About Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (VIMS) is a private MBBS medical college located in Whitefield, Bangalore East, Karnataka. Approved by NMC and affiliated to RGUHS Bangalore, VIMS offers MBBS with an intake of 150 students. The college is managed by the Sri Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and is part of the Vydehi group of institutions, which includes Vydehi College of Engineering, Vydehi College of Dental Sciences and Vydehi College of Nursing. Vydehi's Whitefield location places it at the centre of Bangalore's largest IT employment zone — giving medical students direct access to Bangalore's most economically active corridor.
Admission is through NEET and KEA counselling for Karnataka state quota MBBS seats. All India Quota through MCC counselling at mcc.nic.in.
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 |
Whitefield — Bangalore's IT Capital
Whitefield is Bangalore's largest IT employment concentration, home to ITPL (International Tech Park), Bagmane Tech Park, Prestige Tech Park and hundreds of technology companies including multinationals and product companies. The Whitefield-ITPL zone's large IT workforce creates significant healthcare demand for the VIMS teaching hospital — young professionals with stress-related conditions, lifestyle diseases and occupational health presentations are the dominant patient profile in East Bangalore's IT corridor hospitals. For MBBS students, this IT professional patient base provides exposure to the healthcare demands of India's most highly educated urban workforce.
Namma Metro's Purple Line Whitefield extension (operational 2023) now connects VIMS to central Bangalore and Indiranagar in under 30 minutes, giving medical students full city access for NEET-PG coaching, specialist hospital visits and academic events throughout their programme.
Vydehi Group Multi-Faculty Campus
Vydehi's engineering, dental, nursing and medical colleges on the same Whitefield campus create cross-disciplinary interaction for MBBS students. Healthcare technology awareness, biomedical engineering context and dental-medical collaboration are enriched by studying in a multi-faculty health sciences and engineering environment. The group's decades of Whitefield presence have built a substantial alumni network in East Bangalore's corporate and healthcare sectors.
Career Scope
VIMS Whitefield MBBS graduates register with Karnataka Medical Council after internship. NEET-PG for MD/MS, East Bangalore and Whitefield corporate health employment, IT sector occupational health roles, Bangalore hospital network careers and independent practice in the IT corridor's growing residential population are the primary career pathways.