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    About KMC Manipal

    Kasturba Medical College (KMC) is a private institute of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education established in 1953. A total of 55 courses are offered at KMC Manipal in Medicine and Allied Sciences, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and Sciences streams. Some of the highlights are given below. 

    • KMC Manipal Ranking: #10 in the medical category by NIRF Ranking 2025.
    • MBBS, MS, MD, M.Sc, DM, M.Ch, and M.Phil are the courses of KMC Manipal.
    • Kasturba Medical College Fees: Rs 70.91 lakhs for MBBS and Rs 14.64 lakhs to Rs 1.02 crores for MS courses.
    • NEET/NEET PG/NEET SS are the entrance exams for admissions to KMC Manipal.
    • For the PG students, the median package offered during KMC Manipal placements is around Rs 16.78 LPA in 2024, as per the NIRF report 2025.

    Candidates who meet the cutoff score are required to register for the NEET counselling process. KMC Manipal courses are offered in full-time mode. KMC Manipal admissions are done based on the NEET, NEET PG and NEET SS entrance examination scores, followed by the counselling process, respectively.

    The total MBBS fees of KMC Manipal is Rs 70.91 lakhs. The institute provides multiple KMC Manipal facilities such as hostel, library, IT infrastructure, indoor games, outdoor sports and more on the KMC Manipal infrastructure. The institute also offers scholarships to meritorious students based on their past academic records.

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    KMC Manipal Ranking 2025 Highlights 

    Kasturba Medical College has been ranked in the NIRF 2025 under the medical category. As per the NIRF rankings 2025, KMC Manipal has secured the 10th rank with a score of 68.05. Mentioned below is the KMC Manipal NIRF ranking comparison.

    KMC Manipal NIRF Ranking Comparison

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    KMC Manipal Cutoff 2026 Highlights

    The KMC Manipal NEET cutoff 2026 is expected to be released based on the counselling session. NEET exam 2025 qualifying marks have been released by NTA. The minimum qualifying NEET percentile is 40, while the maximum percentile is 50. Students can check the KMC Manipal cutoff 2025 for the management quota below. 

    KMC Manipal NEET Cutoff 2025

    RoundOpening RankClosing Rank

    1

    864

    40008

    2

    18563

    43835

    3

    14992

    31834

    KMC Manipal Placement Highlights 2025

    According to the data provided by the KMC Manipal NIRF 2025 report, 193 MBBS students were placed with a median package of Rs 9,50,000 in 2024. Students can check below is the KMC Manipal placements below as per the NIRF 2025 report. 

    KMC Manipal Placements 2024 Report

    ParticularsPG Statistics
    Number of Students Placed12
    Median Package OfferedRs 1678368

    KMC Manipal Location

    The institute is located at Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka. The nearest airport to the KMC Manipal college is Mangalore International Airport and it is located 59.8 km away from the campus. With a distance of 3.3 km, Udupi Railway Station is the closest railway station to KMC Manipal campus. The college is located at a distance of 6.3 km away from the Udupi Bus Stop, which will take around 15 minutes to reach the Kasturba Medical College campus.

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    KMC Manipal Highlights

    ParameterDescription
    Established1953
    ExamNEET, NEET PG, NEET SS
    Courses 6 Degrees and 54 Courses
    Institute TypeConstituent College
    ApprovalsNMC
    GenderCo-ed
    Faculty Count497
    Campus Size648 acres
    Gender PercentageMale 47% and Female 53%
    Students from Outside the State 97%

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    KMC Manipal Placements

    The placement team at Kasturba Medical College is led by the Associate Director. Faculty and student coordinators make up the KMC Manipal placement cell. The placement cell manages the Kasturba Medical College Manipal placement drive. The team's primary responsibility is to locate/find suitable job opportunities for students and assist them in being placed in positions of their choice. The placement cell organises pre-placement activities such as soft-skills training, mock group discussions, mock interviews, assessment tests, company-specific t...

    Domain

    Medicine and Allied Sciences

    Level

    PG

    Year

    3 Years

    Statistics for Academic Year 2023-24

    ParticularsStatistics
    First year total students intake (2021-22)268
    Total students admitted (2021-22)242
    Total Graduated Students (2023-24)182
    Total Placed Students (2023-24)12
    Placement Percentage (2023-24)6.59%
    Median Salary (2023-24)16.78 L

    Placement yearly trends

    Placement Percentage
    Source Data NIRF 2025

    Key takeaways from KMC Manipal's Placement Statistics

    • The Placement Percentage of KMC Manipal has decreased by 1198.85 %
    • The Median salary of KMC Manipal has increased by 5.86 %
    • The Median salary of KMC Manipal is better than 2 colleges that are ranked higher
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    Student Diversification at KMC Manipal

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    Data Source: NIRF 2025

    Courses offered by KMC Manipal

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal offers a total of 52 courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in various disciplines. KMC Manipal course list includes 1 undergraduate, 35 postgraduate & 16 doctoral programmes which are offered in full-time mode. KMC Manipal courses are offered in the disciplines of Medicine And Allied Sciences, Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences and Sciences streams. KMC Manipal courses offer MBBS, MS, MD, M.Sc, DM, M.Ch, M.Phil degree programmes with further specialisations. KMC Manipal fee structure for ...

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    KMC Manipal Scholarship

    The college awards scholarships to its undergraduate and postgraduate students. Kasturba Medical College Manipal awards The Kalam -Pai, Freeship & Scholars Scholarship for the undergraduate programme- M.B.B.S. The Kalam - Pai, Freeship & Scholars Scholarship seats taken together, is limited to 5% of the general category intake. The minimum eligibility criteria for KMC Manipal - Kalam - Pai, Freeship & Scholars Scholarship is that students must secure 80% aggregate of Physics, Chemistry, Biology in 10+2 from the recognised board. The benefit of Kalam -Pai, Freeship & Scholars Scholarship is as follows:

    • Kalam-Pai involves a 100% waiver of course fee and hostel fee. 

    • Free Ship involves a 100% waiver of the course fee payable

    • Scholars Scholarships 20% waiver of the course fee

    KMC Manipal offers merit scholarships to students admitted in the general category in M.D. programmes. The minimum eligibility criteria for Merit Scholarship for MD is that students must obtain a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in an undergraduate degree. 35% of the course fee is waived off for students who are entailed to the merit scholarship for the M.D. programme. Merit Scholarship is offered for the following programmes: M.D. Hospital Administration, M.D. Pharmacology, M.D. Microbiology and M.D. Community Medicine. The award of scholarship for the subsequent years will be the same as given, at the time of admission in the first year. Students aspiring for KMC Manipal scholarships are required to meet the eligibility criteria and need to fill the scholarship application form available on the official website of KMC Manipal. 

    Kasturba Medical College Manipal Scholarships, Benefits and Eligibility Criteria- M.B.B.S.

    Scholarship Name

    Kalam - Pai Scholarship for NEET All India Rank

    Free Ship Scholarship for NEET All India Rank

    Scholar Scholarship for NEET All India Rank

    Benefits

    The Kalam - Pai, Freeship & Scholars Scholarship

    Rank 1 – 100 

    Rank 1 – 2,000 

    Rank 2,001 – 5,000 

    Kalam-Pai involves a 100% waiver of course fee and hostel fee. 


