JIPMER second campus in Karaikal was launched following an announcement by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi.
The Pondicherry government converted 41 acres of land at Kovilpattu in Karaikal to set up an educational campus and a multi-specialty hospital; 38 acres of land in Kamaraj Salai for residential premises; There are PWD buildings on the royal campus and the ANM College building at Kovilpattu to establish the Intermediate Education Campus.
The first MBBS module of 50 students joined in July 2016 at Karaikal JIPMER.
The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry Dr.Kiran Bedi and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Pondicherry Shri V.
Narayanasamy inaugurated the Government Complex at Jimper Karaikal on December 15, 2016.
The renovated Kalam campus opened on March 29, 2017.
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JIPMER Karaikal MBBS Tuition Fees
JIPMER Karaikal MBBS fees for various quota is given below. Apart from tuition fees, you need to pay various other fees during admission.
Government Fees
₹ 6770 /Year
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Why Government Quota Matters ?
These low government fees apply only if you secure this quota.
This institution charges ₹0.1L annually – making it one of the most affordable medical education paths in India.
Missing this merit quota could mean taking admission in another college where the yearly fees are 10–30 times higher. That can add up to many lakhs more for the same degree.
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In order to get admission in JIPMER Karaikal you need to participate in the counselling(s) listed below.
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Puducherry State Counselling (SQ) NEET 2026 Score Cutoff
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In Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research Karaikal for GN category 2026 cut off score was 566
For OBC category in JIPMER Karaikal 2026 cut off score was 540
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College Ranking is based on How Parents Preferred Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research Karaikal during last year AIQ and SQ counselling.
During NEET 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 counselling – 35 candidates got allotment in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research Karaikal.
Infrastructure
JIPMER Karaikal has two campuses.The Smart Classroom on the Arasalar campus has video conferencing facilities.JIPMER Karaikal opened it in 2016.
Currently, the Karaikal campus has 17 academic departments that provide undergraduate (UG) training through a working hospital (Karaikal General Hospital) with 500 beds.
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Library – JIPMER has more than 75,000 books, magazines, and a computer lab.
JIPMER was established in 1957 in the former Medical College buildings in Pondicherry.
It was moved to JIPMER, Banting Hall in 1964.
The Central Library was finally moved to its current central air-conditioned building and continued to operate from 12 January 1973.
The Central Library, JIPMER Karaikal was established in 2016 at APJ Abdul Kalam Campus, and Digital E-Library is located at Arasalar Campus.
There are 551 books in the publishing section and 466 books in the reference section.
Upcoming conferences, workshops, seminars, competition leaflets, and circulars are displayed on the Central Library’s notice board for user information.
The central library has a conference hall and computer lab with 25 computer terminals.
The JIPMER, Karaikal Central Library has access to all the digital content like various e-books, MYLOFT, e-journals, software like uptodate, Clinical key available at The Central library JIPMER Puducherry.
Seminar Hall – The central library has a conference hall and computer lab with 31 computer terminals.
The conference hall of the Central Library has state-of-the-art audiovisual services including LCD projectors and sound systems, as well as training programs, orientation programs, seminars, conferences, and BSc MLT, students, and other UG for other disciplines and PG students.
Hostel
The JIPMER Hostel is located in the Karaikal Vatheru Housing Board flat.
It has a total of 8 blocks with 204 rooms, of which 6 MIG blocks are 24 students at each dormitory and 2 LIG blocks are 36 student dormitories at each.
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A total of 59 girls hostels and a total of 81 boys hostels.
A common mess that can eat 150 people at the same time.7 chefs posted to provide good healthy food to students.
There are a total of 18 security guards and 6 lady security guards in each constituency 24 * 7 and also 14 housekeeping staff to maintain the cleanliness of the accommodation.
Sports and Recreation – JIPMER Karaikal campus provides an indoor table tennis court Badminton court, a volleyball court, tennis court.
Sports equipment for throwing a ball, basketball, carom, chess, volleyball, yogurt, shuttlecock, cricket, football, and table tennis are provided to stimulate students’ interest in sports.
Affiliated Hospitals
The General Hospital of the Government of Pondicherry, located at Karaikal, has been approved by JIPMER for the medical teaching and training of Karaikal students.
506-beds are available at Karaikal Hospital.
The Arasalar complex has an administrative block and medical departments, while the Kalam campus is about 4 km away from Arasalar Campus which is located at pre-medical and para-medical departments.
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Departments – The JIPMER Hospital Karaikal provides more departments like Anaesthesiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery.
There are also Pre and Para clinical Laboratories such as Bio-Chemistry, Community Medicine, anatomy, forensic medicine, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, and Physiology available for patients.
Health Centres – Primary Health Centres and Rural/Urban Health Training Centres.
Rural Health Training Centres – located km from the college.
Urban Health Training Centres – located km from the college
How to Reach
The nearest airport is at Tiruchirappalli, 122 km away.
The nearest airport is Chennai, located at a distance of 124 km.
Chennai Egmore – Karaikal Companion Express is an express train from the Southern Railway Zone that operates between Chennai Egmore and Karaikal in India.
National Highway NH32 connects Chennai and Thoothukudi via Karaikal.
It is located 297 km (185 miles) from Chennai and 132 km (82 miles) from Pondicherry.