St. John's Medical College was established in 1963 by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI). The college opened in temporary premises in July 1963 and moved to its permanent campus in June 1968, dedicated by President Zakir Hussain. It is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore, and recognised by the National Medical Commission.
The college operates as a Christian (Catholic) minority institution, which shapes a distinctive admission structure: a share of MBBS seats are reserved across minority categories (Catholic and Christian community categories, religious sisters, sponsored diocesan candidates) alongside general merit seats, allotted through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Thirty MBBS seats are separately reserved for students from health-underserved regions of north and northeast India. St. John's is one of five institutes under St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, alongside its hospital, research institute, and college of nursing.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| Managed by | Catholic Bishops' Conference of India / St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences |
| Affiliating university | Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore |
| Address | BDA Complex, John Nagar, Sarjapur Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034 |
| Teaching hospital | St. John's Medical College Hospital (approx. 1,350 beds) |
| NIRF 2025 Medical | Rank 30, score 58.74 |
| Official website | stjohns.in |
MBBS admission runs through NEET-UG merit combined with the college's minority-category and reserved-seat structure. The college runs 42 course rows across MBBS, Diploma, MD, DM, and M.Ch specialisations with seat counts populated for each.
| Framework | Category | Rank | Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Medical | 30 | 58.74 | 2025 |
| NIRF | Medical | 28 | 58.03 | 2024 |
| NIRF | Medical | 19 | 60.49 | 2023 |
Sources: nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/, /2024/, /2023/ (direct fetch).
The college provides on-campus hostel accommodation across separate blocks for men and women, with room options from single to shared four- and eight-bed rooms depending on year and availability. Each hostel has a resident warden and a fixed daily mess schedule. Campus amenities include sports grounds, a gym, indoor games facilities, and a chapel reflecting the college's Catholic character.
The Department of Community Health has run rural outreach since the college's 1963 founding, with a dedicated training centre at Mugalur village since 1993. First-year students complete a two-week Rural Orientation Programme, and third-years a residential Community Health Action Programme.
St. John's Medical College Hospital runs at an estimated 1,350 beds across general and super-speciality departments, giving students a large tertiary-care clinical caseload.
The college runs MD, MS, DM, and M.Ch programmes across many clinical and para-clinical departments, making it a significant postgraduate medical training centre in South India.
As a Christian minority institution, admission runs through Catholic and Christian community categories, religious sisters, sponsored diocesan candidates, and open merit, plus 30 seats reserved for students from health-underserved regions of north and northeast India, allotted via KEA alongside NEET-UG merit.
The college runs a disability-support initiative, a Disaster Response Unit, elder-care outreach in surrounding villages, and healthcare services for plantation workers.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Medical | 2025 | #30 |
| NIRF | Medical | 2024 | #28 |
| NIRF | Medical | 2023 | #19 |
45 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
