One of my friends is a part of JIPMER, pursuing medical sciences. As per what he mentions, life at the institute goes something like the following. 

Academic Profile:

Medical schools are usually tough to be at from the very beginning. The semesters are tough, especially during the first 3 years of the course period. Moreover, if talking about internships, it can be equally toilsome in more than one way. It is best to complete at least one chapter every day, in order to avoid hassle during the ultimate moment. 

Non-Academics:

• Sports: The institute has a renowned central open-air basketball, volleyball, and football ground, separate from one another. Students generally opt to play after a day-long of grueling hours.
• Literary Events: The fact that JIPMER is quite inclined towards the English language becomes vividly evident by seeing several literary events, alongside major quiz competitions.
• Cultural Events: There are a bunch of events taking place every year. Most essentially, the environment of the institute is quite pleasant and not at all strict.

Hope this gives you an idea of what life will be like at JIPMER.

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.

The cut-off usually depends upon the category you belong from. That being said, if considering that you belong to the General Category, and you are not a resident of Pondicherry, then the cut-off percentile is around 50. 

The cut-off is based on the percentile received in the exam. Here are the recent cutoff trends. 

Generally, for UR Non-Pondicherry candidates, the available seats are almost about 65, the breakdown of which can be reported as 50 in Pondicherry itself, and 15 in Karaikal. The top 65 rankers are rather marked safe in the list.

Now, if you look closely at the AIIMS and JIPMER merit lists, there are numerous toppers that appear in each of the respective lists. Quite clearly, at least about 30 to 35 candidates choose to leave JIPMER to enlist at AIIMS, New Delhi. 

That being said, it is quite natural that the top 100 students will secure a seat in JIPMER under the UR category. The number however can drop down if a candidate is moving to some other college. 

Following are the books followed by students at the mentioned medical institutions: 

Apart from these, the HOD of the respective departments/subjects will also suggest to you some reference books. You should not limit yourself to only these textbooks.

After doing some research online, I got to know about a lot of books that could be useful to you. The Books and strategies to be followed for the JIPMER MBBS exam are as follows: -

• Physics: - Preparing for the NEET exam will give you a clear idea to crack the Physics section in JIPMER. Try to calculate fast but accurately.
• Chemistry: - NCERT is enough for Chemistry in any medical exam. Go through the theories and the special cases and memorize them. Also, go through last year papers
• Biology: - This also can be done by NCERT alone however solving questions frequently will help you retain the theory part quickly and accurately. Around 40-50 questions are generally asked from the NCERT textbook.
• English: - For English ‘Wren & Martin’ would be more than enough. It has covered all the important portions accurately in a precise manner.
• Logical Reasoning: - For this visit any website and solve at least 10 questions enough of easy level. Logical questions are not that hard and can be solved then and there without any practice.

If you diligently follow these books and revise them enough, you are then good to go for the exam. Learn your strengths and weaknesses among all the topics, prioritize them and prepare accordingly.

There is no specific dress code for the students. But you should dress professionally. Wearing jeans, half trousers, and T-shirts during normal college hours is considered inappropriate.

In general, girls can wear Indian clothing like kurta, salwar kameez while the guys are expected to wear formal shirts, cotton pants, and shoes in the college and hospital premises. Apron (lab coat) and ID card are mandatory for hospital or clinical rounds.

Except for this, you can wear all sorts of dresses.