    Free Ship involves a 100% waiver of the course fee payable


    Scholars Scholarships 20% waiver of the course fee

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    Students Receiving Full Tuition Fee Reimbursement

    UG (5 years): 30/1250
    PG (3 years): 14/731

    Data Source: NIRF 2025

    KMC Manipal Admission

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal offers admission to undergraduate, postgraduate & doctoral programmes. KMC Manipal course list includes MBBS, MS, MD, M.Sc, MS, MD, M.Phil, M.Ch, DM and other degree programmes. Aspirants for KMC Manipal MBBS course must take and pass the NEET UG exam before proceeding to counselling. Admission can be obtained through the All India Quota or the State Quota. KMC Manipal admissions to the M.Sc programmes are offered based on the merit list prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination for KMC Manipal M.Sc admissions followed by the submission of eligibility documents, departmental test (DT), and personal interview (PI) at the KMC Manipal college.

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    Students aspiring for KMC Manipal admissions to the PG MD and M.S programmes need to register, appear and qualify in NEET PG followed by All India or state-level counselling. Kasturba Medical College Manipal admissions are also offered to super speciality courses such as M.Ch and DM programmes based on the marks in NEET SS for KMC Manipal admissions followed by online counselling and seat allotment by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to the KMC Manipal Courses.

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    KMC Manipal Selection Criteria

    Courses

    Mode of Selection

    Selection Criteria

    UG

    Entrance

    Based on the marks obtained in the entrance examination - NEET UG.

    PG

    Entrance/ Merit

    Based on the marks obtained in the entrance examination: NEET PG/ Merit basis.

    Doctoral

    Entrance

    Based on the marks obtained in the entrance examination: NEET SS.

    KMC Manipal Application Process 2024

    • Visit the official website of Kasturba Medical College Manipal.

    • Click on ‘apply now’ and follow the instructions.

    • Register on the website and verify your mobile number and email address.

    • Submit the application form and pay the KMC Manipur application fee.

    KMC Manipal UG Course Admissions 2024

    KMC Manipal UG admissions are offered in the disciplines of Science and the duration of the UG courses is 5 years and 6 months. 

    KMC Manipal UG Courses, Seats and Eligibility Criteria 

    Courses

    Seat Intake

    Eligibility Criteria

    MBBS

    250

    10+2 examination or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and English individually with at least 50% marks (40% marks for the reserved category candidates) from a recognised board.

    KMC Manipal MBBS Admission Process 2024 - All India Quota

    • Aspiring candidates must meet the KMC Manipal eligibility criteria.

    • Next, eligible candidates must take and pass the NEET exam with valid scores.

    • Students must then apply for NEET counselling on the official website based on their qualifying marks.

    • In NEET counselling, candidates must fill out their preferences.

    • Candidates must choose KMC Manipal as their first choice when filling out the NEET counselling form.

    • Once selected, students must get their documents verified and pay the KMC Manipal course fees. 

    KMC Manipal MBBS Admission Process 2024 - State Quota

    • Aspirants must fulfil the eligibility criteria. 

    • Eligible students need to apply and appear for NEET.

    • Next, candidates must meet the KMC Manipal NEET cutoff.

    • NEET qualified students need to fill the Karnataka MBBS application form. 

    • Students must register on the Karnataka NEET official website in order to participate in Karnataka NEET counselling.

    • Choose KMC Manipal college as your preferred admissions college.

    • Karnataka MBBS seat allocation is based on candidate choices, reservation criteria, seat matrix, and NEET rank and score.

    • The tuition fee must be paid and the admission order downloaded from the KEA website.

    • After candidates are assigned seats, they must go to the KMC Manipal campus for document verification.

    KMC Manipal PG Course Admissions 2024

    The college offers admission to 34 postgraduate programmes, including MS, MD and M.Sc degree courses with further specialisations. 

    KMC Manipal PG Courses, Seats and Eligibility Criteria 

    Courses

    Seat Intake

    Eligibility Criteria

    M.Sc

    B.Sc/ B.Sc Nursing/ B.Sc in Allied Health Sciences/ BAMS/ MBBS/ BHMS/ BPT/ B.Pharma degree with at least 50% marks from a recognised university. 

    MD

    2 - 24

    An MBBS degree recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI).


