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Which is best, AIIMS Jodhpur or JIPMER Pondicherry?
My answer is specifically for the UG students. In my opinion, JIPMER Pondicherry is a better option than AIMS Jodhpur. It's one of the oldest Indian medical colleges. Let's go through a few pros and cons of the institute to explain further why this will prove to be a better option for you.
Pros
- The first year strengthens your basics before providing a real-life clinical experience. This helps the students to understand things excellently.
- Nd year students are introduced to clinics in one of the Apex hospitals of South India. The OPD flow is around 8-9000 here. You are given respect here even as a second-year student.
- The third year witnesses the biggest academic, cultural, and sports fests of South India. This fest helps you meet medical students from all over the country and also improves your social skills.to take case histories daily. You will receive continuous guidance from the faculty and senior residents.
- Internships at JIPMER give you hand on experience which most medical colleges fail to offer. A few tasks you will be assigned are taking blood samples, putting central lines, correcting hydroceles, catheterizing, and doing real-life CPR
- Pondicherry is a good place to take a break from studies and explore. It has amazing eateries
- The hostel life at JIPMER is that of freedom and privacy.
- JIPMER also has the benefit of a PG quota
Cons
- You will face a huge language barrier in Pondicherry to overcome which you will have to learn Tamil.
- The food served in the mess is average.
- The local airport provides a single flight only so you have to travel to Chandigarh while going home.
Any smart person can point out that the pros clearly overshadow the cons and thus we can say that while AIIMS Jodhpur is fast growing, it will take some time to match the level of top medical colleges like JIPMER, PGI, and AIIMS Delhi.
Can a person crack Jipmer in 2 months preparation?
Yes, it is possible to crack JIPMER in 2 months of preparation but you need to be dedicated. Study systematically and split your time.
You can use one and a half months for learning what you are not sure of, 2 weeks for working out question papers and learning the related theory to the questions.
- Biology: You should be well versed with NCERT, analyze one chapter daily.
- Organic Chemistry: Practice all reactions in NCERT.
- Inorganic Chemistry: Make short notes from NCERT.
- Physical Chemistry: Work on numericals.
- Physics: Make your important concepts clear. Spending time on Laws of motion, electrostatics, rotation chapters will be helpful.
Make a note of all formulae. Use the limited time effectively, take breaks in between short bouts of studies.
You need to have good speed. Develop calculation speed by doing more number questions. Don't worry 2 months of effective study can surpass two years of lethargic study. Try to stick to the timetable.
Is the JIPMER exam easy?
In terms of difficulty, JIPMER is quite easy. Most of the questions asked in JIPMER are even easier than NEET.
- JIPMER syllabus is based on the Tamil Nadu state board syllabus, so for CBSE students, it will be quite easy. However, you may need insights into the topics that are exclusive to the Tamil Nadu state board.
- 10 questions are from English and 10 questions are from Logical Reasoning and unlike AIIMS GK, you don’t need to prepare separately for it.
- JIPMER changed their marking system a few years back and now they have negative marking.
Although the difficulty level is not that much for the JIPMER exam, what makes getting admission tough is the limited number of seats. Unlike AIIMS, JIPMER doesn’t have many branches. Even after the addition of a new campus, the number of seats is very less for general category students. It is around 150 and the acceptance rate is ~0.15%.
If you compare the acceptance rate of AIIMS Delhi, new AIIMS, and JIPMER the order will be like the following.
AIIMS Delhi>JIPMER Puducherry>New AIIMS
Books to read for jipmer PG entrance subjectwise?
I have a few friends from JIPMER and these are the books that they suggested for the entrance exam.
Microbiology:
- Microbiology by Arvind Gupta - Smart Study Series
- Self Assessment and Review of Microbiology by Arvind Arora
- Review of PGMEE, Vol 2 by Amit Ashish
Pathology:
- Pathology by Charanjeet Ahluwalia - Smart Study Series
- Review of Pathology and Genetic by G.R.Garg & Sparsh Gupta
Forensic Medicin and Toxicology:
- Toxicology by Gaurav Aggarwal - Smart Study Series
- Self Assessment and Review of Basic Subjects (For. Med.) by Arvind Arora
Internal Medicin:
- Medicine for PMGEE by A. Gupta and A. Tripathi
- Self Assessment and Review of Medicine by Mudit Khanna
Obstetrics & Gynaecology:
- Self Assessment and Review: Gynaecology by Sakshi Arora
- Smart Study Series book by Punit Bhojani
Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology:
- Books by Smart Series
- ACROSS: A Complete Review of Short Subjects, Vol 2
Other subjects:
- Smart Series Books
- ACROSS, Volume 1
- Review of PGMEE, Vol 2 by Amit Tripathi, Ashish Gupta, and Arvind Arora
There are many solved question and answer books of JIPMER entrance of previous years available. Go through one of them to get an idea of the examination pattern.
