Best MBBS Colleges in Kochi - 2026 Fees, Admissions, NEET Cutoffs

Kerala has approx 30+ MBBS colleges in Kerala. Of these, 23 are private colleges and 13 are government colleges, offering over 4,600 seats for 2025-26 academic year. NEET and KEAM are the popular entrance exams for admission to best MBBS colleges in Kerala. Government Medical College, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Amrita School of Medicine, T.D. Medical College and Government Medical College Kozhikode are the top Medical colleges in Kerala.

Source: Official site and may vary.

NTA released the final answer key for NEET exam on June 14, 2025. The NEET 2025 result was declared based on the NEET final answer keys. The provisional NEET answer key was released on June 3, 2025. Candidates could submit challenges or objections against the provisional answer keys till June 5, 2025.  

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram is the only ranked MBBS college in Kerala. Listed below is the top college with NIRF ranking over the years -

Source: official NIRF site and may vary.

Unfortunately no it is not possible to go for an MBBS degree in India without passing NEET exam. NEET is required for admission to MBBS courses in all Indian medical institutes.

Yes, it can be observed that studying MBBS in Kerala can be quite expensive as most of the colleges have an average tuition fee of more than INR 5 lakh; however you can refer below for the low costing MBBS colleges in Kerala:

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