The results of the NEET, which was held on May 4, 2025, were announced on June 14, 2025, and qualify the basis for Karnataka MBBS admissions for the year 2025. For government, private, and non-resident Indian (NRI) MBBS/BDS seats, centralised counselling is managed by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Candidates had to fulfill the requirements for state domicile and NEET qualifying, which can be proven by Karnataka residency, family educational records, or language proficiency.
MBBS Admissions 2025: NEET Cutoff and Key Concerns
NEET cutoff 2025 will be determined based on the following 5 factors:
- Total number of candidates who appear for the examination.
- Difficulty level of the examination.
- Performance of the candidates.
- Number of seats available.
- NEET cutoff for previous years.
Karnataka MBBS Admissions 2025: Colleges, Fees, Eligibility, and More
Provided below is a table reflecting prominent highlights of the top MBBS colleges in Karnataka with annual fees, numbers of colleges, specialisations, and more:
Particulars | Parameters |
No. of Colleges | 80+ colleges |
Annual Fee | Less than INR 1 lakh: 2 colleges INR 2-3 lakh: 11 colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 9 colleges >INR 5 lakh: 43 colleges |
Top MBBS Colleges | Kasturba Medical College St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences Kasturba Medical College JSS Medical College M S Ramaiah Medical College Adichunchanagiri University |
Top Specialisations | General Surgery, Medicine |
Accepted Entrance Exams | NEET |
Almost 12,395 MBBS seats are available this year across 71 medical colleges in the state: 3,800 at government colleges, almost 6,000 at private, and more than 2,500 under assumed and NRI quotas. About 250 seats have been added to two new government institutions in Kanakapura and Ramanagara. It is expected that counseling will commence in early July and run through several rounds, including registration and mock allocations, Round 1 seat allocation, Round 2, mop-up, and stray vacancy rounds until November.