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BY NISHANT BHAVSAR-JUPITER GCC-NSHIK-5

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CONTENTS
An Introduction 02
JIPMER MBBS 03
Seats and Reservation Criteria 05
Important Dates 06
Eligibility Criteria 07
Application Form 09
Admit Card 13
Exam Pattern 14
Exam Day Guidelines 15
Answer Key 16
Result17
Cutoff18
Counselling21
Fee Structure 24
JIPMER Topper Interview 25

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JIPMER: AN INTRODUCTION
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) was
originally established as the École de Médicine de Pondichérry by the French Government
in the year 1823. When the de facto transfer of Pondicherry to the Government of India
took place in 1954, the medical school was converted into Dhanvantari Medical College.
Upon the passing away of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964,
the college was bestowed with its current name. JIPMER was declared as an Institution of
National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 2008. Apart from the campus in
Puducherry, a second campus in Karaikal has been established.
JIPMER imparts undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and super specialty medical
training through MBBS, B.Sc, M.Sc, MD, MS degree courses which are offered in over 43
disciplines. The duration of the MBBS course is 4 years and 6 months followed by one year
of compulsory rotatory internship.

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ABOUT JIPMER MBBS

As per a Supreme Court directive in 2016, JIPMER is allowed to conduct its own entrance
exam for admission to the 200 MBBS seats in its two medical colleges. Nearly 2,00,000
candidates appear for the entrance exam on an annual basis.

MBBS Seat Distribution

JIPMER Puducherry JIPMER Karaikal

145+5* (*Exclusive for OCI/NRI) (Under Self 50
Financing Scheme)

Total: 200 seats

About the entrance test:

JIPMER MBBS entrance exam is a computer-based test (CBT) conducted at various cen-
tres in about 75 cities of India. The exam is held online in two shifts, usually in early June.
The first shift is held from 10 am to 12.30 pm and the second shift is held from 3 pm to 5.30
pm.

About JIPMER MBBS Details

Level Undergraduate

Periodicity Annual

Mode Online; Computer-based test

Medium English

Number of Questions 200

Type of Questions Multiple Choice (MCQs) - Reason and assertion

based

Duration 2.5 hours

Exam Date June 2, 2019

Result Date To be notified

Official JIPMER Website http://jipmer.edu.in/

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JIPMER SEATS AND RESERVATION

CRITERIA
JIPMER offers a total of 200 seats across its Puducherry and Karaikal campuses under
various categories. Some seats are reserved for Puducherry natives and central government
nominees. Candidates can refer to the table given below in order to check the seat distribution
amongst the two JIPMER campuses.

JIPMER MBBS Seat Distribution

Category Total JIPMER JIPMER Puduch- JIPMER Karaikal
Seats erry Seats Seats
General/Unreserved 65 50 15

Other Backward Classes (OBC) 38 28 10

Scheduled Caste (SC) 22 16 6

Scheduled Tribe (ST) 15 11 4

Puducherry Unreserved (P-UR) 30 23 7

Puducherry OBC (P-OBC) 16 11 5

Puducherry SC (P-SC) 8 6 2

Non-Resident Indian (NRI)/ Over- 6 5 1

seas Citizen of India (OCI)

Total 200 150 50

The seat intake above includes 6 seats are reserved for Orthopedically Handicapped (OPH)
candidates, amongst which, one is reserved for an OPH candidate from Puducherry (P-OPH).

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JIPMER MBBS IMPORTANT DATES

The examination calendar for JIPMER MBBS has been released by JIPMER Puducherry
and candidates who wish to appear for the entrance exam can check below for the important
events and dates associated with the same. Online registration for JIPMER MBBS com-
mences on March 6 and the last date for registration will be April 12, 2019. Candidates are
advised to take into regard the given schedule and mark their calendars accordingly to avoid
missing any important event in the admission process.

