SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital

SDM College of Medical Sciences is situated at Manjusreenagar in Dharwad, Karnataka. The college was established in the year 2003. It is a brainchild of Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Rev. President of SDM Educational Society. The college is recognized by Govt. of India and the National Medical Commission (NMC) and is affiliated to Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University (Private University), Dharwad, Karnataka.

SDM College of Medical Sciences is undoubtedly one of the best medical colleges in Karnataka. SDM College of Medical Sciences is spread over spacious 52-acre land of serene surroundings, is an ideal atmosphere for the best medical education. The entire campus boasts of hygiene and cleanliness in its every face and is plastic-free with a 24/7 generator power backup.

The SDM College of Medical Sciences offers 100 seats in MBBS and 96 seats in 22 disciplines of Postgraduate studies. It’s among the best 5 medical institutes in Karnataka and 30 among the best colleges in India.

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital Central Library is housed on the ground floor of the college building with an area of 1602 sq. meters, the library is located in the center of the campus and is easily accessible to the academic departments, classrooms, hospital, and student hostels. The Library is well designed by expert architects and known for its functionality, ambiance, and aesthetics.

Both the men’s and the women’s hostels are WiFi-enabled buildings with airy generous interiors and have round-the-clock electricity and water facilities. Hostel and Mess serve only Pure vegetarian food.

The city is well connected by railways, road, and air respectively. Dharwad –Hubli is a twin city that has its an airport located around 125 min (15.9 km) away. Major flights from different domestic areas serve on a daily basis. Direct and regular buses from different parts of Karnataka and nearby states operate frequently for Dharwad.

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital has 1400 beds, 18 operation theatres, 120 ICU beds in the hospital, and with 80 to 90% occupancy. It provides an excellent range of clinical experience to undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) students and researchers. The hospital provides excellent training opportunities to the students of the institution. The hospital has a motto of providing quality treatment and healthcare at an affordable cost.

Clinical board’s general specialties viz. Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, and three paraclinical departments viz. Pathology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry are working in the SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital.

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital’s new Super-specialty Block with a built-up area of 3,50,000 sq ft is has a provision for 400 inpatients beds including special and deluxe rooms. 8 ultramodern operation theatres with laminar flow and Hepa filters, which can perform complex heart surgeries, joint replacement surgeries, cancer surgeries, including kidney & heart transplant surgeries, Cath Labs – 2 Nos, and 90 State-of-the-art ICU beds.

With a footfall of over 5 lakh outpatients and 50000 inpatients every year, the hospital is catering to the people of Dharwad and Hubli and adjoining districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, Cardiology, Pediatrics, General and Plastic Surgery are among the best department

Contact Details:

KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority conducts counseling for Government Medical College (50% seats and another 50% will be conducted by MCC), 100% seat allotment in Private Universities & private medical colleges (includes non-minority, linguistic minority, and religious minority institutions) by KEA.

Step-Wise Process of KEA Counselling

• PGET - Notification
• PGET - Information Bulletin
• PGET - Schedule
• PGET - Online Application
• PGET Uploading of documents
• Applied list
• Verification of documents
• Verified list (Verification slip and KCET number)
• Seat matrix & fee structure

The separate seat matrix for government seats, private seats, NRI seats, and other quotas.

First Round:

• First-round schedule
• Option entry
• Mock allotment results
• Chance for candidates to reshuffle their choice
• Locking of choice

(IMPORTANT NOTE: KEA does not allow fresh entry. In the second round, only reshuffling is allowed.

• Result: First Round
• Allotment cut-off, first round
• Reporting to the college (Choices 1, 2, 3, and 4 are given)

Second Round:

• No Fresh Registration
• Submission of Original Documents
• Option entry & choice filling (only reshuffling is allowed)
• Allotment & cut-off of the second round
• Reporting

“NOTE: People who got allotted in the 1st & 2nd Round are not allowed to participate in the mop-up round." This is the actual rule of KEA, but as per the court case and in favor of students, KEA allowed them to upgrade for the mop-up this 2024-2025 A.Y.

Mop Up Round

• Fresh registration was permitted from January 15 to 18 due to a reduction in the qualifying percentile for in-service candidates, which was lowered by NBEMS on January 6, 2024
• Deposit of documents, Document verification
• Caution deposit to KEA through online
• Option entry (whereas in 2022 it was offline counseling and in 2023 it was online counseling with a caution deposit of 3 lakhs for medical students and 2 lakhs for dental students to participate in the MOP-UP Round)
• Allotment & cut-off of the mop-up round
• Reporting

Stray vacancy round 1:

• Fresh registration was allowed for the candidates who hadn't registered in the subsequent rounds.
• Submission of Original Documents
• Caution deposit to KEA through online (500,000)
• Option entry
• Allotment & cut-off of stray vacancy round 1
• Reporting
• In 2022, the institutional mop-up round of counseling was conducted to fill any vacant seats remaining after the mop-up round of KEA counseling. This round is carried out by colleges to fill leftover seats. A list of registered candidates for stray vacancies is sent to private colleges, and these vacancies must be filled strictly in order of merit. However, starting in 2023, all remaining seats must be filled solely through online processes.

Stray vacancy round 2:

• Fresh registration was allowed from March 1st to 3rd due to a reduction in the qualifying percentile by up to 5 percent across all categories on 25-02-2024.
• Submission of Original Documents
• Caution deposit to KEA through online (500,000)
• Option entry
• Allotment & cut-off of stray vacancy round 2
• Reporting

SEAT MATRIX AND MAJOR ALLOTMENT LINKS OF 2024-2025 :

SEAT MATRIX 2023–24:

KEA NEET PG 2023-24 Allotment list Links:

CUTOFF RANK FOR THE YEAR 2024-25:

CUTOFF RANK FOR THE YEAR 2023-24: