MS in Orthopaedics 

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

KMC Manipal is a good college that is ranked 12th by India Today 2024 under the Medical category. Over the years, NIRF has ranked this college under the Medical category. This year as well, the college was ranked 10th by NIRF 2025 under the Medical category. KMC Medical College has an alumni base of over 14,500 students. These students are today working in top hospitals and are living a good life. The future ahead seems strong with KMC Manipal.

Yes, Kasturba Medical College does offer government-aided scholarships to its students. To get these scholarships, candidates can apply through national scholarship portal and state-scholarship portal, government of India. It provides a common electronic portal for implementing various scholarship schemes launched by the Union Government, State Government and Union Territories across the country.

According to unofficial online sources, a large share of KMC Manipal alumni is working in the Healthcare Services sector with a 49% share. See the below pie chart showcasing the sector-wise distribution of Kasturba Medical College Manipal alumni:

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.

The first step for Manipal Medical College admission 2025 is to fill out the detailed KMC Medical College application form. The minimum eligibility for admission to the undergraduate programme is Class 12 in Science stream and minimum eligibility for Kasturba Medical College PG courses admission is a Bachelor’s degree in relevant stream. Candidates must follow certain steps if they wish to apply for admission in any programme. Mentioned below is the KMC Manipal application process:

STEP 1: Candidates must visit the KMC Manipal website, click on the ‘Apply’ button and first register by providing all the necessary details such as name, e-mail, mobile number, state and must select the programme, stream and campus location where candidates wish to take admission.  

STEP 2: Candidates must then fill out the detailed KMC Manipal application form 2025 by providing personal, guardian, educational and other necessary details and must upload all the required documents.

STEP 3: Candidates must finally pay the application fees of INR 600 (INR 2,500 for Foreign/NRI/ NRI sponsored category candidates) for all courses and may be required to pay entrance test fees of INR 1,400 for selected courses only to complete KMC Manipal application process.

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: 

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 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.