About Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences
Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Bangalore is a private MBBS medical college located in Banashankari, South Bangalore, Karnataka. Approved by NMC and affiliated to RGUHS Bangalore, KIMS offers MBBS with an intake of 150 students. The college is managed by the Vokkaliga Sangha, Bangalore — one of Karnataka's most influential community organisations representing the Vokkaliga community, one of the state's numerically significant farming and landowning communities. KIMS is named after Kempegowda I — the 16th-century chieftain and visionary who founded modern Bangalore city, a figure revered across Karnataka's history.
Admission is through NEET and KEA counselling for Karnataka state quota MBBS seats. All India Quota through MCC counselling.
Programme Offered
| Programme | Duration | Intake | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | 4.5 years + 1 year internship | 150 | NEET + KEA/MCC |
| MD/MS (Postgraduate) | 3 years | Multiple seats | NEET-PG |
Vokkaliga Sangha — Community Institutional Backing
The Vokkaliga Sangha Bangalore manages multiple educational institutions including KIMS and is the apex body for the Vokkaliga community's social, cultural and educational activities in Karnataka. The community's strong representation in Bangalore's political, business and agricultural sectors gives KIMS institutional credibility and alumni network depth that spans the old Mysore region's Mandya, Hassan, Mysuru, Tumkur and Ramanagara districts where the Vokkaliga community is numerically dominant. KIMS medical graduates from these districts carry institutional recognition in their home communities that supports both private practice establishment and community hospital employment.
Banashankari — South Bangalore's Residential Core
KIMS's Banashankari location in South Bangalore's established residential neighbourhood gives it a central city placement that private medical colleges on Bangalore's periphery cannot match. Banashankari-Jayanagar-JP Nagar is one of Bangalore's most densely populated residential zones, creating a large local patient population for the KIMS teaching hospital. Metro connectivity via Banashankari station (Green Line) links the campus to the entire Bangalore metro network. Electronic City (15 km) and Bannerghatta Road IT corridor (5 km) are MBBS students' primary career zones after graduation.
Career Scope
KIMS Bangalore MBBS graduates register with Karnataka Medical Council after internship. NEET-PG for MD/MS, Bangalore hospital employment, government medical officer recruitment through KPSC and independent practice in South Bangalore's affluent residential zones are the primary career pathways. The Vokkaliga Sangha alumni network across the old Mysore region provides career referral access that graduates from community-managed institutions value for practice establishment in their home districts.