1. General Information JIPMER which includes a tertiary care referral hospital is an Institution of National Importance (an autonomous body) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Three main functions of this institute are, To impart quality education in Under-graduate and Post-graduate medical and paramedical courses; To set trends in medical research and To offer patient care of high order. 1 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

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3. History & Milestones Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) can trace its origins to the ‘Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry’ established by the French Government in 1823.tablished by the French Government in 1823. The college was located in the modified buildings of the High Court, which is now the Legislative Assembly Hall. In 1956, The Ambassador of France laid the foundation stone of our ‘new’ medical college that was located on the outskirts of Pondicherry town. In the wake of the ‘de facto’ transfer of Pondicherry to the Government of India, the college was briefly named Dhanvantri Medical College, before being upgraded to a Regional Postgraduate Centre under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (DGHS), Government of India and renamed JIPMER. 3 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

4. The then President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the hospital and the outpatient buildings on 13 July 1964.d the outpatient buildings on 13 July 1964. In July 2008, JIPMER was given the status of an Institution of National Importance by an Act of Parliament, on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. The increase in financial outlay has been translated into an all-round development of the institution with an increase in number of staff, students and services. On 15 October 2008, the former President of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam along with Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss inaugurated the super- specialty block, the trauma care centre and the auditorium and dedicated JIPMER to the nation as an institution of national importance. 4 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

5. Medical MBBS: Number of seats: 127 How to apply: Admission to the course is made every year. Call for applications will be announced around February every year and all major news papers in India will carry the announcement. Application form and prospectus will be available in JIPMER and can be obtained in person or by post by paying the prescribed fee in cash or by bank demand draft. 5 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

6. M.D. / M.S. Courses: M.D. Courses Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry Pharmacology Pathology Microbiology Transfusion Medicine and Immuno Hematology Community Medicine Anaesthesiology Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy Forensic Medicine General Medicine 6 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

7. Pediatrics Psychiatry Pulmonary Medicine Radio-diagnosis Radiotherapy M.S. courses General Surgery Obstetrics & Gynaecology Ophthalmology Orthopedic Surgery Oto-Rhino Laryngology (E.N.T.) 7 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

8. How to apply: Admission to the course is made once every year. Call for applications will be announced in the month of December every year and all major news papers in India will carry the announcement. Application form will be available in JIPMER and can be obtained in person or by post by paying the prescribed fee in cash or by bank demand draft. 8 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

9. Other Courses: Medical Records Trainee (MRT) Medical Records Officer (MRO) Emergency Medical Technician Course (EMTC) 9 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

10. Para Medical B.Sc. Courses: 1. B.Sc. (Nursing) 2. B.Sc. (Medical Laboratory Technology) 3. B.Sc. (Medical Radiotherapy Technology) 4. B.Sc. (Operation Theatre Technology) 5. B.Sc. (Perfusion Technology) 6. B.Sc. (Dialysis Technology) 7. B.Sc. (Nuclear Medicine Technology) 8. B.Sc. (Neuro technology) 9. B.Sc. (Cardiac Laboratory Technology) 10 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

11. How to apply: Admission to the course is made every year. Application form will be available in JIPMER and can be obtained in person or by post by paying the prescribed fee in cash or by bank demand draft. 11 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

12. Nursing B.Sc. Course: B.Sc. (Nursing) 12 INDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL - Career Counselling Team, Activity Department

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