Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Thiruvananthapuram 2022-23: Admission, Course, Fee & More!

Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Thiruvananthapuram is also known as DR SMCSI MCH Karakoram, located at Thiruvananthapuram Kerala. It was implemented in the year 2002 managed by the South Kerala Medical Mission. Dr SMCSI Karakonam is one of the leading and premier Medical Colleges in Kerala.

In this article, we are going to share all the essential details about Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Hospital & Medical College Karakonam Thiruvananthapuram like Affiliations, Admission Process, Courses, Cutoff Details, Eligibility Criteria, Fee Structure, Contact details, Review, Ranking etc.

Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College

Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College is run by the South Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India (SIUC) and managed by the South Kerala Medical Mission. In this college, the intakes for undergraduate (UG) courses are stated to be 100 students.

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1. College Summary
2. Courses Offered
3. Admission Process
4. Fee Structure
5. Cutoff
6. Counselling
7. Ranking and Reputation
8. Contact Address
9. Frequently Asked Questions

College Summary

Before we go to complete the college review, let us have a look at the major details of Dr SMCSIMC Karakonam Thiruvananthapuram.

Name of Institute	Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Hospital & Medical College Karakonam Thiruvananthapuram
Popular Name	Dr SMCSI MCH Thiruvananthapuram, Dr SMCSI Medical College Thiruvananthapuram
Location	Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
Year of Establishment	2002
Institution Type	Trust
Affiliated	Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
Approved	NMC
Counselling Conducted Authority	Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala
Hostel Facilities	Yes
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Category	Medical Colleges in Kerala
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Affiliation, Recognition and Achievement

Affiliated with:- Kerala University of Health Sciences Thiruvananthapuram
Approved by:- NMC
Aid Status:- Trust

Student Support

• Anti Ragging
• Counselling Services
• Healthcare Services
• Hostel
• Query
• Report
• Technical Issues

Facilities

Sports	Cafeteria
Library	Community Health Centre
24 Hour Help Line	I.C.U.s Super Speciality Centre
Blood Bank	Diagnostic Services
Accident & Emergency Department	OPD-Indoor Services

Courses Offered

The courses offered by the college are:

UG Course

Courses	Duration
MBBS	4.6+1 year Internship

Intake Capcity

Course	Intake
MBBS	100

NOTE: NRI (up to 15% of total seats) community seats are In the absence of NRI Christians will be can be vested into open NRI.

PG Course

Course	Duration
MD Community Medicine	3 Years
MD Pathology	3 Years
MD Anaesthesia	3 Years
MD Radiodiagnosis	3 Years
MD Paediatrics	3 Years
MD Psychiatry	3 Years
MS ENT	3 Years
MS Ophthalmology	3 Years
MS Surgery	3 Years
MS Orthopaedics	3 Years
MS OBG	3 Years

Course	Intake	Course	Intake
MD Community Medicine	1	MD Pathology	1
MD Radiodiagnosis	2	MD Paediatrics	3
MD Psychiatry	2	MD Paediatrics	3
MD Psychiatry	2	MS ENT	2
MS Ophthalmology	3	MS Surgery	2
MS Orthopaedics	1	MS OBG	2

MBBS Syllabus

Here in this selection, we will let you about Dr SMCSI MCH Thiruvananthapuram MBBS Syllabus. Let’s have a look.

Phase	Semester	Subjects Covered
Pre-clinical	1-2: Two Semesters	Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology
Para-clinical	3-4-5: Three Semesters	Community Medicine; Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Clinical postings inwards, OPDs to begin here;
Clinical	6-7-8-9: Four Semesters	Community Medicine, Medicine and allied subjects (Psychiatry, Dermatology); Obst. Gynae.; Pediatrics; Surgery and allied subjects (Anesthesiology, E.N.T., Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics); Clinical postings;

MBBS Internship

Subjects	Compulsory time duration for Internship
Community Medicine	Two months
Medicine including 15 days of Psychiatry	Two months
Surgery including 15 days Anaesthesia	Two months
Obstt./Gynae. including Family Welfare Planning	Two months
Paediatrics	One month
Orthopaedics including PMR	One month
E.N.T	15 days
Ophthalmology	15 days
Casualty	15 days
Elective posting	15 days
Total	12 months

Faculty & Staff

This College provides a good ratio of well trained and highly educated faculty members equipped with modern technology. It also provides sufficient numbers of non-technical staff to provide an ambience of self-learning to the students. As faculty members of Dr SMCSI MCH Thiruvananthapuram, they are responsible for contributing and sustenance the standards of medical education in the institution. All the faculty of the campus comply with the relevant policies, which are given below:

• Describe appropriate care based on the best available scientific evidence.
• Reduce inappropriate variation in value-based practices
• Provide more rational and practical behaviour towards the subject Taught.
• Focussing more and more on continuing education
• To promote efficient use of available resources
• To act as the focus for quality control, including audit
• To highlight shortcomings of existing literature and suggest appropriate future research

Admission Procedure

Admission to various programmes at Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Karakonam is made based on the candidate’s performance in NEET. If you are applying for this college then these useful resources about Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Karakonam will help you to do proper research about the college.

Admission Process	UG Course: NEET UG PG Course: NEET PG
Eligibility Criteria	For UG Courses: NEET UG Eligibility Criteria For PG Courses: NEET PG Eligibility Criteria
Kerala NEET 2021 Counselling	For UG Courses: Kerala NEET Counselling For PG Courses: Kerala NEET PG Counselling
Kerala NEET 2021 Cutoff	Click Here
Kerala NEET 2021 Seat Matrix	Click Here
Kerala NEET Merit List	Click Here
Kerala Medical Colleges Fees	Click Here
Top 10 MBBS Colleges in Kerala	Click Here

Fee Structure

The fee structure of the college is as follows:

The fee structure is Approved Orders issued by the GOVERNMENT OF KERALA (Health & Family Welfare Department).

MBBS	Tuition Fee
GEN.  (85%)	NRI (15%)
12,00,000/-	25,00,000/-

PG Fees

Tuition Fee (per annum)	Clinical	Non-Clinical
Govt.Quota/Minority Quota	Subject to order from AFRC/Govt.
NRI Quota
B.Special fee	–
Admission Fee (One time)             2000/-	–
Stationary Fee                              5000/-	–
Caution Deposit (One time – Refundable)                                                  10000/-	–
Communication Fee                     2000/-	–
University Special Fee (Payable to KUHS)	–
Registration & certificate-	–	3500/-
verification & I.D. Card                  2700/-	–
Sports affiliation                             400/-	–
University union                             400/-	–
Lab expenses (for MD pathology) 15,000/-	–	5000/-
Library & internet Fees	–	11000/-
Students Activities	–	1500/-
Cultural Activities	–	500/-
Sports and Game	–	500/-
Magazine & Newspaper	–
Establishment expenses	–	20000/-
Health Care Scheme	–	1000/-
Total special fee	–	62,000/-
Total special fee for MD pathology	–	72,000/-

Hotel Fees

Hostel Fee per annum
Particulars	Fee
Admission Fee (one time)	1000/-
Hostel Deposit (one time) -Refundable	10000/-
Hostel Establishment (1300×12)	15600/-
Room Rent (1200×12)	14400/-
Water & Electricity (1000×12)	12000/-
Total	53000/-

NOTE:- Mentioned Fee subject to change.

Cutoff

The College Cut-off is the minimum marks prescribed by the selection board for the admission of students. A merit list will be designed on these Cutoff scores. Aspirants who apply for the Institute needs to clear the Cutoff for various courses.

• Aspirants are required to obtain minimum qualifying percentile marks in NEET 2021 entrance examination in order to qualify for further admission process.
• Candidates who belong to SC/ ST/ OBC are required to obtain marks equivalent to at least 40^thpercentile to be considered for AIQ and state counseling process.
• Aspirants who belong to UR category are required to score equivalent to at least 50^thpercentile.

