JIPMER Pondicherry: Cutoff 2026, Fees, Courses, Placement, Admission and Ranking

Following are the reasons to choose JIPMER Puducherry:

• Attached hospital: There is a 2,000-bedded attached hospital with state-of-the-art preventive, diagnostic, & treatment facilities. This hospital provides students to gain real life experience.
• Ranking: Puducherry JIPMER has been ranked at 43rd position under the Overall category, & 4th under the Medical category by the NIRF 2025.
• Placements: The university placement rate is increasing slowly. 

Courses Seat Intake Academic Fees/Year

BSc Allied Health Science 50

INR 5760

MSc Nursing 31

INR 8760

MSc Allied Health Science 23 

INR 8760

Master of Public Health 34

INR 8760

JIPMER Courses & Fees 2024

Courses Tuition Fees Eligibility

B.Sc. (16 courses) 4.8 K 10+2 : 50 % Exams : NEET

M.Sc. (12 courses) 2.4 K - 3.6 K Exams : JIPMER PGJIPMER Nursing

MD (20 courses) 46.6 K Graduation : 55 % Exams : INI CET

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has varying fee structures based on the course and student category. Here are the fees for some courses:

• MBBS: Rs.14,920 for the first year for all students.
• MPH: Rs.8,760 for the first year for all students.
• B.Sc: Rs.11,410 for the first year for all students.
• PG Courses: Fees for MD, MS, MDS, and Diploma courses differ by course and student category. MD and MS courses are approximately Rs.1,500 per year for all students.

For admission to the MBBS programme, the most sought-after programme of JIPMER Puducherry, candidates are required to have valid NEET-UG scores/ ranks. As per the JIPMER Puducherry cut-off list, the closing rank for admission to the MBBS programme was 17588.

Candidates having rank as specified by the institute can register through JIPMER Puducherry's official website for the counselling process conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

The NEET 2025 result is expected to be released in the first week of June 2025, within a month of conducting the exam. NTA does not announce the NEET result date in advance. Although last year the result date was stated to be declared on June 14, NTA released it 10 days in advance. Hence, there is no fixed date or schedule for NTA to declare the NEET result. Prior to the declaration of the result, NTA releases the final NEET answer key. Last year, NEET was conducted on May 5 and the result was declared June 4.

Candidates have to score the minimum cut off to qualify for INI CET exam. The qualifying INI CET cut off percentile for the general category is 50%. Candidates who belong to SC/ST/OBC category have to score minimum qualifying cut off, 45. Candidates who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off percentile are eligible for the counselling process. Based on INI CET cut off a merit list will be released. The merit list comprises name of eligible candidates for the different counselling rounds. AIIMS conducted INI CET 2025 July session on May 17, 2025.

JIPMER Puducherry fee once paid by the college students will never be refunded. If a student decides to withdraw their admission or leaves a course midway, the following rules apply:

• Caution Deposits: The caution deposit paid by the students is the only refundable fee component & is returned to the student upon successful course completition or when leaving the hostel. 

• Academic Fees: The entire amount paid at the time of JIPMER admission will be forfeited.
• Penalty: For MBBS students who withdraw admission after getting a seat, an additional penalty of INR 10,000 will be imposed.

INI CET 2025 counselling July session dates and schedule were announced by AIIMS. The counselling began with mock round on June 14, 2025. Seat allotment result for mock round counselling INI CET 2025 July session was announced on June 18, 2025. Round-1 Seat allotment result was declared on June 25, 2025. Round-2 result was uploaded on July 10, 2025. The counselling is held online for seat allotment. Only INI CET qualified candidates can participate in the counselling for seat allotment. A total of 4 rounds of counselling will be held.

Candidates need to fill the NEET application form online. Morever, candidates need to pay the NEET form fees online through credit card/ debit card, net banking or UPI. In case of any technical or server issues, candidates can visit the Common Service Centres (CSC).

JIPMER Puducherry is a highly competitive exam, but it is easier than national-level medical entrance exams like NEET and AIIMS. However, because of the huge number of students competing for only 200 seats, it is difficult to get admission in JIPMER. The acceptance rate of JIPMER is 0.1%. The exam paper has 10 questions from the English language and 10 from logical reasoning. The JIPMER syllabus is based on the Tamil Nadu state board syllabus, so it’s quite easy for CBSE students but the topics that are only a part of the Tamil Nadu state board need to be studied. The exam is easier than NEET and AIIMS, but it is still a difficult exam. The cutoff marks and ranks can vary each year based on the number of applicants and the difficulty level of the exam.

Candidates who are seeking admission to JIPMER, MBBS programme can check this section for the latest cutoff trends. According to the JIPMER, cutoff 2023 for Round 1, the closing rank for MBBS is 277. Analysis of cut offs for previous years for MBBS reveals that, JIPMER has seen a improving trend compared to 2022.

Indian Academy College of Nursing Bangalore (IACN Bangalore) is one of the Nursing colleges in Karnataka. It is popularly known as Indian Academy Nursing College Bangalore and it was established in the year 2004. This college is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

The institution has not released the course-wise placement packages as of yet. Meanwhile the NIRF report has been released. Check out the table below to know more:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026

No, direct admission is not available at JIPMER. Admission to all courses like MBBS, B.Sc., and PG programs is entrance-based through national tests such as NEET-UG, INI SS, INI-CET, etc., followed by centralised counselling. 

The selection criteria vary from one course to another. While some courses like MBBS require valid scores in NEET-UG and other courses like BSc and MSc, the institute conducts its entrance exam. For admission to the flagship MBBS programme, candidates have to appear for the NEET-UG exam. Candidates having valid scores/ rank in NEET-UG can then apply through the JIPMER Puducherry official website followed by the counselling round conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

JIPMER Puducherry is a reputed institution of PG Diploma in the following areas: b.s., m.d., certificate BASLP, MD, DM, M.Ch. FNB (Fellow of National Board), Ph.D., MPH, MS, MDS, MBBS. These programs may be chosen by students to pursue careers in the fields of medicine and health sciences, nursing. The institute's trained and experienced faculty are delivering these programs. According to the student evaluations, JIPMER Pondicherry had a rating of 4.7. Moreover, it was accorded a grade of 4.7 on campus life, 4.1 on placements, 5 on faculty and 4.6 on infrastructure.

To get admission in JIPMER Pondicherry MDS, studnets must be eligible. To be eligible for an MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) programme at JIPMER Puducherry, students must hold a recognised BDS degree, and complete a 12-month internship. The final selection is based on INI-CET entrance exam, participating in the centralised counseling process, and completing document verification.

5% of the seats are reserved horizontally to PwD students as per the rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. If no eligible,  students are available for a seat allotted for PwBD under a category, the seat will be filled by various students from the same category. eg an unfilled UR-PwBD seat will be filled
based on merit by an eligible student from UR category.
The no. & distribution of seats may vary depending upon the periodic directives
decisions from the competent authority & Government of India.

JIPMER Puducherry provides good placements to its graduating students.Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the JIPMER Puducherry placement packages 2025:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026

The period of training for MD course is three completed years including the examinations  period at JIPMER Puducherry. However, for the students with a two-year PG Diploma in the same subject, the period of training shall be two years. Moreover, the institute's training procedure is designed involves learning experience for candidates around the needs of the community.

The average package data is not mentioned in the placement report for JIPMER Puducherry. But, according to JIPMER Puducherry 2022 placements, the median salary for the MBBS students was INR 12,00,000 LPA, INR 20 LPA for 2-year PG students, and INR 24 LPA for 3-year PG students. Hence, as per the aforementioned placement data, the highest package reached INR 24 LPA, and for undergraduates, it was INR 12 LPA with a 96% placement rate.