Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences is a Christian Minority Institution that was founded in 2002 by the Madras Medical Mission. It is made up of two colleges namely Medical College & Nursing College. The college is approved for full recognition by MCI for MBBS Degree granted by the Pondicherry University as it is fully affiliated to Pondicherry University.

  • PIMS has also been recognized by the Ministry of Health.
  • It has six health centers functioning now actively, in urban and rural areas.
  • The College enrolled about 150 students for undergraduate courses and approx 50 students for postgraduate courses every year.
  • The college has 590 bedded hospital with special room facilities and Intensive care units and round the clock trauma services and has a built-up area of nearly 7.5 lakh square feet.
  • College of Nursing Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences which is a part of this college was established in 2004 and has an annual intake of approx 110 students in UG & PG Courses.
  • College of Nursing Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences is recognized by Indian Nursing Council and Tamilnadu Nurses and Midwives Council, Tamilnadu.
  • The college has an urban health center (Muthialpet) and rural health center (Anaichakuppam). The services that are provided at this center have been a great help for the people in the community.
  • The Institute spreads across 32 acres of landscaped greenery and a view of the Coromandel Coast. Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences’ excellent state of the art and hi-tech facilities are available for the students so that the students do not face in obstruction in studies and day to day activities and can become world-class professionals.

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Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Highlights

Particulars Details

Founded In

2002

Type of College

Private College

Affiliated to

Pondicherry University

Recognized by

Medical Council of India (MCI)

Library

3,077 textbooks

Address

R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, Pondicherry - 605014,

Puducherry, India

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Important Dates 2023

PIMS MBBS Admission 2023 is now open through Puducherry NEET UG Counselling. Some of the important dates are mentioned below:

Events Dates
NEET UG Exam Date 2023 May 7, 2023
NEET UG Result 2023 June 13, 2023
Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 Registration Date July 12, 2023
Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 Last Date to Register  July 20, 2023
Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 Round 1 Seat Allotment  August 3, 2023
Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 Round 1 Final Merit List August 3, 2023
Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 Round 2 Registration Date September 27, 2023
Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 Round 2 Last Date to Register  September 30, 2023
NEET PG Exam Date 2023 March 5, 2023
NEET PG Result 2023 March 14, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Registration Date July 11, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Last Date to Register July 13, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Round 1 Provisional Merit List August 21, 2023
Reporting to the College August 26, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Round 2 Registration Date September 1, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Round 2 Last Date to Register September 5, 2023
Round 2 Choice Filling September 5, 2023
Round 2 Seat Allotment Result and Download of Seat Allotment  September 14, 2023
Reporting to the College September 20, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Round 3 Registration Date September 25, 2023
Puducherry NEET PG Counselling 2023 Round 3 Last Date to Register September 29, 2023

MCC conducts the NEET UG 2023 Counseling and NEET PG 2023 Counseling for admission to 15% MBBS Seats and 50% MD/MS Seats under All-India Quota at PIMS. Here are the important dates for the same: 

