The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), located in Puducherry, India, traces its origins to the 19th-century École de Médecine de Pondichéry. Recognized as an Institution of National Importance, it operates its main campus in Puducherry, with satellite centers in Karaikal and Yanam. The institute employs over 350 faculty and 5,000 staff members and offers more than 100 courses across undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and super-specialty programs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health fields. Around 2,500 students are enrolled at any time.
JIPMER’s hospital features nearly 2,000 beds, 34 specialty outpatient departments, and advanced facilities including robotic surgeries, organ transplantation, and cancer care. Annually, it manages over 1.4 million outpatients, 80,000 inpatients, and 44,000 surgeries. The institute is equipped with cutting-edge medical technology such as 3 Tesla MRI and PET/CT scanners.
Research at JIPMER is robust, with 197 projects funded by agencies like ICMR and NIH, focusing on public health, virology, oncology, and more. The institute has strong national and international collaborations and supports innovation through its Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship Cell, fostering advances in medical technology and patient care.