JIPMER 2019 Important Dates

Event Dates
Registration commencement March 6, 2019

Last day for online registration April 12, 2019

Admit card release date Third week of May 2019

JIPMER MBBS entrance exam June 2, 2019

Result declaration June 10, 2019

Counselling - Round 1 June 26 - June 28, 2019

Commencement of classes July 1, 2019

Counselling - Round 2 July 24, 2019

Counselling - Round 3 August 21, 2019

Counselling - Final round September 26, 2019

Admissions close September 30, 2019

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I L I T Y
B
ELIGI ERIA
CRIT

JIPMER MBBS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Candidates interested in applying for the MBBS course offered by JIPMER Puducherry
and Karaikal are advised to ascertain the eligibility criteria before filling out the application
form. The eligibility criteria to be satisfied by prospective applicants, as prescribed by the
exam conducting authority, JIPMER Puducherry, have been given below. If a candidate
qualifies the entrance exam but does not fulfill the eligibility criteria for MBBS, she/he will
not be considered for admission under any circumstance.

The main points of consideration for eligibility are:

Nationality:
The candidate must be an Indian national. Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Non-
Resident Indians (NRIs) are also eligible to apply but will be considered for admission under
general category.

Age Limit:
The candidate should be at least 17 years in age on or before December 31 of the year of
admission to the first year of the MBBS course. There is no upper age limit for JIPMER
MBBS.

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Educational Qualifications:
●● The candidate should have cleared his/her class 12 (10+2) or equivalent higher secondary examina-
tion with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology and English.
●● The candidate must obtain the prescribed minimum qualifying marks in his/her class 12 qualifying
examination given below in the table.
●● If a candidate is awaiting his/her class 10+2 or equivalent qualifying exam result, then he/she will
be eligible to appear for JIPMER MBBS but admissions will be subject to the candidate clearing
the qualifying exam with the requisite marks.
●● If a candidate’s qualifying examination is not officially recognized by JIPMER, the candidate will
have to submit an Eligibility Certificate as given in the institution’s brochure. OCI and NRI candi-
dates will have to obtain a similar certificate from the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi.

Percentage Required in Qualifying Examination

Category Marks in 10+2 or HSC examination
General/Unreserved 50%

SC/ST/OBC 40%

OPH 45%

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JIPMER MBBS APPLICATION FORM

The application form for JIPMER MBBS will be released by JIPMER Puducherry for
registration on March 6, 2019. Candidates who wish to apply for the 200 available seats for
MBBS admissions in JIPMER Puducherry and Karaikal are required to fill out the applica-
tion form and submit the same prior to the last date for submission. The application form
will only be available in the online mode and should be filled in the given order without any
errors.

The five steps to follow in order to successfully fill out the JIPMER MBBS applica-
tion form are:
●● Registration
●● Login
●● Submission of application form
●● Payment of application fee
●● Printout the final application page

Details associated with each step have been given below.

1. Registration - Creating a login account
●● Candidates have to register themselves in order to begin the application procedure for JIPMER
MBBS.

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●● At the time of JIPMER MBBS registration, candidates are required to furnish their date of birth as
mentioned in the class 10 and 12 certificates along with their category, name, email ID and mobile
number.
●● Upon filling out the requisite details, candidates must sign the declaration form by entering the given
captcha and subsequently need to submit the JIPMER MBBS registration form. On submission
of the registration form, a user ID and password will be sent to the candidate’s registered email ID
and mobile number.

2. Login
●● Upon receiving the User ID and password, candidates have to login once again to the JIPMER
application page.
●● Candidates can do so either by clicking on the link which they will receive in their email along with
the user ID and password or by manually visiting the login page on the official JIPMER website.
●● They must enter the user ID and password and click on the ‘Login’ button.
●● The form containing details which the candidates entered for registration will be displayed. They
can proceed to fill out the application form by clicking on the ‘Edit’ button which will be displayed
on the top-right corner.

3. Submission of the application form

●● The screen containing the complete application form for JIPMER 2018 will be displayed when the
candidate clicks on the ‘Edit’ button.
●● In the displayed application form, candidates will be required to fill various details under the fol-
lowing sections:
1. Personal details: They must enter candidate’s name, parents’ names, category, national-
ity, ID proof number etc.
2. Qualification details: Next to be entered are marks scored at school and university level
and other academic details.
3. Other details: This comprises information about parents, their educational background,
occupation and income levels.
4. Present address/correspondence address: They must enter communication and
address details.
5. Exam city preference: Candidates can choose up to three exam cities in order of prefer-
ence for the JIPMER MBBS entrance exam from the drop down menu.
5. Upload scanned copies: Candidates need to upload scanned copies of their passport-
sized photograph and signature as per the predefined requirements which are mentioned
below.
●● Subsequently, candidates will have to assent to the given ‘Declaration’ at the end of the page by
clicking on the ‘I Agree’ button and entering the captcha image provided.
●● Prior to clicking the ‘Submit’ button, candidates are advised to preview their application form and
verify all the entered details. Clicking on the ‘Submit’ button leads to the final submission of the
JIPMER application form.

