M.Sc. (Research) in Neuroscience 

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.

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.

The total tuition fee for Kasturba Medical College, Manipal M.Sc. in Medical Anatomy is INR 1.72 Lakh. Apart from the tuition fee, there is a one time admission fees of - INR 10,000, and a hostel fee of amount INR 2.10 Lacs that students are required to pay in addition to the tuition fee.

Kasturba Medical College fees for MSc programme is different for various specialisations offered by the institute. The total tuition fees charged by the institute for MSc programme ranges between INR 1.5 Lacs and INR 11.40 lakh. Additionally, candidates who want to avail hostel facility must pay the hostel fees. Applicants must also pay INR 600 (INR 2,500 for Foreign/NRI/ NRI sponsored category candidates) as the KMC Manipal application fees 2024.

KMC Manipal MSc admission 2025 is entirely entrance based. Candidates who want to take admission in MSc programme (except MSc Genetic counseling course) at Manipal Medical College must appear for Manipal Entrance Test followed by counselling. However, admission in MSc Genetic counseling course at Kasturba Medical College is made through department specific test followed by Personal Interview.

The KMC Manipal highest package has not been disclosed yet. Once released it will be updated here. Meanwhile, students can refer to the median package given in the table below:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

KMC Manipal has been providing successful placements over the years. Refer to the data tabulated below to know the key highlights of the KMC Manipal Placement 2024:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

Kasturba Medical College admission is completely entrance based. Candidates who wish to take admission in any of the programme must appear for an entrance examination followed by a Personal Interview (for specific programmes). Mentioned below is the tabular representation of programme wise KMC Manipal entrance examination:

The competition level varies every year depending upon number of factors such as number of candidates who have applied for admission in the college, difficulty level of the entrance examinations and the number of seats offered by 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.

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