M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology 

at KMC Manipal, Manipal

Candidates must meet the course wise specific eligibility requirement for admission in the MSc programme at Kasturba Medical College. Candidates who have passed BSc degree examination (with at least one subject of Biological Sciences)/ BSc Nursing/ BSc Allied Health Sciences/ MBBS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ BPT/ BPharm with minimum 50% aggregate are eligible to apply for MSc Anatomy/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Physiology or Pharmacology course.

Candidates who have passed BSc degree examination in Reproduction/ Zoology/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bioscience/ Physiology as one of the subjects with minimum 60% aggregate can apply for MSc Clinical Embryology/ Reproductive Genetics or Reproductive and Developmental Biology course offered at Manipal Medical College.

Candidates who have MBBS/ BDS/ BSc Nursing/ BSc with (Human Genetics/ Human Biology/ Medical Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology)/ Allied Health Science programmes with minimum 50% aggregate can apply for MSc Genetic counselling course.

Kasturba Medical College accepts the scores and rank of NEET PG to offer admission in the MD programme. According to the last round cutoffs for 2023, the closing ranks for KMC Manipal MD course ranged between 5,153 and 1,74,755 for the General All India category candidates. In 2022 and 2021, the last round closing rank for MD programme in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy was 18,590 and 5,000 respectively. Manipal Medical College NEET PG Cutoffs vary every year depending upon number of factors.

Manipal Medical College MBBS admission 2025 is now open and the institute will admit students on the basis of rank obtained by them in the NEET. The competition has grown multifold over the years for admission in the MBBS programme. The last round closing rank for General All India category for MBBS programme admission was 40,258 in the year 2024 while it was 24,330 for the year 2023. Kasturba Medical College Cutoffs for NEET vary every year and it depends on the number of factors such as the category of candidates and the number of applications received by the institute.

Kasturba Medical College admission 2025 are based on rank obtained by candidates in entrance examination. To get admission in any programme offered at Manipal Medical College at undergraduate, postgraduate, super specialty or fellowship level, candidates must appear for an entrance examination. Candidates may also be required to appear for Personal Interview round for some courses. The final round of KMC Medical College admission process is the counselling round.

KMC Manipal MBBS admission is made through rank obtained by candidates in the NEET UG. Admission to the MD or MS programme at Kasturba Medical College is through the rank obtained by candidates in NEET PG and M.Sc admission is through Manipal Entrance Test. Candidates must appear for NEET SS examination if they want to take admission to the MCh programmes. Department tests are also conducted for admission in MPhil and fellowship programmes. Candidates may also be required to appear for personal interview for admission to certain programmes at KMC Manipal.

Candidates cannot get direct admission in any of the undergraduate, postgraduate, super specialty or fellowship programme offered by the college. The institute accepts the scores and rank of multiple entrance examinations. Candidates must appear for NEET UG for admission in MBBS programme, NEET PG for MD and MS programmes and NEET SS for admission in DM and MCh programmes offered at KMC Manipal. Manipal Entrance Test/ department tests are also conducted for admission in the MSc, MPhil and fellowship programmes at Manipal Medical College.

KMC Manipal admits candidates based on NEET PG scores. Considering the KMC Manipal cutoff 2024, the candidates should need a rank between 4891 and 174366 for the General AI category candidates. While analysing the cutoff, it can be observed that the most competitive course among all courses was MD in Biochemistry. And, candidates need to acquire a maximum rank of 4891 to get into this course. Similarly, for other courses' cutoffs, go through the data below:

For the General AI category students, the NEET PG closing ranks ranged between 6043 and 120197 in the second round. NEET PG is the accepting exam for MD, MS and PG Diploma courses, followed by its counselling process. The cutoff ranks vary for different rounds, courses, and categories. Refer to the table below to view the NEET PG closing ranks for Round 2. 

The top course offered at Kasturba Medical College Manipal is MBBS.

NEET is the main course offered at Kasturba Medical College Manipal

10+2 score with minimum 50% is required.

Total Tuition Fees Rs. 80.1L