Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences

The Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, is an Autonomous Government College established in the Year 2007. It is located in the beautiful city of Shimoga which is known as the Gateway of Malnad - A beautiful and natural scenic location covered with green carpet. The college is Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences- RGUHS, Karnataka and recognized by National Medical Commission (NMC). It has an annual intake of 150 MBBS seats and 42 seats in 16 disciplines of Post-Graduate studies. It is well-connected by Road and Rail route and is on Bangalore-Honnavara National high-way 206.

The SIMS college is spread in over an area of lush green 25 acres of land, in the premises of Government Mc. Gann Hospital at Shimoga. The total building is constructed in an area of 223838sqft with 4 floors. The total floor area available, including College, Boys & Girls Hostels, Doctors quarters, about 34488 square meters. There are very good spacious Classrooms, Lecture halls, Examination halls & Demonstration rooms. The Institute is fully equipped with clinical Laboratories, Museums and Auditorium. Library and information center is situated in 1700 sq ft of floor area spread over in 2nd floor and 3rd floor. There are huge collection of Medical Books, Indian & Foreign Journals with separate reading space for students & Teaching Staff with Digital Library. Separate hostel for boys and girls with mess facility. A Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory(VRDL) has been established by Government of India in SIMS.

The Teaching Hospital

The Government Mc. Gann Hospital constructed by British Administrator during 1880 in 70 acres. During 1991-92 the new general hospital block with 367 beds capacity has been constructed, The floor area of the Government Mc. Gann Hospital available is 31340 sq. meters. Mc.Gann Hospital served as a major centre for health in Shivamogga District. McGann worked in Shimoga hospital maintained by Mysore Government and exclusively worked to control Malaria which was rampant in the area during 19th century. He worked in Shimoga for more than three decades and retired in 1908, returned to United Kingdom, but again came back to Mysore and stayed there till his death in 1936. A Hospital in memory of McGann was constructed at Shimoga, (a part of Mysore State) during 1932-1935 and it is called McGann Hospital, Shimoga. The foundation stone for the hospital was laid by then Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV on 16 January 1932.

Now the hospital is fully equipped with 950 beds and around 65 beds in ICU's and there are 15 Operation Theatres including major and minor OT. It is a tertiary care hospital with 24X7 emergency and trauma care facility, Eye bank and blood bank facilities are available. There are very good clinical and diagnostic facilities in the Hospital. The Hospital has facilities for burn treatment, Critical care services, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy. The Hospital's general specialities include General Medicine, General Surgery, OBG, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry & Forensic Medicine. Super-Speciality departments include: Cardiology, Pediatric Surgery, Gastroenterology, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Facio Maxillary & Dialysis.

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Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences,, NEETPG Counseling is Conducted by 1) MCC (Medical Counselling Committee)( Open To All )and 2) KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority conducts counseling for Government Medical College (50% seats and another 50% will be conducted by MCC)

1) MCC(Medical Counselling Committee) COUNSELING PROCESS:-

The MCC/DGHS conducts Counseling for allotment of Post Graduate (MD/MS/Diploma and MDS) seats to the NEETPG/MDS eligible and qualified candidates in participating Government Medical/Dental Colleges of the country under 50% All India Quota and 100% Central & Deemed University quota every year. All the candidates who have qualified for All India Quota seats on the basis of their rank in NEET PG /MDS conducted by NBE including candidates from Union Territory of J&K will be eligible. The role of MCC of DGHS is limited to allotment of seats to the participating candidates, as per their merit and choice, which starts only after receiving the list/data/Information of successful candidates from National Board of Examinations (NBE) i.e. the NEET (PG) examination conducting body

Candidates who fall under the category of NRI as per the directions/ orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case (W.P. No. 689/2017- Consortium of Deemed Universities in Karnataka (CODEUNIK) & Anr. Vs. Union of India &Ors.) dated 22-08- 2017 are eligible for NRI Category seats. OCI/PIO/Foreign Nationals will be eligible for only NRI seats .The eligible Indian National Candidates wanting to get converted to sponsored NRI category have to submit the documents as and when the same are called for by the MCC.

Seat Matrix:-

Eligibility Condition:

• The candidate should have qualified under NEET-PG eligibility.
• Domicile-free Counseling (Open to all)

Step Wise Counseling Process conducted by MCC

There are multiple rounds of counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 & Stray Vacancy Round. ALL four rounds of AIQ, Deemed University, Central University/Institutes, DNB, are conducted by MCC through ONLINE ONLY i.e., Round 1, Round 2 , Round 3, and Stray Vacancy round. In the YEAR 2022–23 (Round 3) was called the Mop-Up round, where there was no sliding (upgradation) from the 2nd round to the mop-up round, but in 2023–2024, there was an upgradation from ROUND 2 to Round 3. In 2023-2024 Stray Vacancy Round was ONLINE, but in 2022-23 Stray Vacancy Round is conducted physically by the Deemed Universities for which the list of registered & eligible Candidates is forwarded by MCC to the respective Deemed Universities. The allotment shall only be in terms of merit. As per the directions issued by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLA(C) No. 10487 of 2021, the AIQ scheme has been modified and 04 rounds of AIQ counselling will be conducted by MCC of DGHS, MoHFW. Hence, 3rd round (earlier mop-up round) and fourth round i.e. stray vacancy round will be conducted in AIQ from 2021-22 onwards.

