Medical Colleges in Karnataka

In India, Karnataka counts among the most educationally developed states. The huge number of medical colleges in the state aims at providing quality medical education to the students thereby gifting the country with top quality doctors and medical professionals.

The emergence of medical studies in Karnataka dates back to early twentieth century when many educational institutions were founded by various social bodies and renowned personalities. The first medical institute of the state started in 1929 at Bangalore. In 1954, came up The Bangalore Medical College.

Karnataka has all kinds of medical colleges ranging from Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic to Unani. Most of these colleges are situated in important districts of Karnataka like Bangalore, Mysore, Bijapur, Mangalore, Belgaum etc. The medical schools and colleges of Karnataka mostly have the affiliation of Bangalore University or Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. These varied medical colleges of Karnataka have been recognized by MCI, CCH, PCI, and AICTE.

The Karnataka medical colleges offer undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS, BHMS, B.Pharmacy etc. The post graduate courses offered by these colleges are MD, MS, M.Pharmacy and MDS. Various certificate and diploma courses are also available.

Map of Karnataka Medical Colleges

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Admission Procedure
Students who have obtained at least 50% marks in 10+2 examination with relevant combination of Science subjects are eligible to seat for the entrance examination. Further one should be at least 17 years of age in the year of seeking admission. The Common Entrance Test (CET) in Karnataka is conducted by the Department of Technical and Medical Education under Government of Karnataka. Candidates, who have finished their MBBS examination from any recognized medical college besides having done an internship, can opt for the post graduate programs like MS, MD etc. The wide ranges of specializations enjoyed by the medical students of Karnataka are as below.

Different Fields of Specializations
Some of the specializations open for the medical students of Jammu & Kashmir are as follows.
  • ENT
  • Anatomy
  • Pharmacology
  • Neurology
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Physiology
  • Pathology
  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Psychiatry
  • Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Bio-Chemistry
  • Community Medicine
  • Opthalmology
  • General Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Urology
  • Dermatology
  • Clinical Embryology
  • Yoga Therapy
  • Cardiology
  • Skin & VD
  • Radio Diagnosis
List of Medical Colleges in Karnataka

Some of the distinguished medical colleges of Karnataka are as follows:
  • Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences
    (Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore)

    Balagangadharanath Nagar, NagaraNagmangalaTaluk
    Bellur - 571448, Kuntikana
    Ph: 08234-287433/287435
    Email: aims@bgsaims.com
    Website: www.bgsaims.com
    Course: MBBS

  • A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre
    (Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore)

    N.H. 17, Kuntikana
    Mangalore - 575004
    Ph: 0824-2225533
    Email: ajims2@rediffmail.com
    Courses: MBBS

  • Bangalore Medical College

    Bangalore-560002
    Ph: 080 26701529
    CET Intake: 128
    Course: MBBS

  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College

    24, Kadugondanahalli,
    Bangalore-560 045
    Phone: +91-80-2547-8904
    Courses: MBBS

  • Kasturba Medical College

    Light House Hill Road,
    Mangalore-575 001
    Ph: +91 824 427298, 422271
    Email: kmcmng@manipal.eduFather Muller's Medical College,
    Course: MBBS

  • Father Muller's Medical College,

    Father Muller's Road,
    Kankanady, Mangalore - 575002.
    Email: muller@sancharnet.in
    Ph: +91-824-2436301-7
    Courses: MBBS

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

    Nehru Nagar, Belgaum - 590 010
    Ph: +91-831-471350/471701

  • Government Medical College,

    Cantonment,
    Bellary-583 104

  • JSS Medical College

    Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar,
    Mysore - 570 015
    Ph: +91-821-2490732/2563845
    Course: MBBS

  • Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

    Hubli-580 022
    Ph: +91-836-372109 / 374628

Last Updated on : 04 August 2011