S. Vishnu Sharma
JIPMER Exam 2020, the registration date for entrance exams to provide seats into B.Sc, M.Sc, M.P.H, P.G.F, P.B.D and PhD courses has been postponed. Sources from the establishment say that the decision to postpone the commencement of registration for JIPMER Exam 2020 was due to outbreak of corona pandemic.
While the application registration for JIPMER Exam 2020 has been postponed the date of exam is said to be on 21 June tentatively.
JIPMER Exam 2020
About the exam
JIPMER Exam 2020 is conducted by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) to provide admission into graduate and post graduate level courses conducted by it. It is a national level exam and is conducted once in a year.
Candidates aspiring to study courses like B.Sc Nursing, B.Sc Allied Medical Sciences, M.Sc Nursing and M.Sc (Allied Medical Sciences) can apply for JIPMER Exam 2020.
More about courses
B.Sc Nursing
Admission to B.Sc Nursing is made every year and the application is available on the official website of JIPMER, entrance exam is usually conducted on the last Sunday of July every year.
B.Sc Allied Medical Sciences
Admission to the course is made every year. Online registration of application will be made on JIPMER website.
Entrance examination will be conducted on the last Sunday of July every year. Commencement of course during 1st week of August. Closing of admission is done by 30 September.
Specialisations in Allied Medical Sciences are Medical Laboratory Technology, Cardiac Laboratory Technology, Dialysis Technology, Neuro Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Operation Theatre Technology, Perfusion Technology, Radiotherapy Technology and BASLP (Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology).
Also read ‘applications invited for PhD admission from IIT Mandi‘
MSc Allied Medical Sciences
M.Sc Allied Medical Science course comprises specialisation in Medical Biochemistry, Medical Physiology, MLT – Microbiology, MLT – Cyto pathology and Medical Physics.
Admission to the course is made every year. Online registration of application will be made on JIPMER
website www.jipmer.edu.in.
Entrance examination will be conducted during last week of Sunday during July. Commencement of course during 1st week of August. Closing of admission is by 30 September.
M.Sc Nursing
MSc Nursing has specialisations in Child Health Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing.
Admission to the course is made every year. Online registration of application will be made on JIPMER
website www.jipmer.edu.in.
Entrance examination will be conducted during last week of Sunday during July. Commencement of course during 1st week of August.Closing of admission is 30th September.
How to apply
The application for JIPMER Exam 2020 will be released on the website ‘www.jipmer.edu.in’ Applicants have to approach the website and register themselves. Post registration, applicants can begin registering for JIPMER Exam 2020.
Candidates have to provide their name, contact details, photo, image of their signature, qualification mark sheets and certificates as a part of filling the application form for JIPMER Exam 2020.
Post registration, candidates can pay the application fee and take a print out of the application form and preserve it for future use.
The application fee
The application fee for applying for MSc courses in JIPMER Exam 2020 is Rs 700 for general and OBC category candidates and Rs 500 for SC, ST candidates. The fee for BSc courses is Rs 1500 for General and OBC category applicants and is Rs 1200 for SC, ST category candidates.
Important dates
The important dates with regards to JIPMER Exam 2020 are the opening date and closing dates. The registration opening date for applying for BSc courses is 21 April, the last date is 20 May.
The application submission opening date is 21 April, last date is 20 May. The date of online exam for both BSc and MSc courses is 21 June. This is however, the tentative schedule for JIPMER Exam 2020.
Since the online registration commencement for these exams has been postponed, these dates too are likely going to see a change. However, the tentative schedule for registration of the exam and date of exam can be seen in this link ‘https://jipmer.edu.in/sites/default/files/tentative%20schedule%20for%202020-21.pdf’ Candidates are however requested to be in touch with the official website of JIPMER at ‘jipmer.edu.in‘
Eligibility required
The required eligibility for applying for B.Sc courses in JIPMER Exam 2020 is a pass in plus-two have minimum 50% marks.
For the reserved category candidates, minimum 40% marks are required and for OPH category 45% marks are required. The subjects in plus-two are physics, chemistry, biology and english.
For MSc courses applicants must be a graduate degree holder in Nursing from any recognised educational institution. They must pass the B.Sc/PB.BSc/PC B.Sc Nursing degree from a recognized institute or university.
Candidates for MSc Nursing applicants must have one year of work experience either prior to BSc Nursing study or post study period.
For other MSc courses candidates with any degree in science can apply, they should be preferably having degree in sciences that are close to medical sciences or health sciences.
Exam pattern
The pattern for JIPMER Exam 2020 is multiple choice questions. There will be 100 questions and duration of the exam is 90 minutes. Correct answer will get one mark and wrong answer or questions left without answer will have zero marks.
Syllabus
The syllabus of JIPMER Exam 2020 is lessons of physics, chemistry, biology and english of 11th and 12th standards if the applicant is targeting BSc courses.
For applicants targeting MSc courses through JIPMER Exam 2020 has to study lessons taught in Nursing at graduate level or the lessons of their respective qualification at graduation level.