A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore · Karnataka.
MEDICINE · KARNATAKA · Private
AJIMS Mangaluru: Overview
AJIMS Mangalore · OverviewCollege-specific record · source periods shown below
28Named catalogue entriesQualifications, not total seats
MangaloreKarnatakaLocation stated in this profile
PrivateInstitution typeExact campus identity matters
Course & categoryRead each charge in contextCurrent exact-college fee schedule not verified
About AJIMS Mangaluru
A J Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre is the Kuntikana, Mangaluru institution. Its published approval history starts with an MBBS intake of 100 in 2002, followed by later permissions. The college’s 2025 permission disclosure and the September 2026 NMC matrix support the later 250-seat undergraduate reference.
RGUHS includes A J Institute in its 2025–26 medical-college notification. The current NMC postgraduate matrix contains separate medical and surgical specialist entries for this exact institution. Hospital specialties are not added as degree programmes unless a programme row supports them.
MBBS intake: 25028 dated programme entriesPrivate
NMC undergraduate matrix: 18 September 2026, academic year 2026–27. Postgraduate matrix: 29 September 2026. Intake is not a live vacancy count.
Explore the qualification mix
Number of individually named programme entries in this college’s displayed catalogue. This is not a chart of total seats, quota shares or vacancies.
MBBS — 1 entry
MD — 17 entries
MS — 5 entries
Diploma — 1 entry
M.Ch. — 2 entries
DM — 2 entries
| Qualification | Individual programme entries |
|---|---|
| MBBS | 1 |
| MD | 17 |
| MS | 5 |
| Diploma | 1 |
| M.Ch. | 2 |
| DM | 2 |
NMC 2026–27 matrices: undergraduate reference 18 September 2026; postgraduate reference 29 September 2026. Later approvals and programmes outside these matrices are not represented.
Academic choices at AJIMS Mangaluru
The following are the individually named entries retained in this college’s catalogue. The intake column keeps its dated source scope; it does not show live vacancies, guarantee a category allocation or create a qualification from a hospital department.
| Named qualification | Dated intake reference | Evidence scope |
|---|---|---|
| MBBS | 250 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Anatomy | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Pharmacology | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Anaesthesiology | 16 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology | 15 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.S. Ophthalmology | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Paediatrics | 12 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. BioChemistry | 3 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Psychiatry | 3 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. General Medicine | 20 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.S. General Surgery | 12 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (D.T.C.D.) | 1 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Radiation Oncology/ Radiotherapy | 3 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Respiratory Medicine/Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases | 5 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Pathology | 5 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.S. Otorhinolaryngology/ENT | 5 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology/Forensic Medicine | 2 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/Dermatology | 8 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Microbiology | 2 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 10 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Physiology | 3 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.S. Orthopaedics | 10 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.D. Emergency Medicine | 3 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.Ch. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| M.Ch. Urology | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| D.M. Cardiology | 4 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
| D.M. Endocrinology | 2 | Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope |
Admission planning
For MBBS, distinguish the entrance examination from counselling. Qualifying NEET UG does not itself allot a seat. The 2026 KEA information bulletin covers government and notified private/minority medical seats in Karnataka; the applicable eligibility clause and seat category still matter.
This institution is handled as a Karnataka private medical-college choice in the KEA admission framework. Do not assume that every private college is a deemed university or use an unrelated MCC deemed-university fee or cutoff.
Before option entry, match the exact institution and course to the published seat matrix. Keep your NEET record, school qualification documents, identity documents and any category or Karnataka-eligibility evidence ready for the relevant authority’s verification.
After an allotment, follow its fee-payment and reporting instructions. Retain the allotment document and receipts; check document-return, refund and bond conditions before joining. A MedCollege enquiry is guidance, not an application to the institution or a confirmation of admission.
MD/MS, diploma and super-speciality entries need their own examination, previous-qualification and counselling checks. This undergraduate guidance must not be reused as a complete postgraduate eligibility rule.
Keep postgraduate and super-speciality routes separate
MD/MS and postgraduate diploma entry uses NEET PG with the applicable state or All India counselling route. DM/M.Ch postgraduate-entry programmes use NEET SS and central counselling, with a specialty-specific feeder qualification. NMC’s 2023 regulations separate these pathways; an undergraduate admission checklist does not establish postgraduate eligibility.
Programme catalogue at a glance
This chart counts named catalogue entries by qualification grouping. It does not show seat quotas, students, placement outcomes or live vacancies. Source: MedCollege’s named-programme catalogue, snapshot 22 October 2026. Counts describe catalogue entries; the underlying programme source years remain separately labelled above.
28entries
- MBBS: 1 entries
- MD: 17 entries
- MS: 5 entries
- Diploma: 1 entries
- M.Ch: 2 entries
- DM: 2 entries
| Qualification grouping | Named entries | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| MBBS | 1 | Catalogue entries, not seats |
| MD | 17 | Catalogue entries, not seats |
| MS | 5 | Catalogue entries, not seats |
| Diploma | 1 | Catalogue entries, not seats |
| M.Ch | 2 | Catalogue entries, not seats |
| DM | 2 | Catalogue entries, not seats |
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Explore AJIMS Mangaluru
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Fees and budgeting
A current, programme- and quota-specific fee schedule has not been verified for this college in this review. No amount is borrowed from another institution or calculated by multiplying an unverified annual fee.
Ask for a written breakdown separating recurring tuition, university or examination charges, one-time joining payments, refundable security, hostel and mess. Check the academic year, quota and payment period on each line. A service-bond obligation is separate from a tuition quotation.
Cutoffs and allotment context
No exact-college KEA cutoff table was accessible for verification in this review. Numerical state-quota, private-quota and NRI ranks are therefore not proposed for publication. This does not mean that the college has no allotments.
A larger AIR number represents a lower position in that rank list. Compare only the same programme, authority, round, quota and category. An empty or unavailable value must remain missing; it must not be converted to zero.
Clinical learning and campus resources
A current college-specific inventory of teaching hospitals, library provision, laboratories, skills facilities and hostel arrangements has not been established by the programme matrices. Those matrices verify programme rows, not the condition or availability of campus resources.
For a campus visit, examine how teaching sessions connect with supervised clinical postings, access to learning resources and the daily journey between accommodation and clinical areas. Confirm hostel allocation and accessibility needs separately from the academic seat. No numerical patient load or bed capacity is claimed without a dated institutional disclosure.
Internship and postgraduate pathways
Clinical training and a later specialist qualification are different stages of medical education. Applicants should check the curriculum, internship and registration requirements for their own admission year. Programme approval is not evidence of guaranteed employment.
AJIMS Mangaluru has 27 entries in the selected postgraduate/super-speciality matrix. The named entries in the course list show the specialties recorded at this institution; they do not guarantee a postgraduate seat to an MBBS graduate.
No college-specific placement percentage, salary package, residency success rate or internship stipend is proposed without supporting records.
Practical questions
How many MBBS seats are shown?
250 in the NMC undergraduate Total cell dated 18 September 2026 for 2026–27. This is intake, not a current vacancy count.
How broad is the medical catalogue?
28 exact entries: one MBBS qualification and 27 entries from the selected postgraduate matrix. This is not an exhaustive NBEMS or allied-health directory.
Is the fee a full-course cost?
No full-course total has been verified. Read each fee against its year, quota and first-year or recurring scope. Hostel, mess and deposits require separate evidence.
Can a past rank predict admission?
No. Even an exact historical allotment depends on its round, quota, allotted category and available seats. A previous rank does not guarantee a future allotment.
Are similar college names interchangeable?
No. Use the exact institution, city and regulator code KA/001/P/3. A nearby campus or sister institution must not supply this college’s programme or fee data.
A practical comparison checklist
Use these questions to compare this exact campus with your other options. They are planning questions, not claims that an unverified facility or concession exists here.
| Decision | What to compare | What not to assume |
|---|---|---|
| Academic fit | The named qualification and subject focus | A hospital department is automatically a degree |
| Cost | Same programme, category, year and payment period | A joining demand is the full course cost |
| Location | Teaching, clinical and reporting venues | A city name identifies every campus building |
| Accommodation | Room allocation and separately stated charges | An academic seat guarantees a room |
| Historical ranks | Same authority, course, round, category and rank scale | Past allotment means a future guarantee |
Questions to resolve before choosing AJIMS Mangaluru
The guidance below explains how to use this college’s information. It does not assert that an undocumented facility, fee concession, outcome or service is available at this campus.
