Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research, Pondicherry

JIPMER traces its origin to 1823 when a medical school called "Ecole de Medicine de Pondichery" was established by French government. In November 1956 the Government of India took over the medical college in the wake of the ‘de facto’ transfer of Pondicherry. The college was upgraded as a Regional Centre and named as Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) on 13th July 1964.JIPMER which includes a tertiary care referral hospital is under the direct administrative control of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Three main functions of this institute are,
To impart quality education in Under-graduate and Post-graduate medical and paramedical courses;
To set trends in medical research and
To offer patient care of high order.

Courses Offered:
MBBS
MD
MS