KMC Manipal DNB Courses & Fees 2026

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.

Manipal Medical College MBBS admission is NEET-based. The competition has grown over the years. 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 category of candidates and the number of applicants.

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 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.