Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, is the medical college of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (deemed to be university). Students train at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, opened in 1998: a 1,450-bed tertiary hospital on a 125-acre campus with 31 operating theatres, one of the largest teaching hospitals in South India.

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MBBS in India follows the National Medical Commission's Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum: 4.5 years of study plus a 1-year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI).

• Phase I: Foundation Course, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry
• Phase II: Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology
• Phase III Part 1: Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, ENT, Ophthalmology
• Phase III Part 2: General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics and allied subjects
• Internship (1 year): rotating clinical internship

Official source: www.amrita.edu

Fees as published by the institution (2026-27). Tuition only unless stated; hostel, food, insurance, visa and travel are usually extra. Fees can change each session, so confirm the final amount with the institution and XEAL Education Works before making any payment.

• NEET-UG: every MBBS seat in India is allotted through NEET-UG.
• Counselling: deemed universities and All India Quota seats are filled through MCC (Medical Counselling Committee) counselling; state quota and most private college seats through the state counselling authority.
• Quotas: government/state quota, management quota and NRI quota, each with different fees.
• Eligibility: Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, with the NMC minimum marks; at least 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year.
• Documents: NEET scorecard and admit card, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets, domicile/category certificates where applicable, ID proof, photographs.