Match the qualification to the decision you are making
Before comparing colleges, decide what qualification you are actually considering. An undergraduate applicant, a doctor seeking specialist training and a graduate considering an allied-health qualification are making different decisions. Start with the individually named course, then read its entry qualification, training period and admission route. A large teaching hospital may offer many services without every service being a separately approved degree. Likewise, a college may have more than one qualification in the same subject area. Use the exact course title in your notes and enquiries so that a helpful answer about one programme is not mistaken for an answer about another.
Separate the college, university and hospital
These names answer different questions. The college identifies the institution providing the teaching; the university identifies the academic relationship described for the qualification; the teaching hospital identifies a clinical learning setting. They may share a familiar local name without being interchangeable. When reading a document, check which organisation issued it and whether it refers to the same campus. A university-wide announcement does not automatically apply to every constituent college, and a hospital anniversary is not necessarily the medical college’s foundation date. Keep the three identities together when you compare academic information, reporting instructions and campus locations.
Read intake as a dated programme figure
An intake reference describes the capacity recorded in a particular source for a particular qualification. It does not tell you how many seats remain available today or how many places are available to your category. Keep the academic year and the date of the list with the number. Counselling availability may be divided across authorities, quotas, categories and rounds, and it can change during an admission process. For a practical shortlist, retain one column for dated programme intake and a separate note for the applicable round’s seat matrix. Do not calculate your admission chances merely by dividing the intake by an applicant count.
Understand the difference between eligibility and selection
Meeting a course’s eligibility conditions allows a candidate to participate in the relevant process; it is not the same as obtaining a seat. Selection can also depend on examination performance, the admission category, document verification, the choices entered and the seats available in that round. The exact combination varies by qualification and authority. Write down which requirement belongs to which stage. For example, a qualification document supports academic eligibility, while an allotment letter records a particular allocation. Keeping those stages separate helps prevent a reassuring general eligibility statement from being read as a promise of admission to this institution.
Prepare for counselling as a sequence of decisions
Registration, payment where required, document processing, choice entry, allotment and college reporting are distinct steps. Read the instructions for the authority handling your exact category instead of assuming that one registration covers every route. Keep a dated copy of submitted choices and payment acknowledgements. When considering a subsequent round, understand how retaining, upgrading, resigning or joining may affect your position under that round’s rules. Do not rely on a previous year’s deadline or a message about another category. A clear sequence of completed steps is more useful than an informal assurance that an application has been done.
Build a document checklist for your own category
A universal list can help you begin, but it cannot replace the current reporting checklist. Arrange identity records, academic certificates, the examination and allotment documents relevant to the qualification, photographs and any category or residence evidence you intend to claim. Check whether the authority requires a particular format, issuing authority or validity period. Where originals and copies are requested, organise them in the stated order and keep a record of anything submitted. Personal circumstances such as a name difference, a study gap or a change of board may require additional clarification. Resolve those questions before travelling to report.
Compare fees using the same payment scope
Two figures cannot be compared properly until you know what each includes. One may be annual tuition, another an admission demand containing deposits, and another an indicative full-course amount. Record the qualification, quota, academic year, currency, charge period and included components alongside the figure. If those fields differ, explain the difference rather than presenting the lower number as automatically cheaper. A historical fee can still provide context when it is clearly dated, but it must not be silently described as the current charge. Use the college-specific table above as a starting point and confirm the actual demand applicable to your allotment.
Keep recurring charges separate from joining charges
A useful budget distinguishes charges that recur from those paid at admission or for a particular service. Tuition, university or examination charges, development-related items, residence and other charges may follow different periods. Do not assume that every item in a joining statement repeats each year. Conversely, do not treat a first payment as the entire cost of completing the programme. Where the document does not state the period, retain that uncertainty and ask for clarification. This approach prevents an apparently precise total from becoming misleading when the components refer to different stages of study.
