KMC Mangalore MBBS admission overview
KMC Mangalore admission runs entirely through NEET-UG and MCC deemed-university counselling, with no state-domicile quota. MAHE's own AY2026-27 fee circular states a total course fee of ₹71,00,500 (general, identical to KMC Manipal) or $1,48,000 (NRI, notably lower than Manipal's $1,97,200), billed across 4 yearly instalments over the 5.5-year MBBS course. Hostel for first-year students at the Bejai New Hostel ranges ₹1,63,500-₹1,98,000/year including the mandatory mess advance. Seat count and NEET closing rank are not yet sourced on this page.
- There is no admission route outside the official NEET-UG and MCC allotment process.
- The general MBBS fee matches KMC Manipal exactly (₹71,00,500), but the NRI fee is meaningfully lower here.
- The academic fee and hostel tariff are separate MAHE documents and must be budgeted together.
- Seat count and NEET closing rank for KMC Mangalore are not yet independently verified on this page.
Evidence note: Sourced from MAHE's official AY2026-27 General Fees circular, NRI Fees circular and Health Sciences Campus, Mangalore hostel tariff, named throughout this page.
1. Key facts at a glance
- Institution: Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore — a constituent college of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001.
- Programme: MBBS, 5.5 years total (4.5 academic years + 1 year compulsory rotating internship), fee billed across 4 yearly instalments.
- Total course fee (AY2026-27, general): ₹71,00,500, per MAHE's official fee circular.
- Total course fee (AY2026-27, NRI): $1,48,000, per MAHE's official NRI fee circular.
- Hostel (1st year, general): ₹1,63,500 – ₹1,98,000/year, Bejai New Hostel, mess advance included.
- Admission route: NEET-UG plus MCC Deemed & Central Universities counselling only — no state quota.
2. Fee structure
In one line: MAHE's AY2026-27 circular states a total course fee of ₹71,00,500 (general) / $1,48,000 (NRI) — the general figure is identical to KMC Manipal, but the NRI figure is meaningfully lower.
| Component | General (₹) | NRI (US $) |
|---|---|---|
| Caution deposit (refundable) | 10,000 | 200 |
| Batch-I (Year 1) — tuition | 10,99,000 | 23,000 |
| Batch-I (Year 1) — other fee | 6,74,000 | 13,950 |
| Batch-I (Year 1) total | 17,83,000 | 37,150 |
| Remaining instalments — tuition | 32,96,500 | 69,000 |
| Remaining instalments — other fee | 20,21,000 | 41,850 |
| 2026-27 Batch Total | 71,00,500 | 1,48,000 |
Official source: "2026-27 General Fees as on 04-07-2026" and "2026-27 NRI Fees as on 18-06-2026," Manipal Academy of Higher Education fee circulars. The Batch Total is MAHE's own published full-course figure — not this page's arithmetic.
3. Hostel charges
In one line: first-year MBBS/BDS hostel at the Health Sciences Campus, Mangalore runs ₹1,63,500-₹1,98,000/year (general category) at the single Bejai New Hostel, with mess mandatory and already included.
| Hostel | Room type | Hostel fee | Deposit | AC advance | Mess advance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bejai New Hostel (MBBS & BDS) | Double seater, attached bath, AC | ₹1,11,000 | ₹15,000 | ₹10,000 | ₹62,000 | ₹1,98,000 |
| Bejai New Hostel (MBBS & BDS) | Double seater, attached bath, Non-AC | ₹94,000 | ₹7,500 | — | ₹62,000 | ₹1,63,500 |
Official source: "2026 Prospectus File 77, Section 3 — Hostel Fees," dated 20 July 2026, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Unlike Manipal's multi-block system, Mangalore hostel is a single named block for MBBS/BDS students.
NRI-category hostel (same hostel, MBBS/BDS): AC runs $1,730/year excluding mess ($1,390 hostel fee + $200 deposit + $140 AC advance, plus a ₹62,000 mess advance billed in rupees); Non-AC runs $1,280/year ($1,180 hostel fee + $100 deposit + ₹62,000 mess). Per MAHE's Mangalore-specific hostel policy, there is no separate NRI hostel at this campus — the same Double Seater AC/Non-AC rooms are used. Refund policy differs from Manipal's: students are eligible for a refund of the balance hostel fee only on withdrawal from the hostel; no refund (except the security deposit) applies if you shift to flats/apartments under your own arrangements, or are terminated on disciplinary grounds — confirm the exact current policy before assuming Manipal's day-based deduction rules apply here too.
4. Total cost of the course
In one line: ₹71,00,500 (tuition + fees) is MAHE's own published full-course total — add hostel and mess separately.
| Component | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Total academic course fee (tuition + other fees + deposit) | ₹71,00,500 | MAHE's own published Batch Total for the full 5.5-year course — not derived by this page |
| Hostel + mess, per year (general, if resident) | ₹1,63,500 – ₹1,98,000 | MAHE's own hostel circular; multiply by the number of years you expect to stay in hostel |
| Books, equipment and personal living costs | Not sourced | No official MAHE document itemises this — budget your own estimate separately |
5. Who gets in — eligibility and admission route
In one line: admission is 100% through NEET-UG and MCC Deemed & Central Universities counselling — there is no state-domicile quota at KMC Mangalore.
