PIMS Pondicherry Admission 2024: Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Selection Criteria

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| Updated On - Jan 2, 2024

Important Updates for PIMS

NEET UG 2024 will be held on May 5, 2024, for admission to MBBS at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences. NEET PG 2024 will be held on March 3, 2024, for admission to MD/ MS at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences.

The Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) is a multi-specialty hospital and teaching institute at Kalapet, in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The PIMS is a unit of the Madras Medical Mission, a charitable society promoted by the members of the Malankara Orthodox Christian community that runs the well known MMM hospital in Chennai.

The institute offers courses like MBBS at UG level, and MD and MS at PG level. The institute also provides courses in the field of Nursing at both UG and PG level.

Admission in MBBS is done on NEET UG score, for MD and MS eligible candidates will have to appear in NEET PG. Students get admission in Nursing courses on the basis of pre-qualifying examination.

PIMS Pondicherry Important Dates

Events	Dates
NEET PG 2023 Registration	Ongoing
The Last Date To Apply	January 27, 2023
NEET Exam Date	May 7, 2023.

PIMS Pondicherry MBBS Admission 2023

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) offers Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) to the candidates who want to pursue their career in the field of Medical. The course, thus offered is for 5.5 years including internship.

Admission in MBBS is done through NEET UG. Eligible candidates will have to appear in National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by CBSE. Those who aspire to give entrance test can visit the official website of NEET

Relaxation of 5% marks is given to SC/ST candidates in comparison to 45% marks required for GEN category candidates

List of Courses:

Course Name	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Duration
MBBS	Medical	45% marks in 10+2 with Physics, chemistry and Biology 40% for SC / ST	5.5 Years

PIMS Pondicherry Nursing Admission 2023

Candidates who want to pursue their career in the field of Nursing can opt for Nursing courses offered by the college. At undergraduate level, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) (60 seats) and Post Basic B.Sc (30 seats) are offered for four years and two years respectively. The college also offers Master of Science (M.Sc) in 5 different specializations with 4 seats each. The duration period for M.Sc is two years.

Admission in Nursing, in both UG and PG courses, is done on the basis of marks scored in pre-qualifying examination. However, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria in order to seek admission.

List of Courses:

Course Name	Specialization	Seats	Eligibility Criteria	Duration
B.Sc.	Nursing	60	Higher Secondary School certificate Examination (12 years course) Or Senior School Certificate Examination (10+2), pre-degree Examination (10+2) Or An equivalent with 12 years schooling from a recognized board or university with science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) with minimum 50% aggregate marks and English as a subject.	4 Years
Post basic B.Sc.	Nursing	30	Passed the Higher Secondary or senior Secondary or Intermediate or 10+2 or an equivalent examination recognized by the university for this purpose and have done 10+1/PUC	2 Years
M.Sc.	Medical Surgical Nursing	4	Pass in B.Sc Nursing / Post Basic B.Sc Nursing / B.Sc. Nursing Hons.	2 years
	Paediatric Nursing	4
	Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing	4
	Psychiatric Nursing	4
	Community Health Nursing	4

PIMS Pondicherry MD and MS Admission 2023

At postgraduate level, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Surgery (MS) in 18 specializations each. The duration period for each of the specializations is three years.

Eligible candidates will have to appear in NEET PG conducted by the National Board of Education (NBE). However, in order to meet the eligibility criteria candidates must hold Graduate Degree in MBBS from any recognized university.

Registration for NEET PG can be made from the official website

List of Courses:

Course Name	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Duration
MD	General Medicine	MBBS degree from recognized Medical college and university	3 Years
	General Surgery
	Dermatology
	Ophthalmology
	Psychiatry
	Community Medicine
	Obstetrics & Gynecology
	Phisiology
	Pathology
	Pediatrics
	Anesthesiology
	Microbiology
	Orthopedics and ENT
	Radio-Diagnosis
	Pulmonary Medicine
	Anatomy
	Biochemistry
	Pharmacology
MS	General Medicine	MBBS degree from recognized Medical college and university	3 Years
	General Surgery
	Dermatology
	Ophthalmology
	Psychiatry
	Community Medicine
	Obstetrics & Gynecology
	Phisiology
	Pathology
	Pediatrics
	Anesthesiology
	Microbiology
	Orthopedics and ENT
	Radio-Diagnosis
	Pulmonary Medicine
	Anatomy
	Biochemistry
	Pharmacology

PIMS Pondicherry Application Process

Candidates can fill up the application form either ONLINE or OFFLINE
For ONLINE mode, candidates will have to visit the official website of the college
For OFFLINE mode, candidates will have to collect the form directly from the college or by post by sending the prescribed fee in the form of demand draft drawn in favour of College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
If applied online, candidates will have to draw a demand draft in favour of College of Nursing, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences payable at the Central Bank of India, P.I.M.S. Branch
Application fees are mentioned below:

a) MSc Degree in Nursing Rs.1000 ($ 50)

b) Post Basic BSc Nursing Rs.750 ($ 40)

c) BSc Nursing Rs.550 ($ 20)