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This college also participates in All India Quota counselling, conducted by MCC.
Admission Trends
Demand at Kasturba Medical College has grown steadily. In 2023 OPEN closed at AIR 79,454, but by 2025 it reached AIR 60,798. Reserved category students have a wider window — SC closed at AIR 2,11,691, roughly 3.5× the OPEN cutoff of AIR 60,798. This college has filled seats in later rounds, so it belongs on your list even as a backup pick.
MBBS Intake
250
100% filled (2023-24)
Hospital Beds
660
14 emergency
Govt Quota Fee
₹1,53,571
2025-26
OPEN category rank bands based on 1 year of closing rank data (9 categories tracked)
High Chance
< 45,599
Qualified every year
Moderate Chance
45,599–60,798
Qualified some years
Low Chance
60,798–66,878
Did not qualify in any year
Beds per MBBS student
2.6
Below NMC minimum (NMC min: 3)
OPD cases per student / month
54
Clinical exposure metric
IPD cases per student / month
4
Inpatient exposure
Higher ratios mean more hands-on clinical exposure per student during MBBS training. NMC requires a minimum of 3 hospital beds per MBBS student.
University
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Deemed University), Manipal
Faculty
61 members
NMC Status
Recognized
Clinical
Digital
Compliance
HMIS vendor: NIC
Blood bank valid until: 2027-11-23
OPD / month
13,406
IPD / month
1,003
X-Ray / month
2,490
CT Scan / month
265
MRI / month
182
Ultrasound / month
1,386
Culture & Sensitivity / month
742
Births & Deaths (2023)
Births / month
563
Deaths / month
236
Total births
6,752
Total deaths
2,594
| Year | Intake | Admitted | Fill Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 250 | 250 | 100% |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 250 | 100% |
| 2021-22 | 250 | 250 | 100% |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 250 | 100% |
| 2019-20 | 250 | 250 | 100% |
| Department | Prof | Assoc Prof | Asst Prof | Tutors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities & Management | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Obstetrics | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Media Studies | 56 | — | — | — | 56 |
2025-26(Unknown)
| Quota | Tuition | Development | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| government | — | — | 1,53,571 |
2024-25(Deemed-University)
| Quota | Tuition | Development | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| government | — | — | 1,54,321 |
Infrastructure, clinical load, and admission data sourced from NMC MSMER (updated Mar 2026)
It operates as part of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Deemed University), Manipal, a deemed university. Founded in 1955, it has over 70 years in medical education. It is ranked 35th in the NIRF 2025 Medical Rankings with a score of 56.45.
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Also known as: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore