Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Registration (Dates Announced), Eligibility, Reservation, Participating Colleges, and More


Karnataka is home to several top medical colleges of India including super specialty hospitals and health centres. Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023 has just started and application is being invited from all NEET-UG 2023 qualified candidates. KEA Bangalore has released the schedule for Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023. All eligible candidates can apply from July 14th, 2023 after 6 PM.


In Karnataka, there are a total of 68 medical colleges offering MBBS/BDS programs as of May 2023. Out of a total of 68 medical colleges, there are 24 Government, 35 Private, and 9 Deemed Medical Colleges. 


As far as total MBBS seats are concerned, there are a total of 6995 MBBS Seats available in Karnataka, Government Medical Colleges of Karnataka offer 2750 MBBS Seats, and 4095 MBBS Seats are available in private medical colleges. In a total of 9 deemed medical colleges, there is an annual intake of 1650 MBBS seats in total.


Particulars

Specifications

Name of Examination

NEET-UG 2023

Conducted by

National Testing Agency (NTA)

NEET-UG 2023 Exam Date

7th May 2023

NEET-UG 2023 Result Date

13th June 2023

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2023

14th July after 6:00 PM

Karnataka Counselling Authority

KEA Bangalore

KEA Official website

https://kea.kar.nic.in 

Govt. MBBS Seats

2750

Private MBBS Seats

4095

Govt. BDS Seats

185

Private BDS Seats

3360


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Counselling Process


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023 is a state Centralized Online Counselling Process. The sole authority to conduct online MBBS/BDS Counselling 2023 is Karnataka Examinations Authority i.e. KEA Bangalore.


Candidates need to visit the official website at https://kea.kar.nic.in for registration based on NEET-UG Score 2023. Candidates can apply to MBBS/BDS Courses in various Government/Private medical colleges in the state of Karnataka.


To secure an MBBS seat in deemed medical college, Candidates will have to register at https://mcc.nic.in. Four rounds of counselling take place followed by a Stray Vacancy round of NEET Counselling 2023 is subject to the availability of MBBS/BDS Seats after the mop-up round.


Admissions to the Medical/Dental/Ayush colleges of Karnataka are solely based on the NEET-UG 2023 score. Only NEET 2023 qualified candidates can participate in the Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023. Details information is being shared in the article below.

Registration:


  • Candidates have to register on the website i.e. https://kea.kar.nic.in  and submit the registration fee which is Rs. 500/2500/5500 as per the category in which they are applying, through Internet banking or any online mode.


  • KEA Bangalore will publish the Karnataka NEET-UG 2023 merit list for the qualified candidate as per the secured marks and required percentile. Selected candidates will be allowed to participate in further events of Counselling.

Choice Filling:


  • Candidates need to fill in Online choices at the https://kea.kar.nic.in website by using their registration number and transaction id generated at the time of registration.


  • Candidates have to fill in their choices of colleges as per their priority. They can fill choices as many as they wish.

Allotment Result:



  • Candidates are advised to download their allotment letter which needs to be produced at the time of reporting to the allotted college.


  • Seats are allotted to the candidates based on rank, scored marks, and the choices of their preferences.

Reporting to Allotted College:


  • This is the final event when the candidates need to report to the allotted college with an allotment letter before the last date of admission.


  • Seats will be considered as confirmed, once the fee payment and verification of documents will be taken place.

  

Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Registration Fee


Particulars

Registration Fee

Karnataka SC/ST/Cat-1/PwD/2A/2B/3A/3B Candidates

Rs. 500 /-

Non-Karnataka Candidates

Rs. 2,500 /-

NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreign National Candidates

Rs. 5,500 /-


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Important Dates


The Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023 process has begun. KEA Bangalore has invited applications from the NEET-UG 2023 qualified candidates for admission to MBBS/BDS programs in the colleges of Karnataka


Candidates can register and apply online at https://kea.kar.nic.in till 21st July 2023 by 11:59 PM. For more details, candidates can go through the following article for the fee details and counselling process.


                             Events

       Important Dates

    NEET-UG 2023 Exam

     May 7th, 2023

                      Declaration of Result

      June 13th, 2023

    Karnataka MBBS Counselling Round 1

      July 14th, 2023 

                  Registration for Round 1

      July 14th, 2023 after 6 PM

                 Last Date of Registration

       July 21st, 2023 till 11:59 PM

                Fee Payment for Round 1

       July 22nd, 2023 upto 6 PM

Document Verification

Will be notified

Choice filling and Locking for Round 1

Will be notified

            Allotment of seats for Round 1

Will be notified

            Provisional Result for Round 1

Will be notified

                  Final Result of Round 1

Will be notified

             Reporting at Allotted College

Will be notified

          NEET UG Counselling Round 2

Will be notified

              Registration for Round 2

Will be notified

      Last Date of Registration for Round 2

Will be notified

Release of Result Round 2

Will be notified

Choice filling/Locking Round 2

Will be notified

Result Released Round 2

Will be notified

Last date to pay fees Round 2

Will be notified

Last date of reporting to the allotted college Round 2

Will be notified

      New Registration for Mop-up Round

Will be notified

    Document Verification Mop-up Round

Will be notified

Download entry pass (Registered Candidates)

Will be notified

Download entry pass (Newly Registered Candidates)

Will be notified

Offline counselling Mop-up round

Will be notified

Last date of reporting to the allotted college

Will be notified

Last date of Joining

Will be notified

 

Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Eligibility Criteria


  • Candidates must have qualified NEET-UG 2023.

  • Candidates must have the domicile of Karnataka (Differ for NRI/Other Quota)

  • Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as Core subjects with a minimum of 50% marks, 40% marks are required for SC/ST Category candidates.

  • The candidates should have completed 17 years of age as of Dec 31st, 2023. Candidates born on or after Jan 2nd, 2005, will not be entertained. 


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Required Documents


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023 process has already begun and applications are being invited by the NEET-UG 2023 qualified candidates till July 21st, 2023 by the KEA Bangalore. In the MBBS/BDS Counselling process, document verification is an essential part to ensure admission to medical or dental colleges in Karnataka. 


As per the schedule released by KEA Bangalore, candidates need to visit the notified venue with all the required documents and get them verified by the KEA authority. There will be a confirmation slip provided after successful document verification, that needs to keep safe for future reference.


As per KEA guidelines, certain documents and attested copies are required to be carried by candidates. Aspirants can certainly visit the official website at https://kea.kar.nic.in for more information. A list of required documents is enlisted below.


The venue for the document verification as per the latest schedule released by KEA Bangalore is mentioned below. Candidates can collect all the needed documents before approaching the venue for document verification conducted by KEA Bangalore.


Karnataka Examinations Authority

18th Cross, Malleshwaram

Bangalore, Karnataka - 560003


Documents required for verification before the seat allotment are mentioned below.


  • 10th Certificate

  • 12th Certificate 

  • 12th Marksheet

  • NEET-UG 2023 Admit card

  • NEET-UG 2023 Scorecard

  • KEA UGNEET-2023 Application printout

  • Category Certificate (If applicable)

  • Domicile Certificate (For Karnataka Candidates only)

  • ID Proof (Aadhar Card/Voter Card, etc)

  • 2 Recent Passport size Photographs

  • Print copy of the Online Application Form

  • Proof of applications fees payment


  Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Seat Category


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023 is going on. The last date to register online for MBBS/BDS Counselling is July 21st, 2023 at 6 pm. In the state of Karnataka, there are several categories of seats, in which admission is provided by KEA Bangalore. Each category carries a separate reservation and admission process. 


Candidates need to go through the article once before applying for Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023. There are 4 types of seats in the entire Medical/Dental/Ayush Colleges in the state of Karnataka, that can be claimed as per the eligibility mentioned by KEA Bangalore.

G- Government Seats


It stands for the seats in Government Medical Colleges and Government Shares in Private Medical/Dental Colleges in Karnataka.   


  • 100% of seats in Gov. Medical/Dental Colleges

  • 40% of seats in Medical Private Non-Minority Colleges

  • 35% of seats in Dental Private Non-Minority Colleges

  • 25% of seats in Medical Private Minority (Religious/Linguistics) Colleges

  • 25% of seats in Dental Private Minority (Religious/Linguistics) Colleges

P- Private Seats


It refers to the Medical/Dental seats in the Private Colleges which came under the ambit of KPCF, AMPCK, and KRLMPCA. These terms are explained below.


  • 40% of seats in Medical Colleges are reserved as Private quota seats in Karnataka Non-Minority Colleges.

  • 50% of seats (Out of 40%) are only for Karnataka Candidates.

  • The remaining 50% of seats (Out of 40%) are Open quota for NEET-UG 2023 All India Merit.

N- NRI Seats


It stands for 15% of the total seats reserved for NRI Quota in different Minority, Non-Minority, and Professional Private Medical Colleges in Karnataka.

Q- Other Seats


It means 5% of the total seats are reserved for others, which refers to the candidate, outside Karnataka in KPCF, KRLMPCA, and AMPCK Colleges.


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Participating Colleges


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023 is going on from July 14th, 2023. 35 private medical colleges in Karnataka offer an MBBS program as per the guidelines of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore and recognised by the NMC New Delhi. Colleges in Karnataka are classified into different categories based on their establishment and the nature of trust. 


More details are explained below. All private medical colleges are bound to offer Govt. Quota seats as per the directives of KEA Bangalore, and Govt. of Karnataka. Karnataka MBBS Seat Matrix 2023 as per the different categories of colleges is mentioned below.