    Note: Indian citizens who obtained their primary medical qualifications from medical colleges outside India should have qualified for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (screening test) as per the Screening Test Regulations, 2002, administered by the National Board of Examinations.

    MS

    4 - 21

    KMC Manipal MD/ MS Admission Process 2024 - All India Quota

    • Candidates must first apply and appear for NEET PG after meeting the eligibility criteria.

    • Students must meet the KMC Manipal NEET PG cutoff to be eligible for NEET PG.

    • Students who achieve the required NEET PG percentile must register for NEET PG counselling, which is provided by the Directorate General of Health Services' Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

    • Students interested in KMC Manipal PG admissions must select Kasturba Medical College Manipal as their preferred college during the application process.

    • Following NEET PG allotment, students who are admitted must report to KMC Manipal college for document verification and pay the course fees. 

    KMC Manipal MD/ MS Admission Process 2024 - State Quota

    • Students must meet the KMC Manipal eligibility criteria.

    • Fill out the NEET PG application form and take the exam.

    • To qualify for NEET PG, candidates must meet the NEET PG cutoff.

    • Students must apply for Karnataka Postgraduate Medical Counseling online.

    • Only candidates who meet the Karnataka PG medical cutoff will be eligible for counselling.

    • Candidates must register for Karnataka PG medical counselling and specify their preferred college and course.

    • For KMC Manipal PG admissions, applicants must select Kasturba Medical College Manipal as their preferred college.

    • Seats are assigned to candidates based on their preferences, KMC Manipal NEET PG cutoff, the number of available seats, and reservation factors.

    • Finally, candidates must have their documents verified and pay the tuition fee.

    KMC Manipal M.Sc Admission Process 2024

    • Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria, and eligible students must apply online.

    • Admission to M.Sc is based on the results of the qualifying examination.

    • Candidates must also attend physical or online counselling.

    • Finally, candidates must complete the KMC Manipal admissions process and pay the tuition fee.

    KMC Manipal PG/ Doctoral Course Admissions 2024

    The college offers admission to 17 programmes at postgraduate and doctoral levels, including DM, M.Ch and M.Phil degree courses with further specialisations. 

    KMC Manipal PG/ Doctoral Courses, Seats and Eligibility Criteria 

    Courses

    Seat Intake

    Eligibility Criteria

    M.Ch

    1 - 6

    An MD/ DNB (General Medicine) from an institution recognised by the Medical Council of India (MCI). 

    DM

    1 - 4

    M.Phil 

    MSW (Social Work) with at least 55% marks from a recognised university.

    KMC Manipal DM/ M.Ch Admission Process 2024

    • Eligible candidates have to fill the NEET SS application form.

    • Next, candidates have to appear for NEET SS, which is administered by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).

    • Candidates meeting the KMC Manipal NEET SS cutoff have to register and participate in NEET SS counselling.

    • Choose KMC Manipal college as your preferred admissions college.

    • NEET SS seat allotment is based on these preferences, NEET SS rank, seat availability, and reservation criteria.

    • Finally, students must report to the KMC Manipal college for document verification and payment.

    KMC Manipal M.Phil Admission Process 2024

    • Candidates must apply for admissions at KMC Manipal official website.

    • Eligible students must take the department test (DT), which is followed by a personal interview.

    • The merit list is compiled based on the performance of candidates in DT and PI.

    • Shortlisted students will also receive a provisional KMC Manipal admission notice.

    • Finally, students must complete the admission formalities in order to confirm their admissions.

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    KMC Manipal Documents Required

    • Class 10th & 12th marksheet

    • Degree marksheets (3/ 4/ 5 years)

    • Scorecard of NEET/ NEET PG/ NEET SS/ GATE  

    • Internet Online Application Form

    • Degree Certificate

    • Study & conduct certificate

    • Transfer Certificate

    • Migration Certificate

    • Caste & Income Certificate (for SC/ ST Categories)

    • Passport size photographs

    For more information about the KMC Manipal admissions criteria, candidates are advised to visit the KMC Manipal admissions office in person.

