Frequently Asked Questions
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The qualifying percentile for NEET PG is as follows:
- General Category: 50th Percentile
- SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) Category: 40th Percentile
- UR PWD Category: 45th Percentile
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As per the academic session 2019-20, the cutoff scores for NEET PG exam for different categories were as follows:
- General Category: 340
- SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) Category: 295
- UR PWD Category: 317
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The validity of NEET PG result is limited for the current PG medical admission session and cannot be carried forward for the next admission session.
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All India Rank in NEET PG is the overall merit position of the candidate amongst all the candidates who have appeared for NEET PG exam.
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All India 50% quota category rank in NEET PG is the overall merit position of the candidates in the categories like OBC, SC or ST as opted by the candidates in NEET PG application form.
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In case of two or more candidates obtaining same marks in NEET PG exam, the merit position shall be determined following tie-breaker criteria in descending order as given below:
- Candidate having lesser number of negative responses in the entire paper including all Parts will be placed at a better merit position
- Candidate scoring higher marks in Part C of the NEET PG question paper will be placed at a better merit position
- Candidate having lesser number of negative responses in Part C of the NEET PG question paper will be placed at a better merit position
- Candidate scoring higher marks in Part B of the NEET PG question paper will be placed at a better merit position
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NEET PG shall be the only entrance exam for PG medical admission, which will include the following:
- All India 50% quota seats (all States except J & K)
- State quota seats (including the State of J & K)
- All Private medical colleges & deemed universities in the country
- Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions
- DNB Broad Specialty Courses
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No. AIIMS conduct their own entrance exam. It is mandatory to appear in AIIMS exam and obtain required score for admission to PG medical courses in AIIMS institutions. In addition to AIIMS, the following institutions are not covered under Centralized Counselling for PG medical admission through NEET PG:
- JIPMER Pondicherry
- PGIMER Chandigarh
- NIMHANS Bangalore
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
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Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) is an authorized body to conduct JIPMER PG medical entrance exam for admission to MD/MS course in JIPMER.
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JIPMER PG is conducted twice in a year for admission to PG medical courses in January and July session.
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JIPMER PG exam for July session will be tentatively conducted in the fourth week of May.
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Candidates should fulfill the below given criteria to be eligible to appear in JIPMER PG exam:
- Candidate must be an Indian National or Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)
- Candidate must possess MCI recognized MBBS degree
- Candidate must have completed one year internship on or before 31 December 2019 (Candidates not completing the internship on or before 31 December 2019 need not apply for January 2020 session)
- Candidate must have obtained Minimum Qualifying Marks as follows:
- 55% marks in aggregate for all other categories including OBC Category
- 50% marks in aggregate for candidates belonging to SC/ST Category
- For OPH candidates the minimum aggregate as provided in (i) and (ii) for the category to which the candidate belongs shall apply.
- In case of Foreign Nationals, candidates are required to route their JIPMER PG application through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi. All Foreign Nationals will have to take prior permission from MCI before applying for PG medical courses in JIPMER. An advance copy of the application and copy of request to MCI must be submitted at JIPMER Pondicherry before the last date of receipt of applications. In the event of selection, the candidate has to apply for temporary registration with MCI for the duration of PG medical study
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The online registration for JIPMER PG 2020 exam (January session) has commenced from 18 September 2019. The online registration for JIPMER PG exam (July session) will tentatively start in the last week of February.
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The procedure to apply for JIPMER PG exam is as follows:
- Visit official website of JIPMER and Navigate to Exam Section
- Click on the JIPMER PG Application Link
- Create User ID and Password by submitting required details
- Login to your account and click on Go to Application on Top Right Corner
- Fill in Personal details, Category details, Qualification details, Contact details, ID Proof details
- Select Exam City
- Upload Photograph and Signature
- Pay Application Fee
- Take print out of the final submitted application form
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JIPMER PG application fee for each category is mentioned below:
- General (UR) / OCI/ Sponsored: Rs. 1600
- OBC: Rs. 1600
- SC/ST: Rs. 1200
- Foreign National: Rs. 3000
- OPH/PwD: Exempted from Application Fees
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Candidate must follow below given instructions for uploading Photograph:
- One recent color passport size photograph with light background is required
- Photograph must not be older than six months
- Photograph must be taken with a Placard indicating name of the candidate and date of capturing Photograph
- The dimension of the image should be 30mm width x 45mm height
- Soft copy of Photograph must be saved as “Candidate Photograph” in .jpg format
- The size of the image should be between 20kb – 200kb
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Candidate must follow below given instructions for uploading Photograph:
- Put a Signature on a white paper with a black ball point pen
- Scan the paper and crop the image
- The dimension of the image should be 80mm width x 35mm height
- Soft copy of Signature must be saved as “Candidate Signature” in .jpg format
- The size of the image should be between 20kb – 200kb
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Foreign Nationals are required to fill in the prescribed online JIPMER PG application form with only one discipline of their choice. They should send their registration slip of online application through Diplomatic channel. They should appear in JIPMER PG exam along with other candidates. They are required to submit an “Advance Copy” at JIPMER before the last date of online registration. However, the application of all such candidates will be processed only after receipt of the same through Diplomatic Channel.
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JIPMER PG exam consists of 250 MCQs with single correct response. The examination will be conducted in single shift in an online mode (Computer Based Test). The examination will be conducted in English language only.
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The duration of JIPMER PG exam is Three Hours (from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM).
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The total number of questions in JIPMER PG exam is 250.
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Each correct response shall be awarded four marks. One mark will be deducted for each incorrect response and Zero mark will be given for question not answered.
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JIPMER PG questions will be asked from the following subjects and the distribution of number of questions is as detailed below:
Basic Clinical Sciences: The total number of questions is 100 that include subjects namely Anatomy, Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Physiology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology.
Clinical Sciences: The total number of questions is 150 that include subjects namely Anesthesiology,Community Medicine, Dermatology, ENT, Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine and Blood Transfusion Medicine, Radio diagnosis and Radiotherapy.
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JIPMER PG admit card for January session will be made available to the candidates from 13 November 2019 onwards.
JIPMER PG admit card for July session will be made available tentatively from last week of April.
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