How much does a Neurosurgeon earn in NIMHANS, AIIMS and JIPMER?
A Neurosurgeon earns quite well. If you join as an Assistant Professor, the salary will range from 1-1.2 lakh per month. Whereas a Professor gets around 1.94 lakh per month.
When the 7th commission recommendations are implemented, there will be a considerable hike in the salary of about INR 10,000 to INR 20,000.
| Pay/ Allowance | Professor | Additional Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor |
| Grand Total | INR 1,94,235 | INR 1,68,785 | INR 1,58,610 | INR 1,20,660 |
| Annual Figure | INR 23,30,820 | INR 20,25,420 | INR 19,033,20 | INR 14,47,920 |
These pay structures are applicable to everybody irrespective of his/her specialty. The average salary for a Consultant Neurosurgeon is INR 34,46,424 per year in India, which is 8% lower than the average NIMHANS salary of INR 37,54,023 per year for this job.
Will AIIMS Bhopal allow students to go to the US for clinical experience during the last 1 year internship? How about JIPMER Puducherry?
No, AIIMS Bhubaneshwar does not permit its students officially to go to the US for clinical experience during the last 1-year internship. There aren't any separate or paid leaves that enable you to avail of this opportunity. However, if you are adamant about going abroad, you can go during vacations or extend your internship. However, one must bear in mind the fact that most electives are of a minimum duration of 1 month so you should balance both things well.
Most medical colleges in India don't allow their interns to take a paid leave for pursuing a thing like this so you should do more research on this. As for JIPMER, I have no information in that regard.
KGMU vs JIPMER, which is better overall in terms of academics, hostels and campus life?
Here is some information about both these colleges to help you make a better decision-
- JIPMER is the AIIMS of South. It has a better academic culture. Everything, from peer groups to labs, is top-notch over there. Both the colleges have decent hostels.
- JIPMER has a bit more exciting campus life. But KGMU makes up for this with its festive celebrations.
- JIPMER puts great emphasis on student research, so student learning is supposedly better. The internships are immensely rigorous over there.
- Lucknow serves really good chicken meals. At KGMU, you’ll get good non veg meals. People from the North face food and language barriers at JIPMER, but they adapt eventually.
Based on this information, I would say that JIPMER is overall better. However, even KGMU is a really good choice for your medical studies.
What is the best way to prepare for the JIPMER and the AIIMS?
You need a strategic plan and rigorous timetable to score well in JIPMER and AIIMS. Here are some important topics that you need to pay more attention to while preparing.
- Physics - Thermodynamics, Optics, Mechanics, and Nuclear Physics.
- Chemistry - Organic Chemistry, Mole Concept, Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding, and Coordinate Chemistry.
- Biology - Genetics, Ecology,
- and Environment, Morphology, Cell Biology, Reproduction and Physiology of Animal and Plants, Biotechnology.
- Work on your weaker areas, until you have a good grasp on them.
- Go through the previous years’ questions.
Also, take as many mocks as you can while preparing.
Which exam is more difficult NEET or JIPMER?
Comparably, JIPMER is more difficult than NEET.
- Unlike NEET, in JIPMER there will be conceptual questions. So, if your concept is clear in all three subjects, you can score well.
- English and Logical Reasoning sections can be scoring but sometimes it can be tricky too. You will need to have good grammatical knowledge in order to score well in the English section.
You will need to score at least 145-150 for the JIPMER MBBS seat if you are from the UR category. As the number of seats is limited.
Is NCERT a reliable book for JIPMER biology?
You can rely on NCERT books but it will be not enough if you are preparing for JIPMER Biology. Studying NCERT can help with your preparations but you shouldn’t depend entirely on it. There are no proper explanations or exercise questions for practice.
There are a few other books like Objective Biology by Dinesh, and Arihant Test Series along with NCERT. Reading more books will make your approach more insightful.
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