MS in Ophthalmology 

at KMC Mangalore, Mangalore

MBBS is the top course offered by the KMC.It offers degree and doctoral programs in the discipline of surgery, medicine, super speciality and many more.

Kasturba Medical College is a well-known medical college in India that offers a wide variety of medical courses. Both KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore offer MBBS courses in Medicine & Surgery, apart from a few UG Elective courses. KMC Manipal conducts postgraduate medical courses in 55 disciplines, while KMC Mangalore offers a Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine - a diabetes care training program.

The placement rate for MD/ MS has improved year-on-year from 2020 to 2022. The 2022 placement rate for MBBS is unavailable, however, it improved from 2002 to 2021. The Kasturba Medical College placement rate trends are depicted below for better clarity:

NOTE: The above placement percentage is calculated from the data given in the NIRF report 2023.

Applicants cannot get direct admission in any of the undergraduate, postgraduate, super specialty or fellowship programme offered by the college. The college accepts the scores and rank of multiple entrance examinations. Candidates must appear for NEET UG for admission in MBBS programme, NEET PG for MD programmes. Manipal Entrance Test/ department tests are also conducted for admission in the BSc, MSc,   MPT, and others.

KMC Manipal accepts the NEET PG entrance examination cutoff results for admission to the MD course and its various specialisations. 

Students need to secure a rank below 16, 8692 in round 3, as the cutoff ranged from 4555 to 168692 for the General AI category. Please remember that other categories and rounds will have different cutoffs accordingly. 

MET is a private engineering entrance exams by students. Therefore, its difficulty level of MET is high. Students who have qualified 12th standard examination are eligible to participate in the exam and have the chance to qualify if they prepare according to official syllabus. Syllabus is similar to 12th standard syllabus. Candidates will be assessed on their knowledge in various topics in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English.

The NEET 2025 result is expected to be released in the first week of June 2025, within a month of conducting the exam. NTA does not announce the NEET result date in advance. Although last year the result date was stated to be declared on June 14, NTA released it 10 days in advance. Hence, there is no fixed date or schedule for NTA to declare the NEET result. Prior to the declaration of the result, NTA releases the final NEET answer key. Last year, NEET was conducted on May 5 and the result was declared June 4.

The college has not disclosed the official placement report as of now. However, the NIRF report 2023 is out which includes the 2022 placement statistics for PG (3-year) courses. Check the complete insights of KMC Mangalore placements 2022 from the table below:

NOTE: The above details are fetched from the NIRF report 2023.

To join Kasturba Medical College, candidates must appear and qualify in the NEET-PG. After qualifying in the exam, candidates can apply for direct admission in MBBS at Kasturba Medical College through management quota and NRI seats. The college is affiliated with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education and approved by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

Candidates willing to get admission must take part in the Kasturba Medical College Mangalore admission process before the last date of application. Candidates must know their KMC Mangalore eligibility criteria and apply accordingly. Follow the KMC Mangalore application process mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of the college.

Step 2: Click on the “Apply Now” tab.

Step 3: Students will be redirected to the website of Manipal University.

Step 4: Register on the application form.

For KMC Manipal MBBS cutoff 2024, the NEET UG Round 3 closing rank is 36053 for the general category candidates under All India quota. Comparing it with the previous year cutoffs, a fluctuating trend can be visible in the cutoff released year-wise. The 2023 and 2022 cutoffs were 26397 and 45442, respectively, in 2024.