Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Last year the cutoff of KMC Manipal for MBBS was around INR 24000. So, the cutoff will be in the range of INR 23000 to INR 24000 this year for MBBS.

Candidates seeking admission to KMC Manipal must have a valid NEET score in order to be eligible for KMC MBBS admissions. Anticipated on the basis last three year NEET UG Round 1 Seat Allotment ranks, the expected KMC Manipal cutoff 2024 must range between 53472 and 72304. On analysing the past year trends, the institute has witnessed an increase in closing rank for R1 hence candidates can expected the ranks to be on the higer side for the General category candidates belonging to All India Quota seats.  

Placement stats for 2024 has not bene released by Kasturba Medical College, but as per the NIRF report 2023, the college offers good placement opportunities with satisfactory packages to the students. Median package offered to the students in the year 2022 was INR 3.2 LPA for UG programmes, and for PG programmes, the same was INR 4.1 LPA.

Kasturba Medical College accepts online application to all the programmes offered. The application fees for all the programmes is INR 600. The programmes, for which the candidates have to appear for entrance test, students have to pay entrance test fee, i.e. INR 1400

The placement rate for MBBS was closely the same during 2021 and 2022 placements. On the other hand, a fluctuating trend was observed in the placement rate of PG (3-year) courses. Refer to the below table for Kasturba Medical College Manipal placement rate trends:

NOTE: The above placement percentage is calculated from the data given in the NIRF report 2024.

KMC Manipal provides good placements to its graduating students.Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the KMC Manipal placement packages 2024:

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

The college has released the NIRF report 2023 which includes the median package for UG and PG courses. As per the report, the 2021 median package for MBBS courses stood at INR 8.88 LPA. Looking at the past three years data (2019 to 2021), an improving trend was recorded in the MBBS median package. The KMC Manipal placement package trends for MBBS is depicted below:

The 2024 placement data for MBBS is yet to be disclosed. Earlier, 193 out of 223 MBBS students were placed during the 2024 drive. The median package offered was INR 9.50 LPA. The important details related to Kasturba Medical College Manipal MBBS placements 2025 are tabulated below:

NOTE: The above data is fetched from the NIRF report 2025.

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: