Study Medicine or Dentistry at Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru
Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru · India
Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru teaches medicine or dentistry in English. The programmes run 5.5 years, the academic year starts in August/September. Want to study medicine abroad? We compare this option with our partner universities in a free consultation.
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Programmes
Medicine, Dentistry
Tuition fees
Approx. USD 13,500-14,500/year for NRI/international students
Duration
5.5 years (MBBS)
Language of instruction
Admission process
10+2 PCB minimum 60%; NEET required for Indian students; NRI/management quota for international students
Intake
August/September
Recognition
Living costs
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Study Medicine or Dentistry in Mangaluru, India
Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru is based in Mangaluru, India. The medicine or dentistry programmes are taught in English and take 5.5 years.
Teaching starts in August/September. The overview above gives you the essentials at a glance: what is taught, in which language, for how long and when the year begins.
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Accreditations of Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru in India
Is Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru a state-accredited institution? Yes. Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru, as a constituent college of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, is recognised by India’s National Medical Commission (NMC), the statutory body responsible for the accreditation of medical education in India, as an institution permitted to award the MBBS degree. The NMC was awarded WFME Recognition Status by the World Federation for Medical Education on 20 September 2023 for a period of ten years (valid until September 2033), a recognition that automatically covers all medical colleges recognised by the NMC — the basis for the ECFMG’s “Recognized Accreditation Policy,” under which only graduates of programmes accredited by a WFME-recognised agency are eligible for ECFMG certification and, therefore, for the USMLE. Kasturba Medical College Mangaluru holds this accreditation and is authorised to award its degree on this basis.
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