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Instructions for uploading scanned copies of photograph and signature:

Passport-sized photograph Signature
The photo must be a recent coloured The candidate’s signature should be done with a black ball-
passport-sized photograph with a light point pen only.
background.

The photograph must have been taken The signature must be done on a white sheet of paper
after the month of January in the year of within an area of 80mm x 35mm.
application.

While taking the photograph, candidates While scanning the image, candidates must digitally crop
must hold a placard with the candidate’s the signature to the dimensions mentioned above. The file
name and date of taking the photograph, size should not be less than 20KB and no more than 200KB.
both of which must be clearly visible.

The digital copy of the photograph for The filename should be saved as ‘Candidate Signature.jpg’
upload should be of the size 35mm x
45mm and should not be less than 20KB
or more than 200KB in size.

The photograph filename should be saved -

as ‘Candidate Photograph.jpg’.

4. Payment of the application fee

●● Submission of the application form will lead candidates to the payment page.
●● Candidates can submit their payment towards the application fee in three ways:
●● Net banking

●● Credit card

●● Debit card

The category-wise application fee details have been given in the table below.
Category Application Fees
Unreserved and Puducherry Unreserved (P-UR) Rs 1,500 + applicable transaction charges

Other Backward Classes (OBC) and P-OBC Rs 1,500 + applicable transaction charges

Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Rs. 1,200 + applicable transaction charges
P-SC/ST

Non-Resident Indian (NRI)/ Overseas Citizen of Rs. 3,000 + applicable transaction charges
India (OCI)

Orthopedic Physically Challenged and P- No application fees

OPH

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5. Printout the final application page

●● Candidates will be able to see the final application page in full, with their photograph and signature,
after payment of the requisite application fee.
●● Candidates are required to take a printout of the application page for safekeeping until the admis-
sion process concludes.
●● Clicking on the ‘Print Form’ button at the top-right corner of the page will allow applicants to take
a printout of the submitted JIPMER application form.
●● Once the printout has been taken, candidates may click on the ‘Logout’ button to complete the
JIPMER MBBS application process.

Important Points about the JIPMER Application Form

●● Applicants should ensure that they have read the JIPMER MBBS prospectus carefully before start-
ing to fill the application form.
●● It is mandatory to enter the correct details and complete every column while filling out the form
as an incomplete application or an application form containing false details will not be considered.
●● The application process will be considered complete only after the applicant selects ‘Submit’ option.
●● Once the application form has been submitted, candidates will not be allowed to change any details
in the same.
●● If the application form is rejected, no request for reconsideration will be entertained. Candidates
will have to fill out a fresh application form and make the payment again.
●● The application fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.

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JIPMER MBBS ADMIT CARD

The JIPMER MBBS Admit Card, will be released online by the examination authority, JIP-
MER Puducherry, tentatively in the third week of May. The admit card will act as the entry
permit cum identity document to appear for the exam at the allotted test center

Process to obtain the JIPMER MBBS admit card:

●● The JIPMER MBBS Admit Card will be available for download only for the candidates who suc-
cessfully submitted the application form. To download the admit card, candidates have to visit the
official JIPMER website.
●● In the given fields, candidates will have to enter the JIPMER MBBS application number (received
at the time of registration) as well as their date of birth.
●● Upon submitting the required information, candidates will be redirected to the online admit card
and will be able to download and take a printout of the same.

Details mentioned in the JIPMER MBBS admit card:

●● Candidate’s Name
●● Candidate’s date of birth
●● Photograph
●● Signature
●● Examination Centre
●● Exam Roll Number

Important Points about the JIPMER MBBS Admit Card

●● Candidates will not be allowed to change the major details mentioned in their JIPMER MBBS
admit card under any circumstance. This includes, their name, date of birth, age or category. Candi-
dates are therefore advised to fill out the application form very carefully as the same details entered
by them will be reflected in their admit card.
●● Candidates will not be allowed to appear for the JIPMER MBBS Entrance if they are not in posses-
sion of their admit card at the time of the exam. Additionally, candidates should also carry a valid ID
proof which they will have to show along with their hall ticket at the exam center.
●● Candidates are advised to preserve their JIPMER MBBS admit card until the admission process
concludes.
●● The JIPMER admit card will be available online only and will not be sent to the candidates by post.