As a constituent college of a deemed-to-be university, KMC Mangalore's MBBS seats are filled entirely through MCC's "Deemed & Central Universities" counselling stream at mcc.nic.in — not any state's CAP process. Standard national NEET-UG eligibility applies, set by NMC nationally rather than by the college. Seat count and the current cycle's NEET closing rank for this specific college are not yet sourced on this page — see section 11.
6. Admission process and payment
Admission follows MCC's national counselling calendar based on NEET-UG rank — the same calendar governing every other deemed-university MBBS seat. MAHE's fee and payment communications direct admitted candidates to its Finance Section (sfin.fee@manipal.edu) for instalment schedules; hostel applications at the Mangalore campus route through a login at hostel.manipal.edu using the Application Number and OTBS password, distinct from the Manipal campus's hms.manipal.edu portal.
7. Documents checklist
We have not found a KMC Mangalore-specific documents circular in the sources used to build this page. The list below is the standard document set MCC requires for deemed-university MBBS counselling generally — confirm the exact current-cycle list on mcc.nic.in and MAHE's own admission portal:
- MCC allotment letter
- NEET-UG admit card and result/rank letter (NTA)
- Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets and passing certificates
- Transfer/school-leaving certificate
- Migration certificate
- Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS), if applicable
- Medical fitness certificate
- Passport-size photographs
- Aadhaar card/passport for identity verification
- Fee payment proof
8. Common mistakes
| What people assume | What the official documents actually say |
|---|---|
| KMC Mangalore and KMC Manipal have the same NRI fee since the general fee matches | General fee is identical (₹71,00,500) but NRI differs: $1,48,000 at Mangalore vs $1,97,200 at Manipal. |
| The hostel refund policy is the same as Manipal's day-based deduction rules | Mangalore's own hostel schedule states a different policy — refund only on formal withdrawal from the hostel, not a day-count deduction. |
| There is an NRI-specific hostel block | Mangalore's hostel schedule states there is no separate NRI hostel — NRI students use the same Double Seater AC/Non-AC rooms. |
| There is a state or management quota | 100% MCC-counselled via NEET-UG rank — no state-domicile or management-quota route this page has found any official document describing. |
9. Is it worth it?
₹71,00,500 in academic fees alone, before hostel, mess, exam fees and living costs, is a substantial multi-year commitment — realistically ₹80-90 lakh all-in across 5.5 years once hostel is added, identical in scale to KMC Manipal. Because this page does not yet have a confirmed seat count or NEET closing-rank range for KMC Mangalore (section 11), it cannot tell you how competitive a given rank is here — weigh the confirmed fee figure against your family's actual ability to fund or finance it. Use the EMI calculator to model your own loan scenario against the confirmed ₹71,00,500 figure.
10. How it compares
Against KMC Manipal, the flagship sister campus: the general MBBS fee is identical (₹71,00,500), but the NRI fee is meaningfully lower at Mangalore ($1,48,000 vs $1,97,200), and Mangalore's hostel is a single Bejai New Hostel tariff rather than Manipal's multi-block system with more room-type choice. Manipal is the larger, older flagship campus with its own dedicated Kasturba Hospital; Mangalore's clinical training is anchored at the government Wenlock District Hospital. A fee comparison alone should not decide your choice without also weighing what is actually confirmed about your realistic admission chances at each and the clinical-training environment you prefer.
11. What we could not verify
- MBBS seat count. The MAHE fee documents used to source this page give fees only, not the seat matrix.
- NEET closing rank. We have not found an official MCC round-wise allotment result identifying KMC Mangalore's specific closing rank for a recent cycle.
- Placement, internship or NEET-PG outcome data. No primary MAHE document with genuine outcome data was found.
- Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet/SAARC-category MBBS fee. MAHE's consolidated NBT/SAARC fee schedule lists postgraduate programmes for KMC Mangalore but no MBBS undergraduate row.
- Founding date and official Wenlock Hospital affiliation. Widely reported publicly, but not sourced from a MAHE primary document as part of building this page.
12. Who should NOT choose this college
Choose KMC Mangalore if the confirmed ₹71,00,500 academic fee plus hostel fits your family's funding plan without over-leveraging on debt, you have no accessible state-quota or lower-cost seat available to you, and you prefer a government-hospital-anchored clinical training environment. Do not choose it if any of the following apply:
- You would need to mortgage your family's primary residence to fund it — model the real EMI against a realistic early-career income before committing.
- You need a confirmed NEET closing-rank range to judge your realistic chances — this page cannot yet provide one for this specific college.
- A Karnataka or your home-state government seat is genuinely within reach with one more attempt — the fee gap is large enough that a drop year deserves real consideration first.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total MBBS fee at KMC Mangalore for AY2026-27?
