Pragya's Review On Kempegowda Institute Of Medical Sciences - [KIMS], Bangalore

College management is good. A student welfare officer is appointed for any grievances of the students. The college is very efficient with inquiries and doubts at the help desk. The faculty and the seniors are great.

MBBS couse is of 5 and half year duration ( including internship). The exams are conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The academic structure consists of 3 internal assessment exams each year and one final exam every year.

There are nos such general placements in medical colleges. The students after graduation have to apply for a licence to practice after which they can set up their own clinics, or start work with public or private medical institutes. Internship of one year is compulsory.

The college fee is to be paid annually for a period of 4.5 years and the fee per year is INR 1.15L. The college demands some extra fees like lab fees, sports fees, maintenance fee, etc. The fee structure is a little expensive.

There is annual sports meet where the college conducts KIMS Premier Cricket League. The college students participate inthe WHO debate program about health issues. There are seminars, workshops, camps and guest lectures too.

Hostel is good in terms of cleanliness, food, environment. There is a separate hostel for boys and girls located in Banashankari. The mess has both vegetarian and non vegetarian food available for the students.

The college takes in admission through NEET UG exam but i got in through Karnataka CET as that was the qualifying exam then. The college also takes admission of students on quota such as NRI and management.

Each department in the college has 10 to 15 faculty members depending on their experience and expertise. The faculty members are divided into professors, assistant professors, associate professors, and senior residents.