Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Admissions 2025: Courses, Fees, Cutoffs, Placements & Ranking

Overview & Basic Facts

• Name: Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (NIMSR), Phriebagei, Kohima, Nagaland

• Established: Recently (started functioning in 2023) 

• Type / Governance: Autonomous / State Government medical college under Government of Nagaland 

• Affiliation: Nagaland University, Kohima (for academic purposes) 

• Recognition / Regulatory Body: Recognised by National Medical Commission (NMC) (formerly Medical Council of India) for MBBS courses. 

• Campus & Infrastructure: The institute is located in Phriebagei (also spelled Phrieba/Phriebagei) in Kohima district. 

• Status in Medical Education in Nagaland: NIMSR is the first full-fledged medical college in Nagaland, enabling the state to have its own MBBS training capacity rather than sending all students outside. 

Courses Offered (2025)

As of the latest published information, NIMSR offers the following:

• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) – 5½ years (4.5 years academic + 1 year internship) 

• Seat Intake for MBBS: 100 seats annually 

Eligibility & Selection / Admission Process (2025)

• Entry Exam: NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate) is mandatory for MBBS admission. 

• Minimum Eligibility (Academic): 10+2 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) with a minimum aggregate (commonly 50%) in those subjects. 

• Age Requirement: The candidate should be at least 17 years of age at the time of admission or turn 17 by December 31 of the admission year. 

• Counselling / Allotment: After NEET results, candidates must participate in the MCC / state-level counselling (All India Quota / State Quota) rounds. For 2025, the schedule for All India Quota / Central & State quota is public. 

• Reporting / Joining: Candidates allotted seats need to report to the institute within the stipulated timeline. (Dates are published in the NEET UG schedule on the institute’s site.) 

Cutoffs / Closing Ranks (2025)

Because NIMSR is relatively new, only a few years of cutoff data are available. Here is a summary:

• 2024 General (AI quota) closing: ~18,000–19,600

• 2025 General (AI quota) closing: ~24,949 (Round 2)

• The cutoff will depend significantly on category (SC / ST / OBC / EWS / PwD), state quota vs all-India quota, number of applicants, etc.

Note: These are ranks, not marks. To convert to marks or percentile, you will need the NEET result sheet for that year.

Placements / Internships / Career Outcomes

Because the college is new (first batch likely still in early years), there is limited data on placements, salaries, or alumni outcomes. Key points:

• The MBBS course includes a one-year compulsory rotating internship, which is standard in medical education in India.

• As medical colleges typically place graduates into medical practice (residency, hospital jobs, further specialization), “placement” as in campus placements (like engineering colleges) is not the standard metric.

• No credible or published data on “highest salary / average salary” for NIMSR MBBS graduates was found, probably because no full batch has yet graduated.

• The institute provides scholarships (Nagaland State Merit, NEC Merit Scholarship, Medical Scholarship, post-matric scholarships for ST students) to support students. 

If you want, I can try to pull up government / medical council or internal reports to see projected placements/department strengths.

Ranking & Reputation

• SelectYourUniversity states a “Ranking: 360 in India” for NIMSR (though the method / weightage is unclear) 

• Because it is a nascent institution, NIMSR doesn’t yet appear in most major national medical college ranking frameworks (like NIRF) in a meaningful way.

• Its major distinction is being the first government-affiliated medical college in Nagaland, which gives it a strategic importance in the region.

Strengths, Challenges & Outlook

Strengths / Opportunities:

• Being the first medical college in Nagaland, it fills a critical gap in medical education in the state, reducing the need for students to relocate out of state.

• Good potential for local clinical exposure, especially if the attached hospital develops quickly.

• For students from Nagaland / neighbouring regions, state quota can be advantageous.

• With time, as more batches graduate, data on outcomes, research & reputation will solidify.

Challenges / Considerations:

• Infrastructure, faculty, specialty departments, equipment will need to scale up rapidly to match older established medical colleges.

• Because of its newness, first few batches may have less “brand recognition” compared to legacy institutions.

• Ensuring high clinical case load (for training) might take time as hospital volume builds.

• Fee and cost structure transparency and predictability may see some fluctuations in early years.