MAHE's own AY2026-27 general fee circular states a total course fee of ₹71,00,500 — identical in structure to KMC Manipal: Batch-I (Year 1) instalment ₹17,83,000 (tuition ₹10,99,000 + other fees ₹6,74,000, including a ₹10,000 refundable caution deposit), plus remaining instalments totalling ₹53,17,500 across the rest of the 5.5-year course.
What is the NRI-category fee?
MAHE's AY2026-27 NRI fee schedule states a total of $1,48,000 — Batch-I instalment $37,150 (tuition $23,000 + other $13,950, plus a $200 refundable caution deposit), and remaining instalments totalling $1,10,850 (tuition $69,000 + other $41,850). This is notably lower than KMC Manipal's NRI total ($1,97,200).
What does the hostel cost?
For 1st-year MBBS/BDS students at the Health Sciences Campus, Mangalore (general category): the Bejai New Hostel runs ₹1,63,500/year (double-seater, Non-AC, attached bath) to ₹1,98,000/year (AC). Every figure already includes the mandatory ₹62,000 annual mess advance.
Is KMC Mangalore the same as KMC Manipal?
No. Both are constituent medical colleges of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), but they are separate campuses with different hostel systems, different NRI fees, and different clinical training hospitals. KMC Mangalore's clinical training is anchored at the government Wenlock District Hospital; KMC Manipal runs its own large Kasturba Hospital campus. See our dedicated <Link to="/kmc-manipal-admission">KMC Manipal admission page</Link>.
Is there a state quota or any admission route besides NEET-UG and MCC counselling?
No. As a deemed-to-be university, 100% of KMC Mangalore's MBBS seats are filled through MCC's "Deemed & Central Universities" counselling stream based on NEET-UG rank. There is no Karnataka state-domicile quota this page has found any official document describing.
How is the fee paid across the course?
MAHE's circular bills the total in 4 yearly instalments across the 5.5-year course (4.5 academic years plus 1 compulsory rotating internship year), the same billing structure as KMC Manipal. Confirm the exact year-by-year schedule with the college's Finance Section before budgeting cash flow.
Does mess cost extra on top of the hostel fee?
It is bundled into the figures quoted in section 3 — MAHE's hostel schedule states messing is mandatory for all first-year UG hostel residents, and the ₹62,000 annual mess advance is already included in each room-type total above.
How should I verify the latest Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore admission route?
Start with NEET-UG through the competent MCC or state counselling authority. Then match the current prospectus, application notice and counselling schedule on the official authority or institute website. A route from an older cycle should not be assumed to remain unchanged.
Extended admission FAQs
What is the NEET closing rank for KMC Mangalore?
Not sourced on this page. We have not yet found an official MCC round-wise allotment result identifying KMC Mangalore's specific closing rank for a recent cycle. Confirm the current cycle's closing rank directly on mcc.nic.in before estimating your chances.
How many MBBS seats does KMC Mangalore have?
Not sourced on this page. The MAHE fee documents used to source this page give fees only, not seat counts. Do not rely on a seat figure quoted elsewhere without checking MCC's own official seat matrix for the current cycle.
Why is KMC Mangalore's NRI fee lower than KMC Manipal's if the general fee is identical?
MAHE's own NRI fee circular simply prices the two campuses differently for NRI-category students ($1,48,000 at Mangalore vs $1,97,200 at Manipal) while pricing general-category students identically. We have not found an official explanation for this differential in the documents used to source this page — treat it as the college's own published pricing decision, not something this page can explain further.
Is there a management quota or direct-admission route at KMC Mangalore?
Not through any process this page can verify. All MBBS admission runs through MCC counselling based on NEET-UG rank. Treat any claim of a direct-admission or "management quota" route as unverified.
Are Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet/SAARC category students charged the same MBBS fee as general category?
We could not confirm this either way. MAHE's consolidated Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet and SAARC-category fee schedule (as on 9 April 2026) lists postgraduate programmes for KMC Mangalore but does not include an MBBS undergraduate row for this college in that document. If you fall into this category, confirm your specific MBBS fee directly with MAHE's admissions office.
What clinical hospital is KMC Mangalore attached to?
Publicly, KMC Mangalore's clinical training is widely associated with the government Wenlock District Hospital in Mangalore. We have not independently verified this against a MAHE-issued primary document as part of building this page — treat it as a well-known fact about the college rather than something this page has itself sourced and cited.
What is the hostel refund policy if I vacate?
MAHE's Mangalore-campus hostel schedule states: students are eligible for a refund of the balance hostel fee only on withdrawal from the hostel; no refund (except the security deposit) applies if you shift out to flats/apartments to stay under your own arrangements, or if you are terminated on disciplinary grounds. This is a distinct policy statement from the Manipal-campus hostel schedule's day-based deduction rules — confirm which applies to you.
Is this page affiliated with MAHE or KMC Mangalore?
No. Future Career Guidance is an independent admission-counselling service. This page cites MAHE's own official fee and hostel circulars; it is not authorised by, and does not speak for, Manipal Academy of Higher Education or Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
Contact & address
Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore — Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001. Web: www.manipal.edu/kmc-mangalore.html. Finance Section: sfin.fee@manipal.edu. Read our editorial and sourcing policy for how figures on this page are verified.
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