Here is important news for Medical PG aspirants who wish to join the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research.
JIPMER has released its application forms for the aspirants seeking admission to MD/MS course.
The entrance exam will be conducted in online mode
on 16th May 2020 for Jan 2020 session.
We are here with all the important details pertaining to the JIPMER MD/MS Entrance for Jan 2020 session so that you don’t miss upon anything.
Important Dates
| Events |
Date |
Day |
Time |
| Online registration starts |
4th March 2020 |
Wednesday |
11 AM |
| Online registration closes |
9th April 2020 |
Thursday |
5 PM |
| Entrance Examination |
16th May 2020 |
Saturday |
10 AM to 1 PM |
| Admit card availability |
28th April 2020 (Tuesday) 11 AM to 16th May 2020 (Saturday) 8 AM |
| Expected date of publication of Merit List |
On or before 26th May 2020 |
Tuesday |
- |
| Counseling for choosing the discipline |
| OPH/Foreign Nationals/ Sponsored |
10th June 2020 |
Wednesday |
8 AM |
| First Counseling (Tentative) |
11th June 2020 |
Thursday |
8 AM |
| Final Counseling |
Date will be announced later |
| Admission formalities |
29th June 2020 |
Monday |
- |
| Issue of Admission Letter & Letter of Hostel accommodation |
30th June 2020 |
Tuesday |
- |
| Commencement of course |
1st July 2020 |
Wednesday |
9 AM |
| Close of admission for MD/MS- July 2020 Session |
31st Aug 2020 |
Monday |
- |
Exam Pattern
| Mode of exam |
Online |
| Exam level |
National |
| Type of questions |
Objective |
| Exam duration |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Total questions |
250 MCQs |
| Maximum marks |
1000 |
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be an Indian National or Overseas Citizen of India or Foreign Nationals.
- Must possess MBBS degree or its equivalent recognized by MCI.
- Applicant must have completed 1 year of compulsory rotating Internship- practical training on or before 30th June 2020. (*Candidates not completing the internship on or before 30th June 2020 need not apply for July 2020 session)
a) Unreserved including OBC Category- 55% marks in aggregate
b) SC/ST Category – 50% marks in aggregate
- Candidates who have already done/ completed MD/MS in any subject in any Institution are not eligible for admission to MD/MS course at JIPMER.
Application Fees
| Category |
Application Fees |
| General (UR)/EWSs/ OCI/ Sponsored |
Rs. 1600 + Transaction Charges as applicable |
| OBC |
Rs. 1600 + Transaction Charges as applicable |
| SC/ST |
Rs. 1200 + Transaction Charges as applicable |
| Foreign National |
Rs. 3000 + Transaction Charges as applicable |
| OPH |
Exempted from Application Fees |
Distribution of Questions
| Subject |
No. of Questions |
| Basic Clinical Sciences and Biostatistics
(Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine & Toxicology & Biostatistics) |
100 |
| Clinical Sciences
(Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Community Medicine, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, ENT, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radio-diagnosis, Radiation- Oncology, Emergency Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Transfusion Medicine) |
150 |
| Total |
250 |
Marking Scheme
| Correct answer |
(+)4 |
| Incorrect Answer |
(-)1 |
| Marked for Review |
0 |
| Unanswered |
0 |
*Please Note:-
- Marked for Review and Answered will be considered as ANSWERED
- Marked for Review and Unanswered will be considered as NOT ANSWERED
Merit List
Merit list would be based on percentile scores. It would be drawn category-wise on min. percentile as given below:
| Category |
Qualifying Percentile |
| Unreserved (UR)/ EWSs/ Inst/ OCI/ FN/ Sponsored |
50 |
| Unreserved (UR)- PwD |
45 |
| SC/ ST/ OBC/- PWD |
40 |
Exam Centres
The following 10 cities are tentatively proposed in India as the examination centres:
| Ahmedabad |
Mumbai |
| Bangalore |
New Delhi |
| Bhuvaneshwar |
Puducherry |
| Chennai |
Kochi |
| Kolkata |
Hyderabad |
| Jammu |
Indore |
Important Links
Official Prospectus
Online Application Form
Official Website
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