Treat deposits and refunds as separate questions
The word deposit does not, by itself, establish that an amount is refundable in every situation. Read the stated refund conditions, deductions, clearance requirements and the process for making a claim. Admission cancellation and hostel departure may follow different procedures. Keep payment receipts and acknowledgements rather than relying only on a bank transaction message. If you are comparing budgets, separate an evidenced refundable deposit from a recurring expense, but still allow for the money needed at joining. Do not assume that a deposit can immediately be used to finance a subsequent fee payment or that every cancellation results in the same refund.
Plan accommodation independently of the academic seat
A college allotment does not automatically establish a hostel room. Ask about eligibility, the application process, room allocation, occupancy, mess arrangements and the timing of any residential payment. Confirm whether the accommodation is on the teaching campus or requires travel to classes and clinical postings. Where hostel information is not established, do not interpret the absence of a published figure as free accommodation or guaranteed availability. Compare the practical cost of residence and commuting as well as the stated rent. Accessibility, study space and the distance between residential and teaching locations may matter as much as the headline accommodation charge.
Look beyond rent when estimating living costs
Mess or food expenses, electricity where separately charged, travel, study materials and personal spending may sit outside a hostel-rent figure. The appropriate budget depends on your actual arrangements, so a made-up monthly estimate would not help every applicant. Instead, list the components you will need to confirm and keep institutional charges separate from personal choices. A residential deposit may also be due before the first recurring payment. If you are comparing accommodation options, record the charge period and what is included in each quotation. This produces a more useful comparison than adding unrelated figures from different colleges or years.
Read rank tables using the original rank scale
A rank is meaningful only with the examination, course, authority, year, round, quota and category that define it. An All India Rank is not a state merit rank, and an allotted-seat category is not necessarily the same as a candidate’s personal category. Keep the source’s headings with the values. Where this profile uses observed extrema from allotment rows, those values should remain labelled as observations rather than being transformed into official opening and closing cutoffs. A blank value is not zero. Do not invent a marks-to-rank conversion or a future prediction from a historical row.
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Use historical allotments as context, not a guarantee
A previous allocation tells you what happened within the scope of that result. It does not reproduce the applicant pool, choices, available seats or rules of a future round. Compare like with like before drawing conclusions: the same qualification, quota, category, rank type and round. If only one year or round is evidenced, a trend line would imply more history than is available. A practical shortlist can include more than one institution and should be revisited when the applicable seat matrix and instructions appear. No past rank range makes an individual admission certain, even when a candidate’s number appears favourable.
Ask how classroom learning connects to practice
A useful academic enquiry goes beyond whether a department exists. Ask how lectures, practical sessions, clinical or professional postings and assessment are organised for the programme and stage you intend to join. Identify which setting is used for each activity and whether students move between sites. Published facilities describe resources; the timetable and supervision arrangements help explain how students use them. Do not assume that every service in a large hospital is available to every undergraduate at all times. Questions about learning arrangements should be specific to the qualification rather than based on an institution-wide promotional description.
Evaluate clinical exposure without relying on impressive totals
A hospital’s reported size or patient volume is not a complete description of a student’s learning experience. The nature of postings, supervision, curriculum, case discussion and stage of training also matter. Ask how students are introduced to clinical work, how responsibilities are supervised and where different postings take place. Figures about beds or attendance need their own date and definition before comparison. Do not treat an old hospital statistic as a current measure of teaching quality or translate it into a guaranteed level of individual experience. Use documented hospital identity and practical learning questions together when evaluating the setting.
Check practical and skills facilities in context
A laboratory, simulation room or skills facility is useful when you understand which programme uses it and how access is arranged. Ask whether practical sessions are part of the timetable, what supervision is provided and whether the facility is shared across student groups. A photograph of equipment cannot establish current availability or routine student access. Where the exact facility inventory has not been established, the page should not fill that gap with another institution’s resources. Your visit or enquiry can focus on the facilities relevant to the named qualification rather than collecting a long list of generic campus amenities.
Make library access a practical question
Library usefulness depends on more than a building or a headline collection count. Ask about reading spaces, opening arrangements, borrowing, relevant journals and learning resources for your qualification. Digital access may have different on-campus and off-campus conditions. A subscription or portal named in an older institutional document should retain its date rather than being assumed to be continuously available. If you need a particular resource, confirm how students currently access it. For a campus visit, ask where students study between classes and whether the arrangements differ for undergraduates, postgraduates or residents instead of treating all users as one group.
