Discontinued (Oct 2022) - B.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics 

at JIPMER, 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.

For admission to JIPMER BSc in Nursing course, aspirants must be Class 12 pass with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Botany & Zoology, and English as one of the subjects. The qualifying exam should have been passed with at least 50% aggregate (40% aggregate for SC/ST/OBC; 45% aggregate for PwD category candidates). Moreover, the applicants age at the time of admission should be at least 17 years, or candidate must turn 17 on or before December 31 of the year of admission. There is not upper age limit.

Furthermore, candidates seeking admission must hold the relevant documents as well. These are required for verification purposes by the institute.

JIPMER, Pondicherry offers twelve courses in its M.Sc program. The admission is made on the basis of marks secured in entrance exams. The entrance exams accepted for admission to M.Sc at JIPMER, Pondicherry are JIPMER Nursing and JIPMER PG. Other than these, JIPMER admission to MD/ MS courses is based on INI CET scores. INI CET 2024 Counselling is ongoing for the January Session for admission to MD/ MS courses at JIPMER. 

JIPMER offers good placements to its MBBS, MSc, MD courses and many more. Check out the JIPMER placements 2022 to 2024 from the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Median package (MBBS)	INR 12 LPA	INR 12 LPA	INR 12 LPA
Median package PG 2-year (MSc, MPH)	INR 20 LPA	INR 24 LPA	INR 24 LPA
Median package PG 3-year (MS, MD, DM, etc.)	INR 24 LPA	INR 24 LPA	INR 26 LPA
Total students (MBBS)	200	200	186
Total students (PG 2-year)	2	6	5
Total students (PG 3-year)	190	240	245
Total students placed (MBBS)	140	114	76
Total students placed (PG 2-year)	2	6	4
Total students placed (PG 3-year)	142	182	183

Note: The placement details are taken from NIRF 2025. 

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. SC/ST/OBC candidates need 40% aggregate to be eligible, whereas 45% aggregate is required for PwD category candidates) to apply for the course.

There are multiple components included in the total course fee. Some of the components are to be paid only once, which tuition fee, semester fee may have to be paid yearly/semeste-wise. Tabulated below are the JIPMER BSc Nursing fee amount along with the components:

Fee Component	Amount
Tuition fees	INR 4,800
Hostel fees	INR 56,000
One-time payment	INR 5,650

NOTE: This information is sourced from official website/sanctioning body and is subject to change. Hence, is indicative.

The average package offered at JIPMER placements 2025 is yet to be released on the official website. However, the median package offered in 2024 placements is disclosed in the NIRF report 2025. Check out the below table for course-wise median packages offered during JIPMER placements between 2022 to 2024:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Median package (MBBS)	INR 12 LPA	INR 12 LPA	INR 12 LPA
Median package PG 2-year (MSc, MPH)	INR 20 LPA	INR 24 LPA	INR 24 LPA
Median package PG 3-year (MS, MD, DM, etc.)	INR 24 LPA	INR 24 LPA	INR 26 LPA

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the JIPMER NIRF report 2025.

Overall six months time is sufficent for INI CET preparation. This includes 4 month in depth study and 2-month for revision work. The moment a candidate plan to appear for the INI CET, first and formost things he/she should do is to draw a study plan. Focus on those subjects where you are strong in terms of concept. Don't spend too musch time initially on subjects where you are weak. This will demotivate you and affect your preparation. Keep this in mind that concept is key. High yielding topics must be prepared properly to score good marks in INI CET exam.

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.

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.