PrivateBAMS (Ayurveda)High demand · Top 10 in KarnatakaKarnataka

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi BAMS (Ayurveda) · NEET cutoff 2026 · Karnataka state counselling (KEA)

About this college

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi is a private college in Karnataka offering BAMS (Ayurveda). Its seats are filled through KEA’s state counselling, not AACCC’s All-India counselling. Yearly fees in 2026: government quota ₹75,000, private quota ₹3,00,000, management ₹4,00,000. Government quota seats for General merit closed at NEET All-India Rank 1,62,925 in round 1. By round 1 General merit closing rank it was #6 in demand among 83 BAMS (Ayurveda) colleges in Karnataka (a measure of demand, not quality).

Type: Private
Government quota fee: ₹75,000 a year
Private quota fee: ₹3,00,000 a year
Management fee: ₹4,00,000 a year
KEA college code: I719

Karnataka state counselling · KEA

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi: closing ranks and fees

Karnataka Examinations Authority, 2026 · NEET All-India Rank

High demand · Top 10 in Karnataka#6 of 83 BAMS (Ayurveda) colleges in Karnataka by round 1 General merit closing rank (demand, not quality)

Government quota

₹75,000 a year

Government colleges, and the government’s share of seats in private colleges. Karnataka candidates only.

Karnataka closing rank: the highest NEET All-India Rank holding a seat after that round (KEA has published round 1 only so far). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1
General merit	1,62,925
Category 1	1,91,303
Category 2A	1,68,823
Category 2B	1,89,951
SC, group 1	3,18,627
SC, group 2	2,42,987
SC, group 3	1,77,906
ST	1,83,487

5 more categories (rural, Kannada medium, Kalyana Karnataka, special and minority)

Category	Round 1
General merit, rural	1,81,470
General merit, Kalyana Karnataka	1,78,593
Category 2A, rural	1,89,454
Category 2A, Kalyana Karnataka	1,90,069
Ex-Defence	1,72,416

Private quota

₹3,00,000 a year

Private colleges’ own quota: GMP seats for Karnataka candidates, OPN seats open to every Indian citizen, and minority seats.

Karnataka closing rank: the highest NEET All-India Rank holding a seat after that round (KEA has published round 1 only so far). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1
Open to all of India (OPN)	2,06,215

Management

₹4,00,000 a year

Management (“Others”) seats in private colleges, open to all.

Karnataka closing rank: the highest NEET All-India Rank holding a seat after that round (KEA has published round 1 only so far). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1
Management (Others)	4,51,817

Who can apply: Government-quota seats are for Karnataka candidates (study and domicile rules in KEA’s Information Bulletin); private OPN, management and NRI seats are open more widely. Fees are KEA’s figures for 2026–27; confirm with KEA and the college.

Reading the rankings

How to read these rankings

Your NEET All-India Rank: Your own rank in the NEET exam across India (from NTA). Smaller is better. Use it for every category.
Closing rank (Round 1, 2, 3, Stray): The highest All-India Rank that still got a seat at that college in 2026, for one quota, category and round, from MCC’s official results. The stray vacancy round is the last round. If your rank is equal or smaller, it got in that year.
★ NIRF 2025 #: The government’s quality ranking of institutions (Ministry of Education): teaching, research, graduate outcomes, outreach and reputation. It says nothing about cut-offs. Some ranks are for the university a college belongs to.
High demand · Top 10 / Top 50: Where the college stands among all MBBS (or BDS) colleges by its round 1 Open closing rank in 2026: how early toppers chose it. It measures demand, not quality.

What students ask

What was the NEET cutoff for Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi in 2026?

In KEA’s 2026 counselling, government quota seats for General merit closed at NEET All-India Rank 1,62,925 in round 1. Other categories are in the tables above.

What is the fee at Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi?

KEA’s 2026 allotment lists give these yearly fees: Government quota ₹75,000; Private quota ₹3,00,000; Management ₹4,00,000. Confirm with KEA and the college before you choose it.

How do I get admission to Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi?

Qualify NEET (UG), register for Karnataka’s counselling with the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), verify your documents, then enter this college in your choices. Who can apply: Government-quota seats are for Karnataka candidates (study and domicile rules in KEA’s Information Bulletin); private OPN, management and NRI seats are open more widely. Fees are KEA’s figures for 2026–27; confirm with KEA and the college.