KIMS Karwar MBBS : Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Ans. KIMS Karwar offers 150 MBBS seats per year. Of these, 15% of seats are allocated under the All India Quota and filled through MCC counselling at mcc.nic.in based on national NEET-UG merit. The remaining 85% of seats are allotted through KEA Karnataka state counselling at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in for Karnataka domicile candidates. There are no management or NRI quota seats, making KIMS Karwar a fully merit-based institution.

Ans. KIMS Karwar, established in 2016, is an autonomous government medical college with an attached teaching hospital serving Uttara Kannada district. MBBS students complete clinical postings in departments including Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, and Community Medicine. Being the primary government medical facility in the coastal Karwar region, the hospital receives patients from across Uttara Kannada, providing students with exposure to a diverse range of clinical cases.

Ans. The minimum NEET-UG qualifying percentile for admission to KIMS Karwar is the 50th percentile for general category (40th percentile for SC/ST/OBC). Actual cutoffs for Karnataka state quota seats are determined by KEA based on state merit rank, while AIQ cutoffs are set by MCC based on national merit. Candidates should check the KEA seat allotment result at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in and MCC result at mcc.nic.in after each counselling round.

Ans. Yes. The 15% All India Quota seats at KIMS Karwar are open to candidates from all states and are filled through MCC counselling at mcc.nic.in. The remaining 85% Karnataka state quota seats are reserved for Karnataka domicile candidates through KEA counselling. Non-Karnataka students should register with MCC and add KIMS Karwar as a preference to be considered for the AIQ category based on their NEET-UG national merit rank.

Ans. KIMS Karwar provides hostel accommodation for MBBS students on campus. Hostel charges are billed separately from the tuition fee and are as per the Karnataka government norms for government medical college hostels. Students are advised to apply for hostel accommodation at the time of enrollment, since seats are allotted based on availability. The college is located in Karwar, Uttara Kannada, on the Karnataka coast.

Ans. After completing the MBBS programme and the one-year compulsory rotating internship, graduates from KIMS Karwar can appear for NEET-PG and INI-CET for MD, MS, and Diploma postgraduate programmes. They can also appear for NEXT (National Exit Test) as mandated by NMC. Karnataka government medical graduates may be required to fulfil a bond service obligation in rural or government health facilities as specified by the Karnataka government at the time of admission.