All You Need to Know About JIPMER

JIPMER is an entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate and Medical Research, Puducherry for admissions to various Post Graduate and Under Graduate courses Medical and Paramedical courses offered by the JIPMER Institutes. The candidates aspiring to seek admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Jawaharlal Institutes of Postgraduate and Medical Research (JIPMER) must appear for JIPMER 2018 which is scheduled to be conducted onJune 3, 2018.

Here are the Facts about JIPMER 2018:

1. JIPMER and AIIMS conduct their separate entrance examination and does not accept NEET examination.

2. Seats:

   The JIPMER 2018 provides 200 Under Graduate admissions in JIPMER Puducherry and JIPMER Karaikal.

3. Periodicity:

   The examination is conducted annually.

4. Scope:

   JIPMER is a National-level Medical Entrance Examination.

5. Education Qualification:

   The candidate aspiring to appear for JIPMER 2018 must have passed Class 12^th from a recognized board with Biology/ Biotechnology, Physics, and Chemistry as compulsory subjects with a minimum of 50% marks. A relaxation of 5% will be provided to PWD Candidates whereas the same of 10% will be provided to the candidates of Reserved Category. Read more about JIPMER Eligibility.

6. Age Limit:

   The age of the candidate should not be less than 17 years.

7. Examination Pattern:

   Category	JIPMER 2018 Exam Pattern
   Examination Mode	Online Examination
   Time Duration	150 Minutes
   Language	English
   Number of Questions	200
   Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions
   Subjects	Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Quants and Reasoning
   Marking Strategy	The candidate will be rewarded with additional 4 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

   Read more about JIPMER Exam Pattern

8. Application Fees:

   The JIPMER Application Fees has been increased for all the categories from the academic year 2018. Details about fees-

   Category	JIPMER 2018 Application Fees
   General and OBC Category	Rs. 1500
   SC/ ST	Rs. 1200
   NRI/ OCI	Rs. 3000

9. Mode of Payment:

   The Online Registration Fees can be paid through Online Modes such as Debit Card, Credit, and Net Banking.

10. Exam Centres:

    JIPMER 2018 will be conducted in 120 cities. Earlier the examination was conducted in 75 cities.

11. Documents to be carried to Examination Centre:

    The candidate must carry JIPMER 2018 Admit Card along with an ID Card approved by the Government of India.

12. Important Dates:

    Following are the Important Dates for JIPMER 2018-

    S. No.	Schedule	JIPMER 2018 Important dates
    1.	Online Registration Starts	March 7, 2018
    2.	Online Registration Closes	April 13, 2018
    3.	Availability of Admit Card	From May 21, 2018 to June 3, 2018
    4.	Exam Date	June 3, 2018
    5.	Declaration of Result	June 20, 2018 (Tentative)
    6.	Counselling Session 1	June 27, 2018 to June 29, 2018
    7.	Counselling Session 2	July 25, 2018
    8.	Counselling Session 3	September 28, 2018
    9.	Counselling Session 4	September 28, 2018
    10.	Class Starts	July 4, 2018

13. Qualifying Cut Off:

    Following table represents Cut Off Criteria of JIPMER Exam-

    Category	JIPMER 2018 Qualifying Percentile
    General Category	50 Percentile
    NRI/ OCI	50 Percentile
    PwD	45 Percentile
    SC/ ST/ OBC	40 Percentile

14. Reservation:

    A total number of 37 seats are reserved for the candidates of OBC Category whereas the same for candidates of SC Category and ST category will be 20 and 9 respectively.

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