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Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Mangaluru, KarnatakaPrivate
PrivateMangaluru, Karnataka

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MEDICINE · KARNATAKA · Private

KMC Mangaluru: Overview

23Named catalogue entriesQualifications, not total seats
MangaluruKarnatakaLocation stated in this profile
PrivateInstitution typeExact campus identity matters
Course & categoryRead each charge in contextRead the exact programme and category scope

KMC Mangaluru overview

Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru is a MAHE medical institution with a clinical teaching network in Mangaluru. It is a separate college from KMC Manipal. Fees, seat categories and programme tables must be matched to the Mangaluru campus rather than transferred from the Manipal profile.

History and university identity

The college dates to 1955 and became an independent unit in 1977. Its present academic identity is under MAHE. The Mangaluru teaching arrangement includes both government hospitals and its own hospital setting.

Snapshot for KMC Mangaluru
Student questionCollege-specific reference
LocationMangaluru, Karnataka
Ownership / universityPrivate; Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), deemed to be university
Establishment1955
MBBS intake250; NMC 2026–27 matrix dated 18 September 2026
Named medical catalogue23 entries: 1 MBBS, 17 MD, 5 MS
MBBS entryNEET UG → MCC deemed-university counselling; applicable Karnataka government-category seats through KEA
Fee scopeNo unsupported numeric quote supplied

Teaching hospitals and clinical learning

MAHE identifies Government Wenlock Hospital, Government Lady Goschen Hospital and KMC Hospital Attavar as clinical learning settings. This public-private arrangement is an important practical distinction. Students should ask how specific postings are distributed between these sites.

Library, laboratories and practical preparation

The college identifies a Basic Sciences Centre at Bejai, medical laboratories, technology-enabled classrooms and a medical library. These support the transition from foundational science to hospital learning. Site-to-site travel and the location of first-year teaching deserve attention when choosing accommodation.

Living and accommodation

A current Mangaluru medical-student accommodation tariff was not established by the documents retrieved in this batch. A Manipal-campus hostel amount has not been used as a substitute. Request the exact room type, rental period, mess and deposit terms separately.

An important distinction for this college

MAHE’s admission information identifies a Karnataka government-category route for KMC Mangaluru alongside MCC. Deemed-university status must therefore not be simplified into a claim that every seat here uses only one counselling authority.

Before you shortlist

Compare the exact course, its previous qualification, the applicable counselling category and the dated fee scope. A college-level intake is not a live vacancy count. A hospital service does not establish an individual degree programme or a guaranteed clinical case load for a student.

Selected institutional, programme and financial fields reviewed 17 October 2026. This is not a whole-profile verification badge. Rankings, salaries and review scores are not supplied without their own evidence.

Academic choices at KMC 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 qualificationDated intake referenceEvidence scope
MBBS250Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Emergency Medicine3Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Paediatrics14Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/Dermatology3Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Physiology5Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.S. General Surgery14Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology/Forensic Medicine5Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Psychiatry2Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Respiratory Medicine/Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases2Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology13Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Pathology13Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.S. Ophthalmology4Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. BioChemistry6Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Pharmacology2Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.S. Otorhinolaryngology/ENT4Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. General Medicine30Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Radiation Oncology/ Radiotherapy2Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Anatomy4Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Anaesthesiology19Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.S. Orthopaedics12Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Microbiology8Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology19Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope
M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine4Dated catalogue; retain the programme-specific source scope

KMC Mangaluru admission guide

NEET UG → MCC deemed-university counselling; applicable Karnataka government-category seats through KEA. The route below separates the qualifying examination, counselling allotment and institution reporting.

Choose the right qualification

For MBBS, start with NEET UG and the school-level subject, age and category conditions for the admission session. For MD/MS or a listed PG Diploma, read NEET PG eligibility and the internship deadline. For DM/M.Ch, identify the exact eligible postgraduate feeder qualification and NEET SS requirements before selecting a specialty.

