JIPMER PMT Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria:-

Nationality: The applicant for admission should be a Resident Indian National and should have studied in schools located in India in the preceding two (2) years except for those admitted against the seats reserved for foreign students who are nominees of the Government of India.

Age: Candidates should have completed the age of 17 years on or before 31^st December, 2005 i.e. they should have been born on or before 1^ST JANUARY 1989. This age limit will also apply to the candidates nominated by the Government of India. Request for relaxation from the prescribed age limit will not be considered.

Educational Qualifications: Candidates for admission to the M.B.,B.S. course should have passed the qualifying examination as under:

The Higher Secondary Examination (or) the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 year study, the last 2 years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany & Zoology with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Education Research and Training after the introduction of 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education and must have passed in the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Botany & Zoology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Botany & Zoology at the qualifying examination.

For Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates, the minimum marks in the qualifying examination will be 40%.

The candidates who have passed the qualifying examination other than those mentioned will have to submit an eligibility certificate from the Pondicherry University before admission is finalized.

Candidates who have appeared or will be appearing in the qualifying examination in March/April and whose results have not yet been declared, can also apply for admission, if they are otherwise eligible.

It is the responsibility of the candidates to ascertain whether they possess the requisite qualifications for admission. Having been called for written test / counseling does not necessarily mean acceptance of the eligibility. Eligibility for admissions in doubtful cases will be decided in consultation with the Pondicherry University.