Karnataka State Medical College Seat Distribution, New MBBS Seats in 2025

 

Karnataka offered 12,395 MBBS seats across 71 medical colleges for 2024-25. After approval from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), 1,500 new MBBS seats in 2025 will likely be added to Karnataka State Medical Colleges for the 2025-26 academic year. The addition of seats marks a huge milestone in the state, setting it as the leading medical education provider across the country.

 

Out of the 12,395 MBBS seats, 85% of the seats (9,282 seats) were available for state counselling, whereas 15% of the seats (3,113 seats) were available for MCC counselling. This article gives a detailed breakdown of the seat distribution across Karnataka State Medical Colleges.
 

Karnataka State Medical Colleges Seat Distribution Breakdown

A total of 65 Karnataka State Medical Colleges under 5 institute types and 6 quotas participated in KEA NEET UG counselling 2024. Seats were available under 76 categories and sub-ccategories in these Karnataka State Medical Colleges.
 

• Total number of colleges available under KEA Karnataka State Medical Counselling in 2024 - 65
• Karnataka State Medical Colleges Institute-Types in KEA NEET UG Counselling 2024 - 5
• Total number of quotas available under KEA Karnataka State Medical Counselling in 2024 - 6
• Karnataka State Medical Colleges Category-Types in KEA NEET UG Counselling 2024 - 76

 

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Total number of MBBS seats available under KEA Karnataka State Medical Counselling in 2024
 

Candidates were able to apply for seats across five institute types: Private Institute, Government Institute, State Private University, Deemed, and Government Institute - ESIC. The following table shows the number of seats available for each Karnataka State Medical College type.

 

S. No	Institute Type	Number of Seats
1	Private Institute	4,595
2	Government Institute	2,978
3	State Private University	1,400
4	Deemed	189
5	Government Institute – ESIC	120
Total		9,282

 

50% of the seats were available in Private Institutes, with 4,595 seats, the highest among other institute types. 32% of the seats (2,978 seats) were available in Government Institutes. 15% of the seats (1,400 seats) were available in State Private Universities. 189 seats were available in Deemed Universities, which is 2% of the total number of seats. 1% of the seats, which is 120 seats were available in Government Institute – ESICs.

 

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Karnataka State Medical Colleges Institute-Types in KEA NEET UG Counselling 2024

 

Seats were available across 6 quotas, which include Government Quota, Management Quota, NRI Quota, Private Quota – GMP, Private Quota – Minority, and Private Quota – Open. The following table shows the number of seats available for each quota across Karnataka State Medical Colleges.

 

S. No	Quota	Number of Seats
1	Government Quota	5,266
2	Management Quota	286
3	NRI Quota	882
4	Private Quota – GMP	1,049
5	Private Quota – Minority	999
6	Private Quota – Open	800

 

57% of the seats, which is 5,266 seats were available under the Government Quota across Karnataka State Medical Colleges. This is followed by Private Quota – GMP, with 1,049 seats (11%). 10.7% of the seats were available for Private Quota – Minority, with 999 seats. NRI Quota, Private Quota – Open, and Management Quota had 882 (9.5%), 800 (8.6%), and 286 (3%) seats, respectively.

 

 

Total number of quotas available under KEA Karnataka State Medical Counselling in 2024

 

A total of 65 colleges offered undergraduate medical courses in Karnataka state NEET UG counselling 2024. 24 of these colleges were Government institutes, having a total of 3,098 seats. 35 colleges were Private institutes, and the remaining 6 were Deemed institutes. Here is an institute-wise breakdown of the top 15 Karnataka State Medical Colleges with more seats.

 

S. No	Institute	Number of Seats
1	Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellur, Mandya	250
2	Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore	250
3	S. Nijalingappa Medical College & HSK Hospital & Research Centre, Bagalkot	250
4	Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore	250
5	Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore	250
6	JJM Medical College, Davangere	245
7	Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore	213
8	A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore	200
9	Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore	200
10	MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore	200
11	Navodaya Medical College, Raichur	200
12	S S Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Davangere	200
13	Srinivas Institute of Medical Research Centre, Mangalore	200
14	Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga	200
15	The Oxford Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bangalore	200

 

 

There are 189 MBBS government quota seats at 6 Deemed Universities in Karnataka, which have subsidized fees. These types of seats are only available in Karnataka and Jharkhand.

 

 

New Medical Colleges in Karnataka for 2025-26

 

Three new medical colleges were approved by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Karnataka and the National Medical Commission (NMC). The following are the 3 newly added Karnataka State Medical Colleges.

 

• BGS Medical College & Hospital in Nagarur, Bengaluru North, is a newly added college affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). The institute is equipped with cutting-edge classrooms and modern scientific labs. The college had an intake of 150 medical seats (MBBS).
  
  
• PES University Institute of Health Sciences & Research Centre in Konnappa Agrahara, Electronic City, Bengaluru, is part of the prestigious PES University. A total of 100 MBBS seats were available for 2024-25.
  
  
• S R Medical College, located in Bagalkot, Karnataka, which is a new entrant in the field of medical education saw an intake of 100 MBBS seats.

 

New MBBS Seats in 2025 - The medical education space is expected to further expand in Karnataka, with the addition of 1,600 seats. This comes after the recommendations by the Local Inspection Committee (LIC) to expand seat capacity at eight private and 16 state-run medical colleges across the state.

 

Two more new colleges, at Ramanagara and Kanakapura, are set to commence operations from the academic year 2025-26. 250 new MBBS seats in 2025 will be added to these colleges, bringing the total number of new seats MBBS seats in Karnataka to 1,850 seats. The New MBBS Seats in 2025 will provide greater opportunities for aspiring medical candidates, boosting healthcare infrastructure across the state.

 

 

 

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Karnataka State Medical Colleges Category-Types in KEA NEET UG Counselling 2024

 

 

Seats were available for Karnataka State Medical Colleges across 76 categories. Here is a seat distribution of the top 10 categories with the highest number of seats.

 

S. No	Categories	Number of Seats
1	General Merit (GM)	1,392
2	Non-Resident Indian (NRI)	882
3	General Merit Private (GMP)	802
4	Open (OPN)	800
5	Scheduled Caste General (SCG)	541
6	2A – General (2AG)	478
7	General Merit Hyderabad (GMH)	350
8	Minority Linguistic Telugu (ME)	291
9	Others (OTH)	286
10	Physically Handicapped (PH)	262

 

 

 

The new MBBS seats in 2025 (1,850 seats) across Karnataka State Medical Colleges extend opportunities to candidates across all categories. Candidates must regularly check the official website for all the latest updates and news.