JIPMER Pondicherry

The medical college has been named after India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Since its inception, the medical college has been providing exemplary medical education, training, patient care, quality research and innovations through community collaboration.

Affiliation and Recognition
One of the top medical colleges in India, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry is a university by itself and awards its own degrees. In the initial, it was affiliated to the University of Madras and Pondicherry University. The medical college is included in the list of World Directory of Medical Schools and recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

Ranking and Collaboration
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry, one of the best medical colleges in Pondicherry has been ranked 1st among the top medical colleges in India under the NIRF in 2019. The medical college has also been ranked 1st among the top medical colleges in India in 2017 by Outlook India and 5th by The Week. The medical college has a tie-up with the Harvard School of Public Health which is a part of the larger MoU between the American Medical School and The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Courses Offered      
Undergraduate Medical Course:
The UG Medical Course offered at the top medical college, JIPMER Pondicherry is a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with a total intake of 200 MBBS students. The duration of the MBBS course is 4.5 years which includes one year of compulsory internship.

Postgraduate Medical Course:
The PG Medical Courses offered at the government medical college, JIPMER Pondicherry are Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Postgraduate Diploma (PG Diploma). The total intake capacity of MD/MS courses is 202 and the PG Diploma course is 20. The duration of the MD/MS course is 3 years and PG Diploma is 2 years.

Specializations:
The specializations offered at the best medical colleges in India, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry are as given below:
MD:  Anesthesiology, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Immuno Hematology & Blood Transfusion, Microbiology, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radio-Diagnosis, Radiotherapy, Social & Preventive Medicine, Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases
MS:  Anatomy, Orthopedics, ENT, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
PG Diploma: Child Health, Clinical Pathology, Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Leprosy, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Public Health, Radio-Diagnosis

Admission Process
Undergraduate Medical Admission Process
Eligibility Criteria
The Candidate seeking MBBS admission in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry must have
• Completed 17 years of age as on 31 December of the year of MBBS admission
• Must have passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology at the qualifying entrance exam. In respect of the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (NCL), the minimum marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination shall be 40% marks for Unreserved and General-EWS Candidates. In respect of PwD candidates, the minimum marks in the qualifying examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Botany & Zoology)/Biotechnology taken together shall be 45% instead.

MBBS Entrance Exam
NEET UG is a common MBBS entrance exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to the MBBS course in medical colleges in India. To secure MBBS seat in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry, the candidate has to qualify in NEET exam with the following percentile: 
• General Category: 50th percentile
• SC/ST/OBC Category: 40th percentile
• PwD Category: 45th percentile

MBBS Admission Process
The process of counselling for MBBS admission in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry is conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). To secure MBBS admission in one of the top medical colleges in Pondicherry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry, NEET UG qualified candidates to have to participate in the MCC counselling process as per the schedule. The allotment of the MBBS seat will be done based on the NEET rank obtained by the candidate.

Postgraduate Medical Admission Process
Eligibility Criteria
The Candidate seeking PG medical admission in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry must have
• Passed MBBS from recognized medical college
• Completed one-year internship on or before 31 March of the year of PG medical admission
• Registered with State Medical Council/Medical Council of India

PG Medical Entrance Exam
JIPMER PG is a common PG medical entrance exam, conducted by the JIPMER, for admission to PG Medical Courses in medical colleges in India. To secure a PG medical seat in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry, the candidate has to qualify in NEET PG entrance exam with the following percentile:
• UR/EWS/Inst/OCI/FN/Sponsored Category: 50th percentile
• SC/ST/OBC - OPH Category: 40th percentile
• UR/EWS - OPH Category: 45th percentile

 PG Medical Admission Process
The process of counselling for PG medical admission in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry will be conducted by JIPMER. To secure PG medical seat in one of the government medical colleges in India i.e. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry, JIPMER PG qualified candidates to have to participate in the counselling process as per the schedule. The allotment of the PG medical seat will be done based on the category rank obtained by the candidate.

Teaching Hospital
One of the top government medical colleges in India, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry is attached to JIPMER Hospital with the bed strength of 2059. The hospital provides state of the art health care to the patients from Puducherry and many districts of Tamil Nadu as well as patients from other states like - Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. JIPMER is the only hospital in southern India which provides free cancer treatment to the poor people.

Infrastructure and Hospital
One of the top medical colleges in India, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry is spread across 195 acres of land in a picturesque hillock known locally as Gorimedu. The medical college has a well-equipped infrastructure and provides many facilities to the medical students such as – Lecture Halls, Central Library, Laboratories, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam JIPMER Auditorium, Food Canteen, Sports, GYM, Staff Quarters, Bank, ATMs, Post Office, etc. The medical college has also a sprawling hostel complex with common facilities and accommodates students in a large capacity.