💰 Karnataka's Cheapest Deemed MBBS · 2026
Cheapest Deemed MBBS
Karnataka 2026 — ₹80.10L Total
Kasturba Medical College — both the Mangalore and Manipal campuses — tie for the cheapest deemed/paid seat fee in Karnataka at ₹17.80 lakh/year. Total tuition over 4.5 years: ₹80.10 lakh.
Government quota (where available) is cheaper still. At ~₹1.41L/year, a government-quota seat beats every deemed/paid option below — but it only exists at 6 of the 12 colleges. Check the quota comparison page to see if your target college qualifies.
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Cheapest Deemed/Paid MBBS — Kasturba Medical College 2026
₹17,80,000/year
Mangalore & Manipal campuses (tied)
Total (4.5 Yrs): ₹80,10,000 · Lowest deemed/paid seat fee among all 12 Karnataka deemed colleges
Ranked by 4.5-Year Total
Top 3 Cheapest Deemed MBBS Colleges in Karnataka
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Kasturba Medical College (Mangalore & Manipal)
₹80.10L total
Mangalore / Manipal · ₹17.80L/yr
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K S Hegde Medical Academy
₹81.00L total
Mangalore · ₹18.00L/yr
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Sri Siddhartha Medical College
₹83.03L total
Tumkur · ₹18.45L/yr
All Colleges Ranked
All 12 Karnataka Deemed Colleges Ranked by 4.5-Year Total
| Rank | College | City | Annual Fee | 4.5-Yr Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kasturba Medical College | Mangalore | ₹1,780,000 | ₹80.10L |
| #1 | Kasturba Medical College | Manipal | ₹1,780,000 | ₹80.10L |
| #3 | K S Hegde Medical Academy | Mangalore | ₹1,800,000 | ₹81.00L |
| #4 | Sri Siddhartha Medical College | Tumkur | ₹1,845,000 | ₹83.03L |
| #5 | Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education | Bangalore | ₹1,897,000 | ₹85.37L |
| #6 | BLDE University | Bijapur | ₹1,900,000 | ₹85.50L |
| #6 | JGMM Medical College | Hubballi | ₹1,900,000 | ₹85.50L |
| #8 | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College | Belgaum | ₹1,915,000 | ₹86.18L |
| #9 | Sri Devaraj URS Medical College | Kolar | ₹1,960,000 | ₹88.20L |
| #10 | JSS Medical College | Mysore | ₹2,200,000 | ₹99.00L |
| #11 | Yenepoya Medical College | Mangalore | ₹2,300,000 | ₹103.50L |
| #12 | Raja Rajeswari Medical College & Hospital | Bengaluru | ₹2,450,000 | ₹110.25L |
Reminder: Mangalore appears three times in this list (Kasturba, K S Hegde, Yenepoya) at very different price points — location alone doesn't determine cost in Karnataka.
💡 The Single Biggest Way to Save on Karnataka MBBS
Qualifying for government quota (~₹1.41L/yr, only 6 of 12 colleges) instead of deemed/paid quota (₹17.80L-24.50L/yr) saves roughly ₹65L to ₹1Cr over the 4.5-year academic program — but only if your target college is one of the six.
See the full quota comparison → FAQs
Cheapest Deemed MBBS Karnataka — Frequently Asked Questions
Kasturba Medical College — both the Mangalore and Manipal campuses tie — at ₹17,80,000/year (₹80.10 lakh total over 4.5 years), the lowest deemed/paid seat fee among all 12 Karnataka deemed colleges.
Yes — at ~₹1.41 lakh/year, government quota beats every deemed/paid option, saving roughly ₹65L to ₹1 crore over 4.5 years. But it only exists at 6 of the 12 deemed colleges and is restricted to Karnataka domicile.
Kasturba Medical College (₹80.10L total, tied Mangalore/Manipal), K S Hegde Medical Academy (₹81.00L total), and Sri Siddhartha Medical College (₹83.03L total) — ranked by 4.5-year total tuition.
No — Mangalore appears three times in the ranked list (Kasturba, K S Hegde, Yenepoya) at very different price points, so location alone doesn't determine cost in Karnataka.
No — Kasturba Medical College Manipal is actually the most competitive deemed college in Karnataka despite being the cheapest, closing around AIR 40,000. Fee and cutoff difficulty don't move together here.
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