NEET 2021 result qualifying percentile & scores (Released)

Category	Qualifying Criteria	Cut-off marks 2021	Cut-off marks 2020
UR	50th Percentile	720-138	720-147
OBC	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
SC	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
ST	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
UR / EWS & PH	45th Percentile	137-122	146-129
OBC & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113
SC & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113
ST & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113

Graphical Represntation of NEET 2021 Cutoff

NEET PG Cutoff 2021

To take admission in all Indian medical colleges for PG courses, you must meet the cutoff score with the following given NEET cutoff score and percentile.

Category	Cutoff percentile	Cutoff marks
General and EWS	50th percentile	302
SC/ST/OBC	40th percentile	265
General and EWS – PH	45th percentile	283
SC/ST/OBC – PH	40th percentile	265

Graphical Representaiton of NEET PG Cutoff 2021

Kerala NEET Counselling 2021

Kerala NEET counselling 2021 applications process is expected to start in the 1st week of September (tentatively). No official dates have been published about the counselling process by the MCC and CEE. The counselling will be conducted online, and candidates who wish to participate need to register on CEE’s official website.

Kerala NEET Counselling Process

Step 1- Log in Process: To participate in the counselling process, candidates must log on to the ‘candidate portal’. 

Step 2- Option registration page: In the next step, applicants will have to create a password and then click on the ‘open registration’ button available on the login page.

Step 3- Choice filling and locking: The online choice filling of Kerala NEET counselling will look on the screen. There will be a list of colleges available with college, college code, place, courses, and the district name. 

Step 4- Kerala NEET seat allotment process: After the choice and locking section, the authority will start Kerala MBBS/BDS seat allotment 2021. 

Step 5- Kerala NEET counselling result: After the seat allotment process is over, CEE, Kerala releases Kerala NEET 2021 counselling results in the online mode. 

Counselling Procedure (AIQ Quota)

Before we speak about the counselling procedure for Kerala NEET 2021, Let us first have a look at the Type of NEET Counselling 2021 for state and AIQ quota.

Type of NEET Counselling	Counselling Body
NEET Counselling for 15% AIQ Seats (except in Jammu & Kashmir) in Government medical and dental colleges	DGHS, on behalf of MCC
NEET Counselling for 85% State Quota seats in DU colleges (MAMC, LHMC, UCMS)	DGHS, on behalf of MCC
NEET Counselling for all the seats in Central and Deemed Universities, including BDS at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	DGHS, on behalf of MCC
NEET Counselling for IP Quota seats in ESIC Colleges	DGHS, on behalf of MCC
NEET Counselling for Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)	DGHS, on behalf of MCC and AFMC Pune
NEET Counselling for 85% State Quota seats (all the seats in case of Jammu & Kashmir) and state private colleges	Respective State Counselling Authorities

PG Counselling

For aspirants who are applying to PG courses offered by SMCSI Karakonam the following flow chart shows the short but important information about the counselling procedure.

Documents Required

For UG Candidates

Candidates who will be allotted a seat to this college will be asked to report to complete the admission formalities with the following documents.

• Admit Card
• Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhar/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
• Eight passport size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)

For PG Candidates

Original Copies Of:

• MBBS Certificate.
• MBBS 3^rd Part II mark sheet.
• Medical Registration Certificate.
• Internship Completion Certificate.
• Photo identity proof in the form of Certificate with an attested photo from Head of Institution last studied/Copy of Passport/Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Driving License (Self-attested photocopy after verifying with the original documents).
• Copy of: Birth Certificate for proof of age (if the date of birth not given in the HSC mark sheet/ certificate).
• NEET Score Card.
• Copy of Online Counselling Registration Certificate.
• Sponsorship Certificate from State Govt. If applicable.
• Passport size Photographs 8 copies.

Ranking and Reputation

Name of Institute	Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Hospital & Medical College
Reputation	Good
Education	Good
Faculty	Good
Infrastructure	Good

Contact Details

Dr Somervell Memorial CSI Hospital & Medical College
Address: Vellarada Road, Karakoram Parassala,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695504
Phone no: 0471 – 3074000
Email: academics@smcsimch.ac.in
Fax no: 0471 – 2250239
Official Website: http://www.smcsimch.ac.in

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)