JIPMER MBBS 2009 ADMISSION

JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH (JIPMER) invites application for MBBS 2009.

Date of Exam: 7th June 2009


Centres for Entrance Examination:
(1) Puducherry
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Thiruvananthapuram
(5) Kolkatta
(6) New Delhi
(7) Under no circumstances the centre once communicated in the application form by the candidate will be changed by JIPMER.
The applicants are requested to mention the Code Number and Centre of Entrance Examination preferred by them near the address column of the envelope containing the filled-in Application Forms posted by them. The applicants cannot claim as a matter of right the centre for Examination. However for any emergency or valid reason the same can be changed upon a written request addressed to the DEAN for approval and sanction


Duration of M.B.B.S. Course:
Duration of the course is 4 years and 6 months as per the Academic Calendar of JIPMER followed by 1 year of Compulsory Rotatary Internship.
Number of Seats Available for JIPMER M.B.B.S. 2009 Session:

(A) Unreserved (UR) 22
(B) Other Backward Classes (OBC) 15
(C) Scheduled Caste (SC) 11
(D) Scheduled Tribe (ST) 08
(E) Puducherry Unreserved (P-UR) 17
(F) Puducherry Other Backward Classes (P-OBC) 05
(G) Puducherry Scheduled Caste (P-SC) 04
(H)* Government of India nomination
subject to fulfillment of basic requirements
(refer to page 7 & 25 of Prospectus) 18
TOTAL 100
(I) ** OPH
* For these categories, candidates need to apply directly to the Authorities concerned (vide Annexure II) and not to JIPMER Administration. JIPMER does not entertain any queries or reply to any correspondence in this regard.
** OPH – 03 Seats are reserved on horizontal reservation basis.
* There is no Quota for Non-Resident Indians (NRI) applicants for M.B.B.S. Admissions at JIPMER.
Definitions of Categories:
Unreserved (UR) means a candidate who is a resident Indian national satisfying the requirement of eligibility as prescribed by the Medical Council of India.
Other Backward Classes (OBC) applies to candidates whose sub-caste tallies with Central List of OBC, OBC candidates claiming reservation of seat should not belong to Creamy Layer. OBC Certificate must be in the format as mentioned in the Annexure. The certificate issued by the Competent Revenue Authority (Vide Annexure V) should be enclosed with the Application Forms.
(The last three years Income Tax returns of their parents as proof of non-Creamy Layer status should be brought at the time of counseling along with the original OBC Certificate issued by the competent Revenue Authority)
(iii) “Scheduled Castes” means Scheduled Castes as specified and laid down by the Government of India.
(iv) “Scheduled Tribes” means Scheduled Tribes as specified and laid down by the Government of India.
(v) Puducherry Unreserved (P-UR) means any applicant who is a Puducherry resident and an Indian National with
(a) Candidate / his or her parents residing continuously in the Union Territory of Puducherry for atleast five years immediately preceding the date of application.
(b) Children of Central / State Government servants, including employees of Public Sector undertaking under the Central / State Government posted and serving in the Union Territory of Puducherry for at least a minimum period of ONE year prior to the last date for submission of application.
(vi) Puducherry Other Backward Classes (P-OBC) means a candidate satisfying the afore mentioned definitions of categories (ii) as well as v (a) / (b).
(vii) Puducherry Scheduled Caste (P-SC) means a candidate satisfying the afore mentioned definitions of categories (iii) as well as v (a) / (b).
(vii) “Orthopaedic Physically Handicapped (OPH) means those who have locomotor disability of lower limbs between 50% and 70% attested by a valid Medical Board. Candidates should submit an attested copy of the Medical Certificate in support of disability as mentioned above at the time of application and if selected, they will have to produce the Original Medical Certificate at the time of Counseling, and he/she also should appear before a Medical Board of this Institute and obtain a valid Disability Certificate prior to admission. The reservation for Physically Handicapped is according to the availability of eligible candidates. 3 seats are reserved for OPH Candidates on horizontal reservation basis for M.B.B.S. admission July 2009 session.