From entrance examination to joining at KMC Mangaluru
StageWhat to doCollege-specific point
1. ExaminationUse the correct NEET UG, PG or SS process for the qualificationKMC Mangaluru is not being presented as an INI-CET medical admission
2. CounsellingRegister and complete category verification with the applicable authorityNEET UG → MCC deemed-university counselling; applicable Karnataka government-category seats through KEA
3. ChoicesMatch full college identity, exact specialty and seat categoryMangaluru; Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), deemed to be university
4. AllotmentRead the allotted category and current reporting instructionsA college enquiry or university form is not a seat allotment
5. ReportingTake the required originals, receipts and conditional certificatesCheck that the allotment says KMC Mangaluru rather than KMC Manipal. Follow the fee and reporting instructions for the allotted MCC or KEA category. University admission formalities do not change the authority that allotted the seat.

Documents and category conditions

Check that the allotment says KMC Mangaluru rather than KMC Manipal. Follow the fee and reporting instructions for the allotted MCC or KEA category. University admission formalities do not change the authority that allotted the seat.

  • Keep the current examination result/admit records, allotment letter and payment receipts available.
  • Prepare school or previous medical qualifications and the applicable registration/internship records.
  • Carry category, domicile, minority, disability, NRI or sponsorship documents only where needed for the claim being made.
  • Check transfer, migration, university eligibility, fitness and anti-ragging formalities against the exact reporting checklist.
  • Retain scans and acknowledgements for documents submitted; confirm the reporting venue and deadline before travel.

Fees, accommodation and reporting are separate

Read the fee page for the allotted programme and category. A historical fee sheet does not establish the current joining demand. Hostel allocation and mess registration may have separate procedures and availability; an academic allotment alone does not guarantee a room.

Enquiries and application help

MedCollege can help you organise questions about the programme and next steps. Sending an enquiry or requesting guidance does not submit a counselling choice, reserve a college seat or make an admission payment.

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Read the dedicated admission section

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.

  • MBBS: 1 entries
  • MD: 17 entries
  • MS: 5 entries
Qualification groupingNamed entriesUnit
MBBS1Catalogue entries, not seats
MD17Catalogue entries, not seats
MS5Catalogue entries, not seats
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Questions about KMC Mangaluru?

Discuss the qualification, fee scope and admission research with MedCollege. Guidance is separate from college allotment and reporting.

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KMC Mangaluru fees and budgeting

Read the programme, seat category, academic year and payment period together. A tuition charge, an admission payment and a refundable deposit are different commitments.

What this page can establish

The attempted MAHE general-fee URLs returned a general HTML page rather than a usable fee PDF. KMC Manipal amounts have not been substituted for KMC Mangaluru.

No numerical tuition, hostel, mess or refundable-deposit quote is supplied for an unsupported category. This does not mean that the programme is free or that accommodation is included. Ask for the exact admission-year schedule matching the counselling seat category before comparing offers.

A practical payment checklist

Before paying, write down the admitted programme, category, source year, amount already paid through counselling, balance payable to the institution and the refund conditions. Keep a receipt for each payment. Do not add a counselling amount a second time if it is already included in a published total.

Fee terms used in this profile
Budget lineHow to read it
TuitionA recurring academic charge only when the schedule labels it that way
One-time joining chargesDo not repeat them in every year without evidence
Refundable depositA separate cash commitment; refund conditions and deductions matter
Hostel and messRequire room type, rental period and meal scope; never assumed included
Examination / university chargesCheck whether included in an academic total or payable separately

Postgraduate fees vary by exact specialty and seat category. An MBBS amount does not price an MD, MS, DM or M.Ch seat. Any scholarship, bond or stipend needs its own dated terms; none is deducted from the figures without evidence.

Read the dedicated fees section

KMC Mangaluru cutoff and rank context

A useful rank comparison must keep the institution, course, year, authority, round, quota, allotted category and rank scale together. NEET All India Rank is not a Karnataka state rank and a qualifying score is not an allotment cutoff.

Observed MCC Round 1 allotment range — 2026

The figures below were calculated from exact-college MBBS rows in MCC’s final Round 1 allotment result dated 24 August 2026. Only rows marked Allotted were included. The group is defined by allotted quota and allotted category, not the candidate’s personal category. These are observed extrema in that result, not an official opening/closing-cutoff table or a prediction.

