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The Vokkaligara Sangha, established in the year 1906, took a formal decision in the year 1979 to start a private medical college in Bangalore. In the year 1980, the foundation stone of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) was laid by the then Honorable. Chief Minister Shri R. Gundu Rao in campus of Vokkaligara Sangha. Later, a vacant land in Banashankari, Bangalore was granted to Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore)for the construction of its building and hostels.

Kempegowda Medical College Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) is among the top 5 private medical colleges in Karnataka imparting excellent medical education and training to its medical students to become successful healthcare professionals. The institute is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and is recognized by the Medical Council of India. It is a member institute of COMEDK.

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) offers undergraduate medical course (MBBS), 21 postgraduate medical courses (MD and MS) and 8 postgraduate diploma courses. Currently, Kempegowda Medical College Bangalore has 150 sanctioned MBBS seats, 93 sanctioned PG medical seats and 14 sanctioned PG Diploma seats.

The KIMS Hospital was established in the year 1990. The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for the students of KIMS. The dedicated and qualified medical practitioners are engaged in providing quality clinical training to the students. The hospital is equipped with 810 beds and offers a wide range of healthcare services to the patients. The institute provides various facilities to its students which include hostels, transport, sports & gym, canteen, bank, etc.

Since its inception, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) has helped many medical aspirants in achieving their dream of becoming healthcare professionals by imparting theoretical and practical skills of truly international standards.

A Brief Overview:

  Type Of Institution   Private
  Management   Vokkaligara Sangha
  Established Year   1980
  Affiliation   RGHUS
  Recognition   Medical Council of India
  UG Courses   MBBS
  PG Courses   MD, MS & PG Diploma
  Faculty   
  Clinical Exposure   
  Infrastructure   
  Academic Facilities   
  Food & Accommodation   
  Extra Curricular Activities   

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) offers degrees in undergraduate medical course, postgraduate medical courses and postgraduate diploma course in various disciplines.

Undergraduate Medical Course

Kempegowda Medical College Bangalore offers Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at undergraduate level. The MBBS course was started in the year 1981. The duration of MBBS Course is 5 ½ years including one year of compulsory internship.

Undergraduate Medical Course
Course Specialization Total Seats
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - 150

Postgraduate Medical Courses

Kempegowda Medical College Bangalore offers medical courses at postgraduate level which include viz. Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS) and Postgraduate Diploma. The duration of postgraduate medical courses (MD & MS) is 3 years, whereas the duration of postgraduate diploma course is 2 years.

Postgraduate Medical Courses
Course Specialization Total Seats
Doctor of Medicine (MD) Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Bio-Chemistry, Community Medicine, Dermatology , Venereology & Leprosy, Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, General Medicine, Microbiology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radio Diagnosis, , Respiratory Medicine 70
Master of Surgery (MS) Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopaedics 23
PG Diploma Anaesthesiology, Child Health, Clinical Pathology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Radio Diagnosis 14

 MBBS Admission Process

Eligibility Criteria for MBBS Course

1. The candidate should have completed 17 years of age as on or before 31st December of the year of MBBS Admission.
2. The candidate should have passed 12th Standard with 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology with English as one of the subjects.
3. The candidate belonging to OBC / SC / ST should have secured 40% of the minimum marks.

Entrance Exam

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UG (NEET UG) is a national level entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for MBBS admission in medical colleges in India. Candidates seeking MBBS admission in Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) should qualify in NEET UG with required percentile as explained below:

The candidates belonging to General Category have to secure 50th percentile to qualify in NEET UG, whereas the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Other Backward Class (OBC) including PWD of SC/ST/OBC have to secure 40th percentile, and the candidates belonging to Unreserved PWD have to secure 45th percentile to qualify in NEET UG exam.

Admission Procedure

MBBS admission at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) takes place through centralized counselling conducted at State Level. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has been authorized for the conduct of merit-based counselling for admission to MBBS course in Karnataka.

