MS in Ophthalmology 

at KMC Manipal, Manipal

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.

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

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.

Kasturba Medical College NEET UG cutoff 2025 has been concluded for admission to the MBBS course. Round 3 was the closing round for MBBS admission. During the KMC Manipal MBBS cutoff 2025, the NEET UG closing ranks varied between 40008 and 31834 for the General category students under the AI quota. To learn more about the year-wise NEET UG closing cutoff for the General AI category students for MBBS admission, refer to the table below: 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

The KMC Manipal NEET PG cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MD courses for various categories under the All India quota. Students needed to secure a rank ranging between 4555 and 168692, according to the round 3 cutoff range for the General AI category. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the branch-wise cutoff for the General AI category. 

Note: Other categories, rounds, etc, will have different cutoffs accordingly.