Master of Public Health (MPH) 

at JIPMER, Pondicherry

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. 

The total number of seats available for BSc programmes at JIPMER is 612. The seat reservation policy can be followed as prescribed by the governing body. Some of the specialisation along with seat intake are mentioned below:

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:

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

To apply for MD admission at JIPMER Puducherry, candidates must have a valid score in INI CET (conducted by AIIMS Delhi) online. Further, they must visit the institute's official website and submit a duly filled application form online and all the required documents. The steps that can be followed for online form filling are:

1. Go to the official website of JIPMER Puducherry and register online.
2. Fill in all the mandatory details.
3. Submit all the required documents.
4. Submit the admission form.

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. 

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.

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

JIPMER Institutes GN EWS – GN SC OBC ST

Marks Rank Marks Rank Marks Rank Marks Rank Marks Rank

Puducherry 691 (General)239 (general ees)675 (sc) 1106 (obc)641 (St)

Karaikal 672 (gen)1068 (gen ews)661 (sc) 1876 (obc)615 (St) 

These are the cutoff of JIPMER pg. The data may vary because the information which I have got isn't from the official website. I had gone through several websites and collected this data.

No, JIPMER Puducherry admit candidates to BSc courses based on merit in NEET exam. Candidates seeking admission need to appear for the NEET examination and secure the required ranks and score. However, as per some unofficial sources, there are some BSc courses like BSc Cardiac Laboratory Technology at JIPMER, Puducherry, where admission is not based on NEET. Candidates are advised to carefully check the eligibility and selection criteria before applying to the programme.