JIPMER Puducherry - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

To get admission in JIPMER Pondicherry MDS, studnets must be eligible. To be eligible for an MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) programme at JIPMER Puducherry, students must hold a recognised BDS degree, and complete a 12-month internship. The final selection is based on INI-CET entrance exam, participating in the centralised counseling process, and completing document verification.

JIPMER offers undergraduate, postgraduate, super-specialty, and doctoral programmes including MBBS, BSc, MD, MCh, DM, PDF, PDCC, MS, etc. These courses are offered in full-time mode. Students must appear for relevant entrance exams for admission. The accepted exams are NEET, INI CET, INI SS, etc. The institute also conducts its own entrance exam for PDF/ PDCC courses.

No, direct admission is not available at JIPMER. Admission to all courses like MBBS, B.Sc., and PG programs is entrance-based through national tests such as NEET-UG, INI SS, INI-CET, etc., followed by centralised counselling. 

To get admission into JIPMER, students must qualify for the required national or institutional entrance exam such as NEET-UG for MBBS, INI-CET for MD/MS, or JIPMER's specific entrance tests for allied health and nursing courses followed by centralised or institutional counselling. 

Yes there are hostel facilities available at JIPMER Puducherry. Below are the details of the hostel facilities available for students:

5% of the seats are reserved horizontally to PwD students as per the rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. If no eligible,  students are available for a seat allotted for PwBD under a category, the seat will be filled by various students from the same category. eg an unfilled UR-PwBD seat will be filled
based on merit by an eligible student from UR category.
The no. & distribution of seats may vary depending upon the periodic directives
decisions from the competent authority & Government of India.

JIPMER Puducherry fee once paid by the college students will never be refunded. If a student decides to withdraw their admission or leaves a course midway, the following rules apply:

• Caution Deposits: The caution deposit paid by the students is the only refundable fee component & is returned to the student upon successful course completition or when leaving the hostel. 

• Academic Fees: The entire amount paid at the time of JIPMER admission will be forfeited.
• Penalty: For MBBS students who withdraw admission after getting a seat, an additional penalty of INR 10,000 will be imposed.

JIPMER Puducherry fee once paid by the college students will never be refunded. If a student decides to withdraw their admission or leaves a course midway, the following rules apply:

• Caution Deposits: The caution deposit paid by the students is the only refundable fee component & is returned to the student upon successful course completition or when leaving the hostel. 

• Academic Fees: The entire amount paid at the time of JIPMER admission will be forfeited.
• Penalty: For MBBS students who withdraw admission after getting a seat, an additional penalty of INR 10,000 will be imposed.

JIPMER Puducherry BSc programme is the most opted course because of the following reasons:

• Rankings: Puducherry JIPMER has been ranked at 43rd position under the Overall category, & 4th under the Medical category by the NIRF 2025.
• Multiple specialisations to choose from: BSc is available in various specialisations such as Anaesthesia Technology, Cardiac Laboratory Technology, Dialysis Therapy Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology in Blood Banking, etc.
• Career options: JIPMER BSc students can become doctors or can even go for higher studies India and Abroad. 

A total of 625 students have been placed during the JIPMER Puducherry placements 2025. Check out the table below to see the breakdown of students placed in past yaers:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026