What are the eligibility for admission to MBBS at JIPMER?

The JIPMER criteria for MBBS are as follows:
- Class 12 from a recognized board with a minimum of 50% marks
- Atleast 17 years of age
To be eligible for the JIPMER MBBS course, candidates must fulfil the prescribed eligibility criteria. Aspirants who have passed Class 12 or equivalent examination with at least 50% aggregate are eligible to apply. The students must hold the relevant documents at the time of form filling or admissio
The eligibility criteria for admission to the MBBS programme at JIPMER are as follows:
- Students must have passed 10+2 or an equivalent exam from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English as core subjects.
- Must have secured a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in Physic
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Yes there are hostel facilities available at JIPMER Puducherry. Below are the details of the hostel facilities available for students:
| Name of Hostel | No of SingleRooms | No of DoubleRooms | No of TripleRooms | Total accommodation# |
| Lister House (including Annexe) | 46 | 57 | - | 114 |
| Harvey House I | 174 | 174 | ||
| Aschoff House | 40 | 7 | 101 | |
| Curie House | 68 | 15 | - | 98 |
| Blackwell House I | 64 | - | - | 64 |
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 unfille
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
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 vario
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:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total Students | 154 (UG 4-year) 200 (UG 5-year) 9 (PG 1-year) 6 (PG 2-year) 240 (PG 3-year) | 145 (UG 4-year) 186 (UG 5-year) 7 (PG 1-year) 5 (PG 2-year) 245 (PG 3-year) | 162 (UG 4-year) 230 (UG 5-year) 38 (PG 1-year) 69 (PG 2-year) 341 (PG 3-year) |
No. of Students Placed | 154 (UG 4-year) 114 (UG 5-year) 9 (PG 1-year) 6 (PG 2-year) 182 (PG 3-year) | 140 (UG 4-year) 76 (UG 5-year) 7 (PG 1-year) 4 (PG 2-year) 183 (PG 3-year) | 150 (UG 4-year) 110 (UG 5-year) 35 (PG 1-year) 60 (PG 2-year) 270 (PG 3-year) |
NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026
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