Event Date
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Round 1 Registration Dates July 20, 2023 – July 25, 2023 (12:00 PM)
Round 1 Choice-Filling/Locking July 22, 2023 – July 27, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result July 29, 2023
Round 1 Reporting/Joining July 31, 2023 – August 4, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Round 2 Registration Dates August 9, 2023 – August 14, 2023 (12:00 PM)
Round 2 Choice-Filling/Locking August 10, 2023 – August 15, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Round 2 Seat Allotment Result August 18, 2023
Round 2 Reporting/Joining August 20, 2023 – August 28, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Round 3 Registration Dates August 31, 2023 – September 4, 2023 (12:00 PM)
Round 3 Choice-Filling/Locking September 1, 2023 – September 5, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Round 3 Seat Allotment Result September 8, 2023
Round 3 Reporting/Joining September 10, 2023 – September 18, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Stray Vacancy Round Registration Dates September 21, 2023 – September 23, 2023 (12:00 PM)
Stray Vacancy Round Choice-Filling/Locking September 22, 2023 – September 24, 2023
MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 Stray Vacancy Round Seat Allotment Result September 27, 2023
Stray Vacancy Round Reporting/Joining September 27, 2023 – September 30, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Round 1 Registration Dates July 27, 2023 – August 1, 2023 (12:00 PM)
Round 1 Choice-Filling/Locking July 28, 2023 – August 4, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Round 1 Seat Allotment Result August 7, 2023
Round 1 Reporting/Joining August 8, 2023 – August 14, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Round 2 Registration Dates August 17, 2023 – August 22, 2023 (12:00 PM)
Round 2 Choice-Filling/Locking August 19, 2023 – August 22, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Round 2 Seat Allotment Result August 25, 2023
Round 2 Reporting/Joining August 27, 2023 – September 4, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Round 3 Registration Dates September 22, 2023 – September 25, 2023 
Round 3 Choice-Filling/Locking September 22, 2023 – September 25, 2023 
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Round 3 Seat Allotment Result September 28, 2023
Round 3 Reporting/Joining September 29, 2023 – October 6, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Stray Vacancy Round Registration Dates October 9, 2023 – October 11, 2023
Stray Vacancy Round Choice-Filling/Locking October 9, 2023 – October 11, 2023
MCC NEET PG 2023 Counseling Stray Vacancy Round Seat Allotment Result October 14, 2023
Stray Vacancy Round Reporting/Joining October 15, 2023 – October 20, 2023

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Courses & Admission

MBBS Admission

The college provides an MBBS Course at Undergraduate level along with 20 postgraduate courses in various specializations with a limited number of student annual intake. Admissions to different courses are subject to change as per the eligibility criteria listed below:

For MBBS, 10+2 with 45% in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (40% for SC/ST aspirants) and a qualifying score in National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by CBSE.

For PG Degree, an applicant must hold an MBBS degree from a recognized institution along with a qualifying scorecard in NEET PG conducted by National Board of Education (NBE).

Nursing Admission

The college also offers some quality teaching in the field of Nursing. Those who seek their career in this field can apply to these courses at 3-Year B.Sc.(Nursing), 2-Year Post Basic B.Sc.(Nursing), 2-Year M.Sc.(Nursing) under 5 different specializations. The college provides a Ph.D. course in a part-time and full-time mode having 3 years and 5 years of durations respectively.

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Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Research

Research has been conducted on various fields like Bilateral absence of musculocutaneous nerve report of two cases and Screening for retinopathy, risk factors, adherence to treatment and complications among diabetic and hypertensive individuals, Hepatoprotective activities of picroliv, curcumin, and ellagic acid compared to silymarin on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver toxicity in mice.

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Extra-Curricular

College of Nursing students is given an opportunity to participate community activities like immunization programs, school health programs, home visit, street play, role play, projects, health talk, mass health programs, and cooking demonstration are carried out in both rural and urban health centers. Students are involved in various college events such as:

  • National Social Service Scheme (NSS)
  • Red Ribbon Club
  • Intercollegiate sports & cultural festival
  • Observation of National & International Health days
  • Fresher’s welcome
  • Seniors farewell
  • Annual Festival

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Facilities

Hospital:

The campus houses a 560 bedded teaching hospital along with the various support and ancillary facilities required and has a built-up area of nearly 7.5 lakh square feet.

Library:

The College has a library with a good stock of 3,077 textbooks and Indian and International journals on various subjects.

Sports Infrastructure:

The College provides many gaming facilities.

  • Indoor games include Table Tennis, Indoor Shuttle, etc.
  • Outdoor games include Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Throw ball, Tennis and a lot more.

Auditorium:

There is an auditorium with a capacity of accommodating 700 people.

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Festivals

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences organizes festivals which are managed by the students themselves and they can learn cultural values, management techniques, and leadership skills. Some of the festivals conducted by the college are:

  • Aura- It is the annual cultural, literary, sports and medical festival. It has events like music, dance, block and tackle, dumb charades, movie quiz, Mehendi, face painting, collage, rangoli, creative writing, eating contest, photography. etc.
  • L’Auro- It is a rock festival. It includes a rock competition and a rock show

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences Ranking

  • Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences is constantly ranked among the top 100 medical colleges in India due to the quality education provided to the students.
  • According to www.jobrelease.in the institute is ranked 35th among 100 top medical colleges in India.