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JIPMER MBBS EXAM PATTERN

JIPMER Puducherry will be the body responsible for setting the exam pattern for the
JIPMER MBBS entrance exam. Prospective candidates should become familiar with the
exam pattern prior to the exam including details regarding the number of questions, marking
scheme, duration etc.

JIPMER MBBS 2019 Exam Pattern

JIPMER MBBS exam date June 2, 2019

Morning shift: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

JIPMER MBBS shift timings
Evening shift: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Exam mode Online; computer-based test (CBT)

Exam duration 2.5 hours

Language English

200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with four

Number of questions
options each

Physics: 60 questions
Chemistry: 60 questions
Distribution of questions Biology: 60 questions
English Language and Comprehension: 10 questions
Logical and Quantitative Reasoning: 10 questions

Correct answer: +4 marks

Marking scheme
Incorrect/Unanswered: 0 marks

Based on topics, chapters and subjects prescribed by

Syllabus the State Board, Higher Secondary Board and CBSE for
classes 11 and 12.

For General/OCI/NRI 50

JIPMER category-wise qualifying percentile For SC/ST/OBC 40

For OPH 45

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JIPMER MBBS EXAM DAY GUIDELINES

The exam day guidelines for JIPMER MBBS includes the dos and don’ts which prospective
JIPMER students are required to follow. These include rules include the ones to be followed
when the candidates have to report to the exam centre, the materials they can and cannot
carry as well as other details.

JIPMER MBBS 2019 Exam Day Schedule

Exam day schedule Time (Morning shift) Time (Evening shift)
Reporting time 7:30 am 1:30 pm

Entry closes (entry to the exam 9:15 am 2:15 pm

hall not allowed after this)

Exam commencement 10:00 am 3:00 pm

Exam end 12:30 pm 5:30 pm

JIPMER MBBS Exam Day Guidelines

●● Candidates are advised to reach the exam hall at least 2 hours prior to the start of the exam in order
to undergo the biometric fingerprint and image capture process in a timely manner.
●● Candidates will also be subject to thorough frisking prior to being allowed to enter the exam hall.
●● Candidates will not be allowed to enter the exam hall less than 45 minutes before the start of the
exam in both the morning and evening shifts.
●● Candidates will only be allowed to bring their admit card, identity proof and a photocopy of their
identity proof when appearing for the exam which they will have to produce upon demand.
●● Candidates not carrying their admit card will not be allowed to appear for the exam under any
circumstance.
●● As JIPMER MBBS is a computer-based test (CBT), candidates are advised to check the seating
plan beforehand as allotted to their roll number.
●● The invigilator will ask the candidates to sign the attendance sheet and affix their left thumb impres-
sion on the same at specified places. All candidates will need to comply with this requirement.

Items that are not allowed into the exam hall:

●● Any digital or textual material.
●● Pens, calculators, slide rules, log tables, geometry box, electronic digital watches with inbuilt calcu-
lators, cellular phones, pagers or any other gadgets.

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JIPMER MBBS ANSWER KEY

As JIPMER MBBS is a computer-based test, no answer key will be released by JIPMER
Puducherry. Therefore, there is no option for candidates to download the official JIPMER
MBBS answer key.

Only the entrance exams which are conducted in the paper-pen mode are accompanied with
answer keys as candidates are allowed to take away their question booklet with them at the
end of the exam and can subsequently use the same to cross-check their answers upon the
release of the official answer key. Such a provision is not available for online exams as can-
didates will not be able to access the questions after appearing for the exam.

Candidates who appear for JIPMER will therefore be unable to evaluate their performance
or calculate their score before the JIPMER result is declared. Candidates are advised not to
trust unofficial sites offering JIPMER answer keys for download as these may carry incor-
rect details and information.

In case, JIPMER Puducherry releases any answer key, this e-book will be updated accord-
ingly.

