SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital

SDM College of Medical Sciences (Private university)

SDM College of Medical Sciences is situated at Manjusreenagar in Dharwad, Karnataka. The college was established in the year 2003. It is a brainchild of Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Rev. President of SDM Educational Society. The college is recognized by Govt. of India and the National Medical Commission (NMC) and is affiliated to Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University (Private University), Dharwad, Karnataka.

SDM College of Medical Sciences is undoubtedly one of the best medical colleges in Karnataka. SDM College of Medical Sciences is spread over spacious 52-acre land of serene surroundings, is an ideal atmosphere for the best medical education. The entire campus boasts of hygiene and cleanliness in its every face and is plastic-free with a 24/7 generator power backup.

The SDM College of Medical Sciences offers 100 seats in MBBS and 96 seats in 22 disciplines of Postgraduate studies. It’s among the best 5 medical institutes in Karnataka and 30 among the best colleges in India.

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital Central Library is housed on the ground floor of the college building with an area of 1602 sq. meters, the library is located in the center of the campus and is easily accessible to the academic departments, classrooms, hospital, and student hostels. The Library is well designed by expert architects and known for its functionality, ambiance, and aesthetics.

Both the men’s and the women’s hostels are WiFi-enabled buildings with airy generous interiors and have round-the-clock electricity and water facilities. Hostel and Mess serve only Pure vegetarian food.

The city is well connected by railways, road, and air respectively. Dharwad –Hubli is a twin city that has its an airport located around 125 min (15.9 km) away. Major flights from different domestic areas serve on a daily basis. Direct and regular buses from different parts of Karnataka and nearby states operate frequently for Dharwad.

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital has 1400 beds, 18 operation theatres, 120 ICU beds in the hospital, and with 80 to 90% occupancy. It provides an excellent range of clinical experience to undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) students and researchers. The hospital provides excellent training opportunities to the students of the institution. The hospital has a motto of providing quality treatment and healthcare at an affordable cost.

Clinical board’s general specialties viz. Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, and three paraclinical departments viz. Pathology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry are working in the SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital.

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital’s new Super-specialty Block with a built-up area of 3,50,000 sq ft is has a provision for 400 inpatients beds including special and deluxe rooms. 8 ultramodern operation theatres with laminar flow and Hepa filters, which can perform complex heart surgeries, joint replacement surgeries, cancer surgeries, including kidney & heart transplant surgeries, Cath Labs – 2 Nos, and 90 State-of-the-art ICU beds.

With a footfall of over 5 lakh outpatients and 50000 inpatients every year, the hospital is catering to the people of Dharwad and Hubli and adjoining districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, Cardiology, Pediatrics, General and Plastic Surgery are among the best department.

KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority conducts counselling MBBS NEETUG For SDM College of Medical Sciences (Private university)

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: SDM College of Medical Sciences

CUTOFF FOR KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority FOR THE A.Y 2024-2025 OF SDM College of Medical Sciences