Consider assessment and academic support
Find out how the qualification’s learning activities and assessments are organised, and where students obtain help with academic difficulties. A university affiliation does not establish an examination pass rate, and an intake figure does not describe progression through the course. Any published outcome needs a session, qualification and denominator before it can be compared. Ask practical questions about academic calendars, internal assessment communication, supervision and the process for resolving an academic concern. These questions are useful even when no verified result series is available. They also keep a college comparison focused on the student experience rather than unsupported success percentages.
Distinguish supervised training from a job outcome
Professional education can include prescribed practical or clinical training, but a training requirement is not a promise of subsequent employment. Read the programme-specific internship or training information and confirm how the relevant administrative steps are handled. A stipend, where evidenced, needs its qualification, period and conditions; it should not be borrowed from another college. Similarly, residency selection, postgraduate admission and recruitment are separate processes. When asking about careers, identify which outcome you mean. This helps prevent a general statement about professional pathways from being mistaken for a verified placement rate, salary package or guaranteed appointment.
Compare postgraduate options qualification by qualification
A broad label such as postgraduate courses can hide important differences in subjects, entry qualifications and admission routes. Use the individually named entries to identify the discipline you actually want to pursue. A department may teach undergraduates or provide hospital services without establishing a particular postgraduate degree. Conversely, the same institution may list several qualifications with different permissions or intake references. Check the dated programme evidence and the relevant counselling availability together. Do not infer a postgraduate place from an undergraduate seat, and do not apply the undergraduate tuition or entrance route to a specialist qualification merely because both appear on the same college website.
Use campus visits to resolve specific uncertainties
A visit is most useful when you arrive with questions drawn from your actual shortlist. Confirm the teaching and reporting locations, ask about travel between sites, view the learning areas relevant to your course where access is permitted, and clarify accommodation arrangements. An attractive entrance photograph does not establish the condition or availability of every facility. Equally, the absence of an online photograph does not prove that a facility is missing. Note what you observed, what a staff member explained and what still needs documentary confirmation. These are different kinds of evidence and should not be blended into a single verified claim.
Check support, accessibility and student welfare
Student support needs are individual. Ask how the institution communicates accessibility arrangements, welfare contacts, anti-ragging processes and procedures for raising a concern. If you require a particular accommodation, discuss the actual teaching and residential locations rather than relying on a general statement that the campus is accessible. A fee concession, reservation category and disability-related admission procedure are also different matters. Keep any sensitive personal information out of a public enquiry or comment. The aim is to establish the arrangements relevant to your circumstances, not to assume that every listed support facility or policy operates in the same way at every institution.
Keep scholarship eligibility separate from the seat category
A reserved or otherwise designated admission category does not automatically establish eligibility for every financial-support scheme. A scheme may have its own documentary, residence, income, course or administrative conditions. Check those requirements for the applicable year and retain evidence of the application and decision. The timing of a reimbursement, if one applies, may differ from the date a college payment is due. Therefore a possible benefit should not silently be deducted from the joining demand. Compare the evidenced institutional charge and the separately approved support before deciding what amount you need to arrange for admission.
Protect your choices with clear records
Keep copies of the exact documents and instructions used for each important decision. Record the college identity, course, category, source year and date alongside a fee or rank figure. Save acknowledgements for submissions and payments, and keep a note of questions awaiting clarification. If information changes, retain the earlier version with its date instead of mixing the two. This is particularly useful when different authorities handle different stages or when a university-wide document sits beside a college-specific notice. A simple, well-organised decision file helps you ask precise questions and reduces the risk of relying on an outdated screenshot without context.
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Location and visit planning
AJIMS Mangaluru is identified in Mangalore, Karnataka. Use the documented campus and reporting information retained above when planning a visit. A city label alone is not a verified map pin; no unconfirmed coordinates are plotted.
View campus and contact information
Overview expanded 22 October 2026. Institution-specific statements retain their original source years and scope. The separate student-planning material is guidance, not additional evidence of college facilities or outcomes. No whole-profile verification is implied.
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Location reference
AJIMS Mangaluru
A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kuntikana, NH 66, Mangalore, Karnataka 575004
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