Karnataka State Quota and Reservation Categories for MBBS Admission

Category Seat Reservations

State Quota MBBS Seats in Karnataka are reserved as follows.

15% seats of Govt Quota shall be reserved for Rural Candidates

5% of seats of Govt Quota shall be reserved for Kannada Medium Candidates.

Hyderabad Karnataka Region comprising the districts of Gulbarga, Bidar, Raichur, Yadgirellary shall be regarded as the local area. 70% seats of colleges within this area are allotted to local candidates. 7% of Seats in Karnataka state medical colleges are reserved for Hyderabad Karnataka region students.

• SC – 17%
• ST – 7%
• CAT 1 – 4%
• CAT 2A – 15%
• CAT 2B – 4%
• CAT 3A – 4%
• CAT 3B – 5%
• GM – 44%

Special Reservation Categories

• PH – Persons with Disability
• D – Defense Category
• XD – Ex-Defense Category
• SG – Scouts and Guides
• CAP – Central Armed Police force (CAPF)
• NCC – National Cadet Corps
• SPO-Sports
• JK – Jammu Kashmir Migrants
• AGL – Anglo Indian

Minority Reservation to Others

• Muslim Minority
• Christian Minority

Candidates with Disability should appear before Disability Board for medical examination at Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College with all the necessary original documents. Date for appearance will be communicated later during the document verification time by KEA.

Reservation under article 371(J)

Reservation under article 371(J) is only applicable for the Medical colleges where the college is located in the Hyderabad Karnataka Region. 70 per cent of state quota seats are reserved for students from the H-K region. In this 70 per cent, 50 per cent will be for GM and the rest for SC, ST and OBC students. This includes medical colleges in Bidar, Koppal , Gulbarga, Raichur, Yadgir and Bellary districts. Medical Colleges located in HK region are Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences,  ESI Medical College and PGIMSR-Gulbarga, Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, and Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences-Bellary. In the rest of the medical colleges in the State, eight per cent of seats will be reserved for students from the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.

MBBS Seat Matrix – Karnataka State

Only UG NEET 2022 qualified candidates who become eligible after verification of documents, are allowed to participate in the allotment of Medical seats as per the eligibility & reservation criteria for the respective types of seats. Counselling for deemed university medical colleges in Karnataka state is conducted by Medical Counselling Committee.

MBBS seats are classified into four categories namely

• Government Seats(G) – seats in government colleges and govt quota seats in private colleges
  • 100% Seats in Govt Colleges
  • 40% seats in Medical Non-Minority Private Colleges(KPCF)
  • 25% seats in Minority Private Colleges
• Private Seats(P) – seats in Private Colleges (AMPCK, KPCF and KRLMPCA)
  • 40% seats in Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation Trust (KPCF) colleges
    • For General Merit (GMP): 50% seats
    • For Open Seats (OPN): Remaining 50% seats
  • 55% seats in KRLMPCA and AMPCK colleges
    • 66% seats for religious / linguistic minority
      • For General Merit (GMP): 50% Seats
      • For Open Seats (OPN): Remaining 50% seats
• NRI Seats(N) – seats for Non resident Indians
  • 15% of the MBBS seats available in KRLMPCA, KPCF and AMPCK
• Others Seats(Q)
  • 5% of the MBBS seats are available in KRLMPCA, KPCF and AMPCK colleges

Karnataka Medical Colleges Quota Abbreviations

Karnataka Medical Colleges Reservation Category Abbreviations

Karnataka Medical Colleges (Private) Quota Abbreviations

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