Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

About Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences and Research is a private medical school in Pondicherry, India, listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools under the identifier F0002216. Instruction began in 2002, so the school has been teaching medicine for about 24 years. It is academically affiliated to Pondicherry University.

The qualification awarded is the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), over a curriculum of 4.5 years, taught in English. The directory lists 2 programmes or tracks leading to a medical degree here. On entry requirements the directory records: "Admission follows completion of secondary education." An entrance examination is required. Foreign students are admitted, according to the directory entry.

India has 751 medical schools in the directory, 8 of them in Pondicherry.

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1. Confirm the World Directory entry F0002216 yourself at wdoms.org; the entry describes the school as it reported itself, not its recognition anywhere.
2. Ask the National Medical Commission (NMC) whether the school is currently recognised and whether its graduates are being registered this year.
3. Ask your own home regulator, in writing, whether a degree from Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences and Research is accepted for licensing at home.
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