For candidates who cleared the online recruitment examination, the skill test is the next — and final — gate before the merit list. SGPGIMS has made one thing unmistakably clear in this notice: the skill test carries no marks of its own. Your place in the final merit list will still be decided only by the marks you scored in the online examination. But that merit list will include your name only if you qualify the skill test. It cannot improve your rank, but failing it removes you from the race. The schedule is published roll-number-wise, so every invited candidate has one specific allotted date inside the 26 October–03 November window. Do not assume you can walk in on any date in the window — the date printed against your roll number is the date that applies to you, and late entry after the test begins is not permitted. Two conditions in the notice deserve attention because they are easy to overlook. First, there is no waiver of the skill test: producing a certificate for the same skill will not exempt anyone. Second, every candidate must pass biometric screening before the test; failing it means you will not be allowed to sit the test at all. The institute has also reserved the right to fill any, all, or none of the advertised posts without assigning a reason — so qualifying the skill test is necessary, but the final outcome still rests on the merit list.