Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

KMC Manipal accepts NEET PG scores for admission to MD in General Medicine course. Recently, NTA has announced the NEET PG Round 3 Seat Allotment list for various All India categories. After glancing over the cutoffs, we can see that, to avail MD in General Medicine course, candidates need to acquire a decent rank of 6489 among General AI category candidates. Which was previously (2023 and 2022) released at 5546 and 8877, respectively.

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. 

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Manipal has a total fee of about ?44 lakh, excluding application, admission, and other charges. KMC Manipal provides several merit-based scholarships for academically outstanding students, including the Kalam-Pai Scholarship, Freeship and Scholars Scholarship, and scholarships for children of alumni, international students, and Konkani speakers, among others. Additionally, there is a scheme for interest subsidies on education loans for MAHE students. Early applications for scholarships are advisable due to their limited availability.

For the General AI category students, the NEET PG closing ranks ranged between 6043 and 120197 in the second round. NEET PG is the accepting exam for MD, MS and PG Diploma courses, followed by its counselling process. The cutoff ranks vary for different rounds, courses, and categories. Refer to the table below to view the NEET PG closing ranks for Round 2. 

In 2025, for the General AI category students, the maximum NEET UG cutoff rank required for MBBS admission was 31834. So, considering the rank, yes, candidates can get into KMC Manipal with a NEET UG cutoff rank of 2000. 

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.

KMC Manipal, through more than 45 departments, offers short-term, PG, UG, and various other courses to students. These courses are provided across the Medical and various other streams. At the postgradaute level, the college offers two-year MSc, three-year MS and MD courses to students. The various super specialty courses provided by the college are MCH and DM. At the UG level, the college offers MBBS course to students. The duration of the MBBS course is 5.5 years. 

KMC Manipal offers placement assistance to students. Meanwhile, the key highlights of Kasturba Medical College Manipal placements 2023 and 2022 are tabulated below:

NOTE: The aforementioned details are collated from the NIRF report 2024.

Looking at the data mentioned above, one can say that the college placements are good. 

Yes, KMC Manipal awards various scholarships to students. These scholarships work as financial assistance for students. Students at Kasturba Medical College enjoys scholarship offered by the university. Following are some of the scholarships offered:

1. Kalam-Pai, Freeship and Scholars Scholarship for MBBS & BDS Programs
2. Merit Scholarships for International Students
3. Merit Scholarship for Children of MAHE Manipal Alumni
4. Scholarship Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Education Loan for MAHE student
5. Merit Scholarship for Post Graduate (PG) Medical / Dental and Super Specialty (SS) Programs