Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute

Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute (KMCRI), Hubballi, is a government medical institution in Vidyanagar, Hubballi, Dharwad district, Karnataka, that its own documents describe as an autonomous institute of the Government of Karnataka. It was started in August 1957 as Karnataka Medical College, Hubballi, and later became the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS); the institute's current website and 2026-27 admission booklet use the name Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, while its history page still refers to KIMS. The college is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka, and a 2025 institute notice describes it as recognised by the Medical Council of India/National Medical Commission. The website lists a sanctioned MBBS intake of 200 seats.

The college offers MBBS, MD and MS degrees in all specialties, DM and M.Ch degrees in super specialties and postgraduate diplomas, and its site carries a 2025-26 fellowship course notification. Its Government School and College of Nursing, recognised by the Indian Nursing Council and the Karnataka Nursing Council, began a diploma in nursing in 1957, added a basic B.Sc Nursing course in 2005 (100 seats, four years), restarted the diploma in 2016 and began post basic B.Sc Nursing in 2017 (60 seats, two years). M.Sc Nursing is offered in different specialties. MBBS seats are filled through counselling by the Medical Counselling Committee and the Karnataka Examinations Authority, and candidates must report in person to take admission.