Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka

Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences was established in 2005 at Shivamogga, Karnataka. It is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and recognised by the National Medical Commission.

The infrastructure of Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences has all the facilities that a student would expect from a successful medical school. Lecture rooms are spacious and have an audio-visual component. It also has a lab facility, anatomy dissection rooms and a central library. The McGann Teaching Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Malnad region. It is attached to Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences that provides students with strong clinical exposure.

Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences provides 150 MBBS seats annually. The MBBS program has been constructed using the new NMC competency-based curriculum. It is a five-and-a-half-year course in which four-and-a-half years are for academic training, followed by 1-Year of Compulsory Rotating Internship. Admission into MBBS in Karnataka is via NEET-UG. 
Because Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences is a government-run institution, the tuition fees are reasonable for students.

In short, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences offers students a solid academic base to build on, ample opportunity for hospital experience and a quality education at a cost that is affordable to students pursuing a career in medicine.