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Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) is one of India's most prestigious medical institutions. JIPMER has two campuses at Puducherry and Karaikal annually offering undergraduate medical seats for its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme. There are a total of 243 MBBS seats in JIPMER. Out of these 243 JIPMER MBBS seats, 182 seats are in JIPMER Puducherry and 61 are in JIPMER Karaikal.
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JIPMER seats for MBBS are divided into two categories - open seat quota and Internal Puducherry UT domicile quota. Under the open seat quota, there are 134 MBBS seats in JIPMER Puducherry and 45 MBBS seats in JIPMER Karaikal. Under the Internal Puducherry UT domicile quota, JIPMER Puducherry offers 48 seats while Karaikal offers 16 JIPMER seats for MBBS. Read the full article to know comprehensive details of JIPMER MBBS seats, including the admission process, reservation criteria, and other important information.
JIPMER offers a total of 243 MBBS seats in India, with 182 being offered at JIPMER Puducherry and 61 MBBS seats in JIPMER Karaikal. These JIPMER seats are distributed category-wise, which can be checked from the table below.
Institute | JIPMER Puducherry | JIPMER Karaikal | ||
Quota | Open state quota | Internal Puducherry UT domicile | Open state quota | Internal Puducherry UT domicile |
Open | 7 | 18 | 18 | 51 |
Open PwD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
General EWS | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
General EWS PwD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
OBC | 3 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
OBC PwD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
SC | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
SC PwD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ST | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
ST PwD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total seats | 16 | 45 | 48 | 134 |
Total JIPMER MBBS seats | 243 | |||
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JIPMER MBBS seats are reserved for certain category and follows the reservation policy mandated by the Government of India for admissions to central educational institutions. The reservation criteria for different categories in JIPMER MBBS seats are as follows:
15% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
27% of seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates (Non-Creamy Layer).
10% of seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates.
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Admission to the MBBS programme at JIPMER is conducted through the NEET exam. The NEET exam is held annually offline and consists of multiple-choice questions. Candidates who qualify for the NEET exam are called for counseling based on their merit ranks. The online counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). During counselling, candidates can choose their preferred course based on their rank and seat availability.
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Ideally you should be able to. However, this is a minor detail and doesnt change much so we would advise and see if its an editable field. If its not, please donot worry. This detail is not of much concern and should not have any bearing in your admission as
Yes, NEET is compulsory for MBBS admission.
Yes, it is an entrance exam. Please register at http://www.upvetuniv.edu.in/ .
Prospectus can be found at https://upvetuniv.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Prospectus-2026-27Final.pdf
If you want to get admission into any government medical college, your aim should be to score between 580-650 marks in NEET 2026. You can check all the details related to NEET passing marks in the link given below -
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-passing-marks-2026
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