The Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, is a Government College established in the Year 1957 and is one of the oldest medical schools in India. When Andhra State was formed in October 1953, the Government of Andhra decided to start a medical college in the Rayalaseema region of the state and the government of Andhra passed orders to establish a medical college, the third one in the state at Kurnool.  The college has produced some notable alumni who have made a great identity in the country and abroad. The college is recognized by Govt. of India and the National Medical Commission (NMC)   and is affiliated with Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. It has an annual intake of 250 MBBS seats, 139 seats in 19 disciplines of Post-Graduate studies and 13 seats in 7 disciplines of Super-Specialization studies. 

The college is spread in an area of over 14 acres and has an advanced infrastructure with very good and huge spacious classrooms, Lecture halls to accommodate almost 400, Demonstration room, Common rooms, Examination Hall of capacity of 400  & Auditorium. There are departments in both preclinical, para clinical and clinical subjects. It has extensive library and laboratories in each department. There are very  good laboratory facilities and departmental museums. Library and Information Centre has separate areas for textbooks section, reference section, stock area, back volume area, periodical section,  audio/video section, reprographic section, computer workstation with internet facility and access to e-resources, Librarian office and technical section and Round the Clock Reading Room. Sports, Games and Recreational facilities are available. Separate hostels for boys and girls are available. 

The Attached Hospital

The college is attached to Kurnool Government General Hospital which is around 1500 bedded hospital and has 24X7 emergency services and OPD and IP facility. It has Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory services. 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 Details:

Kurnool Medical College

Bharath Petroleum, Near, Bhudawarapet, Kisan Ghat Rd,

Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh 518002

Phone: +91 08518-255160

Email: [email protected]

website: www.kurnoolmedicalcollege.in

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Andhra Pradesh

The medical aspirants seeking MBBS/BDS admission at Dr. NTR University Of Health Sciences will have to register themselves for the Dr. NTRUHS admission process by filling out their application form. Counselling for MBBS Students (NEET-UG) in Andhra Pradesh will be conducted by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) Vijayawada. Andhra Pradesh, MBBS/BDS admission is done on the basis of marks secured in NEET-UG. Candidates who will qualify NEET-UG Exam and meet the eligibility requirements only can register and fill the application form for Andhra Pradesh, MBBS / BDS  admission. Dr. NTRUHS counseling is conducted in Three rounds (Round 1, Round 2, and Mop-up Round) and the fourth round being the College Round. Suppose the number of vacant seats is x, then 10x the list of registered candidates will be sent to the college and is to be exhausted strictly in order of merit. Seat selection for Government Seats (Competent Authority Quota) and for Management Quota(MQ) seats will be through web counseling. Under NTRUHS, the Counselling procedure is divided into Convener quota-CQ (Govt.) and Management Quota(MQ1 & MQ2).

Eligibility For Admission

Qualification:

• 12th or (10+2 Equivalent) with Minimum 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English for UR &  40% for SC/ST/OBC.
• Those who have qualified NEET-UG by scoring the minimum qualifying percentage will be eligible for Admission and Counseling. Candidates should have earned a minimum of 50 percentile (40th  percentile for SC/ST/OBC and 45th percentile for General-PH) in order to become eligible for NEET-UG counseling rounds
• AGE: A student must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission under NEET-UG eligibility or should complete the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the 1st year MBBS/BDS Course.

Government Seats (Competent Authority Quota)

It includes seats in Government colleges and Government shares of seats in Private colleges.

• 85% of Seats in Government colleges (after exclusion of 15 % seats transferred to All India Quota)
• 50% of Seats in case of Private Un-aided Non-Minority and 50% of Minority Medical college and 50% in case of private Non-Minority Dental College
• Non-local candidates are eligible for 15% unreserved seats only. The local candidates are also eligible for 15% unreserved seats along with 85% seats reserved for the local area.

Local Areas:

1. For admission to the Andhra University: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam
2. For admission to the Osmania University: Adilabad, Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal
3. For admission to the Sri Venkateswara University: Ananthapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor, and Nellore

Local Category:

Candidates who wish to apply for Andhra Pradesh NEET-UG counseling as local candidates will have to meet any of the following criteria with respect to the local area.

1. Applicants must have studied for a period of four years consecutively in that area: the last year being the year of the qualifying examination
2. Applicants must have resided in that area for four consecutive years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the qualifying examination
3. Applicants possess a Local status certificate, issued by MRO

• 50% of the available seats for admission by the University for MBBS/ BDS shall be reserved for candidates belonging to Backward Classes as follows:

• 10% of total seats in specified Government Medical / Dental Colleges reserved for economically weaker section ( EWS ) Category
• 33 1/3% of seats are reserved for women candidates which are horizontal reservation

Management Quota

50% of Seats in case of Private Un-aided Non-Minority and  50% in case of Minority Medical College

The Management Quota Seats are categorized into Management Quota

(a) Sub - Category - B. 35%, Management Quota &  35%, Management Quota Minority Medical College

 (b) Sub - Category - C. 15% NRI quota (NRI/NRI Sponsored) 

Candidates from all the States and Union territories of India are eligible.

*Foreign Students / NRI candidates are eligible for admission into MBBS and BDS Courses under Management Quota Category – C Seats. Candidates should specifically put the option for NRI Category in the online application to be considered for NRI / C-Category

(*) Category-A Seats in Minority Colleges will be allotted to the respective minority candidates only

Schedule Of Andhra Pradesh MBBS Counseling:

AP NEET-UG Counselling  Documents Required For verification:-

• NEET admit card
• NEET result
• Class 10 mark sheet/Birth Certificate
• Memorandum of marks of qualifying examination in Intermediate or Equivalent examination.
• Transfer certificate
• Aadhaar card (or any other valid photo ID proof)
• Study Certificate(s) from 6th class to Intermediate.
• In case candidates studied in the institutions outside the state of Andhra Pradesh, a residence certificate of the candidate or either of the parent issued by MRO / Tahsildar.
• In case claiming fee exemption, the latest Income certificate of the Parent issued by MRO / Tahsildar or white ration card.
• Special Category certificate (if applicable)
• Caste/Community certificate (if applicable)
• Income certificate (if applicable)
• Minority certificate, issued by Minorities Welfare Department (if applicable)