Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Father Muller Medical College was established in the year 1991 and is one of the renowned medical colleges situated in Mangalore, Karnataka. Located across a 30 acre land, FMMC is an affiliated college which is NAAC accredited and NMC approved. The college teaches 42 courses in total across 11 differing degree programmes, 1,100 students at a time, and 279 teachers. FMMC is famous for the population diversity; 27% of students come from other states which adds to the development of the students.

Father Muller Medical College has all the necessary infrastructure to complement the programmes offered in the college. The organisation has distinct hostels for male and female students to facilitate student’s learning and personal development. The Father Muller Central Library that is housed in what is now known as the ‘Knowledge Centre,’ has been developed as a four-storied marvellous library which consists of undergraduate as well as postgraduate reading section, reading halls and an e-library section. For the benefit of students there is also excellent health center,ифа,е,队,юе sport and conference facilities. The college focuses on each individual as a whole person and provides strong academic preparation as well as numerous co, extra curricular activities.

FMMC provides medical education at undergraduate, postgraduate, masters, and even doctoral level programmes. The biggest programme of type MBBS has intake capacity of 150 students in a year. They also offer the following post graduate courses MD & MS in such specialisations as Anaesthesiology, general Medicine, paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, general Surgery among others. Besides, FMMC has developed super speciality courses such as M.Ch in Urology and DM in Nephrology and Neurology. It also offers several paramedical courses at the bachelors and masters level for programmes such B.Sc and M.Sc Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Imaging Science and Physiotherapy.

The admission process of the Father Muller Medical College mainly depends on national level entrance test. For admission to the MBBS programme students first need to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Under Graduate (NEET-UG). Admission to MD and MS courses are done after clearing the NEET-PG. NEET-SS score is also considered in the college for super-speciality programmes. In relation to admission, the institute is fully compliant with government laid down rules and regulations on matters concerning reservation.

More precisely, 23% of FMMC undergraduates and 6% of postgraduates have received at least some form of scholarship or reimburstment. This commitment to scholarship guarantees that worthy students begin and continue their medical education with minimal economic stress.

It has an honour to have talented graduates among them have contributed positively to the medical field. Though the specific names are not mentioned, majority of the FMMC students are now placed in different medical fields in India as well as in foreign countries after completing the course.