JIPMER: Admission 2025, Courses, Fees, Cutoff, Placement, Ranking

Ayesha Taneem

Updated on - Dec 2, 2025

JIPMER was set up by the French Government in 1823. It has been marked as an “Institute of National Importance” which imparts undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical training. It is also a residential working JIPMER Hospital which provides medical care facility to many patients. Admissions 2025 are ongoing. Admissions to courses like MBBS, MD/MS and B.Sc/M.S are done based on JIPMER entrance examinations.

JIPMER keeps on positioning among the top best five clinical schools in the nation. The model of giving free strength medical care while keeping up quality and wellbeing makes the institute a remarkable model in the nation. Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research is seeing development as new grounds like JIPMER Puducherry outreach focus at Yanam separated from the destined-to-be-charged screening OPD square and super forte augmentation block.

JIPMER Quick Insights

JIPMER was set up in the year 1823. The highlights of the college such as recognition, university type, approvals, facilities, etc are mentioned below

JIPMER Ranking

JIPMER has been securing the highest positions in the field of technical education. It is acknowledged by different national and international institutions and organizations for its excellent support to various fields. Below is an overview of the JIPMER ranking.

• JIPMER has ranked 39th in the overall category by NIRF ranking 2024.
• The institute has secured 5th position in the medical category by the NIRF ranking 2024.

JIPMER Courses

JIPMER is well known for its UG and PG medical courses. It runs an MBBS course taking 150 students each year after a nationally held entrance exam In addition, postgraduate programs (MD/ MS) are offered in 23 disciplines, Super Specialty programs (DM/ MCh) in 10 and 7 disciplines respectively, Ph.D. programs in 8 disciplines and Fellowship courses in 4 disciplines.

JIPMER also conducts other courses including B.Sc Nursing (75 seats/year), 5 MSc Nursing, 10 B.Sc Allied Medical Sciences (58 seats), 5 M.Sc Allied Medical Sciences, and MPH (25 seats/ year). JIPMER conducts a nationally acclaimed ten-day National Course on Educational Science for Teachers of Health professionals twice a year. The NTTC is the only one among the five such centers to continue its National Course and to date, more than 1600 participants have been trained in education technology.

JIPMER Pondicherry offers the following courses

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JIPMER Fee Details

JIPMER offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs in various fields. Here are some of the fee details for the various courses that the insitute offers

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JIPMER Departments

JIPMER has various departments for various courses like science, medical, dental etc. Students can study M.Sc, Ph.D., MS, MD, MBBS, etc in the different departments. The departments are designed to offer value education in the related field. Given below are the main departments available by the institute

JIPMER Admission

JIPMER Admission 2025 are ongoing. Admissions to courses like MBBS, MD/MS and B.Sc/M.S are done on the basis of JIPMER entrance examinations. Admission to the B.Sc program is granted based on the entrance exam that is conducted online. The candidates who secured valid scores are eligible for the MCC counselling where they will have to select JIPMER Pondicherry as their choice of the institute. Candidates applying for undergraduate or postgraduate courses are required to visit the centre and make the application after consulting the counsellor.

JIPMER Eligibility Criteria

JIPMER offers various courses. Admission to the courses is based upon strict eligibility criteria and if a student fails to prove eligibility then his/her admission application will be rejected for the courses offered by the university. Below is a list of a few courses offered by JIPMER with their eligibility criteria

MBBS Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must be a Citizen of India.
  The candidate's age criteria must have completed 17 years of age.
• The candidate must have passed in PCB and English with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% and 40% in case of SC/ST and PwD candidates respectively).
• Candidate must have valid NEET score.

MD/MS Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must be an Indian National (IN) or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) or Foreign Nationals (FN).
• The candidates must have an MBBS or an equivalent Degree recognized by the Medical Council of India.
• The candidates must have scored a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate in MBBS. (50% marks for SC/ST candidates)

Ph.D. Eligibility Criteria

• A degree in Doctor of Medicine (DM) or Master of Chirurgie (MCh) or Master of Surgery (MS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations or equivalent degree OR
• A degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

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Why Choose JIPMER?

