MD Psychiatry at KMC

Manipal

Train for Comprehensive and Compassionate Mental Health Care

The Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Psychiatry at Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, is a three-year postgraduate program regulated by the National Medical Commission. You train for specialist roles through structured academics, extensive clinical exposure, and engagement with research and community mental health services.

The program integrates outpatient, inpatient, and consultation liaison psychiatry with multidisciplinary and subspecialty training, building clinical judgement, ethical sensitivity, and advanced communication skills for independent practice, academic careers, and further subspecialisation in psychiatry.

Program Highlights

NMC‑Regulated Curriculum: You follow a postgraduate training framework prescribed by the National Medical Commission.

Comprehensive Clinical Services: Training spans outpatient and inpatient psychiatry, emergency services, and 24×7 consultation liaison psychiatry.

Subspecialty Exposure: You receive focused training in addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, rehabilitation psychiatry, and geriatric mental health.

Multidisciplinary Care Model: Clinical practice involves close collaboration with psychology, paediatrics, dermatology, neurology, geriatric medicine, and allied health services.

Innovative Academic Initiatives: The program includes alumni led academic inputs and a unique study tour initiative exposing residents to varied mental health care approaches across India

Clinical Exposure

Manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions through outpatient clinics, inpatient units, emergency psychiatry, and consultation liaison‑ services within a tertiary care hospital.

Outreach Training

Training includes outreach programs with community centres, NGOs, and tele‑psychiatry services, strengthening access oriented‑ mental health care skills.

Research Projects

Participate in seminars, journal clubs, case discussions, teaching activities, and supervised research, developing critical appraisal and academic presentation skills.

Clinical Exposure

Manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions through outpatient clinics, inpatient units, emergency psychiatry, and consultation liaison‑ services within a tertiary care hospital.

Clinical Exposure

Manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions through outpatient clinics, inpatient units, emergency psychiatry, and consultation liaison‑ services within a tertiary care hospital.

Admissions Path

Qualify NEET PG 2026

Online Registration & Choice Filling on MCC / KEA portal

Online counseling & Seat allotment

Reporting to the Institute

Admission Formalities

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Program Eligibility

You must have successfully completed an MBBS degree from an institution or university recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) or the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI).

You must also:

Complete your compulsory internship on or before the date specified by the NMC.
Hold a Permanent Registration Certificate for the MBBS qualification issued by the NMC, the erstwhile MCI, or a State Medical Council.

For candidates with foreign medical qualifications:

You must be a registered medical practitioner in the country where you obtained your medical degree.
You must obtain a temporary registration certificate from the National Medical Commission (NMC).
If you are an Indian citizen or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) who have obtained your primary medical qualification outside India, you must qualify the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) (Screening Test) as per the Screening Test Regulations, 2002, conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Children of MAHE Alumni
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

The award of Fee Waiver for the subsequent years will be the same as given at the time of admission in the first year. Scholarship will be extended in the subsequent year only to those students who have cleared all subjects in the University Examinations of previous year before the due date for payment of annual program fee. Students who are promoted to next year with failures (F) / Incomplete (I) / Detention (DT) grades, will NOT be eligible for fee waiver for that academic year. Fee Waiver will be forfeited in the instances of irregularity in attendance, proven charges of indiscipline, bringing disrepute to the Department / Institution / University etc.

Withdrawal Policy

In case the candidate leaves the course before the course completion (for any reason), he / she MUST reimburse the total program fee (as per Prospectus 2025) for the years of scholarship utilized, back to MAHE Manipal.

To Know More

Program Highlights

NMC‑Regulated Curriculum: You follow a postgraduate training framework prescribed by the National Medical Commission.

Comprehensive Clinical Services: Training spans outpatient and inpatient psychiatry, emergency services, and 24×7 consultation liaison psychiatry.

Subspecialty Exposure: You receive focused training in addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, rehabilitation psychiatry, and geriatric mental health.

Multidisciplinary Care Model: Clinical practice involves close collaboration with psychology, paediatrics, dermatology, neurology, geriatric medicine, and allied health services.

Innovative Academic Initiatives: The program includes alumni led academic inputs and a unique study tour initiative exposing residents to varied mental health care approaches across India

Clinical Exposure

Manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions through outpatient clinics, inpatient units, emergency psychiatry, and consultation liaison‑ services within a tertiary care hospital.

Outreach Training

Training includes outreach programs with community centres, NGOs, and tele‑psychiatry services, strengthening access oriented‑ mental health care skills.

Research Projects

Participate in seminars, journal clubs, case discussions, teaching activities, and supervised research, developing critical appraisal and academic presentation skills.

Clinical Exposure

Manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions through outpatient clinics, inpatient units, emergency psychiatry, and consultation liaison‑ services within a tertiary care hospital.

Clinical Exposure

Manage a wide range of psychiatric conditions through outpatient clinics, inpatient units, emergency psychiatry, and consultation liaison‑ services within a tertiary care hospital.

Admissions Path

Qualify NEET PG 2026

Online Registration & Choice Filling on MCC / KEA portal

Online counseling & Seat allotment

Reporting to the Institute

Admission Formalities

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Program Eligibility

You must have successfully completed an MBBS degree from an institution or university recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) or the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI).

You must also:

Complete your compulsory internship on or before the date specified by the NMC.
Hold a Permanent Registration Certificate for the MBBS qualification issued by the NMC, the erstwhile MCI, or a State Medical Council.

For candidates with foreign medical qualifications:

You must be a registered medical practitioner in the country where you obtained your medical degree.
You must obtain a temporary registration certificate from the National Medical Commission (NMC).
If you are an Indian citizen or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) who have obtained your primary medical qualification outside India, you must qualify the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) (Screening Test) as per the Screening Test Regulations, 2002, conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).

Curriculum and Fees

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Curriculum details will be updated shortly

Program Duration

3 years

Total Program Fee

General:

INR 65,53,000

Total Program Fee

NRI/Foreign:

USD 162,350

Scholarships

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Children of MAHE Alumni
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

Withdrawal Policy

To Know More

MD Psychiatry at KMC

Train for Comprehensive and Compassionate Mental Health Care

Program Highlights

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Industry and Academia Connect

3 years

INR 65,53,000

USD 162,350

Program Highlights

Industry and Academia Connect

3 years

INR 65,53,000

USD 162,350