The JIPMER Exam was held in English language and comprises 200 objective questions. As per the experts, the Physics, Logic and Quantitative Reasoning were tough compared to other sections whereas, Biology and Chemistry were easy.
The physics section was tough and bit lengthy. Most of the students faced problem in this section. Due to lengthy calculation, some students couldn’t able to finish the paper on time. There were some questions which were at the moderate level but most of the students wasted their time on difficult questions.
As mention above, the chemistry section was easy. Most of the questions came directly from the syllabus. Few questions were average but many candidates did well in this section.
When it comes to biology it was easy, questions came from NCERT directly. Few question was complex and confusing. Overall the biology section was easy.
The logical and quantitative section was tricky and moderate level.
Last but not least the English comprehension was easy.
Subject |
Questions |
Marks |
Physics |
60 |
60 |
Chemistry |
60 |
60 |
Biology |
60 |
60 |
Logic and Quant reasoning |
10 |
10 |
English comprehension |
10 |
10 |
Total |
200 |
200 |
The cutoff score is the min marks a claimant has to obtain in order to pass the JIPMER Exam. JIPMER Exam Qualifying Marks will depend on many factors such as a number of applicants, no. of seats and difficulty level of JIPMER exam etc. You can check below for JIPMER Exam Cut Off scores.
Category |
Percentile to Qualify JIPMER Exam |
Unreserved (UR)/OCI/NRI |
50 |
Unreserved (UR) – OPH |
45 |
SC / ST / OBC /- OPH |
40 |
For the reference of the applicants, JIPMER Exam opening-closing rank for 2016, 2015 is being provided in the table below. It will help to understand at what rank admission in which category can be allotted in JIPMER Exam.
Category |
JIPMER Exam 2015 (opening rank) |
JIPMER Exam 2016 (closing rank) |
General |
187 |
130 |
General OPH |
169 |
12 |
OBC NCL |
183 |
76 |
OBC OPH |
163 |
– |
SC |
177 |
44 |
ST |
170 |
30 |
NRI/OCI |
178 |
12 |
Puducherry- UR |
183 |
60 |
Puducherry- SC |
183 |
16 |
Puducherry- ST |
138 |
– |
Puducherry- OBC |
– |
32 |
The merit list would be prepared on the basis of the scores and percentile. The details for 2016 are as below:
Candidate category |
JIPMER Exam Cutoff score (2016) |
Unreserved/OCI |
50 |
Unreserved-OPH |
45 |
SC/ST/OBC |
40 |
A cutoff comparison of previous two years has also been shown below:
Category |
JIPMER Exam 2015 Cutoff |
JIPMER Exam 2014 cutoff |
General |
Open-187 |
Open-172 Close-161 |
General OPH |
Open-169 |
Open-99 Close-90 |
OBC Non creamy layer |
Open-183 |
Open-161 Close-53 |
OBC OPH |
Open-163 |
Open and close-95 |
SC |
Open-177 |
open-157 close-142 |
ST |
Open-170 |
Open-142 Close-123 |
NRI/OCI |
Open-178 |
Open-159 Close-144 |
Puducherry UR |
Open-183 |
Open-149 Close-130 |
Puducherry OBC |
Open-183 |
Open-128 Close-120 |
Puducherry SC |
Open-138 |
Open-122 Close-109 |
In case two or more candidates score equal marks in JIPMER Exam, inter-se merit would be determined in the following way: