KGMU: know the college

Admission is through the NEET-UG entrance. For NEET UG Eligibility is the 12th pass. Age criteria- Minimum 17 years. No maximum age limit. The student should have passed 12th standard with physics, chemistry, and biology or physics, chemistry, biology, and maths. Applications for NEET-UG start generally in January -March. The application is solely online. Fees change every year but are generally around 2000 for general students and a half for reserved candidates. Applications are available on the official website of NTA. NEET-UG exam is generally conducted between May - July every year. The exam consists of 180 questions. 45 each from physics and chemistry, and 90 from biology. And results are announced 1 month following the exam. The result is in form of marks, rank, and percentile. After the results, there is separate online counseling for all India quotas and state quotas. Each state has its quota of 85% seats. Rest 15% of seats in each state are alloted through the India quota. The same goes with KGMU, 85% of seats are state quota.

KGMU is one of the finest Medical universities in India. It often ranks among the top 10 as per the NIRF rankings. I choose MBBS at kgmu owing to its quality of education, and inspiring Alumni of KGMU many of whom are making KGMU proud at a global level. The faculty-student ratio is good. There are close to 15-20 faculties in all the major departments. All faculties are renowned and hold many degrees and fellowships. Classes are regularly held. Exams are timely conducted.

Since it is a Medical University, not many internship opportunities are available. There are many paramedical diploma courses in that you can enroll. 1-year mandatory internship for MBBS students is there for internal students.

The fees are not very high as it is a government institution. Annual fees for MBBS course is around 30,000 for general students. It is higher for the first year as it includes admission fees also. So for the first year, it is around 50,000. It includes tuition fees, hostel fees, library fees, and other miscellaneous fees. The tuition fees are in half for reserved candidates.

Campus life is good. KGMU is situated in Chowk, which lies right at the heart of the capital city Lucknow. So it is the best location one could live in. Apart from academics, cocurricular activities are conducted from time to time. There are freshers for new batches and farewells for the last batch. Apart from that, there is an annual fest named RHAPSODY. Rhapsody is like a festival at KGMU. The college has a full-fledged library with a wide variety of books and journals. There are sports facilities for maximum sports. Also, there is a swimming pool on the Campus itself. There are many student-run cultural clubs and research groups.

Double-seated rooms are provided in the first year. All the basic facilities are available in rooms. Bed, table, chair, almirah everything is provided. 24 hr. electricity. Water cooler with RO attached. Multiple bathroom sets on each floor. Daily cleaning of washrooms. Mess food is also okay. It is affordable. For the hostel, there is a separate form that is given at the time of admission itself.