Post Graduate Diploma in Pediatrics at Dayanand Medical College

Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, offers Post Graduate Diploma in Pediatrics as a 2-year postgraduate degree. The total fee on record is ₹8.57 lakh, which works out to about ₹4.29 lakh a year.

Dayanand Medical College is a private institute, founded in 1963. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Dayanand Medical College — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise, and apply to PGD programmes at Dayanand Medical College as a group.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with Dayanand Medical College before you pay anything.

To get into Post Graduate Diploma in Pediatrics, you usually need a bachelor's degree in a related subject.

Admission to this kind of course is usually on merit in the qualifying exam. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Dayanand Medical College's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above.
2. Keep your qualifying-exam marksheet ready; seats are filled on merit.
3. Apply to Dayanand Medical College or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

The most recent placement data we hold (2023) show a placement rate of 100% and a median package of ₹30 lakh at Dayanand Medical College. 54 students were placed that year. These are college-wide figures, not only for this specialisation.

Placement numbers vary a lot by year and by branch. Ask the placement cell for the branch-wise report of the last two batches.

Dayanand Medical College runs 4 PGD specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Post Graduate Diploma in Anesthesiology
• Post Graduate Diploma in Otolaryngology

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Do the subjects of Post Graduate Diploma in Pediatrics genuinely interest you? You will spend 2 years on them.
• Can you manage ₹8.57 lakh over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• Are the placement figures above good enough for your goals? Ask for the branch-wise numbers.
• How does Dayanand Medical College compare with other colleges offering PGD in and around Ludhiana?