NIMS Hyderabad Important Dates 2026

Admissions for the 2026-27 academic year use NEET PG for MD/MS and NEET SS for DM/M.Ch. PG counselling is in progress. The MCC counselling calendar sets out the national and state counselling windows. KNRUHS has separately opened registration for Telangana Competent Authority Quota seats, including seats at NIMS, in its official registration notice. The NEET SS examination dates remain tentative under the NBEMS examination schedule.

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The state counselling windows above follow MCC’s overall calendar. KNRUHS will issue the detailed dates for exercising web options separately. Undergraduate allied health admissions follow the schedule announced by NIMS.

NIMS Hyderabad Major Courses and Fees

Postgraduate medicine and super-specialty training form the main part of NIMS’s academic work. It also teaches undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and allied health courses, but has no MBBS programme. Its DM/M.Ch choices are among the widest available at public hospitals in Telangana. MD and MS each cost INR 89,050 a year. The annual charge for DM and most M.Ch programmes is INR 1,13,050, while some M.Ch courses have higher fees.

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NIMS has one of Telangana’s broadest selections of allied health courses among public medical institutions. B.Sc subjects include Blood Transfusion Medicine, Medical Radiography and Imaging, Respiratory Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Perfusion Technology, Anaesthesia Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Neuro Technology, Emergency and Trauma Care, Dialysis Technology and Cardiovascular Technology.

NIMS Hyderabad Admission Process

Selection at NIMS depends on merit and the entrance or qualifying examination required for each course. MD/MS and DM/M.Ch admissions have no management quota. Of the 94 MD/MS seats across specialisations, the All India Quota is handled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), while the Telangana State Quota is handled by Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS).

Steps for MD/MS Admission

An MBBS qualification and a valid NEET PG score are needed for MD/MS. Applicants must also finish a 1-year rotatory internship before admission.

1. Take NEET PG, which is conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences.
2. For the All India Quota, register for MCC counselling. This route covers 15% of seats.
3. For the Telangana State Quota, complete KNRUHS counselling registration. This route covers 85% of seats.
4. Enter course and college preferences. Allotment depends on NEET PG rank, category and the choices submitted.
5. Complete the required admission formalities after allotment, with the compulsory 1-year internship completed.

Entry to DM and M.Ch

NEET SS, the Super Specialty entrance examination, is held each year for DM/M.Ch specialisations. A valid score is required for admission. Applicants need the relevant postgraduate clinical qualification: MD for the applicable DM route and MS for the relevant M.Ch route. Seats are assigned through MCC’s All India Quota counselling and state counselling.

Selection for Nursing, Physiotherapy and Allied Health

Class 12 marks form the basis of undergraduate paramedical selection. Applicants need Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with an aggregate of at least 50%, or 45% for reserved categories. Telangana’s KNRUHS guidelines apply to B.Sc Nursing, while NIMS prepares institute-level merit lists for BPT and B.Sc Allied Health Sciences.

Applying for DNB

The National Board of Examinations (NBE) manages the DNB admission route. NEET PG qualifiers apply for DNB Direct Seats through NBE’s centralised counselling. Certain DNB super-specialty routes require an MD/MS qualification.

NIMS Hyderabad Placements and Career Options

Career progression at this government tertiary care institution follows the qualification earned. NIMS does not run a conventional campus placement process for graduates. Medical graduates may continue specialist training or enter clinical work, while nursing, physiotherapy, allied health and management graduates move into roles suited to their courses.

Training at NIMS Hospital supports employment opportunities for nursing and allied health graduates in Hyderabad’s healthcare sector. The hospital is a major tertiary care centre in Telangana. Its MD/MS graduates are also recognised across government health services in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

NIMS Hyderabad Rankings and Accreditation

NIMS’s medical education spans several disciplines. In the national NIRF 2023 rankings, its Medical position was 12; Nursing and Physiotherapy positions were 18 and 40, respectively.

The institute has NAAC Grade A accreditation. Its hospital is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), which assesses national standards for patient safety and clinical care. NIMS is among the few Telangana state government medical institutions that combine NAAC and NABH accreditation with a NIRF ranking.

NIMS Hyderabad Campus and Facilities

Academic departments, research spaces, hospital buildings and student residences occupy NIMS’s 23 acres in central Hyderabad’s Panjagutta area. Postgraduate resident doctors and nursing students have separate hostels on campus. Residential accommodation is available within the campus for all postgraduate medical trainees.

The hospital provides broad-specialty and super-specialty services through 10 blocks, identified as A to K, with more than 1,200 beds. Its 12 major operation theatre complexes occupy over 40,000 sq ft. These theatres support complex heart, neurological, transplant and cancer surgeries. Dedicated clinics serve Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Oncology and Transplant Medicine, alongside a radiation therapy unit and a nuclear medicine department.

Students can use digital medical databases through the central library, which also holds more than 55,000 books and over 1,100 journal subscriptions. As a designated Telangana referral centre, NIMS receives difficult cases from government hospitals throughout the state. It runs kidney, liver and heart transplant programmes and is a leading public-sector centre for cardiac surgery and neurosciences in southern India.

NIMS, SVIMS Tirupati and Osmania Medical College Compared

NEET PG applicants considering government quota seats in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh can compare these three government-funded institutions. The table brings together their locations, teaching focus, hospital capacity and admission routes.

For students planning DM/M.Ch training in Telangana, NIMS has the state’s widest public-sector selection of super-specialty programmes. Osmania Medical College provides a broader choice of MBBS and general-specialty MD/MS seats. In Andhra Pradesh, SVIMS Tirupati serves a role comparable to NIMS while also teaching MBBS alongside postgraduate super-specialty courses.