NEET UG - KEA Counselling

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducts merit-based counselling for MBBS seats in Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) in three rounds. The first two rounds of MBBS counselling will be conducted online, whereas the third round will be conducted in offline mode and is called Mop-up Round of counselling.

MBBS seats in Kempegowda Medical College Bangalore are distributed into four categories viz. Government Seats (G) (40% of total seats only for Karnataka candidates), Private Seats (P) (40% of total seats for Karnataka and non-Karnataka candidates), NRI Seats (N) (15% of total seats for NRI candidates) and Others Seats (Q) (5% of total seats for all candidates excluding NRI and Foreign National candidates).

The process of centralized merit-based counseling conducted by KEA for MBBS seat allotment includes following steps:

1. Publication of list of NEET UG qualified candidates
2. Online Registration by eligible candidates
3. Document Verification at KEA, Bangalore
4. Publication of State Merit List
5. Start of online counselling process
6. Exercising of choices by registered and verified candidates
7. Allocation of MBBS seats
8. Publication of Result
9. Exercising of Options (only during first round of MBBS counselling)
10. Reporting at the allotted medical college.

The candidates who will be allotted MBBS seat at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) should report at the medical college within the date and time specified by KEA.

 PG Medical Admission Process 

Eligibility Criteria for PG Medical Courses

1. The candidate should have completed MBBS from any of the medical colleges recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
2. The candidate should have completed a compulsory Rotatory Internship on or before 31st march of the year of PG medical admission.

Entrance Exam

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test PG (NEET PG) is a national level entrance exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) for PG medical admission in medical colleges in India. Candidates seeking PG medical admission in KIMS Bangalore, one of the best Private Medical Colleges in Karnataka, must qualify in NEET PG with required percentile. The NEET PG qualifying percentile for candidates belonging to different categories is explained below. 

The candidates belonging to General Category have to secure 50th percentile to qualify in NEET PG, whereas the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Other Backward Class (OBC) including PWD of SC/ST/OBC have to secure 40th percentile, and the candidates belonging to Unreserved PWD have to secure 45th percentile to qualify in NEET PG entrance exam.

Admission Procedure

PG medical admission at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore (KIMS Bangalore) takes place through centralized counselling conducted at State Level. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has been authorized for the conduct of merit-based counselling for admission to MBBS course in Karnataka. 

NEET PG - KEA Counselling

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducts centralized merit-based counselling for PG medical seats in three rounds. The first two rounds of PG medical counselling will be conducted online, whereas the third round will be conducted offline and is called Mop-up Round of counselling. 

The process of Centralized Counseling conducted by KEA for PG medical seat allotment includes following steps:

1. Publication of list of NEET PG qualified candidates
2. Online Registration by eligible candidates
3. Document Verification at KEA, Bangalore
4. Publication of State Merit List
5. Start of online counselling process
6. Exercising of choices by registered and verified candidates
7. Allocation of PG medical seats
8. Publication of Result
9. Exercising of Options (only during first round of counselling)
10. Reporting at the allotted medical college.

The candidates who will be allotted PG medical seat at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore should report at the medical college within the date and time specified by KEA.

Locations :

Distance Between Majestic Railway Station to KIMS Bangalore
Origin KSR Bangalore City Junction Railway Station, Majestic, Bangalore
Destination KIMS Bangalore
Driving Distance 3.6 KM
Driving Time 16 Min
Distance Between Majestic Railway Station to KIMS Bangalore
Origin KSR Bangalore City Junction Railway Station, Majestic, Bangalore
Destination KIMS Bangalore
Driving Distance 3.6 KM
Driving Time 16 Min
Distance Between Yeswantpura Railway Station to KIMS Bangalore
Origin Yeswantpura Railway Station, Industrial Area, Phase 1, Bangalore
Destination KIMS Bangalore
Driving Distance Driving Distance : 8.8KM
Driving Time 35 Min
Distance Between Kempegowda International Airport to KIMS Bangalore
Origin Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore
Destination KIMS Bangalore
Driving Distance 37.3 KM
Driving Time 1H 17Min

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