Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Manipal was established on 30 June 1953 as the first self-financing medical college in the private sector.In 1958, when the first class of students graduated, KMC was granted recognition by the Medical Council of India followed by the recognitions of General Medical Council of Great Britain and the Malaysian Medical Council in the later years.The college started at Manipal with the pre-clinical section. Before this, the students had to go to Mangalore for their clinical training. In 1969, when the clinical program started, KMC became a full-fledged independent college.

• Pass in 10+2, A level, IB, American 12th grade or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together.

• Admissions are made through MU-OET rank.

• KMC is the first college in the private sector.
• Students from 44 countries have graduated from the college.
• Recognized by the Medical Council of India.
• Recognition by the General Medical Council of Great Britain and the Malaysian Medical Council soon followed.

• Ranked 9th among Top Medical College in India by The Outlook in June 2012.
• Ranked 7th among Top Medical College in India by The Week in June 2012.
• Ranked 10th among Top Medical College in India by India Today Nielsen Survey in 2011.

• State-of-the-art labs.
• Well stocked library that offers latest and best collection of books, journals, online sources, dissertations etc to the students for course work and research.
• Well equipped classroom with latest infrastructure.