Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Admission open-2016 , Bangalore

About Us :

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences was established in the year 1980 by the Vokkaligara Sangha and is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.The Vokkaligara Sangha took a formal decision on 2.9.1979 to start a medical college from the year 1980-81 and applied for permission to the Registrar, Bangalore University. On 30.11.1980 the Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri. R Gundu Rao laid the foundation stone of the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital in the premises of the Sangha and announced the grant of vacant land in Banashankari to be used for the construction of college building and hostels. Thereafter, the Sangha appointed Dr M Basavaraju, Professor of Physiology as the principal on 1.1.1981 and other staff by March 1981 and classes were started regularly from the 16th of March 1981. Since then 16th March is observed every year as KIMS Day. The Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute was held in the year 2006.A Magnificent college building to mark the centenary celebrations of the Vokkaligara Sangha and the Silver Jubilee of KIMS has been built at the Banashankari Campus. Hostels : There are two separate hostels at present, one for the boys and another for the girls. The boys and girls hostels are located in the Institute campus at Banashankari and can accommodate about 200 students each. Student Welfare Officers and Wardens are always available to students and interns to lend a patient ear to all their problems related to curricular activities and to provide suitable remedies. BANK/ATM : Punjab National Bank is situated in the college campus to cater to the banking need of the students. ATM facilities are available. ATM's of Corporation Bank, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank are situated surrounding the college premises. Syndicate Bank, BIT Branch caters to the need of students in the Hospital premises.

Courses Offered :

UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMMES MBBS POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES M.D in : Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry Pharmacology Pathology Microbiology Forensic Medicine Community Medicine Medicine Paediatrics Dermatology Radio Diagnosis Anaesthesiology Psychiatry Emergency Medicine M.S in : General Surgery O.B.G Ophthalmology E.N.T Orthopaedics DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES DA (Anaesthesiology) DCP(Pathology) DCH(Paediatrics) DGO (O.B.G) DOMS (Ophthalmology) D.Ortho. (Orthopaedics) D.L.O (E.N.T) DMRD (Radio Diagnosis) Eligibility: MBBS : The candidates should have passed the two years P.U.C examination conducted by the P.U Education Board, Karnataka State, with Physics, Chemistry & Biology as optional subjects; or any other examination recognised as equivalent to it by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. OR The candidates should have passed the B.Sc examination of Bangalore University or any other statutory University provided he/she has passed the B.Sc examination with not less than three of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology. The Candidates should have secured not less than 50% of the total marks in Science subjects taken altogether at the qualifying examination & CET/COMED-K. However the OBC-3A category and SC/ST students of Karnataka are required to secure 40% of the total marks. The Candidate should have completed seventeen years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission. Foreign students desiring admission should produce: A No Objection Certificate from the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi. An eligibility Certificate from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. Student Visa. Residential Certificate. The Selection is based on the Common Entrance Test (C.E.T), conducted once a year by the Karnataka Government or COMED-K conducted by Consortium of Pvt Medical Colleges of Karnataka once a year for all the students from the state & country seeking admission into the course. Among the total number of seats available i.e 150, 40% (60seats) will be filled by the CET examination results for the domicile of Karnataka only. 40% (60 seats) will be filled by the examination results of COMED-K Examination. Both the above admissions will be entirely on merit basis. Of the remaining 15% (22 seats) will be for the N.R.I students and others and 5% (8 seats) will be for institutional preference. Total number of seats(MBBS) : 120 Fees(MBBS) : 3,57,000/- Per Annum PG Course : The candidates should have passed the M.B.B.S degree examination from a recognised Medical College affiliated to any university recognised by the MCI. The Candidates should have completed one year of Compulsory Rotating Internship in a teaching institution recognised by the MCI. The Candidates should have registered their M.B.B.S degree with the respective State Medical Council. Selection of candidates for postgraduate degree / diploma courses shall be on merit basis of the rank list of the entrance examinations - PGET conducted by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences & COMED-K. Library : The KIMS Library was established in 1981 when the College started functioning. Year after year it has made steady progress and has grown into a collection of 21,500 Medical Books & 10,150 bound volumes with subscription to 145 periodicals yearly on various Medical subjects. There is also a library in the hospital complex to cater to the clinical departments with a seating capacity of 100 there are 4,600 books available in this library. Both the central library and the hospital library have in addition a digital library with internet facilities. In addition to above all departments have a department library of their own. The library is open from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm on all workings days. Xerox facilities are available in both the libraries. There are also reading rooms for the students to bring in their own reading material to study.