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Kasturba Medical College, Manipal — Highlights

Manipal, Udupi district, KarnatakaPrivate · MAHE constituent

MBBSManipal, Udupi district

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KMC Manipal: Highlights

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College website	https://www.manipal.edu/kmc-manipal.html Source

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KMC Manipal highlights

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Official name	Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Established	1953
Institution type	Private; constituent institution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Recognition	NMC Recognised
NIRF Medical rank	#10 (2025)
Entrance examinations	NEET-UG for MBBS; NEET-PG for MD/MS; NEET-SS for applicable DM/MCh programmes
MBBS intake	250 seats listed
Study mode	Full-time, campus-based medical education for the programmes listed in this profile.
Location	Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi District, Karnataka 576104
Official website	www.manipal.edu ↗

At a glance

Important published details

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NIRF 2025 Medical rank: 10

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250 approved MBBS intake shown in the institution's NIRF 2025 submission

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Established in 1953 as India's first self-financing medical college

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MBBS duration: 4.5 academic years plus a 1-year compulsory rotating internship

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Clinical education supported by a 2,032-bed teaching hospital

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2026-27 MBBS first instalment: ₹17.83 lakh including refundable caution deposit

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2026-27 published MBBS course fee: ₹71.005 lakh

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Official data reviewed August 2026; verify current notices before applying

Understanding the profile

What these highlights mean

Rank #10KMC Manipal placed tenth in the NIRF 2025 Medical category. Ranking is useful for context, but it should be read with the underlying parameter scores.

250 MBBS seatsThis is the sanctioned intake reported in the institution’s NIRF submission. The current counselling seat matrix remains the final planning reference.

Established 1953The college has a long institutional history, but applicants should still assess present-day curriculum, infrastructure, cost and outcomes.

Academic and clinical ecosystem

KMC Manipal’s official pages describe an academic environment that combines lecture halls, basic-science laboratories, a Health Sciences Library, an anatomy and pathology museum, skills laboratories and a Medical Simulation Centre. Clinical education is connected to Kasturba Hospital and specialist departments.

For a meaningful comparison, do not count facilities alone. Check how frequently students use them, which training years receive access, how clinical postings are organised and what supervision is available.

Official references

About KMC ↗KMC experience ↗NIRF submitted data ↗

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Highlights at KMC Manipal

Exact-campus scope

KMC Manipal is MAHE’s Manipal medical institution, established in 1953. It remains the design benchmark for this update. The profile keeps medical specialist qualifications separate from MSc and other institutional training.

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