SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital (SDMCMSH), Dharwad is a top private medical college in Karnataka. It comes under Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University (SDM University) and has a teaching hospital, which serves as a venue where students get the chance to see actual patients and develop their clinical skills. The college besides the MBBS course, also offers a range of MD/MS postgraduate courses in different specialisations. Candidates can apply for MBBS programme based on NEET UG 2026 and for MD/MS programmes based on NEET PG 2026. The college has been admitted into the Karnataka medical counselling system, where admissions are done following the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) counselling process. Candidates who are looking to apply for admission in top medical colleges in Karnataka, must have a valid score in NEET UG 2026.
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Particulars |
Details |
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College Name |
SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital |
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Location |
Dharwad, Karnataka |
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Established |
2003 |
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Approved By |
National Medical Commission (NMC) |
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Type |
Private Medical College |
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UG Course |
MBBS |
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PG Courses |
MD/MS |
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MBBS Seats |
150 |
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PG Courses |
MD/MS |
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Admission Basis |
NEET UG / NEET PG |
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Counselling Authority |
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) |
The MBBS course admission is determined through the NEET UG exam 2026 and Karnataka NEET UG Medical Counselling. The NEET UG qualifiers along with getting the rank should go through the centralized counselling process. This MBBS course runs for 5.5 years, and the students are expected to do a year of compulsory rotatory internship.
Usually, the cutoff of top medical colleges in Karnataka will be high. Here is the expected NEET Cutoff for SDM College Dharwad.
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Category |
Expected Rank 2026 |
2025 |
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General |
25,000 |
28,000 |
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OBC |
30,000 |
33,000 |
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EWS |
28,000 |
31,000 |
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SC |
75,000 |
82,000 |
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ST |
95,000 |
1,02,000 |
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Category |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
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General |
31,000 |
35,000 |
39,000 |
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OBC |
36,000 |
40,000 |
44,000 |
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EWS |
34,000 |
38,000 |
42,000 |
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SC |
88,000 |
95,000 |
1,03,000 |
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ST |
1,08,000 |
1,16,000 |
1,25,000 |
In addition to MBBS, the SDMCMSH College of Medicine & Hospitals offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Surgery (MS) postgraduate programmes in different clinical, para-clinical, and pre-clinical fields. Postgraduate admission is through NEET PG 2026 followed by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) PG Medical Counselling.
The postgraduate programme is for in-depth clinical training, research opportunities and on-the-job experiences via the teaching hospital of the institute. Currently, the university and NMC information lists all the MD/MS programmes offered by them in various specialisations, while the actual number of seats is the latest approved seat matrix of each category and type of course as the number of candidates that could be admitted in different years varied.
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Course |
Admission Basis |
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MD General Medicine |
NEET PG |
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MD Anaesthesiology |
NEET PG |
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MD Paediatrics |
NEET PG |
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MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy |
NEET PG |
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MD Radiodiagnosis |
NEET PG |
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MD Pathology |
NEET PG |
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MD Psychiatry |
NEET PG |
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MD Social & Preventive Medicine / Community Medicine |
NEET PG |
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MD Microbiology |
NEET PG |
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MD Pharmacology |
NEET PG |
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MD Anatomy |
NEET PG |
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MS General Surgery |
NEET PG |
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MS Orthopaedics |
NEET PG |
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MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
NEET PG |
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MS Ophthalmology |
NEET PG |
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MS ENT |
NEET PG |
In order to pursue the MD/MS programme the candidate must meet the requirements as given below:
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Course |
Expected Rank 2026 |
2025 Estimated Rank |
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MD Radiodiagnosis |
4,500 |
4,800 |
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MD Dermatology |
5,500 |
5,900 |
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MD General Medicine |
7,000 |
7,400 |
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MS Orthopaedics |
10,500 |
11,000 |
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MS General Surgery |
11,500 |
12,000 |
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MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
12,000 |
12,600 |
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MD Paediatrics |
10,000 |
10,500 |
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MD Anaesthesiology |
15,500 |
16,200 |
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MS Ophthalmology |
19,000 |
19,800 |
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MS ENT |
21,500 |
22,300 |
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Course |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
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MD Radiodiagnosis |
5,200 |
5,600 |
6,000 |
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MD Dermatology |
6,400 |
6,900 |
7,400 |
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MD General Medicine |
8,000 |
8,600 |
9,200 |
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MS Orthopaedics |
12,000 |
12,700 |
13,400 |
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MS General Surgery |
13,200 |
13,900 |
14,700 |
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MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
13,900 |
14,700 |
15,500 |
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MD Paediatrics |
11,500 |
12,200 |
12,900 |
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MD Anaesthesiology |
17,800 |
18,700 |
19,600 |
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MS Ophthalmology |
21,500 |
22,500 |
23,500 |
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MS ENT |
24,000 |
25,100 |
26,200 |
00 91 836 2477561/ 2477777
drniranjankumar@sdmmedicalcollege.org
Manjushree nagar, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Sdm medical college dharwad cut off marks in NEET we should get above 500 marks in order to get the government quota fees. The NEET entrance exam will be for 720 marks total so in that above 500 if we score the fee used to be around INR 1,24,403 per annum as tuition fee or else the fee would be higher in the range of 16 lac to 30 lac. For the admissions to MBBS course would be based on the NEET and depending on the rank they give seats in this institute. The seat distribution to students will actually be done according to the minimum cut-off marks of the college.
SDM College Medical Sciences and Hospital, MBBS admission criteria required is NEET score and along with NEET examination score academic score with performance of group discussion among selected students and personal interview adds weightage for taking MBBS admission in this institute. Even the MS and MD course offered in SDMMC, selection is through NEET PG exam based. Even Diploma course is offered but the admission is basis of merit score. Generally I suggest aspirants to apply for entrance exam (NEE) for getting MBBS admission in any institute. Even the norm of RVUHS is followed in admission process. Based on category the admission fee is decided by the management.
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