First Round:- (AIQ, Deemed University, Central University/Institutes, DNB)

• Notification for counseling process
• NRI application with appropriate documents to be mailed for opening NRI portal ([email protected])
• Registration fee varies as per the Filling of application form for-AIQ, Deemed, CU, DU, Central Institutes, AFMS
• Seat matrix display
• Choice filling
• Seat allotment
• All allotted students must download the allotment letter
• Options for an allotted candidate

1. “Satisfied with the allotted seat and candidate is willing to report to the allotted college, not interested in further allotment of seats in any subsequent round for any discipline”.
2. The candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat but wishes to participate in the next round. Such candidates should pay the prescribed fees
3. The candidate is not satisfied with the present allotment and wishes to participate in the next round of counselling. The previously allotted seat is forfeited and offered to the next eligible candidate
4. Not satisfied with MCC allotted seat and candidate has got seat elsewhere, so candidate is quitting and not to be considered for allotment of seats in any of the further rounds

2nd Round :- (AIQ, Deemed University, Central University/Institutes, DNB)

Fresh Registration for Mop-up Round (not required for earlier resigned candidates)

• Notification for counseling process
• NRI application with appropriate documents to be mailed for opening NRI portal ([email protected])
• Registration fee varies as per the Filling of application form for-AIQ, Deemed, CU, DU, Central Institutes, AFMS
• Seat matrix display
• Choice filling
• Seat allotment
• All allotted students must download the allotment letter
• If Allotted (No Free Exit) (Exit With Forfeiture of Fees )( Upgradation is available For Round 3 only.)
• Reporting at the Medical Institutions/university against 2nd Round (candidates once joined the allotted seat against 2nd Round are not allowed to vacate the seat)

3rd Round :- (AIQ, Deemed University, Central University/Institutes, DNB)
Fresh Registration for Mop-up Round (not required for earlier resigned candidates)

• Notification for counseling process
• NRI application with appropriate documents to be mailed for opening NRI portal ([email protected])
• Registration fee varies as per the Filling of application form for-Deemed, CU, DU, Central Institutes, AFMS
• Seat matrix
• Choice filling
• Seat allotment
• All allotted students must download allotment letter
• If Allotted (No Free Exit)(Exit With Forfeiture Of Fees )
• Reporting To The College

Stray vacancy: (AIQ, Central University/Institutes, DNB)

• Notification for counseling process
• NRI application with appropriate documents to be mailed for opening NRI portal ([email protected])
• Registration fee varies as per the Filling of application form for-Deemed, CU, DU, Central Institutes, AFMS
• Seat matrix
• Choice filling
• Seat allotment
• All allotted students must download allotment letter
• If Allotted (No Free Exit)(Exit With Forfeiture Of Fees )
• Reporting To The College

Special Stray vacancies:- (DEEMED)

• Notification for counseling process
• NRI application with appropriate documents to be mailed for opening NRI portal ([email protected])
• Registration fee varies as per the Filling of application form for-Deemed, CU, DU, Central Institutes, AFMS
• Seat matrix
• Choice filling
• Seat allotment
• All allotted students must download allotment letter
• If Allotted (No Free Exit)(Exit With Forfeiture Of Fees )
• Reporting To The College

MCC ALLOTMENT PDF LINKS FOR THE YEAR 2023-24:

2) KEA – Karnataka Examination Authority conducts counseling for 50% of the state quota seats at the Government Medical College

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 & Fees structure

The separate seat matrix for Government seat, Private seat, NRI seat and others quota.

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 1,2,3,4 are given)

REVISED Percentile : ON 19/09/2023

Second Round:-

• Fresh registration was allowed due to lowering the qualifying Percentile including in-service candidates, up to zero Percentile.
• 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 1st & 2nd Round are not allowed to participate in the mop-up round."

Mop Up Round:

• No Fresh Registration
• 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:

• 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
• Option entry
• Allotment & cut-off of the mop-up round
• Reporting
• In 2022, the institutional mop-up round of counseling will fill the vacant seats or remain unfilled seats after a mop-up round of KEA counseling. This round is conducted by colleges to fill the left-over seats. A list of the registered candidates' names for stray vacancies will be sent to private colleges to be exhausted strictly in order of merit.

SEAT MATRIX 2023–24:

KEA NEET PG 2023-24 Allotment list Links: