B.Sc. in Cardiac Laboratory Technology 

at JIPMER, Pondicherry

Yes, you can pursue an MBBS after completing your BSc course. But you need to pass the all India medical entrance exam NEET just like any other candidates. The entrance exam is conducted by the NTA. Do check the eligibility requirement before applying to the course as well.

JIPMER Puducherry admit candidates to its BSc courses on the basis of merit in the NEET exam. Some of the seats are reserved for the students who are residents of Pondicherry. However, the remaining seats are open for admission to candidates across the country. Hence, you can get admission even if you are not from Pondicherry. 

With BSc degree you are eligible for majority of non technical posts in Government (Central, State, PSU, Banks etc) where eligibility criterion is graduation degree. Beside this you may able to get job of technician, lab assistant in Scientific R&D organisation. You are also eligible to do BEd and take school teacher job. In order to have better career growth you will have to do post graduation.

The topics covered in the course are related to the field of Nursing. Its course curriculum is curted in a way that The theory and practical subjects included in the JIPMER BSc Nursing first-semester of the programme are:

• Anatomy including Genetics & Physiology

• Nutrition & Biochemistry

• Nursing Foundation

• Psychology

• Microbiology

• English

• Introduction to Computer

• Regional Language

JIPMER offers good placements annually for courses like MBBS, MSc, MS, MD, etc. The placement details of the batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of batch 2024 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2023. Let’s take a look at the key highlights of JIPMER placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package (MBBS)	INR 12 LPA	NA
Median package PG 2-year (MSc)	INR 20 LPA	INR 24 LPA
Median package PG 3-year (MS, MD, DM,  GNM)	INR 24 LPA	INR 24 LPA
Total students (MBBS)	2	2
Total students (PG 2-year)	6	16
Total students (PG 3-year)	190	240
Total students placed (MBBS)	114	NA
Total students placed (PG 2-year)	2	2
Total students placed (PG 3-year)	142	182

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the JIPMER NIRF report 2024.

Candidates who have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Botany & Zoology with a minimum of 50% aggregate along with English as one of the subjects can apply for BSc at JIPMER Puducherry.

So yes you can apply but you have to crack the entrance test for studying in the JIPMER. If you can crack the entrance test then you can easily apply at the JIPMER.

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.