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) can trace its origins to the ‘Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry’ established by the French Government in 1823. In the wake of the ‘de facto’ transfer of Pondicherry to the Government of India, the college was briefly named Dhanvantri Medical College, before being upgraded to a Regional Postgraduate Centre under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (DGHS), Government of India and renamed JIPMER.

It is an institution established for teaching, research and patient care in the area of health. JIPMER spreads over 192 acres. The institution houses one administrative block, one academic centre, one nursing college, seven hospital blocks, seven accessory services buildings and four residential complexes. 12 broad types of medical, nursing and allied health science courses covering all disciplines in healthcare from basic to super speciality training are conducted.

JIPMER Academic Advantages

• JIPMER is one among the very few institutions in the country which is providing teaching from undergraduate to superspeciality & sub-specialties, conducting path breaking research and providing specialty care of high order.
• The model of providing free specialty health care while maintaining quality and safety makes JIPMER a unique model in the country. JIPMER’s success in providing best treatment even to the least affordable in the society makes it a model of speciality care delivery of the future.
• JIPMER continues to rank among the top best five medical schools in the country. JIPMER is witnessing expansion in the form of new campuses like JIPMER Karaikkal, JIPMER outreach centre at Yanam apart from the soon to be commissioned screening OPD block and superspeciality extention block.
• Conceptual plans for Puducherry second campus for Institute of organ transplantation and Institute of advanced trauma and rehabilitation were initiated during this period.

JIPMER Cutoff

The Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research cut off are based on NEET and NEET PG exams. Students aspiring to study at JIPMER must fulfill the following criteria

• Candidates are required to obtain minimum qualifying percentile marks in NEET 2020 exam
• Applicants belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC must score marks equal to the 40th percentile to be considered for AIQ and state counseling.
• Candidates from the Unreserved category must score equal to the 50th percentile to be eligible for counseling and admission to the college.

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JIPMER Results

JIPMER Entrance Exam results are usually declared within several days of the online test and merit list is published on the official website. Merit list is drawn based on a minimum required percentile (category wise) as directed by the institute.

JIPMER results include the marks/ percentile scored by the candidate and the corresponding rank obtained. A downloadable rank letter will be hoisted on website 3 days after the publication of merit list. Candidate can check their scorecard and download the rank letter by entering the provided application sequence number/ User ID along with the password.

JIPMER Infrastructure

The campus of JIPMER Puducherry is spread over an area of 192 acres. It has all the infrastructural facilities inside the campus which a student might require. A few of them are listed below

• Classrooms
• Library
• Hostel
• Laboratories
• Wifi Enabled Campus
• Sports
• Medical Hospital
• Library
• Auditorium
• Cafeteria

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JIPMER Placements

JIPMER Pondicherry placement places 88% of its students annually in reputed healthcare organisations of the country. Respected hospitals like Apollo Hospitals and AIIMS offer attractive employment opportunities to graduates during the JIPMER Pondicherry placement drive. The highest and average salaries extended to the candidates vary with the course and the sector they are hired in. Private hospitals pay more handsomely than government sectors.

• The highest package offered was INR 24.0 LPA
• The average package offered was INR 12.0 LPA

JIPMER Top Recruiters

Some of the major recruiters include

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JIPMER Scholarships

awaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry offers scholarships to eligible candidates. JIPMER Puducherry scholarship is offered based on the student’s academic performance, category, and economic situation. Candidates applying for the scholarship must satisfy the eligibility criteria set for the scholarship. Further details about the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research scholarship are given below

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JIPMER Collaborations

JIPMER has collaborated with various national universities for the benefit of research and education. Some of them are

National Collaborations

• United India Insurance company Ltd
• TTK Healthcare TPA private Ltd.
• National centre for Disease Informatics and research National cancer Registry programme (ICMR)
• The Rotary Club of Pondicherry Beach Town, Puducherry
•  Sanjeevani Life Beyond Cancer (SLBC)

JIPMER Alumni

The alumni stay in contact with the institute and faculty members who ensure that their college students get many expert achievements. A few notable alumni of JIPMER are