Fee Structure Of KMC, Dakshina Kannada-Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Kasturba Medical College (KMC) is a medical college based in Manipal, Udupi District Karnataka, India. Established by Dr T.M.A. Pai on 30 June 1953,[1] KMC Manipal is one of the most prestigious and premier medical colleges in India. KMC Manipal has been ranked among the top 3 medical colleges in India both by The Hindu and India Today,preceded only by AIIMS, New Delhi and Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.

KMC Manipal was also ranked among the top 5 medical colleges by both the Hindustan Times and the India Today-Nielsen Survey (2014), KMC was the first self-financing medical college in India.Today, students from 44 countries have graduated from KMC, and the medical degree (MBBS) is recognized worldwide, including by the General Medical Council, ECFMG, Australian Medical Council and Malaysian Medical Council among several others. Previously, KMC was under the purview of the Mangalore University.

In 1993, the government of India granted Deemed University status to Manipal University (formerly known as MAHE) which saw KMC coming under its wing. KMC has exchange programs with Loma Linda University, USA, Operation Eyesight Universal, Canada, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA and Maastricht University, the Netherlands.