About VIMS / Vydehi
Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre is a private medical college in Bengaluru (Whitefield), Karnataka, established in 2001. It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru and offers 250 MBBS seats. Clinical training happens at an attached teaching hospital of roughly 1,600 beds.
All seats via KEA Karnataka counselling. Government-quota seats need ~600+; private and management seats have historically closed in the 500-600 band. NRI closes lower. Aggregator-derived — treat as indicative.
Why students choose it
One of the largest MBBS intakes in Bengaluru — 250 seats, with ~15% in the NRI/OCI category
Large ~1,500-1,600 bed multi-specialty teaching hospital in Whitefield with heavy patient inflow
Among the most affordable private-quota fees of the big Bengaluru private colleges
Whitefield IT-corridor location — popular with NRI and out-of-state families
Publishes an official quota-wise fee schedule, which makes fee verification straightforward
Fees (2025-26, indicative)
| MBBS tuition / year | ₹12,00,000 - 14,00,000 |
|---|---|
| Not included | Hostel, mess, caution deposit, university and exam charges are over and above tuition. |
Read this before you budget. Private/management-quota tuition reported around Rs 12,00,117 - 14,00,000 per year; NRI quota ~Rs 40-44 lakh/yr (INR-denominated). Government quota ~Rs 1.5 lakh/yr. Hostel and mess extra. Vydehi publishes an official quota-wise fee PDF at vims.ac.in — reconcile against the current year's version.
NEET 2025 cutoff
| General category (indicative) | approx 500 - 600 marks (private/management quota, indicative) |
|---|---|
| Which quota this refers to | All seats via KEA Karnataka counselling. Government-quota seats need ~600+; private and management seats have historically closed in the 500-600 band. NRI closes lower. Aggregator-derived — treat as indicative. |
A cutoff is not a promise. Closing ranks shift with every counselling round, category and quota, and are published only after allotment. Use these as a rough guide and let a counsellor read your actual scorecard.
Quick facts
| College type | Private |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru |
| Approvals | NMC, RGUHS, NAAC |
| Location | Bengaluru (Whitefield), Karnataka |
| Official website | vims.ac.in/ |