Karnataka NEET PG (PGET) Admissions & Counselling FAQs

Yes. Doctors who completed MBBS outside Karnataka are eligible to apply for Open Private Quota ('OPN') and Management / Others Quota ('Q') seats in private medical colleges across Karnataka. Allotment is made purely on All India Rank merit. Non-Karnataka candidates are NOT eligible for Government 50% State Quota ('G') seats or Private General Merit ('GMP') seats.

Yes, under Clause B. Under KEA PGET rules, candidates who studied and passed MBBS from a recognized medical college located in the State of Karnataka are eligible for State Quota seats in both Government and Private Medical Colleges, regardless of where they attended high school.

No. At the time of physical document verification at KEA Malleswaram, a provisional or permanent registration certificate from ANY State Medical Council (SMC) or the National Medical Commission (NMC) is accepted. However, once you are allotted a seat in Karnataka, you must apply and obtain provisional or permanent registration with KMC within one month of joining.

Choosing Choice 2 ("Hold & Upgrade") means you retain your Round 1 allotted seat as a guaranteed safety net while competing for higher-priority options in Round 2. To hold the seat, you MUST pay the prescribed tuition fee to KEA within the stipulated window. If upgraded in Round 2, your Round 1 seat is automatically released to another doctor. If not upgraded, your Round 1 seat remains yours.

For candidates holding Choice 2 seats, you can re-order, modify, or delete your existing choices that were placed ABOVE your allotted seat. In certain cycles, KEA also permits fresh option entry for newly added seats or vacated seats ahead of Round 2 processing.

Severe penalties apply. Under Supreme Court and NMC rulings, if a candidate is allotted a seat in Round 2 and fails to join, their entire paid tuition fee/caution deposit is forfeited, a penalty equal to the prescribed course fee is levied, and they are debarred from participating in KEA counselling for subsequent years.

Yes. Under the Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012, all candidates admitted to MD/MS/Diploma seats in Government Medical Colleges and Government Quota seats in Private Medical Colleges must serve for 1 full continuous year in a government hospital/facility assigned by the Department of Health and Family Welfare.

The statutory penalty is ₹50,00,000 (₹50 Lakhs) for MD/MS degree holders, and ₹25,00,000 (₹25 Lakhs) for Diploma holders. Furthermore, your permanent registration with KMC and original degree certificates remain withheld until either the 1-year service is completed or the penalty is cleared.

Yes. Doctors serving their bond period are appointed as Senior Residents or Specialist Medical Officers and receive a regular government salary of ₹62,000 to ₹72,000 per month (totalling ~₹7.5L to ₹8.6L over the year), along with government accommodation or HRA.

In all Government Medical Colleges (BMCRI, MMCRI, KIMS Hubballi, etc.), the statutory stipend is:
• 1st Year: ₹50,000 / month
• 2nd Year: ₹55,000 / month
• 3rd Year: ₹60,000 / month
Total stipend earned over 3 years is ₹19,80,000. In ESIC colleges, resident stipends are even higher (~₹90,000 to ₹1,00,000/month under Central 7th CPC norms).

Yes. Under National Medical Commission (NMC) regulations and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) directives, all private medical colleges are mandated to disburse monthly stipends to postgraduate trainees (~₹45,000 to ₹55,000/month). Top hospitals like St. John's, MS Ramaiah, and KIMS pay on time through direct electronic bank transfer.