M.Sc. in Child Health (Paediatric) Nursing 

at JIPMER, Pondicherry

The required criteria for pursuing your M.Sc nursing degree at JIPMER is given below -

 The selection to the course is done on the basis of how the candidates perform for the entrance exam set by the college. JIPMER college offers M.Sc in Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences. The course work for M.Sc. is divided into 4 semesters, lasting for 2 years. The college provides students with practical training as well as theoretical studies.

JIPMER college offers a total of 25 seats for the M.Sc. program. 

The courses offered are in two specializations with 10 different disciplines. 

The two course specializations offered are: Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences.

M.Sc. Nursing disciplines are: Community Health Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Paediatric Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, and Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing. M.Sc. Allied Medical Sciences disciplines are Medical Biochemistry, MLT- Microbiology, MLT-Pathology, Medical Physiology, and Biostatistics. 

The basic eligibility to the course is for candidates to have passed their undergraduate in B.Sc. with a minimum requirement. Admissions to the M.Sc the course at JIPMER college is done online through the college admission portal which is available on the official website.

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:

Note: The placement details are taken from NIRF 2025. 

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:

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

Indeed, JIPMER holds entrance exams for its courses, covering UG, PG, Diploma, and certificate programs. Starting from 2023, MBBS admissions follow NEET with JIPMER's counseling. Meanwhile, other courses maintain JIPMER's entrance exams, and details are on their official website.

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. 

JIPMER BSc admission is entrance-based. Candidates are shortlisted and admission is offered based on NEET scores. However, there are some specialisations, in which the admission can be granted on merit-basis. Candidates who are Class 12 pass with PCM/Biology and English as a subject with at least 50% aggregate (for general candidates) can apply. The aspirants must meet the age limit as well. Candidates fulfilling the eligibility requirements can apply for admission by completing the application form.

JIPMER BSc admission cycle shall commence with the release of NEET application forms. It is generally released in March month of the admission year. The application window may get closed by April. Aspirants shall stay updated with important dates to submit form timely. 

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:

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

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.

Yes, the student can get into JIPMER with 75% in 10th and 80% in 12th. JIPMER accepts NEET UG scores for MBBS admission, and doesn't consider 10th and 12th scores if the NEET UG is qualified. However, students need to qualify the eligibility criteria for NEET UG, before filling of the NEET UG examination form. The NEET UG eligibility in respect of 10th and 12th marks is different for different categories of candidates. The Minimum aggregate in the qualifying examination (PCB) is 50 percent for the General category, 45 percent for General PWD and 40 percent for SC/ ST/ OBC/ Reserved-PWD. For more details of the eligible criteria of NEET UG exam, please click here.