How is life as an MBBS student in JIPMER?
Posted On - Oct 6, 2021The life of an MBBS student at JIPMER is quiet and tiring. Yet, they get to learn and experience new things every day. Their daily schedule looks like this
- 8 am to 11 am: Lectures
- 11 am to 1 pm: Anatomy dissection hours
- 1 pm to 2 pm: Lunch break
- 2 pm to 4:30 pm: Practicals
In the evening some prefer playing basketball, football, hockey, table tennis, and badminton while others order just napping or hitting the gym. Some music lovers go to the band room to play out various symphonies and musicals. A few artist students spend their time participating or practicing for fine arts competitions.
September brings in a huge crowd of students from different colleges attending Spandan. It’s a 7 day intercollegiate cultural literary and sports extravaganza that makes the monotonous life of JIPMER students a bit vibrant.
October witnesses the Jipmer premier league ied teams of girls and boys. There is also Curie Day which is the annual girls' hostel day celebration. The hostel is open for boys as well and girls perform dance and sing. After all this enjoyment, the exams begin and students are reminded of their primary goal.
January is usually spent at home. In February, students go to Pune for the fest at AFMC -‘Silhouettes’. March brings in the tension of the annual university examinations and everybody can be seen surrounded by books. The seniors organize a wonderful Holi celebration- a cultural night followed by gulaal in the morning to ensure that students don’t succumb to the stress. With this the most happening year, the first year comes to an end.
The subsequent years bring in additional tasks such as Research projects, voluntary teaching, quizzing, etc.
Life is exciting as an MBBS student in JIPMER. One of my friends studied there, and here’s what he mentioned about it.
- The campus is lush green. The weather is always good with clear skies and on clear nights stars are visible.
- There is very little pollution so the stars are clearly visible at night.
- The college starts at 8 AM and the professors are very punctual at that time so they don’t tolerate even a slight delay. Punctuality is a must here.
- The students always have to dress appropriately and are not allowed to wear slippers.
- The exams conducted are lengthy with less time duration however it prepares students for the best.
- It’s sometimes hard to deal with a patient in just 60 minutes even after knowing that they are in a lot of pain.
- Students sometimes lose their cool and their patience.
- The faculties are really nice and helpful.
- They are also well-known personalities in their respective fields with lots of research or doctoral background.
In general the academic pressure was very high and students were loaded with many exams and strict attendance policy. You get to meet amazing intellectuals as guest speakers or during organized camps.
