10+2 (PCB + English) minimum 50% aggregate; minimum age 17 years; valid NEET UG score. Indian, NRI, OCI, PIO, and Foreign National candidates eligible.

MBBS admissions at KMC Mangalore via two routes: (1) KEA Karnataka Counselling — 20% of seats (50 seats) for Karnataka domicile students as part of PPP agreement. Register on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea. (2) MCC Deemed University Counselling — 80% of seats for Open/Management and NRI quota candidates across India and abroad. Register on mcc.nic.in. MCC conducts 4–5 rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 (Mop-Up), Stray Vacancy, Special Stray Vacancy. NRI candidates register separately on MCC portal for NRI quota seats.