P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam (Ottapalam): MBBS Fees, Cut Off 2026 and Seats
P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences at Vaniamkulam, near Ottapalam in Palakkad district, is one of the largest self-financing colleges in Kerala with 250 MBBS seats. Its general state-merit seats ran out at KEAM rank 8,457 in the first allotment of 2026 and 9,262 in the second. Its fee is not in the 2025 government order.
In short: P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam (Ottapalam) is not among the colleges in the 2025-26 Kerala fee order, so its fee has to be confirmed with the college or CEE Kerala; at the range of that order, ₹8.1–9.3 lakh a year, a general seat costs ₹36.5–41.9 lakh for the 54 months of study. P K Das has 250 MBBS seats for 2026-27, and its last state-merit seats in 2026 went to KEAM ranks 8,457 (round 1) and 9,262 (round 2). Six years at a Russian state university cost about ₹16–32 lakh in tuition.
P K Das cut off: KEAM ranks 2026
The last general state-merit seat at P K Das went to KEAM rank 8,457 in the first CEE allotment of 2026 and 9,262 in the second. Mount Zion closed at almost the same rank (9,275), Karuna earlier (8,884) and Kerala Medical College later (9,742).
These are ranks on the KEAM medical list, which CEE prepares from NEET-UG ranks of Kerala candidates. Community quotas and the NRI quota have their own last ranks in the CEE tables, and the later rounds can move the figure by a few hundred ranks.
P K Das MBBS fees
P K Das is not one of the 12 colleges listed in G.O.(Ms) No. 354/2025/H&FWD, the 2025-26 fee order for self-financing medical colleges, and we did not find a college-specific figure for it in the government orders. Its fee is still regulated by the Fee Regulatory Committee. Until you hold the notified figure in writing, plan with the range of the order.
| Planning figure | Per year | 54 months (× 4.5) |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest general fee in the 2025-26 order | ₹8,10,175 | about ₹36.5 lakh |
| Highest general fee in the 2025-26 order | ₹9,31,118 | about ₹41.9 lakh |
| NRI fee in the 2025-26 order | ₹22,74,006 | about ₹1.02 crore |
Ask for the full 2026-27 schedule in writing before you register the college as an option: tuition, hostel and mess, special and university fees, and the caution deposit.
Why choose a Russian university over P K Das
This is the comparison most families ask us for, point by point, with the figures from the official orders.
No rank race
P K Das took ranks only up to 9,262 in 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.
Rank near 9,300?
We list the Kerala seats still open at your rank and price a Russian university for the whole course.
Colleges that closed near P K Das in 2026
A rank near P K Das also reaches, or just misses, the colleges below. They are listed in the order in which their general state-merit seats ran out in round 2.
| Self-financing college | Last rank, round 1 | Last rank, round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| SNIMS, Chalakka | 6,873 | 7,375 |
| Azeezia, Meeyannoor | 6,955 | 8,375 |
| Karuna, Vilayodi | 7,795 | 8,884 |
| P K Das, Vaniamkulam | 8,457 | 9,262 |
| Mount Zion, Adoor | 8,105 | 9,275 |
| Kerala Medical College, Mangode | 8,087 | 9,742 |
| Dr. Moopen's, Meppadi | 7,738 | 9,813 |
Seats and admission at P K Das
P K Das has 250 MBBS seats for 2026-27 under the state seat-matrix orders. The college is at Vaniamkulam on the Ottapalam–Shoranur side of Palakkad district, close to Shoranur railway junction. Every state-quota seat is allotted by CEE Kerala on the KEAM medical rank list: NEET-UG, the KEAM application with the medical course, the NEET score upload, the rank list, option registration and allotment. NRI seats go through the CEE NRI process with sponsor documents. The allotment memo from CEE is the only proof of a state-quota seat; no "confirmation amount" paid to an agent can replace it.
P K Das or MBBS in Russia?
For a family whose rank sits near P K Das, the choice is rarely between P K Das and nothing. It is between paying ₹36.5–41.9 lakh for a Kerala seat that depends on the round, and a Russian state university that admits on the NEET qualifying mark.
| Option | Tuition per year | Tuition for the course | What you also need |
|---|---|---|---|
| P K Das, general seat | ₹8.1–9.3 lakh (range of the order) | ₹36.5–41.9 lakh (54 months) | A KEAM rank inside about 9,300 |
| 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.
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. Shoranur junction, a short drive away, has trains to Kochi and Kozhikode for the airports. See how to choose a consultant in Thrissur.
Before you pay a self-financing college
Whether you choose this college or another one, ask for five things in writing before the fee goes out. First, the full fee schedule for 2026-27, not only the tuition: hostel, mess, special fee, university and exam fees, caution deposit. Second, confirmation that no fee is charged for the internship months, as the July 2026 order requires. Third, any bond or security-deposit terms. Fourth, the refund rule if you leave after a later round. Fifth, the hostel distance and transport for clinical postings. The same five questions apply to a Russian university, where you should also ask for the contract in English and the price order for foreign students. Families who compare both on paper usually decide within a week; families who compare promises usually decide too late.
Compare P K Das with two Russian universities
Full-course cost, FMGE results and the Kerala colleges still open at your rank, sent to your WhatsApp.
P K Das: what parents ask
What is the MBBS fee at P K Das?
P K Das is not in the 2025-26 fee order, so confirm its notified fee with the college or CEE Kerala. The order ranges from ₹8,10,175 to ₹9,31,118 a year for a general seat, which is ₹36.5–41.9 lakh for 54 months.
What was the P K Das cut off in 2026?
The last general state-merit seat went to KEAM rank 8,457 in round 1 and 9,262 in round 2.
How many MBBS seats does P K Das have?
250 seats for 2026-27.
Where is P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences?
At Vaniamkulam near Ottapalam in Palakkad district, close to Shoranur.
Is MBBS in Russia cheaper than P K Das?
In tuition, yes: about ₹16–32 lakh for six years at a Russian state university against ₹36.5–41.9 lakh for 54 months at P K Das. Add hostel, flights and FMGE preparation before you decide.
All Kerala colleges with seats, fees and last ranks are in one table on medical colleges in Kerala.
Sources: G.O.(Ms) No. 354/2025/H&FWD (Fee Regulatory Committee order FRC 50/25); G.O.(Rt) No. 2326/2026/H&FWD; Government of Kerala seat-matrix orders 2026-27; CEE Kerala last-rank tables, first and second allotments 2026; NMC FMGL Regulations 2021; NBEMS FMGE reports 2022–2025; Russian university price orders.