MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 

at JIPMER, Pondicherry

JIPMER offers MDS courses in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. When it comes to placements, the institute offers good placements annually. The placement details of the MDS batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. Meanwhile, check out the key highlights JIPMER placements for the PG 3-year Class of 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.

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 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.

NTA released the re-revised scorecard on July 26, 2024. In this scorecard, the score has been revised as per the Supreme Court verdict of removing the bonus marks awarded earlier for the controversial Physics question, and deducting one mark from those who marked incorrect answer options. The city and centre-wise result data such as number of candidates appeared and scores obtained, by masking candidates' personal data was released on July 21, as per the Supreme Court order given on the hearing dated July 18, 2024. The NEET 2024 result for the re-exam, which was conducted on June 23, was declared on July 1, day day after the slated date. The final answer keys for the NEET 2024 re-exam was released by June 30, ahead of the result declaration. Earlier, the result of NEET 2024 was declared by NTA on June 4, 2024, 10 days ahead of the original schedule, which was June 14, 2024. NTA released the final NEET answer keys on June 4, prior to the release of the NEET result 2024. The NEET result was declared in an online mode. Candidates have to log in with their registration credentials or application number and date of birth, and download their scorecard in PDF format. NTA also released the merit list containing the name, Roll Number, All India Rank and Percentile of the candidates. Along with the NEET 2024 scorecard, NTA also released the NEET 2024 cutoff marks or the qualifying marks/scores. 

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 accepts INICET exam scores to get admission to the MBBS course through its affiliated colleges. Based on the JIPMER INICET cutoff 2024, the last-round cutoff for the MBBS course stood at 350 for JIPMER Pondicherry. Similarly, for JIPMER Karaikal, the MBBS cutoff stood at 11154 for the General All India category candidates. Therefore, according to the INICET cutoff list, it is possible to get into JIPMER with a rank of 7k.

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.

In comparison to MBBS fee at other colleges, JIPMER Puducherry is not expensive! The total tuition fee for the 66 months programme is INR 30465. The total fee may include other components as well such as security deposit, library fee and more.

There is no specified lower range for minimum marks required for admission at JIPMER, Pondicherry. The cutoffs are subjective to change every year. However, as per JIPMER eligibility criteria 2024, students from general category and EWS are required to secure at least 50% marks combined in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Students from reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC) are required to score 40% marks. The admission also includes evaluation of the marks secured in any entrance test.

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.