Introduction

Amirta Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Established in 2002, is a pioneering medical institution in India for higher education, patient care & research. The institute has achieved outstanding academic recognition from students, communities and fraternity education as an institution that not only provides world-class training but also an accurate perspective on life. Combining state-of-the-art educational facilities that meet international standards, the Amrita School of Medicine is a blend of the latest in technology with human core values.

The College of Medicine is committed to the highest form of medical practice is a lifelong commitment to humanity and its determination to become a Center for Excellence in medical training and in medical practice will provide skilled and talented young men and women to play key roles in the forefront of their chosen profession. The school is always at the forefront of introducing globally recognized art infrastructure facilities and experienced and experienced clinical specialists for the education and treatment of various health-related diseases.

Table of Contents

1. Quick Summary
2. MBBS Course
3. Admission Procedure & Eligibility
4. All India Quota for MGMT/ NRI Seats & Rank
5. Kerala State Quota Seats & Cutoff
6. PG Courses
7. Infrastructure
8. Facilities
9. Affiliated Hospitals
10. How to Reach

Quick Summary

MBBS Course

The MBBS course is a four and a half year period followed by a one year compulsory rotating residential internship. The lasting 12-month internship includes short courses in community health, medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, child health, orthopedics, emergency medicine and various specialties. All these are according to the guidelines of the Medical Council of India. Admission to the MBBS program is based on the candidate marks obtained in the NEET-UG rank held by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Amrita Medical College Kochi offers MBBS Course, an undergraduate program in medicine with the annual intake of 100 students who are allotted under All India Quota Counselling as a Management 85% and NRI Quota 15%.

Admission Procedure and Eligibility

Eligibility: 17 years of age or above as on 31-Dec of the admission year. The maximum age limit to Study MBBS course is 25 years. All Higher Secondary School Students with 10+2 in science stream including biology or biotechnology along with Physics and Chemistry with a minimum of 50% marks are eligible(In case of SC/ST, 40% in board exams; 45% for OBC Category)

Admission Procedure: It is compulsory for medical enthusiasts to appear for the National Eligibility and Entrance Examination (NEET) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after 12th grade who wish to get MBBS admission. All the Government, Private, Central and Deemed Universities will be based on NEET scores and the seats for all colleges / institutions / universities will be offered through counselling based on the eligibility Score/Rank, Preferences of colleges and seats available.

Admission to AMC is done through All India Counselling as Management and NRI Quota. Contact the college authority for Management quota seats to know admission procedures.

All India Quota for Mgmt and NRI Seats & Rank

The Amrita Shool of Medicine has allotted 100% seats are allotted under All India Quota Counselling as Management Quota 85% seats and balance 15% for NRI Quota and the details for the same with All India Rank(AIR) shown below;

NEET 2018 All India Quota Rank for Amrita Medical College as shown below:

Kerala State Quota Seats & Cutoff

Amrita institute of Medical Sciences Kochi has total 100% MBBS seats are filled under All India Quota Counselling as Managament & NRI Quota, please refer All India Quota Seats and Rank as above.

PG Courses

AMSM Kochi has offers totally 10 PG seats and out of 122 seats under MD courses, 14 seats under MS courses, 13 Seats under MD/MS course and 24 seats under M.Ch courses. The details for the each courses with intake capacity shown below:

NEET 2019 Cutoff Details – AIQ and State Quota

This year (NEET 2019) last All India Rank and NEET score cutoff can be found in MBBSCouncil Android App. This mobile App is updated regularly with current year MBBS Admission NEET cut off for Amrita Shool of Medicine Kochi and other all medical colleges in India. By downloading this app, you can know the last(Cut off) for All India Rank, State Rank, Category Rank and NEET score of the candidate who got MBBS seat in ASM Kochi.

Infrastructure

Amrita School of Health Sciences Campus is spreading over 125 acres of land. AMS has teaching rooms, lecture theatres and clinical skills state-of-the-art laboratories, spacious lecture halls, best-in-class medical software, and an elaborate anatomy museum.  This massive healthcare infrastructure has 3,330,000 sq. ft. The present campus consists of 12 storeys with a total floor area of 120,000 sq. ft. The additional floor area of this hospital is 1,100,000 sq.ft.

Library 

Amrita Medical College has the Central Library with a total area of 1800 sq.m. This Library is fully computerized. AMS Library remains open until 12:00 midnight for student’s purposes. The library which is currently having a collection of more than 13,000 books, 1007 e-books, videotapes and multimedia materials. It also subscribes and receives 4900 journal titles approximately and has more than 1300 CDs/DVDs for student’s reference. 

It has inside & outside students reading room , staff reading room and PG reading rooms. AMC Central Library has a fine collection of the latest editions of international and Indian medical books and journals with 30 Internet nodes. It also provides electronic access to many scientific and medical databases in India and abroad.

Lecture & Examination Halls

AMS has 6 Lecture Theatres for Medical College and Hospital. Out of these, 4 Lecture Theaters are used for Medical College and 2 for Hospital. Medical College hall having 132 seating capacity and Hospital hall having 150 seating capacity. All of these Lecture Theaters are fully computerized and well equipped with audio-visual aids like microphone, LCD projector, and overhead projector.

There is one Examination Hall is available. The hall is equipped with air conditioning and CCTV and mobile jammers capable of seating up to 250 students. It occupied an area of ​​250 square meters.

Facilities

Amrita school of Medicine provides essential support and leisure facilities such as the communication suites, student clubs, and cafeterias those all are located in and around the college buildings.  It also has many stores within the campus including a mini-supermarket that sells confectionery, fruit, stationery and other useful items. Tailors, hairdressers, photocopies and photo stores are all within walking distance of the campus. The campus has a post office with Speed-Post devices, 24-hour STD / ISD telecommunications equipment, a bank with 24-hour ATMs, a 24-hour taxi, 24-hour pharmacy, ice cream parlor, three cafes, a bookstore and an optical store. AMS provides a separate parking space for official vehicles.

Hostel

They are provided separate rooms  for girls and boys. International students are expected to stay in a guesthouse or hostel during their studies. Students cannot live in rented houses, hotels or lodges  neither alone nor in groups. We serve a variety of delicious vegetarian meals on all of our campuses. For non-vegetarian options, you may need to go outside the campus. Students have the option of eating in dining rooms, located near their hostels or in canteens.

There is 256 rooms available in the Boys Hostel with a shared of 2 or 3 persons capacity. AMC provides 5 hostels for Girls with 975 rooms  each of these having a shared capacity of 2 or 6 persons. The hostel offers good water and mess facilities. It also provides 55 rooms for interns, 276 capacity for PGs and 750 capacity for nurses. There is also residential quarters available for Teaching and Non Teaching staffs The hostel has common rooms for boys and girls with an area of 120 sq.m each. 

Recreation Facilities

Amrita Medical College having 3 acres of land for sports facilities. It has a well recreational facility including Outdoor games like Basketball, Football, Shuttle, Volleyball, Tennis, Cricket and athletics with separate playgrounds. It also has indoor games like Chess, Carom and Tennikoit. All hostels are having their own gymnasiums with well developed equipment.

Affiliated Hospitals

Within fifteen years of its creation, the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) has grown from a 115 bed specialist hospital to a 1450 bedded super-specialized health center with an attached Medical College hospital. On May 17, 1998, AIMS was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the presence of Her Holiness Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. The daily number of patients in the hospital is about 3,000 outpatients with 95% of hospital occupancy. Annual patient turnover reaches an incredible number of over 6,15,000 outpatients and nearly 54,800 inpatients. AMC Outpatient department touches daily patient about 3500 outpatients with 95 percent inpatient occupancy.

AIMS hospital has 28 modern operation Theatres, 210 fully equipped intensive care beds and a fully networked hospital information system (HIS), It is accredited for its clinical laboratories and a 24/7 telemedicine service. A total of 45 departments including 12 super speciality ones available in the hospital. It was the first institution in Southeast Asia to start using a fully digital imaging service. Out of these, the radiology department is completely online.

There are over 6,500 faculty members and over 4,500 employees. Its network supports over 2,000 computers, digitizing almost every aspect of patient care, including all patient information, laboratory tests and radiological imaging

Health Centers – Primary Health Centers and Rural/Urban Health Training Centers:

• RHTC – Njarakkal located 20 km from the college
• UHTC – Kaloor located 7 km from the college

How to Reach

Amrita School of Medical Science is located in Kochi (Cochin), Indian state of Kerala. It is also known as the “Queen of the Arabian Sea” and is one of the major port cities of the southwest coast of India. Kochi is often referred to as Ernakulam and makes it the largest and most populous metropolitan area in Kerala.

The Kochi Road network is well connected to neighboring cities and states by several highways, and the medical school is 10 kilometers from the city and takes 20 minutes to travel by local transport such as Govt / private bus, taxi and Metro. The city has four main railway stations such as Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town, Aluva and Tripunithura and is well connected with many of India’s cities. Ernakulam Junction & Town Station is the nearest to the college, as 13 km and 30 minutes’ drive away.

The nearest college Metro station is Edapally, at 5km away, which is 20 minutes from the city center and can be reached in 15 minutes. Ernakulam has an international airport called Cochin International Airport, which is good for domestic and international connectivity, located from the college, 24 km away and takes 45 minutes to travel.