JIPMER clarifies on MBBS admissions under Puducherry Domicile category
Puducherry: Through a recent notification, the prestigious Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has issued a clarification on the MBBS admissions under Puducherry Domicile category.
All the concerned students seeking MBBS admission at JIPMER are hereby informed that ONLY those candidates who have a valid and latest Residence/employment certificate as proof of Puducherry domicile will be considered for admission to MBBS course in JIPMER under the Puducherry Domicile category.
The admission process in JIPMER will continue to be the same as has been followed in the previous years, and as has already been notified by JIPMER in its website and JIPMER MBBS 2020 prospectus.
It may be noted that the "JIPMER Internal (JEW' category mentioned in the MBBS counselling process of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) refers to Puducherry domicile category. Candidates have been and are again advised to choose this category during the counselling process ONLY if they qualify under this category, as detailed in the JIPMER MBBS 2020 prospectus, the notice added.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported about the admission process, eligibility, fee, seat matrix and hostel details as released by the institute.
The duration of the MBBS course is 4 years and 6 months as per the Academic Calendar of JIPMER followed by ONE year of Compulsory Rotatory Internship for the award of the Degree.
Applicants are required to ensure that he/she does not belong to the persons/ sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated 08/09/93 which is modified vide OM No. 36033/3/2004 Estt. (Res.) dated 09/03/2004 or the latest notifications of the Government of India (i.e. Central list) in support of his/her claim. Kindly click the following link to see the central list of OBC http://www.ncbc.nic.in/User_Panel/CentralListStateView.aspx
OBC Certificate must be in the format as mentioned in the NTA NEET 2020 Information Bulletin.
Applicants will be required to produce the necessary certificate in the format provided. During counselling the certificate as prescribed in M.H.A., O.M., No. 42/21/49-N.G.S. dated the 28.1.1952, as revised in Dept. of Per-& A.R. letter No. 36012/6/76-Est. (S.CT), dated the 29.10.1977, to be produced by a candidate belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in support of his/her claim. SC/ST Certificate must be in the format as mentioned in the NTA NEET 2020 Information Bulletin.
(iv) Economically Weaker Sections(EWSs):
Applicants who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose family has gross annual income below Rs. 8.00 lakh (Rupees eight lakh only) are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation. Income shall also include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc. for the financial year prior to the year of application.
Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of the family income:-
i. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
ii. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above;
iii. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
iv. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities.
The property held by a "Family" in different locations or different places/ cities would be clubbed while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS status.
The term "Family" for this purpose will include the person who seeks the benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years. (As per the Office Memorandum F.No.36039/1/2019 dated 31st January 2019 by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension & F.No. A11013/01/2019 dated 28th February 2019 by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Income & Asset Certificate must be in the format as mentioned in the NTA NEET 2020 Information bulletin.
Puducherry – Domicile - Applicable for categories (v) to (x):
A candidate is considered to be domicile to the UT of Puducherry (P-UR), if he/she satisfies at least one of the following domicile criteria (Refer Annexure – I for the Format of Certificates)
- Those candidates or whose parent (either mother or father or both) or Guardian (in the case of children who have lost both parents) have been residing continuously in this Union territory for at least five years immediately preceding the closing date of NTA NEET 2020 application.
- Those who have passed SSLC/HSC or any other public examination and for that purpose had undergone academic studies continuously for 5 successive classes immediately preceding the qualifying examination (including the year of the qualifying examination) in recognised educational institutions(s) located in Puducherry Union Territory and having their residence in the Puducherry Union Territory for five years continuously during that period.
- Children whose parents are Central Government Servants, Employees of Central Government Autonomous institutions, State Government Servants, Defence Personnel, Central Paramilitary Forces, Employees of Public Sector Undertakings wholly or substantially run either by the Central Government or by the Puducherry Union Territory administration, posted and serving in the Puducherry Union Territory for at least a minimum continuous period of three years immediately prior to the last date of submission of application and the children of the above said employees should have studied in the Higher Secondary Course of two years in any of the schools in the U.T. of Puducherry and should have also passed the Higher Secondary Examination from the same school. [G.O. Ms. No. 04, Puducherry, dated 09-02-2016 of the Chief Secretariat, (Hr. & Tech. Edn.) Puducherry]
- Children of Defence Personnel who were killed or disabled in action and who have declared Puducherry as their hometown.
(v) Puducherry – Unreserved (P-UR):
Candidates who satisfy (i) as well as Puducherry domicile criteria mentioned above are eligible under this category.
(vi) Puducherry Other Backward Classes (P-OBC):
A candidate satisfying the afore mentioned definitions of categories (ii) as well as Puducherry domicile criteria mentioned above.
(vii) Puducherry Scheduled Caste (P-SC):
A candidate satisfying the afore mentioned definitions of categories (iii) as well as Puducherry domicile criteria mentioned above.
(viii) Puducherry Scheduled Tribe (P-ST):
A candidate satisfying the afore mentioned definitions of categories (iii) as well as Puducherry domicile criteria mentioned above.
(ix) Puducherry Economically Weaker Sections (P-EWSs):
A candidate satisfying the afore mentioned definition of categories (iv) as well as Puducherry domicile criteria mentioned above.
(x) Puducherry Persons with Benchmark Disability (P-PwBD):
Any dispute in Residence/Community certificate of Puducherry issued by Authorised Personnel of Govt. of Puducherry should be referred to the Court of law. The same will not be dealt by this Institution.
(xi) Non-resident Indian (NRI) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) means as follows:
Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registered under Section 7A of Citizenship Act 1955 & Non- Resident Indians (NRI) are also eligible under this category and all terms and conditions applicable for Indian Nationals given in this Prospectus will be applicable to them. The candidate will submit proof of Registration as OCI under Section 7A of Citizenship Act 1955 / NRI to be eligible under this category.
Certificate of registration as OCI / NRI issued by the Competent Authority should be produced at the time of counselling and admission.
(xii) Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD):
The eligibility of candidates to pursue a course in medicine with specified benchmark disability shall be in accordance with NTA NEET 2020 Information Bulletin.
If any candidates submit the false information / forged certificates will be subjected to prosecution. If it is confirmed, their candidature will be cancelled.
Admission process:
The counselling for admission to MBBS courses in JIPMER Puducherry and Karaikal campuses will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India based on the NTA NEET 2020 All-India scores.
For the purpose of counselling and admissions, Puducherry and Karaikal campuses of JIPMER are considered as separate entities. Transfer/Exchange of admissions between the two campuses will not be allowed under any circumstances.
Admissions to the MBBS course is subject to the verification of certificates and payment of fees at JIPMER Puducherry or JIPMER Karaikal, as the case may be.
The candidates should bring the following at the time of admission within the stipulated time period, failing which, admission will be denied:
✴ All the certificates in original (as given in the list below)
✴ One set of self-attested photocopies of all the certificates
✴ Six Passport size recent colour photographs
List of certificates to be submitted at the time of admission:
- Identity proof (as mentioned in the NTA NEET Information Bulletin)
- Admit Cards of Exam issued by NTA.
- Result/ Rank letter issued by NTA.
- Provisional allotment letter generated on-line.
- Proof of Date of Birth (Birth Certificate or X Std. Certificate).
- Pass Certificate of the qualifying examination.
- Statement of marks of the qualifying examination.
- Character and Conduct Certificate from the Head of the Institute last studied.
- Residence Certificate issued by Revenue Authority not below the rank of Tahsildar / Aadhaar card.
- In case of Other Backward Classes/ Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe, a Community Certificate, recently obtained from the competent authority – (as mentioned in the NTA NEET Information Bulletin)
- Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) candidates should produce the required Income & Asset Certificate as (as mentioned in the NTA NEET Information Bulletin)
- Transfer Certificate from the Head of the Institution last studied.
- Migration Certificate
- In case of Puducherry residents, the Residence Certificate / Employer Certificate as required in the Prospectus as per Annexure I.
- Medical Certificate from the authorised centres as listed in the NTA NEET Information Bulletin in case of PwBD Candidate.
Non-Resident Indian
Recent NRI Status certificate of the parent or candidate issued by the Indian Embassy of the respective Country with the Embassy seal- Overseas Citizen of India.Certificate of Registration for OverseasCitizen of India
- Candidates who fail to fulfil the prescribed age limit criteria as per NTA NEET 2020 Information Bulletin.
- Candidates who fail to obtain the minimum stipulated marks in the qualifying examination (as mentioned in the NTA NEET 2020 Information Bulletin).
- Candidates who have applied under Non-Creamy Layer OBC Category and whose sub-caste is NOT listed in the current Central OBC List and whose certificate has NOT been submitted in the prescribed format from the Competent Authority.
- The candidates who have applied under SC/ST Category WITHOUT valid Certificate as in the prescribed format from the Competent Authority.
- The Candidates who have applied under PUDUCHERRY status with NO valid proof as mentioned in the prospectus above.
- Non submission of NRI/OCI Registration Certificate issued by Competent Authority.
Only those NRI / OCI candidates who opt for admission under Self Financing Scheme at the time of application itself will be considered for the merit list to 6 Seats (5 seats for Puducherry campus and 1 seat for Karaikal campus) for NRI/OCI status candidates.
FOR MORE DETAILS: Also Read:Applying for MBBS at JIPMER: View eligibility, fee, admission process, seat matrix here
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