About JIPMER

The Institute is financed and administered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, through the Directorate General of Health Services, New Delhi. The Institute is affiliated to the Pondicherry University and provides instruction for the M.B.,B.S. course. The duration of the course is 4 years and 6 months followed by Compulsory Rotatory Internship of one year.

ELIGIBILTY

Educational Qualifications: Candidates for admission to the M.B.,B.S. course should possess the following educational qualifications:
(a) Passed Higher Secondary Examination (+2) under the 10+2+3 pattern of studies with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as subjects of study or any other equivalent examination at the School or University stage approved by the Pondicherry University, as eligible for admission to the M.B.B.S. Course (a list of qualifications recognised by the Pondicherry University as equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary is given in Annexure-I) and must have obtained not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination.

For Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates, the minimum marks in the qualifying examination will be 40% in English and 40% in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together.

The percentage of marks at the qualifying examination, will also apply to the candidates nominated by the Government of India.
OR
To have qualified for the B.Sc., Degree of Pondicherry University or of any other University acceptable as equivalent thereto subject to such conditions as may be prescribed therefore with at least two of the following subjects viz., Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology or B.Sc.(Medical Laboratory Technology) as subjects of study up to the ancillary level provided that such candidates shall have passed the earlier qualification with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany and Zoology and English.
(b) The candidates who have passed the qualifying examination other than those mentioned in the list will have to submit an eligibility certificate from the Pondicherry University before admission is finalised.
These conditions will also apply to the candidates nominated by the Government of India.
Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing in the qualifying examination in May, 2003 and whose results have not been declared, can also apply for admission, if they are otherwise eligible. They will, however, be admitted to the Institute only if they satisfy the requirement at para above.
It is the responsibility of the candidates to ascertain whether they possess the requisite qualifications for admission. Having been called for written test/interview does not necessarily mean acceptance of the eligibility. Eligibility for admissions in doubtful cases will be decided in consultation with the Pondicherry University.
Age: Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, 2003 i.e. they should have been born on or before 1ST JANUARY 1987. This age limit will also apply to the candidates nominated by the Government of India. Request for relaxation from the prescribed age limit will not be considered.
Nationality: The applicant for admission should be an Indian National except for those admitted against the seats reserved for foreign students who are nominees of the Government of India.