical focus
Orthopaedic surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ravi Mittal is listed in the cited programme evidence as professor and head of orthopaedics for AIIMS Fellowship in Arthroscopy. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Orthopaedic surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ravi Mittal is listed by the official programme source as professor and head of orthopaedics. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Foreign nationals, including eligible Indonesian applicants, may apply for one subject through the diplomatic channel, compete in the entrance examination, obtain the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare NOC and use a sponsored-category seat; no seat is reserved for foreign nationals.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
