Overview

There are as many as 60 medical colleges in Karnataka which altogether offer 9,345 total medical seats in Karnataka 2021. Of the 60 medical colleges in Karnataka, 19 are government medical colleges thus accounting for less than one-third of the total medical colleges. The rest, i.e. 41 medical colleges are private medical colleges. The total government medical seats in Karnataka 2021 are 2900 and the rest, i.e. 6445 seats are available for admission to private medical colleges in Karnataka. With so many medical colleges in Karnataka, good prospect of postgraduate medical studies is evident. 

As a result, the students can pursue PG in 55 medical colleges of Karnataka which collectively offer 5,000+ seats to MD/MS/Diploma program! Of these, 20 are government medical colleges in Karnataka offering 1171 seats in PG courses and the rest are 35 private medical colleges of Karnataka with 3800+ seats. If we were to explore the status of super specialty studies, there are 23 medical colleges in Karnataka that offer around 370 seats in DM/MCH programs.

Index

1. Fees, Seats - Govt Medical Colleges
2. Fees, Seats - Private Medical Colleges
3. Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges
4. NEET UG Counseling Process 
5. Important Dates NEET 2022
6. Predict Your Chance for MBBS Seat
7. Medical PG or NEXT
8. Medical PG in USA (USMLE)
9. Medical PG in Germany
10. Complete details of all Govt and Pvt Medical colleges in Karnataka

Fees & Seats - Govt Medical Colleges

Refer to the below table for Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota, and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College in Karnataka

Fees & Seats - Private Medical Colleges

In the table below you can find the Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota, and State Quota Seats for every Private Medical College.In Karnataka, Private Medical Colleges participate solely in State Counseling procedures and not in All India Counseling. Hence, the All India Quota cut-off detail is not available.

Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges

In Karnataka, most of the medical colleges hold more than 10 to 25 years of experience in teaching.. It is always important to select an old medical college as there is no shortage of faculties and they are well experienced too, which is the primary requirement of a MBBS student for their learning.

Karnataka NEET-UG 2021 Counseling Process:

The Karnataka Medical Counseling 2021 is meant for 85 percent of the total government medical seats in Karnataka 2021 and all the seats in private medical colleges in Karnataka. On the other hand, if a candidate is looking forward to apply for the 15% AIQ seats, he/she shall attend a separate counseling held by MCC which expands to Medical Counseling Committee. The counseling will be done in 2 rounds and a mop up round for filling up the vacant seats from previous 2 rounds. Those who qualified NEET are eligible to apply in both the counseling processes. Please refer the table below to find Cut off marks for each category.

Important Dates:

The KEA NEET-UG 2021 allotment list of selected candidates will be formed after the NEET counseling. The candidates in the Karnataka MBBS admission list will be selected on the basis of their rank and the category from which they’re applying. The selected candidates will then be required to report to the allotted Karnataka medical college with the required documents. In case any of the selected student(s) fails to report to the Karnataka medical college within the prescribed time, his/her seat will be forfeited. Once the dates for reporting to the college/ Fee deposits/Submitting documents are passed all such seats are made available for the next rounds. In the below table, you can find the details for counseling rounds in All India and State counseling followed for MBBS Seat Allocation-

The counseling procedure will be supervised by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). The Karnataka MBBS counseling 2021 will be done on the basis of the score obtained by the participating candidate in the NEET UG exam. Moreover, the Karnataka NEET counseling will be held in an online mode and the participating candidates can attend the counseling at kea.kar.nic.in (Official Website of Karnataka Examination Authority). 
The KEA, Karnataka, Prepares and publish the State Merit list of under each category. Students can assess their chance to get college of their choice based on previous year’s Cut offs of that college. If you want to be sure about the chances it is recommended to use MOKSH College Predictor which utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology. Also, this college predictor will give you an idea and will predict the college possible for you based on your current NEET Ranking, Reservation category and Other Quotas applicable for you.

ELIGIBILITY

To fulfill the eligibility criteria, the candidate must

1. Be a citizen of India
2. Have completed 17 years of age by the 31st December of the year he/she is applying for admission in
3. Have passed 12th standard with a minimum of 50% in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English in case he/she is from an unreserved category and 40% if he/she is from a reserved category
4. Qualify the NEET UG Exam as well as clear the cutoff for Karnataka MBBS admission 2021.

To apply to the MBBS seats in Karnataka through state quota, the candidate must fulfill any of the following conditions.

1. He/she must have studied for a minimum period of 7 years from a Karnataka institution
2. He/she must have passed 11th and 12th standard from an educational institution in Karnataka and his/her parents must have studied in Karnataka for at least 7 years
3. He/she along with either of the parents have Kannada, Tulu or Kodava as mother tongue. In such case, they must undergo a language test to prove eligibility
4. He/she must be the son/daughter of defense personnel who happen to have passed 11th and 12th standard from an educational institution in Karnataka

APPLICATION PROCESS

To participate in Karnataka MBBS counseling, the candidate will have to register himself first. The application form will be released on the Karnataka MBBS admission official website of Karnataka Examination Authority. The procedure will commence with the candidate registering himself through his E-mail ID and mobile number. The candidate will then receive application ID and password on the E-mail ID and mobile number provided during Karnataka MBBS registration 2021. Through this ID, the candidate is enabled to login to the Karnataka MBBS admission official website (kea.kar.nic.in) and proceed with the application process. Moreover, the candidate has to pay a certain amount that goes towards application form fees. This payment can be made either offline through E-Challan or online through debit cards, credit cards or net banking. The details of the amount to be paid are available under the ‘APPLICATION FEE’ section.

Afterward, the candidate must supply with information that incorporates the candidate’s personal details, academic details, NEET UG details, contact details, etc. Thereafter, the candidate is supposed to upload his passport sized photograph that is present on the NEET hall ticket, signature, and thumb impression. After filling in the essential information and fulfilling the prerequisites, the candidate has successfully registered themselves for the KEA NEET UG counseling 2021.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

The documents that are mandatory to be produced for Karnataka MBBS counseling 2021 and admission in Karnataka medical colleges are illustrated below. Candidates must note that unavailability of any of the documents is likely to lead to the cancellation of the Karnataka MBBS admission 2021.

1. 10th and 12th standard certificate
2. 10th and 12th standard mark sheet
3. NEET hall ticket
4. NEET Score card
5. Birth certificate
6. Identity proof (Aadhaar card,Driving License,Passport, Voter ID)
7. 10 Passport sized photographs (The photograph must be the same as those used in the NEET application form and hall ticket)
8. Fee payment receipt
9. Printout of the application form

Documents that are subject to applicability

1. Reservation category certificate
2. Domicile certificate
3. PWD(Persons With Disability)certificate
4. Gap period affidavit
5. Income certificate
6. Freedom fighter certificate

NEET-UG Exam dates 2022

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET (UG) 2021 examination on Sunday, 12th September, 2021 in pen & paper mode. NEET-2021 Exam was delayed due to second wave of COVID-19. CBSE announced 12th Board exams for 2022 in April and May  It is expected NTA may conduct NEET-UG 2022 Exams in the month of July’22. If it happens then NEET result will be decleared in the month of Aug. In such scenario NEET UG Counseling 2022 will take place in the month of Sept. The examination will serve as a uniform entrance examination for MBBS admission and othe stream like BDS/ BAMS/ BSMS/ BUMS/ BHMS and other undergraduate medical courses.

Pl find the tentative date for NEET UG 2022 Exam

Your Chance to get a MBBS Seat

The most difficult time for any of the students is to wait after NEET till the counseling process to know whether he/she is getting a college of his/her choice or not? Sometimes this dilemma continues for a couple of months due to multiple rounds of counseling. It has become more difficult due to parallel counseling of All India Quota and various States due to COVID-19. The counseling process is very complex where 550+ Govt. and Private colleges offer 83000+ Seats and fee variation is also huge that ranges from less than 1 Lac to 2.5 Cr for the course.

Dreams shatter when any silly mistake in choice filling or wrong selection of college leads to getting a poorly ranked college. Imagine getting paid seats or no seats at all due to lack of genuine guidance!

MOKSH AI-based MBBS college predictor predicts your chances of getting an MBBS seat in Karnataka State Medical colleges in All India Counselling NEET-UG 2021 and Karnataka State Counselling NEET-UG 2021 under various Seat categories like Govt., Management, or NRI Seat. For assessing your chances of getting a seat, the MOKSH Predictor algorithm takes categories/sub-categories or various Quotas into consideration as per Govt. regulations. It also takes into account historical data published by Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) or State Dept. responsible for counseling Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA)

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Medical PG in India or NEXT

During MBBS study, a student realizes the importance of being a specialist. They also understand the competitiveness to secure MD/MS Seat in Govt College. If we look at the success ratio to get PG in Govt Medical College which is 11% Broadly we can say that only 1 out of 10 will get PG Seat whereas chances of getting Clinical specialty is 1 out of 20 applicants. It is obvious that the PG journey is going to be very difficult or else students should have enough money to get the paid seat in Pvt Medical College which may be in Crores!

Do you feel early preparation and the right mentorship will pave your dream of becoming a specialist?

NMC already notified the introduction of the NEXT Exam in India from 2023. This exam will replace all Medical PG exams in India. The exam will be conducted in two parts NEXT-1 and NEXT-2. The Objective of the NEXT-1 is to assess the Student’s Knowledge of Pre, Para, and Clinical Subjects on the National Level. Only post-qualifying of NEXT-1 any Medical student will be eligible for an Internship. Post completion of internship Students needs to go thru NEXT-2 which will assess their Clinical skills, Patient Management, and Keeping of Medical history. Those who will Clear NEXT-2 awarded a license to practice and Rankers of NEXT-1 will get PG seats of their choice. You may refer to Page for detailed information on the NExT Exam.

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Medical PG in USA (USMLE)

We are well aware about difficulty of getting PG in India. With the introduction of NEXT, maximum students in India are getting attracted to USMLE prep from 1st year of MBBS since it simulates the new NMC Competency-based curriculum much easily. US Healthcare system is considered as one of the Best health care system because of numerous reasons like High rewards, excellent infrastructure, Merit based assessment, Open opportunities for Super specialties. Most of the countries trying to replicate US health care assessment system for their Medical Graduates USMLE exam are divided in 3 Parts. One can appear in USMLE Step 1 after 2nd Year, USMLE Step 2 CK during internship and Step-3 during your residency (Medical PG). The USMLE is an online exam and can be taken at the PROMETRIC centers present across India.

MOKSH Coaching focuses on patient centered learning approach which helps students score high on both USMLE & NEXT. MOKSH is the leading name in USMLE Coaching. Currently, 1000+ Students from Indian and Abroad medical colleges are preparing for USMLE steps via MOKSH Platform.

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Medical PG in Germany

PG in Germany after MBBS in India is another great option, though it requires you to learn the German language. Of the 6 levels starting from A1 to C2, you need to clear A1 and A2 that would qualify you to apply for the visa.

Once the Language formalities are done, you get into the phase where you do Observer-ship from a German hospital approved by the German Medical Council. This is followed by Residency.

This may sound simple here but the process is quite complicated. To know more about PG in Germany after your MBBS in India

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Details of all Govt and Pvt Medical college in Karnataka

You can find complete information about any Govt, Private, and Deemed colleges of Karnataka by clicking on respective college in the table below