Nationality:

• Indian Nationals (IN):-
  Applicant must be an Indian National.
• For Overseas Citizen of India (OCI):-
  OCI registered under Section 7A of Citizenship Act 1955 are also eligible to appear in this test and all terms and conditions applicable for Indian Nationals given in this Prospectus will be applicable to them. The candidate should submit proof of Registration as OCI under Section 7A of Citizenship Act 1955 at the time of counseling.
• Foreign Nationals (FN)
  Foreign candidates are required to route their application through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi. All foreign nationals will have to take prior permission from the Medical Council of India before applying for postgraduate Courses in the Institute. An advance copy of the application and copy of request to MCI must be submitted at JIPMER, Puducherry before the last date of receipt of applications. In the events of selection, the candidate has to apply for temporary registration with the medical council of India for the duration of postgraduate study.

Educational Qualification:

The candidates must possess MBBS or an equivalent Degree recognized by the Medical Council of India.

Experience:

A candidate must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating internship / Practical training on or before 30th June 2016 [*Candidates not completing the internship on or before 30-06-2016 need not apply for July 2016 session. No condonation of Compulsory Rotating Internship beyond this date shall be accepted].

Application Status:

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.

M.D. / M.S. Courses are offered in the following disciplines and the distribution of seats discipline wise is as under:

M.D. / M.S. Courses (122 Seats) *

* Including the seats which fell vacant in various disciplines during 2016 January session.

Admission of eligible Foreign Nationals is subject to clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt of India. All India Candidates Sponsored by Govt. and Foreign National candidates will have to appear in the Common Entrance Examination of 15-05-2016 (Sunday). A separate Merit list will be drawn for these candidates based on their marks in the Entrance Exam.

Number and distribution of seats are subject to variation based on any periodic directives from Competent Authority / Court Judgments and pending Court cases.

Duration of Course (M.D. / M.S.): Three years (03) 01-07-2016 to 30-06-2019.

Method of selection: All seats would be filled through Competitive Entrance Examination to be conducted by JIPMER on 15th May 2016 (Sunday) 9.00 AM to 12 Noon.

NUMBERS OF SEATS RESERVED FOR VARIOUS CATEGORIES

For OPH (Orthopedic Physically Challenged) Applicants Horizontal Reservation basis - 3 seats

Roster point allocation will be done for the 111 seats (Appendix-I).

*Ranked merit list will be separately drawn for the seats earmarked for Sponsored candidates and Foreign National candidates (Refer page No.11 & 12 & 13 for eligibility)

Number and distribution of seats are subject to variation based on any periodic directives from competent Authorities / Court Judgments and pending cases in Courts.

Proportional allocation of seats and interval fixing at the time of counseling will be based on Model Roster of Reservation (Vide Appendix I) and share of entitlement. Representation of each of the reserved category shall at no point of time exceed the reservation prescribed for it.

Entrance Examination for all the seats.

MODE OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Single shift On - line based distributed object system of 180 minutes duration (09.00 am – 12.00 noon) on 15-05-2016(Sunday)

• Applicant can opt only for three Exam Cities.
• The allotment of Exam City would be as per the order of preference given by the applicant in the application.
• Normally the first preference would be allotted. JIPMER, depending upon local conditions, reserves the right to allot any other Exam City other than the preferences given by the applicant.

  Sl. No.	Exam City	Sl. No.	Exam City
  1	Ahmedabad	16	Jamshedpur
  2	Ambala	17	Kolkata
  3	Belgaum	18	Kurnool
  4	Bengaluru	19	Lucknow
  5	Bhopal	20	Mohali
  6	Bhubaneswar	21	Mumbai
  7	Chennai	22	Nagpur
  8	Coimbatore	23	New Delhi
  9	Cuttack	24	Puducherry
  10	Dehradun	25	Rajahmundry
  11	Greater Noida	26	Thanjavur
  12	Guwahati	27	Tirunelveli
  13	Hyderabad	28	Thrissur
  14	Indore	29	Thiruvananthapuram
  15	Jabalpur	30	Visakhapatnam

• NO request for change of center would be considered under any circumstances.
• The Allotment of Exam City by the Institute will be final and binding.
• In case of any unforeseen circumstances the Exam City can be cancelled at any point of time and a new Exam City can be allotted en bloc with due intimation in newspapers / website.

The Entrance Examination will be held on 15th May, 2016 (Sunday) from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

* Subject to revision

Selected candidates must join the course after medical examination on or before the stipulated date given in the letter of selection. The selected candidates should pay the requisite fees as would be mentioned in the selection order. The admission of candidates, who fail to pay the specified fee by the date mentioned in the letter of selection or fail to join the course or fail to report for duty to the concerned Head of the Department and has not worked in the Department, will be treated as cancelled. Such seats shall then be filled through second counseling by following roster system. No further correspondence will be made in this regard. Extension of joining time shall not be granted under any circumstances. The Junior Resident (P.G.) should send his/her joining Report to the Director through the concerned Head of the Department.

In case, any Junior Resident remains continuously absent, unauthorized for more than 30 days after joining, the admission will be cancelled and necessary penalty will be levied.

Admission to the course will be provisional, subject to the recognition of the qualifying examination of individual candidate by the JIPMER.

In case any candidate is found to have supplied false information or certificate, etc., or found to have withheld or concealed information in his / her Application Form, he/she shall be debarred from admission and if already admitted, the admission will be cancelled without prejudice to other disciplinary action.

In case a candidate is found to have used unfair means / impersonation, the selection / admission will be summarily cancelled.