Question 1

Is Dr. SMCSI Medical College recognized by NMC?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The college is recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and affiliated with Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Thrissur. Renewal of MBBS recognition for AY 2025–26 has been obtained.

Question 2

What is the MBBS seat intake at Karakonam Medical College?

Accepted Answer

150 MBBS seats per year — divided under Government/State Quota, Management Quota, and NRI Quota (15% reserved for NRI candidates).

Question 3

Who manages this medical college?

Accepted Answer

The college is managed by the South Kerala Medical Mission under the South Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India (CSI). It is a self-financing Christian minority institution. The Chairman is Rt. Rev. A. Dharmaraj Rasalam and the Principal is Dr. J. Anusha Merline.

Question 4

What PG courses are offered?

Accepted Answer

The college offers MD in General Medicine, Anaesthesia, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Microbiology, Pathology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, Community Medicine; and MS in General Surgery, ENT, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, and Orthopaedics — totalling 41+ PG seats.

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Kerala State (2024)	Among the top self-financing medical colleges in Kerala; one of the only CSI medical colleges in the 5 southern states of India

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