Eligibility Criteria

Recognized MBBS degree + NMC/State Medical Council registration.
Completion of one-year internship (or to be completed by specified date as per admission cycle).
Qualifying NEET PG rank / score (as per regulations).
Participate in counseling (state quota / All-India quota) and seat allotment per quota, reservation, and domicile norms set by counselling authority.

Minimum Education

The Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) is a government-run medical college established in 2016, located in Yadapura village, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. The campus spans about 42 acres and includes a teaching hospital (district/tertiary-care) serving the region — providing broad services, including diagnostics, inpatient/outpatient care, lab medicine, surgery, emergency care, etc.
The MD – Pathology program at CIMS is a 3-year postgraduate degree with sanctioned 2 seats (as per most recent information). The program aims to train postgraduate doctors in pathology — enabling them to conduct diagnostic tests, histopathological examinations, cytology, autopsies, and overall lab-based disease diagnosis and research. Given the attached hospital’s patient load and lab infrastructure, students enrolled can expect exposure to a variety of clinical samples, diagnostic procedures, and practical pathology work — a valuable real-world learning environment.
The college, being government-run and affiliated to RGUHS, follows regulatory norms and curricula per NMC guidelines. CIMS serves a medically underserved district and hinterland — meaning that PG students often deal with diverse cases and high patient volumes, which may enhance clinical-pathological learning compared to smaller or private institutions.