Kasturba Medical College

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, together known as KMC are two private medical colleges in coastal Karnataka established by T. M. A. Pai in 1953. The colleges were established as a single unit and later became two colleges with their own teaching hospitals. KMC was the first self-financing medical college in India. The colleges offer MBBS, MD, MS, super specialty and M.Sc. programs. Students from more than 50 countries have graduated from KMC and the degrees are recognized worldwide. The colleges are constituent units of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, an Institution of Eminence.
History.
The college started as a single institution in 1953 with the pre-clinical section at Manipal and the students had to go to Mangalore for their clinical training at Wenlock District Hospital. The first batch of students arrived in Mangalore in 1955 for their clinical training. The clinical program commenced at Manipal in 1969 with the setting up of Kasturba Hospital. The colleges were later separated with the establishment of a pre-clinical section in Mangalore. Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore is attached to three government hospitals and was the first medical college in India to be established as a public-private partnership. KMC Hospital Attavar and KMC Hospital Ambedkar Circle were later established in Mangalore. KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore, along with other institutions in Manipal were consolidated to form the Manipal Academy of Higher Education. It was granted deemed university status in 1993 by the UGC.
Location.
KMC Manipal is located in the university town of Manipal, a suburb in Udupi, Karnataka. KMC Mangalore is located in the port city of Mangalore. The colleges are apart by road and are well connected. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport.
Campuses.
KMC Manipal is situated within the sprawling 600 acre campus of Manipal Academy of Higher Education. The campus at Manipal has a large Health Sciences Library and a Museum of Anatomy and Pathology. KMC Mangalore is located in the heart of the city of Mangalore. The campus at Mangalore can be broadly divided into the Centre for Basic Sciences at Bejai and the main campus at Light House Hill Road. The Mangalore campus also has a Central library and an indoor sports complex.
Rankings.
KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore were ranked 9th and 21st respectively among medical colleges in the NIRF 2020 Rankings. Manipal Academy of Higher Education was ranked 8th among universities in the NIRF 2020 Rankings. 
Manipal Academy of Higher Education was ranked in the 351-400 rank bracket in Medicine in the QS World University Rankings 2021, the third in India after AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Intake and Admissions.
KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore have an annual intake of 250 students each for the MBBS course. Admission is based on the All India Rank obtained in NEET (UG). 52 MBBS seats at KMC Mangalore are subsidized by the Government of Karnataka. Admissions to postgraduate and super specialty courses are also based on National Entrance Exams. Admissions to nursing, physiotherapy, psychiatry and other allied health courses are based on the score obtained in Manipal Entrance Test.
Examinations.
The examinations at KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore are conducted by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education according to guidelines laid down by the National Medical Commission. All exams are paperless and are written on a biometric secured tablet using a stylus.