Exact-college MCC allotment observations; all values are NEET UG AIR
CourseYear / resultQuotaAllotted categoryRank typeObserved minimum AIRObserved maximum AIRAllotments in this group
MBBS2026 · final Round 1 · 24 AugustSelf-Financed Merit SeatOpenNEET UG All India Rank477859030160

This is one retained historical round. It is not described as the latest result for all counselling rounds. Later-round movements, NRI rows, state-category tables and postgraduate specialty ranks are not inferred from this group.

Read a rank row without mixing columns

Find the exact institution and programme first. Then read the quota and allotted category under that source’s own headings. Where a PDF wraps a category value to another line, the value must still belong to the same college row. A blank cell stays blank; it cannot be converted to zero.

Rank-reading guide for KMC Mangaluru
FieldWhy it matters
AuthorityKEA state allocation and MCC deemed/super-specialty allocation are different processes
Year and roundA previous round cannot promise this year’s allotment
Quota and categoryA personal category does not automatically describe the allotted seat
Rank typeNEET AIR and state merit rank use different scales
CourseMBBS ranks cannot price or predict an MD/MS specialty or DM/M.Ch seat

Use ranks alongside eligibility and fees

NEET UG → MCC deemed-university counselling; applicable Karnataka government-category seats through KEA. Qualifying for the examination does not guarantee an allotment. Choices, category eligibility, available seats, reporting and round rules also matter. No marks-to-rank conversion or personalised admission prediction is calculated here.

Read the dedicated cutoff section

Facilities and clinical setting

The college identifies a Basic Sciences Centre at Bejai, medical laboratories, technology-enabled classrooms and a medical library. These support the transition from foundational science to hospital learning. Site-to-site travel and the location of first-year teaching deserve attention when choosing accommodation.

Hospital learning sites

MAHE identifies Government Wenlock Hospital, Government Lady Goschen Hospital and KMC Hospital Attavar as clinical learning settings. This public-private arrangement is an important practical distinction. Students should ask how specific postings are distributed between these sites.

Library and study planning

Use the medical library for core texts, subject references and literature searches. Ask how access is arranged around clinical postings and examinations. The existence of a digital resource does not establish that every database is remotely available to every student.

Practical skills and laboratory work

Foundational and diagnostic practical learning is different from independently carrying out a clinical procedure. Course phase, supervision, patient consent and safety requirements determine what a student may observe or perform. Ask for the current skills timetable and logbook requirements rather than relying on an equipment photograph.

Hostel and everyday arrangements

A current Mangaluru medical-student accommodation tariff was not established by the documents retrieved in this batch. A Manipal-campus hostel amount has not been used as a substitute. Request the exact room type, rental period, mess and deposit terms separately.

Questions worth asking during a visit

Check the route between teaching sites and accommodation, the hours and access rules for study spaces, practical-session supervision, accessibility support and the current room-allocation process. A photograph or a broad facility list cannot answer every one of these operational questions.

Read the dedicated infrastructure section

Clinical training and career pathways

Medicine does not have a single campus-placement outcome comparable to every engineering programme. The relevant questions are supervised training, completion of internship and registration requirements, postgraduate eligibility and the route into a specific role.

Undergraduate training at KMC Mangaluru

MAHE identifies Government Wenlock Hospital, Government Lady Goschen Hospital and KMC Hospital Attavar as clinical learning settings. This public-private arrangement is an important practical distinction. Students should ask how specific postings are distributed between these sites.

MBBS includes academic and clinical study followed by the required rotating internship. Completion, assessment and registration conditions must be met before taking on the responsibilities attached to a registered medical role. A teaching-hospital affiliation alone does not establish a stipend amount or guaranteed appointment.

Postgraduate choices supported by the catalogue

This profile contains 23 dated named medical entries: 1 MBBS, 17 MD, 5 MS. A listed specialty provides a study option to investigate, not a promise that an MBBS student can progress into it automatically. The relevant entrance examination, eligibility and competitive counselling still apply.

