About SIMS (Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences)
Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) is a government medical college and teaching hospital located in Shivamogga (Shimoga), Karnataka. Approved by NMC and affiliated to RGUHS Bangalore, SIMS offers MBBS with an intake of 150 students at government-regulated fees. As Shivamogga district's government medical college, SIMS is the apex referral hospital for the Malnad region and serves patients from Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Davangere and Uttara Kannada districts who require tertiary care in a government hospital setting.
All MBBS seats are filled through NEET and KEA government medical college counselling.
Programme Offered
| Programme | Duration | Intake | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | 4.5 years + 1 year internship | 150 | NEET + KEA (Govt quota) |
| MD/MS (Postgraduate) | 3 years | Subject to NMC approval | NEET-PG |
SIMS — Malnad Region's Medical Anchor
SIMS serves the Malnad region's complex healthcare needs — a geographically challenging zone of Western Ghats forests, river valleys, coffee estates and remote tribal settlements. The hospital receives referrals from Shivamogga's seven taluks and the surrounding Malnad districts' primary health centres. The region's disease profile includes tropical infections, agricultural and plantation occupational health conditions, snakebite cases from forest-adjacent communities and hydroelectric project worker health presentations unique to the Malenadu ecological zone.
Shivamogga's new airport (inaugurated 2023) and improving road connectivity to Bengaluru (260 km), Mangaluru (170 km) and Hubballi (100 km) are transforming the city's accessibility. SIMS students access Bangalore's medical education resources while training in one of Karnataka's most distinctive clinical environments.
KPCL Sharavathi and Hydroelectric Context
Shivamogga district's multiple hydroelectric projects — Sharavathi, Bhadra, Tunga — create large dam construction and operations workforces with occupational health needs. SIMS receives dam worker health presentations alongside the standard rural-urban medical caseload, giving MBBS students exposure to infrastructure project community health that is specific to the Malnad region's industrial-ecological intersection.
Career Scope
SIMS MBBS graduates register with Karnataka Medical Council after internship. NEET-PG for specialisation, government PHC medical officer positions across Shivamogga district's remote Malnad taluks, Bangalore and Mangaluru hospital employment and independent practice in Shivamogga's growing city are the primary career pathways.
SIMS Shivamogga students benefit from the Malnad region clinical environment that builds strong primary care and emergency medicine competencies. Shivamogga's improving airport connectivity and NH access make NEET-PG preparation in Bangalore and Mangaluru accessible for SIMS MBBS students throughout their programme. Government SIMS credentials are valued in Karnataka KPSC recruitment for medical officer positions across the Malnad and Western Ghats district health services.