Medical PG — NEET-PG

Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, Hubballi, Karnataka

Karnataka

GovernmentNMC college code: KA/033/G/1NMC PG college code: KA/033/G/1MCC institute code: 700394
184
PG seats · NMC 2026–27
96
PG seats · MCC AIQ 2026–27
7
counselling rounds of closing ranks

Overview

Name in official records
Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, Hubballi, Karnataka · Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute
Location
Karnataka
Management
Government
Official codes
NMC college code: KA/033/G/1 · NMC PG college code: KA/033/G/1 · MCC institute code: 700394
PG seats · NMC 2026–27 (approved intake)
184 seats
PG seats · MCC AIQ 2026–27 (counselling seats)
96 seats
UG seats · NMC 2026–27 (approved intake)
250 seats
Previous-year closing ranks
7 counselling rounds
Approved annual fee
Not published here yet

This profile combines 3 official records of the same college, matched on state, name and place (and, for MCC, matching course lists). Each authority’s figures are shown separately below and never added together.

Courses

29 courses in the official documents for this college.

Show all 29 courses

Seat matrix

PG seats · NMC 2026–27

184 seats of approved intake in this document

2026–27 · Seat Matrix for Postgraduate (PG) Seats for the Academic Year 2026–27 (as on 29.09.2026) (opens the official site) — National Medical Commission (NMC) — PG Medical Assessment & Rating Board, published 29 Sept 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
Seat Matrix for Postgraduate (PG) Seats for the Academic Year 2026–27 (as on 29.09.2026)
CourseQuotaSeats
M.D. AnaesthesiologyAll quotas (total intake)19
M.D. AnatomyAll quotas (total intake)2
M.D. BioChemistryAll quotas (total intake)2
M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive MedicineAll quotas (total intake)3
M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/DermatologyAll quotas (total intake)4
M.D. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology/Forensic MedicineAll quotas (total intake)2
M.D. General MedicineAll quotas (total intake)22
M.D. MicrobiologyAll quotas (total intake)3
M.D. PaediatricsAll quotas (total intake)15
M.D. PathologyAll quotas (total intake)21
M.D. PharmacologyAll quotas (total intake)2
M.D. PhysiologyAll quotas (total intake)5
M.D. PsychiatryAll quotas (total intake)6
M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /RadiologyAll quotas (total intake)7
M.D. Respiratory Medicine/Tuberculosis & Respiratory DiseasesAll quotas (total intake)2
M.S. General SurgeryAll quotas (total intake)18
M.S. Obstetrics and GynaecologyAll quotas (total intake)22
M.S. OphthalmologyAll quotas (total intake)6
M.S. OrthopaedicsAll quotas (total intake)14
M.S. Otorhinolaryngology/ENTAll quotas (total intake)9

PG seats · MCC AIQ 2026–27

96 seats offered in MCC counselling in this document

2026–27 · Final All India Quota Seats Matrix PG 2026 Counselling (MD MS) (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 15 Oct 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
FINAL ALL INDIA QUOTA SEATS MATRIX PG 2026 COUNSELLING (MD MS)
CourseInstitute typeQuotaCategorySeats
M.D. Anaesthesiology (ASTH)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSSeats1
M.D. Anaesthesiology (ASTH)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats3
M.D. Anaesthesiology (ASTH)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenSeats4
M.D. Anaesthesiology (ASTH)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCSeats1
M.D. Anaesthesiology (ASTH)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySTSeats1
M.D. Anatomy (ANAT)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenSeats1
M.D. Bio-Chemistry (BIOC)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenSeats1
M.D. Community Medicine/Social and Preventive Medicine (P-SM)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats1
M.D. Community Medicine/Social and Preventive Medicine (P-SM)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCSeats1
M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/Dermatology (DV-L)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats1
M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/Dermatology (DV-L)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCSeats1
M.D. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology/Forensic Medicine (FMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats1
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSSeats1
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats3
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenSeats3
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpen (PwBD)Seats1
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCSeats1
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySC (PwBD)Seats1
M.D. General Medicine (GMED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySTSeats1
M.D. Microbiology (MICR)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats1
M.D. Microbiology (MICR)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenSeats1
M.D. Paediatrics (PAED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCSeats2
M.D. Paediatrics (PAED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenSeats5
M.D. Paediatrics (PAED)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCSeats1
M.D. Pathology (PATH)Institute typeAll India except Central UniversityQuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSSeats1

UG seats · NMC 2026–27

250 seats of approved intake in this document

2026–27 · Seat Matrix for Undergraduate (MBBS) Courses (excluding INIs) for the Academic Year 2026–27 as on 18.09.2026 (opens the official site) — National Medical Commission (NMC) — Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB), published 21 Sept 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
Seat Matrix for Undergraduate (MBBS) Courses (excluding INIs) for the Academic Year 2026–27 as on 18.09.2026
CourseRenewedIncreasedSeats
MBBSRenewed200Increased50Seats250

Approved intake (NMC) and counselling seat matrices (MCC) describe overlapping seats — compare them, never add them.

Earlier versions of the seat matrix (1)

UG seats · NMC 2026–27

250 seats of approved intake in this document

Earlier version2026–27 · Seat Matrix for Undergraduate (MBBS) Courses (excluding INIs) for the Academic Year 2026–27 (as on 13.07.2026) (opens the official site) — National Medical Commission (NMC) — Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB), published 14 Jul 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
Seat Matrix for Undergraduate (MBBS) Courses (excluding INIs) for the Academic Year 2026–27 (as on 13.07.2026)
CourseRenewedIncreasedSeats
MBBSRenewed200Increased50Seats250

Previous-year cutoffs

NEET (UG) 2026 — Round 1 (9 closing ranks)
NEET (UG) 2026 Round 1
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank3,282Closing rank6,256Seats allotted15
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank6,329Closing rank9,055Seats allotted9
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank7,908Closing rank9,458Seats allotted3
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank35,346Closing rank49,966Seats allotted5
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySTOpening rank52,991Closing rank54,034Seats allotted2
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpen (PwBD)Opening rank3,50,859Closing rank3,50,859Seats allotted1
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWS (PwBD)Opening rank3,94,580Closing rank3,94,580Seats allotted1
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBC (PwBD)Opening rank4,30,353Closing rank4,30,353Seats allotted1
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySC (PwBD)Opening rank5,70,771Closing rank5,70,771Seats allotted1
Round 1, 2026 · Revised Provisional Result II for UG Counselling Round 1 dated 24.08.2026 (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 24 Aug 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
NEET (UG) 2026 — Round 2 (5 closing ranks)
NEET (UG) 2026 Round 2
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank7,243Closing rank11,401Seats allotted10
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank11,801Closing rank13,207Seats allotted9
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank13,861Closing rank16,284Seats allotted3
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank26,149Closing rank52,156Seats allotted3
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpen (PwBD)Opening rank4,16,535Closing rank4,16,535Seats allotted1
Round 2, 2026 · Revised Provisional Result UG Round 2 Counselling 2026 dated 12.09.2026 (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 12 Sept 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
NEET (UG) 2026 — Round 3 (5 closing ranks)
NEET (UG) 2026 Round 3
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank10,754Closing rank14,875Seats allotted9
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank15,149Closing rank16,443Seats allotted5
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank60,768Closing rank60,768Seats allotted1
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySTOpening rank80,842Closing rank80,842Seats allotted1
MBBSQuotaAll IndiaCategorySC (PwBD)Opening rank10,70,112Closing rank10,70,112Seats allotted1
Round 3, 2026 · Final Allotment result for UG Round 3 Counselling. (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 1 Oct 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
NEET-PG 2025 — Round 1 (53 closing ranks · lowest 20 shown)
NEET-PG 2025 Round 1
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank267Closing rank327Seats allotted3
M.D. (RADIO-DIAGNOSIS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank472Closing rank472Seats allotted1
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank610Closing rank610Seats allotted1
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank856Closing rank856Seats allotted1
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank760Closing rank1,120Seats allotted3
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank2,117Closing rank2,117Seats allotted1
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank1,906Closing rank2,649Seats allotted4
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank2,414Closing rank3,534Seats allotted4
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank3,561Closing rank3,697Seats allotted2
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank4,898Closing rank4,898Seats allotted1
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank4,536Closing rank5,550Seats allotted2
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank5,593Closing rank5,593Seats allotted1
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank4,633Closing rank5,926Seats allotted5
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank4,640Closing rank6,635Seats allotted2
M.S. (OPHTHALMOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank7,093Closing rank7,115Seats allotted2
M.D. (PSYCHIATRY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank7,345Closing rank7,345Seats allotted1
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank6,346Closing rank7,825Seats allotted2
M.D. (Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases)/Pulmonary Medicine /M.D. (Respiratory Medicine)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank8,177Closing rank8,177Seats allotted1
M.S. (E.N.T.)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank7,405Closing rank8,374Seats allotted2
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank8,608Closing rank8,608Seats allotted1
Round 1, 2025 · Final Result of Round 1 for PG Counselling 2025 (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 22 Nov 2025. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
NEET-PG 2025 — Round 2 (38 closing ranks · lowest 20 shown)
NEET-PG 2025 Round 2
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank642Closing rank642Seats allotted1
M.D. (RADIO-DIAGNOSIS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank679Closing rank679Seats allotted1
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank684Closing rank723Seats allotted2
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank1,402Closing rank1,402Seats allotted1
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank2,957Closing rank2,957Seats allotted1