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JIPMER MBBS 2019 RESULT

JIPMER Puducherry, the official conducting authority of JIPMER MBBS, will release the
result tentatively on June 10, 2019. The result will be declared in the form of a merit list,
which will contain the candidate’s name, roll number, total marks, percentile and marks
secured in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Logic & Quantitative Reasoning and English and
Comprehension. Merit lists will be declared separately for each category. The overall merit
ranks will be calculated by considering the merged total percentile scores of both of the shifts
and then announced.

Only candidates who obtain the minimum category-wise percentile in JIPMER MBBS
result will be allowed to participate in the subsequent admission process.

JIPMER MBBS Qualifying Percentile

Category Minimum percentile required
Unreserved 50

Unreserved - OPH 45

Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Other Back- 40

ward Classes

JIPMER MBBS Tie-breaking Criteria

If two or more candidates obtain an equal percentile in JIPMER MBBS, then the tie-
breaker will be determined through the following steps:

●● The candidate who secures a higher percentile in Biology will be ranked higher.
●● If the tie persists, the candidate who obtains a higher percentile in Chemistry will be ranked higher.
●● If the tie still remains, the candidate with a higher percentile in Physics will be ranked higher.
●● If the tie persists, the candidate who secures a higher percentile in English Language and Compre-
hension will be ranked higher.
●● If the tie remains unresolved, the candidate with a higher percentile in Logical and Quantitative
Reasoning will be ranked higher.
●● In case the tie is yet to be resolved, the candidate who is senior in age will be ranked higher.

The result for JIPMER MBBS can be used for admission to either of the JIPMER campuses
in Puducherry and Karaikal. These scores are not valid anywhere else.

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JIPMER MBBS CUTOFF 2018

The JIPMER MBBS cutoff will be the minimum percentile which candidates need to obtain
in order to qualify for admission to either JIPMER Puducherry or JIPMER Karaikal. It
should be noted, however, that merely clearing the specified category-wise cut off does
not confirm a candidate’s admission but only makes them eligible for the same. It will be
necessary for candidates to come within the closing cut off rank and percentile as specified
by JIPMER in order to be invited for the counselling process and finalize their admission.

The final cutoff rank and percentile score of JIPMER MBBS depends on many factors, such
as, the number of candidates who appear for the exam, the number of marks secured, the
difficulty level of the exam, the number of seats available etc.

To qualify for admission, a candidate who belongs to the General/Unreserved categories

has to secure a total percentile of 50 in JIPMER MBBS. Candidates from the SC, ST and
OBC categories need to obtain at least 40 percentile. Based on the cutoff score for JIP-
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qualified candidates. This merit list will be declared along with the result. JIPMER will then
invite candidates who secure a place in the given rank brackets for the counselling process.

To provide aspirants with a better understanding of how the cutoff for qualifying and coun-
selling works in JIPMER MBBS, a detailed overview of the same process from JIPMER
MBBS 2018 has been provided in this section.

Overall cutoff rank Cutoff percentile

Minimum required
Category (approx. as per JIP- (approx. as per JIP-
percentile
MER 2018) MER 2018)
Unreserved 50 78053 50.0915081

Unreserved - OPH 45 85908 45.0585652

Scheduled Caste/ 40 93468 40.1866764

Scheduled Tribe/ Other
Backward Classes

For each category, a number of students with the top percentiles were shortlisted for the
counselling procedure for both JIPMER Puducherry and JIPMER Karaikal. The category-
wise distribution of students who were shortlisted has been given in the table below.

Category-wise shortlisted candidates in JIPMER 2018

Category Number of candidates
General/ Unreserved 592

Other Backward Classes (OBC) 297

Scheduled Caste (SC) 160

Scheduled Tribe (ST) 72

Puducherry UR (P-UR) 257

Puducherry OBC (P-OBC) 104

Puducherry SC (P-SC) 48

Puducherry ST (P-ST) 12

Non-Resident Indian (NRI)/ Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) 48

PwD OPH 48

Puducherry PwD OPH 6

Total 1,644

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A total of 1,56,422 appeared for JIPMER MBBS in 2018. Out of these students, the number
of students who were considered eligible for JIPMER MBBS were the ones who secured
ranks below 8,000. Only the students who obtain a JIPMER MBBS percentile greater than
the cutoff percentile for the specific category are considered eligible for the subsequent
admission process. The details of the category-wise cutoff percentile and the associated
JIPMER rank (approximate) have been provided for prospective candidates.

