Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) is one of the highly demanded Medical College in the heart of Bangalore city and was established in the year 1980 by the Vokkaligara Sangha and is run by the Trust. It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences - RGUHS, Bangalore, Karnataka and recognized by National Medical Commission (NMC) India. The college is ranked No. 24th among the Medical Colleges in India, As per the Mint, The Wall Street Journal. KIMS is also recognized by The General Medical Council, United Kingdom, World Health Organization, and The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, London. The college has produced many Toppers and Achievers in all these years and hence it is one of the most demanded Medical College in Karnataka and in the Country. The college has two campuses, where Hospital and Clinical Departments are in one campus while the pre and para-clinical departments are in the other campus spread over around 14 acres. It is well connected with Aerial, Rail and Road route and easy to access from any part of the city. It has an annual intake of 150 MBBS seats and 111 seats in 21 departments of Post-Graduate studies.

The college is surrounded by lush green environment very much in the middle of city housing a beautiful infrastructure. Full fledged modern classrooms, Lecture halls, Seminar halls, Well quipped Laboratories with all the Modern facilities, Separate Hostels for Boys and Girls with all amenities, Gym and Sports corner for recreational activities, Canteen and Bank are available within the campus. It has a Central Library with separate reading rooms for UG and PG students which is sufficiently stocked with Books over 21,500 in no and over 10,150 Medical Journals and a yearly subscription of around 145 periodicals as per the set guidelines.

KIMS Hospital

The Hospital has made its own mark owing to its quality treatment facilities in all these years and has been the choice of many patients across Bangalore and other parts of the state. KIMS Multi-Specialty Hospital is an 810 bedded hospital established in the year 1990 situated in close proximity to the city market. It caters to all the Departments including Clinical, Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical, Medical & Surgical, and Neo-natal sections matching the International standards. Emergency and Intensive Care Units are one of the best with all the modern standards. It has a huge no. of OPD's and IP's making it a defined destination for UG and PG learners. The Hospital's general specialities include General Medicine, General Surgery, OBG, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Forensic Medicine.

CONTACT AND OTHER DETAILS: Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)

KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority conducts counselling MBBS NEETUG For Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) oversees the centralized online counseling process for the state of Karnataka. This process provides access to various seats, including government seats in government colleges, government seats in private colleges or private universities, management seats (others), and NRI seats in private colleges or private universities. The KEA conducts four rounds of counseling: the first round, second round, mop-up round, and stray vacancy round. The application form will be available in the UGNEET section at https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/ugneet24.

KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority conducts counseling for Government Medical College (85% seats and another 15% will be conducted by MCC), 100% seat allotment in Private Universities & Private Medical College ( includes Non-Minority, linguistic minority, and religious minority institutions), by KEA.

Qualifying Criteria of UGNEET-2024 (SC/ST/OBC eligibility criteria are applicable to Karnataka SC/ST/OBC candidates only)

Step-Wise Process of KEA Counselling

• UGNEET - Notification
• UGNEET - Information Bulletin
• UGNEET- Schedule
• UGNEET - Online Application
• UGNEET Uploading of documents
• Applied list
• Verification of documents
• Verified list (Verification slip and KCET number)
• Seat matrix & Fees structure (The separate seat matrix for Government seat, Private seat, NRI seat and others quota)

First Round :-

• First round schedule
• Option entry
• Mock allotment results
• Chance for candidates to reshuffle their choices, add or delete
• Locking of choice

(IMPORTANT NOTE – KEA Doesn’t allow fresh option entry after the first round of results. In the second round, only reshuffling is allowed; no new entries can be made.

• Result First Round
• Allotment cut-off first-round
• Reporting to the college (Choice 1,2,3,4 are given)

Second Round:-

• No fresh registration for those candidate who have not registered in the first round
• Choice-3 opted candidates in the first round and candidates entered the options in the first round and not allotted any seat in first round but willing to participate in the second round for UG medical seat 2024 should pay the Caution Deposit of Rs.1,00,000/- (One Lakh only) to become eligible to participate in the second round.
• All category candidates should pay the caution deposit.
• Choice-2 candidates of first round who have paid the fees need not pay the Caution Deposit.
• Caution Deposit should be paid through online. DDs will not be accepted.
• If a candidate gets the medical seat, the caution deposit paid by the candidate will be adjusted towards the fee
• If a candidate gets the medical seat in the second round and fails to pay the balance fees or fails to report to the college, caution deposit paid by the candidate will be forfeited and the candidate has to pay the complete first-year fee to KEA as per rules
• The fee paid at KEA for other courses, will not be considered as caution deposit.

“NOTE: People who got allotted in 1st & 2nd Round are not allowed to participate in the mop-up round “

Mop Up Round:

• No Fresh Registration
• Candidates who are willing to participate in the UGNEET 2024 Mop-up round should pay the course fee deposit as detailed below.
• Candidates who have paid the Caution Deposit for the second round and did not get any medical seat should pay the medical course fee deposit after deducting the caution deposit amount(1lakhs).
• If a candidate secures a medical seat in the mop-up round but fails to report to the college, take admission, or cancels the seat, the medical course fee deposit will be forfeited. The candidate must also pay a penalty and will be ineligible for future counseling, including All India Quota (AIQ).
• Candidate has to pay the MEDICAL COURSE FEE DEPOSIT by downloading the Challan or through online mode
• In 2022, option entry took place through offline counseling. In 2023, the process shifted to online counseling, requiring a caution deposit of 1 lakh for students to participate in the MOP-UP Round. For 2024, the caution deposit amounts are specified in the table below.

• Allotment & cut-off of the mop-up round
• Reporting

Stray vacancy round:

• Fresh registration was allowed for the candidates who hadn't registered in the subsequent rounds.
• Verification Slip Download
• Candidates who are willing to participate in the UGNEET 2024 Mop-up round should pay the course fee deposit as detailed below.
• Candidates who have paid the Caution Deposit for the second round and did not get any medical seat should pay the medical course fee deposit after deducting the caution deposit amount(1lakhs).
• If a candidate secures a medical seat in the mop-up round but fails to report to the college, take admission, or cancels the seat, the medical course fee deposit will be forfeited. The candidate must also pay a penalty and will be ineligible for future counseling, including All India Quota (AIQ).
• Candidate has to pay the MEDICAL COURSE FEE DEPOSIT by downloading the Challan or through online mode
• Option entry
• Allotment & cut-off of the mop-up round
• Reporting
• In 2022, the institutional mop-up round of counseling aimed to fill vacant seats remaining after the KEA mop-up. Colleges received a list of registered candidates for stray vacancies, which they had to fill in order of merit. Starting in 2023, the stray round will be conducted online mode only.

SEAT MATRIX link for the A.Y 2024-2025:

CUTOFF link for the A.Y 2024-2025

Seat Distribution For MBBS And BDS Counseling FOR KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority

SEAT MATRIX OF KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority For The Year 2024-2025: Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)

CUTOFF FOR KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority FOR THE A.Y 2024-2025 OF Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)