    NEET Result 2024

    NTA has announced the NEET result on June 4 on its official website. Students can check the results in an online mode by visiting the official website of NTA.

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    KMC Manipal Facilities

    Kasturba Medical College, Manipal offers various facilities for students. Also, KMC Manipal facilities are offered to faculty and staff. Boys hostel, girls hostel, gym, auditorium are some of the KMC Manipal facilities. The college offers accommodation facilities for students. It has separate hostels for boys and girls. KMC Manipal hostel facilities include Wi-Fi, solar hot water, backup electricity and normal running water etc. The library collection of KMC Manipal includes books, reference books, online journals, etc to meet the information n...
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    Student Reviews for KMC Manipal

    College Infrastructure: 4.4/5
    Academics: 4.2/5
    Placements: 4.5/5
    Value for Money: 2.2/5
    Campus Life: 4.3/5

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    Best of the facilities are provided here, experienced clinicians and faculty who are always here to guide and support in academics and beond. Hostel provide conducive enviroment for students to grow.

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    College Infrastructure

    This is one of the best thing about KMC. It has a huge campus and it is really beautiful. The place is very clean and the hostel facilities are really good. The food is also very healthy and hygienic. There is all kind of facilities available here.

    This is a very good college.

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    College Infrastructure

    The college infrastructure was good in our college, it had all the facilities and equipment. library was also very good and was full of useful books arranged systematically. classrooms and labs were also good.

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    What is the fees of ba llb in KMC and I want to admission in this university . what is tha last date for admission.

    Hello aspirant,

    The fee for BA LLB in KMC can vary depending on the category (General, OBC, SC/ST) and other factors. However, you can get an estimate from the university's official website or by contacting their admissions office.

    For the most accurate and up-to-date information on fees and the last

    DU me KMC college ka minimum cutoff b.a program OBC ka kitna h

    The candidates need to secure more than 720 out of 800 in CUET ug for KMC college. For obc candidates in this score the available options are KMC, Ramjas, DRC & Venky.

    If you want to get top colleges of DU LIKE Hindu ,Stephens & LSR the cut off is

    hello

    As a non-Karnataka student completing MBBS from KMC Manipal or KMC Mangalore, you are eligible for PG quota in Karnataka government colleges, but with some conditions:

    1. Karnataka Quota: You'll be considered under the "All India Quota" or "Management Quota" for PG admissions in Karnataka government colleges.

    2. Eligibility:

    KMC Manipal Contact Address

    Address:
    Kasturba Medical College, Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India

    KMC Manipal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

    1: What is expected KMC Manipal cut off 2025 percentile?

    KMC Manipal cut off 2025 percentile is based on the category to which the candidate belongs. The expected KMC Manipal cutoff percentile for general category is 50th percentile and KMC Manipal  MBBS cutoff percentile for SC/ST/OBC candidates is 40th percentile. 

    2: What is the Kasturba Medical College fee for MBBS?

    The Kasturba Medical College Manipal MBBS fees for the undergraduate programme is Rs 70,78,000 for the entirety of the course with its duration being a total of 5 years and 6 months.

    3: What is the KMC Manipal admission criteria?

    The admission criteria involves meeting the set eligibility criteria for a course followed by appearing for an entrance exam such as NEET/ NEET PG/ NEET SS after that KMC Manipal cutoff will be released based on the scores of entrance exam to proceed with the counselling round.

    4: How can I get admission to KMC Manipal?

    You can apply for admission to the institution through the official website of the institute and submit the application form along with the Kasturba Medical College Manipal application fee to complete the admission process.

    5: Is KMC Manipal a private medical college?

    Yes, Kasturba Medical College Manipal is a private medical college. It is a constituent college of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

    6: Is KMC Manipal accredited by NABH?

    Yes, Kasturba Medical College Manipal is accredited by NABH. KMC Manipal is a constituent college of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

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