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank3,304Closing rank4,461Seats allotted4
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank4,486Closing rank4,527Seats allotted2
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank4,121Closing rank4,536Seats allotted3
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank5,253Closing rank5,253Seats allotted1
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank4,633Closing rank6,780Seats allotted4
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank6,635Closing rank7,209Seats allotted2
M.D. (RADIO-DIAGNOSIS)QuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank7,293Closing rank7,293Seats allotted1
M.D. (PSYCHIATRY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank8,111Closing rank8,111Seats allotted1
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank8,279Closing rank8,431Seats allotted2
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank8,608Closing rank8,608Seats allotted1
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank10,764Closing rank12,177Seats allotted2
M.D. (Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases)/Pulmonary Medicine /M.D. (Respiratory Medicine)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank12,192Closing rank12,192Seats allotted1
M.D. (ANAESTHESIOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank11,807Closing rank15,325Seats allotted3
M.S. (OPHTHALMOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank12,782Closing rank16,404Seats allotted2
M.S. (OPHTHALMOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank16,690Closing rank16,690Seats allotted1
Round 2, 2025 · Final Result for Round 2 of PG counselling 2025 (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 17 Dec 2025. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
NEET-PG 2025 — Round 3 (40 closing ranks · lowest 20 shown)
NEET-PG 2025 Round 3
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank692Closing rank912Seats allotted3
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank1,504Closing rank1,504Seats allotted1
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank2,337Closing rank2,337Seats allotted1
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank2,908Closing rank2,908Seats allotted1
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank5,154Closing rank5,463Seats allotted3
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank6,205Closing rank7,124Seats allotted2
M.D. (RADIO-DIAGNOSIS)QuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank7,727Closing rank7,727Seats allotted1
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank8,195Closing rank8,195Seats allotted1
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank8,854Closing rank9,242Seats allotted5
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank9,919Closing rank9,919Seats allotted1
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank10,383Closing rank11,037Seats allotted2
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank14,769Closing rank14,923Seats allotted2
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryEWSOpening rank16,274Closing rank16,274Seats allotted1
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank16,205Closing rank16,391Seats allotted2
M.D. (Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases)/Pulmonary Medicine /M.D. (Respiratory Medicine)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank16,419Closing rank16,419Seats allotted1
M.D. (ANAESTHESIOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank17,983Closing rank19,710Seats allotted2
M.S. (OPHTHALMOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank20,958Closing rank20,958Seats allotted1
M.D. (ANAESTHESIOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank20,271Closing rank22,936Seats allotted3
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)QuotaAll IndiaCategorySTOpening rank23,234Closing rank23,234Seats allotted1
M.S. (E.N.T.)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank23,442Closing rank23,442Seats allotted1
Round 3, 2025 · Final Result for Round-III of NEET PG Counselling 2025 (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 6 Feb 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.
NEET-PG 2025 — Stray vacancy round (5 closing ranks)
NEET-PG 2025 Stray vacancy round
CourseQuotaCategoryOpening rankClosing rankSeats allotted
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank5,176Closing rank5,176Seats allotted1
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank21,784Closing rank21,784Seats allotted1
M.D. (PATHOLOGY)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOBCOpening rank43,629Closing rank43,629Seats allotted1
M.S. (E.N.T.)QuotaAll IndiaCategorySCOpening rank52,212Closing rank52,212Seats allotted1
MD/MS (Anatomy)QuotaAll IndiaCategoryOpenOpening rank1,80,828Closing rank1,80,828Seats allotted1
Stray vacancy round, 2025 · Final Result for Stray Round of PG counselling 2025 (opens the official site) — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 23 Feb 2026. Verified 17 Oct 2026.

Fees

No officially approved fee is published here for this college. Fees are added only from the official fee order for the academic year.

Counselling route

  • MCC — 50% All India Quota (NEET-PG)
    Listed in MCC's final AIQ seat matrix, PG 2026
  • MCC — All India / central counselling (NEET UG)
    Seats allotted in MCC UG allotment results
  • MCC — NEET-PG counselling
    Seats allotted in MCC PG allotment results
  • State counselling authority — state-quota MBBS seats
    Government and private colleges fill state-quota seats through the state's own counselling
  • How Medical PG counselling works →

Recognition and approval

  • PG seats · NMC 2026–27: 184 seats
    National Medical Commission (NMC) — PG Medical Assessment & Rating Board, published 29 Sept 2026. Official document ↗
  • PG seats · MCC AIQ 2026–27: 96 seats
    Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW, published 15 Oct 2026. Official document ↗
  • UG seats · NMC 2026–27: 250 seats
    National Medical Commission (NMC) — Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB), published 21 Sept 2026. Official document ↗

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