What it does: JIPMER is among the top best five medical schools in the country.
Our Vision: To be distinguished as a world leader among medical institutions by providing exemplary medical education, higher training, safe patient care, quality research and innovations through community collaboration.
Our Mission:
Best known for: JIPMER is one among the very few institutions in the country which is providing teaching from undergraduate to super speciality & sub-specialties, conducting path-breaking research and providing specialty care of high order.
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) can trace its origins to the ‘Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry’ established by the French Government in 1823. In 1956 foundation for a new medical college was laid and in 1964, the hospital was inaugurated. JIPMER became an institution of national importance under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the year 2008. It is an institution established for teaching, research and patient care in the area of health. JIPMER spreads over 192 acres. The institution houses one administrative block, one academic centre, one nursing college, seven hospital blocks, seven accessory services buildings and four residential complexes. 12 broad types of medical, nursing and allied health science courses covering all disciplines in healthcare from basic to super speciality training are conducted.