Government Medical College, Palakkad: MBBS Seats, Fees and Admission 2026
Government Medical College, Palakkad is a government college with a reservation pattern unlike any other in Kerala. It has 100 MBBS seats for 2026-27 at the government fee of ₹23,150 a year. This page explains what the 2026 CEE allotment tables show for the college, how its seats are split, and what a student who cannot get a government seat can realistically do.
In short: Government Medical College, Palakkad has 100 MBBS seats for 2026-27. Under its 2015 reservation order 70% of seats are for Scheduled Caste students and only 13% for general merit; the 2026 CEE tables show no general state-merit allotment in rounds 1 and 2. Tuition is ₹23,150 a year, about ₹1.04 lakh for the whole course. A student without a government seat chooses between a self-financing seat at ₹36–42 lakh and a Russian state university at ₹16–32 lakh in tuition.
Palakkad Medical College cut off 2026: what the CEE tables show
The CEE last-rank tables of 2026 show no general state-merit allotment at Palakkad in either the first or the second round. Here the reason is known: under a 2015 government order the seats are reserved 70% for Scheduled Caste students, 2% for Scheduled Tribe students, 13% for general merit and 15% for the All India Quota. With 13% general merit, very few seats are left for the open state-merit list.
The general state-merit column is not the only way in, but at Palakkad the usual split of government seats does not apply. Most seats here are for Scheduled Caste students, so a Scheduled Caste candidate should read the SC column for this college on the CEE last-rank page; for everyone else the open seats are few. For comparison, the main government colleges closed their general state-merit seats between ranks 205 and 804 in round 2.
Palakkad Medical College MBBS fees
A government seat costs ₹23,150 a year in tuition under G.O.(Ms) No. 92/2023/H&FWD, with a caution deposit of ₹2,320, a miscellaneous fee of ₹1,740 and a van fee of ₹1,740, a total of ₹28,950 for the year. Over the 54 months of study the tuition is about ₹1.04 lakh. Hostel and mess are extra and modest. Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and certain other eligible communities admitted on merit are exempted from fees under the prospectus rules.
Government-college graduates are bound by the service conditions in the KEAM prospectus for their year; read the bond clause before you join.
All main government medical colleges: seats and last ranks 2026
The government colleges fill in a fixed order of preference, and the gap between the first and the last is only a few hundred ranks. If your KEAM rank is above about 800, no government seat is realistic in the state-merit rounds, whichever district you live in.
| Government medical college | Seats | Last rank, round 1 | Last rank, round 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kozhikode | 250 | 144 | 205 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 250 | 290 | 365 |
| Thrissur | 175 | 457 | 527 |
| Kottayam | 175 | 485 | 542 |
| Alappuzha | 175 | 625 | 731 |
| Manjeri | 110 | 721 | 782 |
| Ernakulam | 110 | 720 | 796 |
| Parippally (Kollam) | 110 | 716 | 803 |
| Pariyaram (Kannur) | 100 | 717 | 804 |
Two things move these numbers from year to year: the number of Kerala candidates who qualify NEET, and how many top rankers take All India Quota or AIIMS seats instead. The 2026 NEET re-exam raised the qualifying marks and shifted many ranks, so compare your rank with this year's table, not with 2025 figures quoted by coaching centres.
No seat at Palakkad Medical College? Why a Russian university beats a late self-financing seat
This is the comparison most families ask us for, point by point, with the figures from the official orders.
No rank race
Palakkad has only 13% general-merit seats and showed no general state-merit allotment in the first rounds of 2026. A Russian state university admits on the NEET-UG qualifying mark and 50% in Class 12 physics, chemistry and biology (40% for reserved categories). No state rank list, no waiting for rounds.
Lower total tuition
Six years of tuition at a Russian state university, against ₹36.5–41.9 lakh for a Kerala self-financing seat over 54 months. The difference usually covers hostel and flights for the whole course.
Price fixed before you fly
The fee for foreign students is set in the university's price order and written into your contract year by year. In Kerala the Fee Regulatory Committee refixes fees, and hostel and special fees come on top.
Transparent payment
Fees go to the university's bank account against its invoice. There is no capitation, no management-seat payment and no booking amount to a middleman.
No lost year
Many Russian universities accept Indian students into October and November. A student who misses the last KEAM round can still start medicine in the same academic year.
Choose by results
You pick from 54 English-medium universities on our list and see each one's FMGE results; the best pass more than one candidate in three. In Kerala, at a late rank, you take the seat that is left.
What Russia does not give you: home food, a Kerala hospital during the course, and a licence without the exam. Every graduate of a foreign university must pass FMGE (later NExT) and do a year of internship in India. Choose a university with strong FMGE results and plan the exam from the first year.
No government seat at your rank?
Send your rank and category; we show the Kerala seats still open and a Russian university at a third of the cost.
Seats and how admission works
Palakkad Medical College has 100 MBBS seats for 2026-27. Unlike other government colleges, its seats are reserved 70% for Scheduled Caste, 2% for Scheduled Tribe, 13% for general merit and 15% for the All India Quota through MCC. The state seats are allotted by CEE Kerala from the KEAM medical rank list in that pattern.
The admission steps are the same as for every Kerala college: NEET-UG, the KEAM application with the medical course, the NEET score upload, the rank list, option registration and allotment, then joining with the fee within the deadline. Palakkad Medical College is in Palakkad town.
Palakkad Medical College or a Russian university?
Palakkad district has four self-financing MBBS colleges, all of them filling late in the state list: Karuna at Vilayodi (8,884 in round 2), P K Das at Vaniamkulam (9,262), Kerala Medical College at Mangode (9,742) and PIMS at Walayar (10,842). The government college in the district, Government Medical College, Palakkad, has a special reservation pattern. For a general-category student from Palakkad, the government seat is effectively out of reach, and the choice is between these colleges and a university abroad. See how to choose a consultant in Thrissur.
| Option | Tuition per year | Tuition for the course | What you also need |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palakkad Medical College, government seat | ₹23,150 | about ₹1.04 lakh (54 months) | A seat in your category in the CEE rounds |
| Kerala self-financing, general seat | ₹8.1–9.3 lakh | ₹36.5–41.9 lakh (54 months) | A KEAM rank of roughly 3,500–10,800 |
| Chuvash State University (Russia) | ₹2.8 lakh | about ₹16.6 lakh (6 years) | Hostel, food, flights, FMGE after return |
| Mordovia State University (Russia) | ₹4.0 lakh | about ₹24 lakh (6 years) | Same; FMGE 32.0% in 2022–25 |
| Kazan State Medical University (Russia) | ₹5.4 lakh | about ₹32 lakh (6 years) | Same; FMGE 30.5% in 2022–25 |
Three rules decide whether a Russian degree is worth anything back home. The NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 require at least 54 months of study in English, a 12-month internship at the same university, and a licence to practise in Russia; then the graduate must pass FMGE (to be replaced by NExT) and do 12 more months of internship in India. Across all Russian universities about one candidate in four passed FMGE in 2022–2025, but the spread is wide: Orenburg 38.6%, Privolzhsky 36.9%, Smolensk 35.4%, Mordovia 32.0%, while several others are under 15%. The full list is on our FMGE pass-rate page.
See also the full list of Kerala colleges with last ranks and the KEAM allotment vs MBBS abroad guide.
Plan your next step today
We map your rank and category to the remaining Kerala rounds and price a Russian university as a fallback, in Malayalam or English.
Palakkad Medical College: questions students ask
What was the Palakkad Medical College cut off in 2026?
Under its 2015 reservation order 70% of seats are for Scheduled Caste students and only 13% for general merit; the 2026 CEE tables show no general state-merit allotment in rounds 1 and 2. Reserved categories have their own last ranks in the CEE tables.
What is the MBBS fee at Palakkad Medical College?
₹23,150 a year in tuition (₹28,950 with the other fees in the first year), about ₹1.04 lakh for the 54 months of study. Hostel and mess are extra.
How many MBBS seats does Palakkad Medical College have?
100 seats for 2026-27.
Why are there so few general seats at Palakkad Medical College?
A 2015 government order reserves 70% of its seats for Scheduled Caste and 2% for Scheduled Tribe students; general merit has 13% and the All India Quota 15%.
What can I do if I do not get a government seat?
Compare the self-financing colleges that closed near your rank (₹36–42 lakh in tuition) with a Russian state university (₹16–32 lakh for six years plus FMGE). Decide before the later rounds so you do not lose the year.
All Kerala colleges with seats, fees and last ranks are in one table on medical colleges in Kerala.
Sources: CEE Kerala last-rank tables, first allotment (27 August 2026) and second allotment (14 September 2026); CEE Kerala KEAM 2026 prospectus, Annexure III(1) (seats) and clauses on reservation; G.O.(Ms) No. 92/2023/H&FWD (government MBBS fees); MCC All India Quota rules; NMC FMGL Regulations 2021; NBEMS FMGE reports 2022–2025; Russian university price orders.