All information about JIPMER that you should know

About JIPMER

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research  (JIPMER) is a well reputed medical college in india.
It is located in Pondicherry, capital of union territory of Puducherry in South India.
It is hundred percent  government funded research educational institute as well as a tertiary hospital that provides inexpensive medical care to a large number of patients.
It was established in 1823 as Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry by French invaders.
After 1956, when Puducherry was included in India, the college was renamed as Dhanvantri medical college.
On 13th July 1964; After Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's death, it was renamed to Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER).
In 2008, JIPMER was declared as Institute of national importance by an act of parliament.
The whole campus of JIPMER Puducherry is spread across 195 acres of land.
JIPMER is not under control of MCI, it is under direct administrative control of DGHS, Ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India.
It is always ranked in top ten medical colleges of our country and best medical college in south india. 
Motto of the institute is Veritas curat which means truth cures.  
President of jipmer is Dr. V.M. katoch.
Director of jipmer is Dr. Rakesh Agarwal. 
Dean of academics is Dr. R.P. Swaminathan.
Dean of research is Dr. R Raveendran.    
In 2015, a new branch of JIPMER was opened at Karaikal with 50 MBBS Seats.  
So now there are two JIPMER Colleges- one at Puducherry and another at Karaikal.

Courses at JIPMER

There are many courses running at JIPMER Puducherry.
1. Undergraduate Courses (MBBS, Bsc. Nursing, Bsc. Allied Medical Sciences and BASLP)
2. Post graduate Courses (MD, MS, Msc. Nursing, Msc. Allied Sciences, Master in Public Health)
3. Super Speciality Courses (DM, MCh)
4. Ph.D courses
5. Diploma courses (Post Basic Diploma in Nursing)
6. Post Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) Courses
7. Certificate courses (Emergency Medicine Technician Certificate Course)

Admission to MBBS Course

Admission is done on the basis of merit list which is drawn based on the marks obtained in entrance test.
The Examination is conducted in online mode (Computer based test), in two shifts (morning and evening shifts).
A total of 200 MCQ questions are asked. Out of which, 60 questions each from physics, chemistry and biology are asked. 10 questions each from English and Logical Reasoning are asked.
Time limit is of 150 minutes. So you need to have great speed of solving MCQ questions.
For each correct response you get +4 marks and wrong answer will cause a negative marking of -1 marks.

Marks are calculated in form of percentile (upto 7 decimals) and higher percentile gives higher rank.
In case of tie between students having same percentile, following strategy is adopted for deciding ranks:
1. Less wrong attempts.
2. Higher percentile in Biology
3. Higher percentile in Chemistry
4. Higher percentile in Physics
5. Higher percentile in English
6. Higher percentile in Reasoning
7. Seniority by age.
This how merit list is made.

Eligibility criteria (for MBBS Course):

1. Minimum age: 17 years.
2. No any upper age limit.
3. Must have passed PCB Subjects with 50% marks (for UR), 40% marks (for SC/ST/OBC).
4. Must have scored 50 percentile (for UR), 45 percentile (for OBC), 40 percentile  (for SC/ST) in Entrance test.

Every year Schedule (MBBS Admissions)

Application form begins: 1st week of March
Application ends: 2nd week of April
Admit Card released: 3rd week of May.
Entrance test date: 1st Sunday of June.
Results: Within one week after exam.
Counselling: 4th week of June (probably 25-26 june) till September.
Batch Starts: 1st of July.

Seats (in MBBS Course)

1. Puducherry Campus (150 seats)
NRI: 05 seats
UR: 55 seats
OBC: 28 seats
SC: 15 seats
ST: 07 seats
Puducherry-UR: 22 seats
Puducherry-OBC: 10 seats
Puducherry-SC: 05 seats
Puducherry-ST: 03 seats

2. Karaikal Campus (50 seats)
NRI: 01 seats
UR: 19 seats
OBC: 09 seats
SC: 05 seats
ST: 02 seats
Puducherry-UR: 09 seats
Puducherry-OBC: 03 seats
Puducherry-SC: 01 seats
Puducherry-ST: 01 seats

Cutoff (general category)

1. Puducherry Campus Last Rank in 2017: AIR 112
Last Rank in 2018: AIR 156

2. Karaikal Campus
Last Rank in 2017: AIR 756
Last Rank in 2018: AIR 978

Fees (for MBBS Course)

Academic fees: Rs. 7470 (yearly)
Hostel fees: Rs. 14000 (yearly)
Mess fees: Rs. 2500 (monthly)
Admission fees: Rs. 4000 (one time only)
Examination fees: Rs. 500 (for one theory paper), Rs. 500 (for one practical paper), Rs. 250 (to get statement of marks).

This was all the information about JIPMER MBBS. For more doubts, ask your questions in comments.

JIPMER MBBS 2019- Steps to fill Application form, Important Dates, Eligibility, Fees, pattern and Seat distribution

JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research) Puducherry had released application forms for admissions to its MBBS programme of July 2019 on Wednesday (6th March) last week. The last date for filling up the form is 12th April 2019 (Friday), till 5 pm.