Karnataka MBBS Seat Matrix in Private Medical Colleges- 2023


AMPCK (Association of Minority Professional Colleges in Karnataka) MBBS Seat Matrix- 2023


College Name

Category

Govt. (25%)

AMPCK (55%)

NRI (15%)

Others (5%)

Total Seats

AJ Inst. of Medical Institute Mangalore

Tulu

37

83

23

07

150

MVJ Medical College Bangalore

Tamil

37

83

23

07

150

Navodaya Medical College Raichur

Telugu

37

83

23

07

150

Rajarajeshwari Medical College Bangalore

Tamil

63

137

37

13

250

Sapthagiri Inst. of Medical Sciences Bangalore

Kodava

37

83

23

07

150

Srinivas Inst. of Medical Sciences Mangalore

Tulu

37

83

23

07

150

Vydehi Inst. of Medical Sciences Managlore

Telugu

37

83

23

07

150

Total MBBS Seats in AMPCK Medical Colleges

285

635

175

55

1150


KRLMPCA (Karnataka Religious & Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges Association) MBBS Seat Matrix- 2023


College Name

Category

Govt. (25%)

KRLMPCA (55%)

NRI (15%)

Others (5%)

Total Seats

Al-Ameen Medical College Bijapur

Muslim

25

55

15

05

100

Khaja Bandanawaz Medical College Gulbarga

Muslim

25

55

15

05

100

Kanachur Inst. of Medical Sciences Mangalore

Muslim

37

83

23

07

150

Subbaiah Inst. of Medical Sciences Shimoga

Telugu

37

83

23

07

150

The Oxford Medical College Hospital Bangalore

Telugu

37

83

23

07

150

St. John’s Medical College Bangalore

Christian

37

83

23

07

150

Father Muller Medical College Mangalore

Christian

37

83

23

07

150

SDM Medical College Dharwad

Tulu

25

55

15

05

100

Total MBBS Seats in KRLMPCA Medical Colleges

260

580

160

50

1050


KPCF (Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation) MBBS Seat Matrix- 2023


College Name

Govt. (40%)

KPCF (40%)

NRI (15%)

Others (5%)

Total Seats

Adichunchanagiri Medical College Bellur

60

60

22

08

150

Akash Inst. of Medical Sciences Bangalore

60

60

22

08

150

Basaveswara Medical College Chitradurga

40

40

15

05

100

BGS Global Inst. of Medical Sciences Bangalore

60

60

22

08

150

Dr. B.R Ambedkar Medical College Bangalore

40

40

15

05

100

East Point College of Medical Sciences Bangalore

60

60

22

08

150

JJM Medical College Davangere

98

98

37

12

245

K.V.G Medical College Sullia

40

40

15

05

100

Kempegowda Medical College Bangalore

60

60

22

08

150

MS Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore

60

60

22

08

150

Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College Gulbarga

60

60

22

08

150

Shridevi Inst. of Medical Sciences Tumkur

60

60

22

08

150

SS Institute of Medical Sciences Davangere

60

60

22

08

150

S. Nijalingappa Medical College Bagalkot

60

60

22

08

150

Total MBBS Seats in KPCF Medical Colleges

818

818

302

   107

2045


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Participating Government Medical Colleges


Name of College

Affiliated With

Total Seats

Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

250

Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences Belagavi

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences Bidar

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Bowring & Lady Curzon Medical College & Res. Inst. Bangalore

Autonomous University

150

E.S.I.C Medical College & P.G.I.M.S.R Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

100

E.S.I.C Medical College Gulbarga

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

100

Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences Gadag

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences Gulbarga

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences Hassan

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences Hubli

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

200

Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences Karwar Uttar Kannada

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Madikeri

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences Koppal

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences Mandya

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Mysore Medical College & Research Institute Mysore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences Raichur

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences Shimoga

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences Bellary

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

150

Total MBBS Seats in Government Colleges in Karnataka

2750


Karnataka MBBS Counselling 2023: Deemed Medical Colleges in Karnataka


Name of College

Affiliated With

Total Seats

Rajarajeswari Medical College Bangalore

Dr. MGR Educational & Research Institute

250

Sri Devaraj URS Medical Sciences Kolar

Sri Devaraj URS Academy of Higher Education

150

Sri Siddhartha Medical College Tumkur

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education

150

Sri Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences Nelamangla

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education

150

K.S. Hegde Medical College NITTE University Mangalore

NITTE (Deemed to be University)

100

JSS Medical College Mysore

JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research

100

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College KLE University Belgaum

KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research

150

BM Patil Medical College BLDE University Bijapur

BLDE (Deemed to be University)

150

Yenepoya Medical College Mangalore

Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)

150

Kasturba Medical College Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

200

Kasturba Medical College Mangalore

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

150

Total MBBS Seats in Government Colleges in Karnataka

2750