Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences

Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, based in Madikeri, Karnataka, is a medical institution established in 2013 to serve the Kodagu region with quality medical education. As a medical sciences institute under the National Medical Commission (NMC), it offers MBBS and postgraduate MD and MS courses, with seats allotted strictly through NEET. Applicants targeting Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Madikeri for admission 2026 enter via NEET-UG for MBBS or NEET-PG for PG study, followed by state and all-India counselling, so the NEET cutoff and eligibility matter.

Find consolidated details here on the courses offered, eligibility, fee structure, NEET cutoff expectations, admission process, seat availability, and clinical and campus facilities for the 2026 session.

Admission to Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences is entirely NEET-based; there is no separate entrance test. Undergraduate seats (MBBS) are filled through NEET-UG. Postgraduate (MD/MS/DNB and allied) seats are filled through NEET-PG. Candidates must qualify NEET and then take part in centralised counselling — direct admission is not permitted.

As a government college, seats are divided between the 15% All India Quota and the 85% state quota. The All India Quota is counselled online by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), while the state quota is counselled by the Karnataka State NEET-UG Counselling. Both run in rounds — Round 1, Round 2, Mop-up and Stray Vacancy — with seats allotted strictly on NEET rank, category and choice order.

To secure a seat, a NEET-qualified candidate registers for the relevant counselling, fills a preference list that includes Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, and is allotted a seat if their rank clears the closing rank for that quota and category in that round. Closing ranks move each year with the number of applicants and seats, so treat past cut-offs as guidance, not a guarantee.