Eligibility Criteria for Admission to MBBS Course at JIPMER:
(i) The Applicant should be a Resident Indian National.
(ii) The Applicant should have studied and completed their course in the schools located in India in the preceding two years (except for those admitted against the seats reserved for foreign students nominated by the Government of India).
(iii) He/She has completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31st December 2009, the year of his/her admission to the 1st year M.B.B.S., i.e. they should have been born on or before 01-01-1993, and is an INDIAN NATIONAL.
(This criterion will be applicable also to candidates nominated by the Government of India. Request for relaxation from the prescribed age limit will not be considered for any category of applicants).
(iv) The applicants should have passed the qualifying examinations in the manner mentioned below:
(a) The Higher / Senior Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher / Senior Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of such study comprising Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Botony and Zoology (which shall include practical tests in these subjects) and with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after introduction of the 10+2+3 educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education and
(b) The applicant must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany & Zoology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany & Zoology at the qualifying examination. For Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates, the minimum marks in the qualifying examination will be 40%.
Annexure - I lists the examinations recognized by JIPMER
The Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination other than those mentioned in the list appended in Annexure - I will have to submit an Eligibility Certificate from the JIPMER before admission is finalised. Obtaining such an Eligibility Certificate from the JIPMER is essential to foreign nationals nominated by the Central Government for admission to JIPMER M.B.B.S. Course.

The Application Procedure – How to Obtain? :
(i) The Prospectus with the Application Forms can be obtained against only cash payment of Rs.750/- for Unreserved/Other Backward Classes Category (UR/OBC/P-UR/P-OBC)) and Rs.500/- for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Category (SC/ST/P-SC) from State Bank of India, JIPMER Campus, Pondicherry-605006 on all working days up to 15th April, 2009, Wednesday. This includes cost of Prospectus as well as Non-Refundable Examination Fee. Fee once remitted shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
State Bank of India, JIPMER Campus at JIPMER is the only branch where the applications are sold against cash payment. The bank timings when the applications will be available are 10.00 am to 04.00 pm on all working days (Monday to Friday) and from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon on Saturdays. No request for issue will be entertained after these stipulated hours.
THE STATE BANK OF INDIA WILL NOT SEND THE PROSPECTUS BY POST; HENCE NO REQUEST SHOULD BE MADE TO THE BANK FOR SENDING THE SAME BY POST.
The Prospectus and Application Forms can also be had from Professor (Academic), JIPMER, Puducherry - 605 006 up to 8th April, 2009 through Postal requests, accompanied by a M.I.C.R. Bank Draft of Rs.750/- (Unreserved/OBC) and Rs.500/- (SC/ST) drawn in favour of “Accounts Officer, JIPMER” payable at any Nationalized Banks in Pondicherry Union Territory. 13cm x 7 cm self addressed label must accompany the postal request for correct delivery of the Application Forms.
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Those candidates who are applying in the Off-line application forms obtained from this Institute through post or in person from State Bank of India in JIPMER have to send the filled-in application form along with the acknowledgement card kept in the envelope with their address duly filled. The application number should be written at the top in the copy of OBC/SC/ST and Medical Certificate.
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On-line Applications:
JIPMER MBBS 2009 application can be submitted by On-Line process (Internet based) by accessing the Website: www.jipmer.edu.in link from 25-02-2009 to 08-04-2009. The candidate should first pay the non-refundable application fee of Rs.750/- (Unreserved/OBC) and Rs.500/- (SC/ST) by obtaining a Demand Draft as mentioned above. The draft details are required while filling up on-line form. Candidates are required to take a print of a single on-line application form after successful submission of data. The printed Form with the requisite signatures, photograph, attestations, left thumb print of the applicant and the demand draft must be sent by speed post so as to reach the Professor (Academic), JIPMER, Puducherry - 605 006 by 15th April, 2009. Attested copies of OBC/SC/ST certificates, Medical Certificate in support of disability must be enclosed with the Application Form wherever applicable. Failure to enclose these certificates will render the completed applications (both off-line and on-line) ineligible for Entrance Examination.

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