The Examination will be conducted in two shifts (Shift 1st- 10 am to 12:30 pm and Shift 2nd- 3 pm to 5:30 pm) on 2nd June 2019 (Sunday).

Availability of Admit card: 20.05.2019 (Monday) 10.00 AM to 02.06.2019 (Sunday) 8.00 AM.

Pattern and Duration of Examinations
Examination will be conducted for two and half hours (150 minutes). It will contain following sections:
Physics= 60 MCQ questions
Chemistry= 60 MCQ questions
Biology= 60 MCQ questions
Reasoning= 10 MCQ questions
English= 10 MCQ questions.
A total of 200 questions will be asked from 11th and 12th class syllabus of all boards of India.

Distribution of seats
This will be a common entrance examination for 200 Seats (150 seats at JIPMER, Puducherry + 50 seats at JIPMER, Karaikal). Detailed distribution of seat:

1. JIPMER Puducherry
For All India: UR- 45; OBC- 28; SC- 15; ST- 7; EWSs- 10
For Puducherry Residents: P-UR- 19; P-OBC- 10; P-SC- 5; P-ST- 3; P-EWSs- 3
For NRI/OCI: 5

2. JIPMER Karaikal
For All India: UR- 16; OBC- 9; SC- 5; ST- 2; EWSs- 3
For Puducherry residents: P- UR- 8; P-OBC- 3; P-SC- 1; P-ST- 1; P-EWSs- 1
For NRI/OCI: 1
(Here; EWSs= Economically Weaker Sections- new 10% reservation scheme launched in January 2019 for those who have: Less than Rs. 8 Lac Annual Income; Less than 5 acres of Agricultural Land, etc.)

Eligibility criteria for JIPMER MBBS exam:
1. Must be Indian Nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India.
2. He/She has completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31st December 2019. There is no upper age limit.
3. Have passed intermediate examination from a recognised University or Board, with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and English as compulsory subjects. They should have also scored a minimum of 50% marks (for UR and EWSs) in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology taken together. For SC/ST, it is 40% and for Physically Handicapped it is 45%.

Application fees
UR/EWSs/OBC/P-OBC/P-UR/P-EWSs: 1500 + Transaction charges.
SC/ST/P-SC/P-ST: 1200 + Transaction charges.
NRI/OCI: 3000 + Transaction charges.
PwD & P-PwD: No fees.

Documents to be Uploaded
1. Photograph: Must be taken with a placard on which name and date of photograph is written. The date should not be earlier than 31st January 2019. And background should be white. Image size should not be more than 80 Kb (minimum 20 Kb), and dimensions should be 30mm × 45mm.

2. Signature: Signed with blue/black pen on a white paper of dimensions 80mm × 35mm and should be properly scanned. Size should not be more than 80 Kb (minimum 20 Kb).

3. Caste Certificate: For SC/ST/OBC Candidates. It should not be more than  800 Kb in size.

4. Income and Assets Certificate: For EWSs Candidates. It should not be more than 800 Kb in size.

5. PwD Certificate: For Physically Handicapped candidates. It should not be more than 800 Kb in size.

Steps to fill Application form
Many students are facing difficulties in filling up the form. So here I have written all the procedures/steps for filling up your JIPMER Application form.
1.Visit http://jipmer.puducherry.gov.in/....mbbs-2019
2. Under MBBS 2019 section click on Apply online link.
3. A new webpage will open. Fill up your name, date of birth, mobile number and email address and fill up captcha and press on register button.
4. Your Application number and password, along with link for further registration will be sent on your Email Id and mobile number (link will be sent only on email).
5. Click on the link sent to you through Email. And login with your application number and password sent to you.
6. Now click on Edit Application form button, which is on the top left corner.
7. Fill all your necessary details, upload you photo and fill up captcha and click on Proceed.
8. Now you will be redirected to payment gateway. Make online payment with any of the three options: Debit card, Credit card or Internet Banking.
9. After successful payment you will get a popup message on your screen: "Your Application form has been submitted successfully".
10. Now print your Application form for future reference and logout.

JIPMER MBBS- Download previous year papers.

JIPMER Examination is conducted every year in online mode in two shifts.
JIPMER MBBS paper contains 200 questions- 60 questions each from Physics, Chemistry and Biology and 10 questions each from English and Reasoning.

Before 2015, the paper was conducted offline in pen and paper mode and contained 40 questions each from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and Reasoning.

JIPMER does not give it's paper.
Here at this page, I have provided the past year questions (memory based) for you to download and practice.

JIPMER 2019 Question Paper with solution (All Shifts): Download here

JIPMER 2018 Question Paper with solution (morning shift) :Download here

JIPMER 2018 Question Paper with solution (evening shift) : Download here

JIPMER 2017 Question Paper with solution:
   Download here

JIPMER 2015 Question Paper with solution:
  Download here

JIPMER 2013 Question Paper with solution:
  Download here


You can also buy these books for sample papers for giving mock tests:
1. JIPMER 11 Year Papers with 5 Mock Tests - by Disha Publication.
2. JIPMER Chapterwise Solutions 8 Years (2010-2017) -by MTG Publication.