The category-wise opening and closing ranks for JIPMER MBBS 2018 admissions have
been provided below for prospective candidates who wish to gauge their chances for admis-
sion to either of the two JIPMER campuses.

JIPMER 2018 Opening and Closing Ranks

Puducherry campus Karaikal campus

Category First rank Last rank First rank Last rank

Cat- Over- Cat- Over- Cat- Over- Cat-

Overall
egory all egory all egory all egory
Unreserved 1 1 156 156 190 190 978 978

OBC 13 142 51 295 64 355 240 1074

SC 13 1235 53 3424 59 3877 318

ST 3 1532 14 4619 17 5430 74

P-UR 1 451 55 13910 57 14260 104 21034

P-OBC 34 14411 59 20444 65 21951 69 22639

P-SC 4 23396 14 42036 15 42574 - -

NRI/OCI 3 81 20 1633 44 6139 - -

Candidates should note that all of the above mentioned ranks are only indicative of the
chances of being invited for counselling and not of final selection.

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JIPMER MBBS COUNSELLING

JIPMER MBBS counselling will be conducted for admission to the 150 MBBS seats in
JIPMER Puducherry and the 50 MBBS seats in JIPMER Karaikal. Only the candidates
who have qualified the JIPMER MBBS entrance examination as per the merit list will be
eligible to participate in the counselling procedure for JIPMER MBBS.

The counselling will be conducted in the offline mode and therefore, candidates will have
to be physically present at the counselling venue in order to participate in the process. The
counselling will be conducted in three rounds and candidates who will participate in the first
round will not be allowed to participate in any subsequent rounds of counselling.

Counselling venue for JIPMER MBBS Counselling

JIPMER Mini Auditorium, Fourth Floor,
Gate Number 07 (Temple Gate),
JIPMER Campus, Dhanvantri Nagar,
Puducherry- 605 066

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JIPMER MBBS Counselling Highlights:

Each phase of the JIPMER MBBS counselling for various categories will be held in the
following manner:
●● Candidates who are called for counselling must report to the venue at the stipulated time and date.
●● Prior to commencement of the JIPMER MBBS counselling session, biometric fingerprint and
image verification of candidate will be carried out. This is an important step in order to ensure
authenticity and security.
●● Candidates will be able to download their individual rank letters which delineate their marks before
the commencement of the second round of counselling.
●● No individual communication will be sent to candidates regarding the JIPMER MBBS counselling.
●● Candidates will not be allowed to change their dates for the JIPMER MBBS counselling process
or certificate verification under any circumstance.

JIPMER MBBS Counselling Timeline 2019

JIPMER MBBS Counselling Event Dates
First Counselling (Round 1) June 26 - June 28, 2019

Second Counselling (Round 2) July 24, 2019

Third Counselling (Round 3) August 21, 2019

Open Counselling September 26, 2019

JIPMER MBBS Open Counselling

Seats which remain vacant after the second round of counselling will be filled in the open
counselling round. All candidates who are eligible as per the merit list for JIPMER MBBS
can participate in the open counselling rounds irrespective of attendance in previous rounds.

Documents Required for JIPMER MBBS Counselling

During the counselling session, candidates have to submit the following documents (self-
attested copies)
●● JIPMER MBBS admit card
●● JIPMER MBBS result card
●● Date of birth proof
●● Class XII passing certificate
●● Character certificates
●● Residence certificate
●● Caste Certificate (in case of reserved categories)
●● Transfer certificate
●● Resident certificate in case of Puducherry residents

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●● Medical certificate for OPH candidates

●● Six passport-sized coloured and recent photographs
●● Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) need to submit a recent NRI Status certificate for the candidate or
parent issued by the Indian Embassy of the respective Country with the Embassy seal intact.
●● Overseas Citizens of India need to submit a Certificate of Registration for Overseas Citizen of India

COUNSELLING OVERVIEW

Note: The candidate who is absent on the day of counseling, he/she will not be eligible for
subsequent counseling except final counseling.

