Question 1

When was SMIMS Kanyakumari established?

Accepted Answer

Established 2006 by Padanilam Welfare Trust (est. 1998). Malayalam Minority institution. 73-acre campus in Western Ghats, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari – 629 161. Website: smims.sreemookambikainstitute.com. Padanilam Welfare Trust also runs College of Nursing, Dental College, Allied Health Sciences.

Question 2

What are the MBBS fees at SMIMS?

Accepted Answer

GQ: ₹4,40,000/year (~₹19.80 lakh total). MQ: ₹13,50,000/year. NRI: ₹24,50,000/year. NRI Lapsed: ₹21,50,000/year. Development fee: ₹25,000 extra (permitted). PG GQ: ₹68,250/year; MQ: ₹2,50,000/year. Hostel extra.

Question 3

What is the hospital capacity at SMIMS?

Accepted Answer

1,180-bed hospital spread over 34,000+ sq.m. 1,100+ OPD daily. 12 OTs (10 Major + 2 Minor). ICUs for Surgery, Medicine, OBG, Paediatrics. Central Oxygen, Ventilators. Cardiology (interventional, 2011). Kidney Transplant (2017). 24x7 casualty.

Question 4

How to reach SMIMS Kanyakumari?

Accepted Answer

Padanilam, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari – 629 161. 774 km from Chennai. 70 km from Trivandrum. Nagercoil ~30 km (45 min). Kanyakumari RS (CAPE) ~50 km (1.5 hrs). Trivandrum International Airport ~70 km (~1.5 hrs). Direct trains to Kanyakumari from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai. Kanyakumari is connected by road to all cities.

Question 5

What are the common medical departments?

Accepted Answer

General Medicine (120 beds), General Surgery (120 beds), Paediatrics (60+ beds), OBG (60+ beds), Orthopaedics (60+ beds), TB & Respiratory Medicine (20 beds), Psychiatry (20 beds), ENT (30 beds), Dermatology (30 beds), Ophthalmology (30 beds), Cardiology (Interventional – launched 2011, expanded to intervention), Nephrology (Kidney Transplant – launched 2017), Emergency & Casualty (24x7), Anaesthesiology, Radiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine

Question 6

What is the total bed capacity?

Accepted Answer

1180 Beds

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