Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Address: SH 65, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104

Affiliated University: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Deemed University), Manipal

Year of Establishment: 1953

About College:

Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Manipal was established on 30 June 1953 as the first self-financing medical college in the private sector.

In 1958, when the first class of students graduated, KMC was granted recognition by the Medical Council of India followed by the recognitions of General Medical Council of Great Britain and the Malaysian Medical Council in the later years.

The college started at Manipal with the pre-clinical section. Before this, the students had to go to Mangalore for their clinical training. In 1969, when the clinical program started, KMC became a full-fledged independent college.  

Hospital Stats:

Dr TMA Pai established the Kasturba Medical College at Manipal on June 30, 1953. Once the college came into existence, there was a need for a teaching hospital that could provide clinical facilities to students. In 1960, that long felt need was fulfilled when the Medical Relief Society of South Kanara joined hands with the college in setting up a hospital in Manipal. Kasturba Hospital started in May 1961, with 150 beds. Today, Kasturba Hospital has 2032 beds.

The hospital is fully equipped with state-of-art diagnostic and therapeutic departments to facilitate treatment of a wide range of medical and surgical diseases. It is well equipped for advanced and sophisticated surgeries such as coronary bypass and open-heart surgery as well as kidney transplantation. The 280-bed cancer research hospital is located adjacent to the main hospital.

The hospital caters to a large number of people from Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, etc. In addition to providing health care in the normal course, the hospital also provides special health care schemes like Medicare and the Manipal Health Plan. Kasturba Hospital has been providing yeoman service to the people for nearly five decades in the fields of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy.

Courses Offered:

UG Courses:

• MBBS

PG Courses:

• Diploma in Anesthesia
• Diploma in Child Health
• Diploma in Clinical Pathology
• Diploma in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy
• Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Diploma in Ophthalmology
• Diploma in Orthopaedics
• Diploma in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
• Diploma in Psychological Medicine
• Diploma in Radio-Diagnosis
• MD - Anaesthesiology
• MD - Bio-Chemistry
• MD - Dermatology , Venereology & Leprosy
• MD - Forensic Medicine/Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
• MD - General Medicine
• MD - Hospital Administration
• MD - Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion
• MD - Microbiology
• MD - Paediatrics
• MD - Pathology
• MD - Pharmacology
• MD - Physiology
• MD - Psychiatry
• MD - Radio Diagnosis/Radiology
• MD - Radiotherapy
• MD - Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine
• MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine
• MD/MS - Anatomy
• MD/MS - Obstetrtics & Gynaecology
• MD/MS - Ophthalmology
• MS - ENT
• MS - General Surgery
• MS - Orthopaedics