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JIPMER MBBS FEE STRUCTURE

Upon admission to either of the two JIPMER institutes; JIPMER Puducherry and JIPMER
Karaikal, candidates will be required to pay the admission fee for the MBBS program. The
free structure for prospective students has been provided in the table below. This fee is to be

paid annually for the duration of the MBBS course.

Type of fee Amount (INR)
Academic fee 1,400

J.S.A. fee 2,000

Learning resource fee 2,000

Corpus Fund fee 70

Student information system fee 1,500

Total 6,970

The fee has been listed according to the official circular released by JIPMER Puducherry
in 2018. Therefore, the fee may be subject to variation for the forthcoming academic year.

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INTERVIEW WITH THE

JIPMER 2018 TOPPER
Careers360 presents here an interview with
Ankadala Anirudh Babu, the student who
secured AIR 1 in JIPMER MBBS 2018.
Aspirants making preparations for the JIP-
MER entrance exam will find this inter-
view extremely useful as they can directly
read the tips and strategies recommended
by this young achiever.

Q. How did you prepare for the exams? How Sri Chaitanya

did you balance your Boards with these? What

were your Board results like?
A. I had to appear for my Boards through Sri Chaitanya itself and I had absolutely no problem with
the preparations. In fact, I only started preparing for the Board subjects one month before the exams.
In the case of Andhra, the final State Board performance is done over two sessions - one conducted in
Class 11 and the other in Class 12. In the Class 11 session, I secured 433 marks out of 440. In Class 12,
the score is given for the total of two sessions and I scored 983 out of 1000 overall.
My entire focus and preparation were centred on the medical entrances. I studied for 15-16 hours a
day, from 6 AM to 10 PM with short breaks in the middle. I just believed in studying hard with full
dedication.

Q. Which are your favourite and most difficult subjects? Which according to you was the tough-
est and easiest section in JIPMER? And for NEET?
A. My favourite subject has always been Physics. Biology is not tough but that is the subject that I
needed the most time to prepare for.
In JIPMER, Physics and Chemistry were very easy while Biology was only slightly tougher.
In the case of NEET, I felt Chemistry was the easiest section for me. Physics consumed a lot of time
since it was a lengthy paper while Biology was easy.

Q. What were your section-wise percentiles in JIPMER and scores in NEET? How were the
papers on the whole?
A. In JIPMER my section-wise percentilesare 99.9780381 in Biology, 99.9719375 in Chemistry,
99.9987799 in Physics, 96.3152757 in English Language and Comprehension and 99.0251342 in
Logical and Quantitative Reasoning.
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I still attempted all 200 questions. My friends from the same shift later confirmed that they too found
the data for those questions to be incomplete. On the whole though, the paper was very easy. While a
lot of other students could not complete the paper, I still had atleast 10 minutes left after completing
mine which was quite surprising. JIPMER only gives subject-wise percentiles unfortunately so I don’t
have any marks to share.
In NEET, I scored 345/360 in Biology, 165/180 in Physics, and 170/180 in Chemistry.
With regard to NEET, I attempted all the 180 questions. I found myself lagging behind in Physics
because of the time it was taking in solving questions. Therefore, I completed the Biology section as fast
as I could so I could spend more time on Physics. On the whole, the paper was easy but I just regret the
fact that I made three mistakes in Physics, two of them very silly ones which cost me important marks.
Apart from this, there were some ambiguous questions in Chemistry around halogens and polymers for
which we thought the CBSE would award bonus marks. However, that did not happen.

Q. Based on your experience, do you have any tips you would like to share with future medical
aspirants?
A. The most important suggestion I can give is to make sure you revise your NCERT books as thor-
oughly and as frequently as possible, especially for Biology. The maximum questions asked in NEET
will be from there. For Physics and Chemistry, apart from studying NCERT texts, solve as many model
papers and sample papers to get familiar with the concepts. The main thing to know is about the type of
questions that will be asked and prepare accordingly. It will be a huge loss if you do not know the pattern
of questions hence I would say it is best to go through the question papers of the last 5-6 years at least.
For AIIMS MBBS, which is an online exam, note that most candidates find the Reason Assertion
questions to be particularly difficult.There were some questions which are not part of the syllabus so
are left unattended. Therefore, I would suggest to practice for Reason Assertion as much as you can.
Many questions are calculation-intensive and require accurate answers so be sure to focus on accuracy
rather than the approximation.

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