About KSHEMA
K. S. Hegde Medical Academy is a deemed medical college in Mangaluru (Deralakatte), Karnataka, established in 1999. It is affiliated to Nitte (Deemed-to-be University), Mangaluru and offers 250 MBBS seats. Clinical training happens at an attached teaching hospital of roughly 1,200 beds.
Deemed institutional/management quota via MCC deemed counselling. NRI-quota seats close at drastically lower scores.
Why students choose it
Flagship medical college of Nitte (Deemed-to-be University); NAAC A+ accredited
250 MBBS seats via MCC deemed counselling — one of the larger deemed intakes in coastal Karnataka
Training at the NABH-accredited, ~1,200-bed Justice K. S. Hegde Charitable Hospital
Nitte publishes transparent, downloadable General and NRI fee structures — easy for families to verify
A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences under the same university for BDS
Fees (2025-26, indicative)
| MBBS tuition / year | ₹20,00,000 - 20,15,000 |
|---|---|
| Not included | Hostel, mess, caution deposit, university and exam charges are over and above tuition. |
Read this before you budget. Management/general quota Year-1 reported at Rs 20,14,500 (course total ~Rs 90.4 lakh); NRI quota ~Rs 30 lakh/yr tuition (INR-denominated). Hostel extra. Nitte publishes official UG General and UG NRI fee PDFs at nitte.edu.in — verify the current year there.
NEET 2025 cutoff
| General category (indicative) | approx 520 - 550 marks in MCC Round 1 (management quota); mop-up/stray rounds fall well below this |
|---|---|
| Which quota this refers to | Deemed institutional/management quota via MCC deemed counselling. NRI-quota seats close at drastically lower scores. |
A cutoff is not a promise. Closing ranks shift with every counselling round, category and quota, and are published only after allotment. Use these as a rough guide and let a counsellor read your actual scorecard.
Quick facts
| College type | Deemed |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Nitte (Deemed-to-be University), Mangaluru |
| Approvals | NMC, UGC, NAAC A+ |
| Location | Mangaluru (Deralakatte), Karnataka |
| Official website | kshema.nitte.edu.in/ |