MBBS at JIPMER : Apply by April 27

Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) Puducherry, an autonomous organisation and an Institution of National Importance under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, has notified the admission to MBBS Course of the academic year 2012-13.  There are 127 seats for MBBS at JIPMER.

Applicant should be an Indian National or an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), born on or before 1.1.1996 and should have passed or appeared for the Higher Secondary Course (10+2) or equivalent.

Selection to the course will be based on an All India Level Entrance Examination to be held from 10 AM to 12.30 PM on 27th May, 2012 (Sunday).

Application can be submitted only online, between 28.3.2012 and 27.4.2012.

The Prospectus detailing eligibility criteria, educational qualification, process of online application, payment of fees etc., can be viewed/downloaded from : http://jipmer.edu/

After submission of online application, the applicant has to take a printout of the online application with the assigned number. This printout along with the required enclosures, photographs/finger prints etc., should reach "Professor (Academic), JIPMER, Dhanvantri Nagar (PO), Puducherry-605 006",  latest by 1.5.2012.

Though the details of the Centres for the examination are neither announced in the Notification nor published in the website, the examination was held at Bangaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkatta, Nagpur, New Delhi, Puducherry, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada in 2011.

In 2011, the Examination had a paper with 200 multiple choice questions from English, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, equally distributed among them. There were four alternatives for each question. Candidate had to indicate his/her response to the questions by darkening the appropriate circle completely with Ball-Point Pen, in the Answer sheet. Each correct response got one mark. There was no negative marking for incorrect answers. 

The academic fee per annum in 2011-12 was Rs. 1400/-.

As per the academic eligibility in 2011, applicant had to pass the Higher / Senior Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher / Senior Secondary Examination or any one of the qualifying examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of such study comprising Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and Mathematics or any other elective with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after introduction of the 10+2+3 educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education.

The applicant must have passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Bio-technology at the qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination. Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Classes / OPH applicants had to obtain 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Bio-technology taken together in the qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination. OPH candidates in general category needed a minimum of 45% marks in the qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination.

Those who had appeared or were to appear in the qualifying examination in March/April 2011 and whose results were not yet been declared at the time of applying, could also apply for admission, subject to their fulfilling the other eligibility criteria.

All General candidates who secured at least 50% marks, General OPH candidates who secured at least 45% marks, SC/ST/OBC applicants who secured at least 40% marks in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology taken together in the Entrance Examination were considered for inclusion in the merit list.Application fee was Rs.1000/- for Unreserved/OBC and Rs.650/- for SC/ST.

The details of 2012 admission will be posted as and when available. 

For details, visit : http://jipmer.edu/