Clinical service, research and public health

Possible directions after the required qualification and registration include clinical service, postgraduate specialist training, research, teaching and public-health work. Each role has its own eligibility and appointment process. The subject focus on a course card describes that discipline, not an employment offer from the college.

What is not established

No college-specific placement percentage, salary package, employer offer, internship stipend or postgraduate success rate is established by this batch’s evidence. Those outcomes are not inferred from rankings, hospital specialties or alumni anecdotes.

Read the dedicated placements section

KMC Mangaluru FAQs

Which university is this medical college part of?

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), deemed to be university. The college dates to 1955 and became an independent unit in 1977. Its present academic identity is under MAHE. The Mangaluru teaching arrangement includes both government hospitals and its own hospital setting.

How do I enter MBBS at KMC Mangaluru?

NEET UG → MCC deemed-university counselling; applicable Karnataka government-category seats through KEA. Qualification in NEET UG and the applicable school, age and category conditions remain necessary; an enquiry does not allocate a seat.

How many MBBS seats are shown?

250 in the NMC 2026–27 undergraduate matrix dated 18 September 2026. This is a dated total intake reference, not the number of seats left in a counselling round.

Which qualifications can I compare here?

1 MBBS, 17 MD, 5 MS. Each is individually named in the course cards; a hospital department has not been converted into an additional programme.

Where does clinical learning take place?

MAHE identifies Government Wenlock Hospital, Government Lady Goschen Hospital and KMC Hospital Attavar as clinical learning settings. This public-private arrangement is an important practical distinction. Students should ask how specific postings are distributed between these sites.

Are the fees current or historical?

This batch has not established a usable current numerical programme-and-quota fee schedule. No other college’s amount has been substituted. Read the fee scope before budgeting.

Are hostel and mess included?

A current Mangaluru medical-student accommodation tariff was not established by the documents retrieved in this batch. A Manipal-campus hostel amount has not been used as a substitute. Request the exact room type, rental period, mess and deposit terms separately.

Does this page give an official closing rank?

The displayed MCC figures, where present, are calculated observed extrema in exact-college final Round 1 2026 allotments. They are not an official opening/closing-cutoff table. Where an exact KEA table was not established, no rank has been invented.

How do postgraduate admissions differ?

NEET PG → MCC and any applicable KEA category listed for KMC Mangaluru in the exact session matrix. DM/M.Ch applicants also need the exact eligible postgraduate feeder qualification and the applicable NEET SS/MCC process.

What should I check before reporting?

Check that the allotment says KMC Mangaluru rather than KMC Manipal. Follow the fee and reporting instructions for the allotted MCC or KEA category. University admission formalities do not change the authority that allotted the seat.

Can MedCollege reserve my seat?

No. The contact links are for guidance. Counselling choices, allotment, college reporting and payments must follow the applicable admission process.

Is every fact in the whole profile verified?

No. Selected institution, programme and dated financial fields were reviewed on 17 October 2026. Unestablished fee components, rank categories, facilities metrics and career outcomes are not turned into facts or a full-profile badge.

Read the dedicated faqs section

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.

DecisionWhat to compareWhat not to assume
Academic fitThe named qualification and subject focusA hospital department is automatically a degree
CostSame programme, category, year and payment periodA joining demand is the full course cost
LocationTeaching, clinical and reporting venuesA city name identifies every campus building
AccommodationRoom allocation and separately stated chargesAn academic seat guarantees a room
Historical ranksSame authority, course, round, category and rank scalePast allotment means a future guarantee
Student planning guide

Questions to resolve before choosing KMC 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.

Plan your next step

Questions about KMC Mangaluru?

Discuss the qualification, fee scope and admission research with MedCollege. Guidance is separate from college allotment and reporting.

Enquire with MedCollegeCollege enquiry information

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.

Plan your next step

Questions about KMC Mangaluru?

Discuss the qualification, fee scope and admission research with MedCollege. Guidance is separate from college allotment and reporting.

Enquire with MedCollegeCollege enquiry information

Location and visit planning

KMC Mangaluru is identified in Mangaluru, 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.

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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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