KGMU - King George's Medical University Lucknow Answered Questions

Candidates who have cleared class 12 exams or equivalent exams from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English subjects and have secured a minimum of 55 per cent marks in aggregate in class 12 and SC/ST category candidates should have secured 50 per cent in aggregate. Minimum age for admission is 17 years on or before 31st December 2025. The maximum age limit for admission is 35 years for Unreserved (UR), OBC, EWS, SC and ST, however the maximum Age for candidates with Physical Disability (PH) will be 40 years.

KGMU Lucknow offers multiple courses under various specliazation.UG programs at KGMU Lucknow include MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc. Nursing. The UG programs at KGMU Lucknow last for 4 to 5 years and 6 months. While the King Georges Medical University in Lucknow offers the postgraduate degrees of MD, M.D.S, P.G.D, M.S., and M.H.A. The PG programs at KGMU Lucknow last three years.B.Sc. (3 Courses)UG Diploma (13 Courses)MD (36 Courses)BDS (1 Courses)MS (10 Courses)MDS (9 Courses)MBBS (1 Courses)PG Diploma (10 Courses)DM (11 Courses) M.Ch. (14 Courses)

Presently, KGMU offers admission to MBBS course on 250 seats. Candidates are selected based on a valid rank obtained in NEET UG entrance exam. At KGMU, all the seats are filled with UP state NEET UG counselling process, which is conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) particularly for the state colleges of KGMU. Admissions to 250 seats are done through NEET UG entrance exam, followed by NEET UP Counselling process. Read more about the NEET UG Counselling procress, here. 

KGMU Lucknow offers direct admission to only BSc aspirants. For BSc course, the selection is based on the last qualifying exam of Class 12. For other Medical and Dental courses such as MBBS, BDS, MD, DM, etc., candidates are selected based on national-level entrance exams. Admission to these courses is completely based on a valid scores of NEET UG, NEET PG, NEET SS, etc., entrance exams. Find below the list of accepted entrance exam for the respective courses offered at KGMU:Course NameAccepted ExamsMBBSNEET UGMD,  MSNEET PG MDSNEET MDSDM,  MChNEET SS 

King George's Medical University is ranked by one of the top ranking bodies of India, i.e., NIRF for its Medical category courses. The university has managed to secure top position among the list of top 100 Medical colleges in India. The below table contains the last three-year NIRF ranking comparison for Medical courses offered at KGMU:Ranking BodyRanksNIRF 2025 under the Dental category7NIRF 2025 under the Medical category8NIRF 2025 under the State Public University category29NIRF 2025 under the University category50NIRF 2023 under the Overall category83

In order to get admission to DM at KGMU, the minimum eligibility criteria is to get a PG degree of MD/ MS or any equivalent. DM is a super specialisaed course, admission to this course is entirely entrance-based. For admission to this course, candidates have to check the eligibility in the first place and appear for NEET SS entrance exam. This entrance exam is conducted by NBE every year. Those who qualify this entrance exam will be allocated seats as per the NEET SS Counselling. For the counselling process, candidates have to register themselves on the official website of MCC. Read the complete details around the KGMU DM admission process, here. 

In order to get admission to MBBS at KGMU, there is minimum eligibility criteria for this course. Those who are willing to get admission to MBBS must pass Class 12 with minimum 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology as subjects for General category candidates. However, there is a five percent relaxation for reserved category candidates. Candidates from PWD category are required to get 45% and SC/ ST candidates must get minmum of 40% aggregate. For the complete admission details for MBBS, click here. 

At KGMU, MD courses is offered across 20 specialisations. The total seat intake for MD at KGMU is 275. Admission to all the MD courses at KGMU is done through a valid score of NEET PG entrance exam. Find below the specialisation-wise seat intake bifurcation for some of the MD courses at KGMU:MD SpecialisationSeat IntakeForensic Medicine/ Forensic Medicine & Toxicology9Pharmacology26Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/ Pulmonary Medicine15Pathology20Radiotherapy/ Radiation Oncology6Paediatric26Psychiatry 12Anesthesia42Anatomy15General Medicine28Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine10Physiology18Mircrobiology15Radio diagnosis9Ophthamology8For the complete seat intake details, click here.

Admissions to DM at KGMU is entirely done via NEET SS scores. To apply for KGMU DM admissions, candidates are required to appear for NEET SS entrance exam in the first place. For that, aspirants must fill an online application form on the official website of NEET SS. The application fee for NEET SS is INR 4,425. The step-wise application process  for KGMU is given below:Step 1: Visit the official website and register yourself.Step 2: No candidate can register for more than one applicationStep 3: Fill the application form with all the mandatory details.Step 4: Pay the application fees online through debit/ credit card/ net banking.Step 5: Check the status of your application including images in your ‘My Page’ section.Step 6: Take a printout of the application form for future use.To know the detailed step-wise procedure for filling the online Application Form,  click here