Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees & Cutoffs

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JNMC was established in 1963 by the KLE Society, making it over 60 years old — one of the oldest and most established private medical colleges in Karnataka and India.

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Yes. JNMC degrees are recognized by the Malaysian Medical Council (allowing graduates to practice in Malaysia), listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools, and the college has international research collaborations with the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA), University of Missouri (USA), WHO, ICMR, and NIH (USA).

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JNMC is ranked #46 by NIRF 2025 in the Medical category. It is also ranked #51 by IIRF 2024, #39 by India Today 2025, and consistently among the top 5 medical colleges in Karnataka and top 25 in India.

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JNMC has two world-class teaching hospitals: (1) Dr. Prabhakar Kore Charitable Hospital (PKCH) — a 1,000-bed free charitable block providing healthcare free to the poor, commissioned in 2004. (2) KLE Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Research Centre (KLE MRC) — a 1,450+ bedded corporate super-specialty hospital on 18 acres with 267 ICU beds, 20 hi-tech OTs, 2,500+ staff, 350+ doctors, and 2,500+ daily OPD patients (one of the first hospitals in the region with a human milk bank). Additionally, a rural training hospital — Dr. Kamal Hospital & Medical Research Centre — at Ankola, ~150 km away.