Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya

Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is an Autonomous Medical Education Institution under the Government of Karnataka. The Institute is located 90 kilometers from Bengaluru, the state capital, and 40 kilometers from Mysuru. It is situated on State Highway No. 17 (Bengaluru-Mysuru Road).

The Medical College and its facilities span an area of 25 acres. The Medical Education Institution has a well-equipped hospital with 850 beds. The campus has separate accommodation for Faculty, Non-Teaching Staff, and Nursing Officers. There are separate hostels for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Students (for both men and women).

This Institution started in 2005, and the First Batch of 100 students was admitted in 2006. Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is a 100% merit-based institution, and MBBS students are selected through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). From 2006 to 2016, 100 students were admitted each year, and starting from the Academic Year 2017-18, 150 MBBS students are being admitted.

Out of a total of 150 seats, 85% are reserved for students from Karnataka, who are selected through the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). The remaining 15% of seats are reserved for students from across India, who are selected through the All India Quota (AIQ).

Postgraduate courses were started in the 2010-11 Academic Year, and the Medical Council of India (presently National Medical Commission-NMC) has granted permission for the admission of 90 Postgraduate Medical Students each year from 19 Departments. Currently, there are 192 postgraduate students enrolled.

Of the total seats in the Postgraduate Departments, 50% are reserved for students from Karnataka (KEA) and 50% for students from across India (AIQ).