KIMS Bhubaneswar Placements 2024: 100% MD/MS Placement Rate, ?18 LPA Median Salary

KIMS Bhubaneswar Placements 2024

KIMS Bhubaneswar’s 2023-24 MD/MS batch achieved a 100% placement rate, with all 97 graduating residents securing specialist positions in hospitals and healthcare institutions. The median annual salary for this batch was ?18 LPA, up from ?17.50 LPA for the 2022-23 batch, as per the NIRF 2025 self-disclosure. KIMS has maintained a 100% PG placement rate across all five reported cohorts from 2019-20 to 2023-24.

For MBBS graduates, the 2022-23 cohort placed 138 of 150 graduates directly, with a median salary of ?14.50 LPA. In earlier cohorts, a larger proportion chose to pursue NEET PG preparation rather than direct employment, which explains lower placed-per-batch ratios in 2020-21 and 2021-22. These graduates are not unemployed; they appear under "Higher Studies" in NIRF data.

Unlike engineering or management institutions, KIMS has no formal campus placement cell. Medical graduates are placed through direct hospital hiring, consultant appointments, and fellowship transitions. No structured recruiter-wise placement report is published by the institute.

KIMS Bhubaneswar Placement Highlights 2024

Metric	MBBS (2022-23 Batch)	MD/MS (2023-24 Batch)
Total Graduates	150	97
Students Placed	138	97
Placement Rate	92%	100%
Median Annual Salary	?14.50 LPA	?18 LPA
Selected for Higher Studies	12	0
Data Source	NIRF 2025 Self-Disclosure	NIRF 2025 Self-Disclosure

Key Takeaways:

• PG (MD/MS) graduates have achieved 100% placement across all five NIRF-reported cohorts (2019-20 to 2023-24).
• Median PG salary has grown 20% over five years, from ?15 LPA (2019-20 batch) to ?18 LPA (2023-24 batch).
• The MBBS 2022-23 batch shows the strongest direct employment rate in five years, with 138 of 150 graduates placed.

KIMS Bhubaneswar MBBS Placements

KIMS’s MBBS programme has seen varying direct employment numbers across cohorts, driven primarily by how many graduates choose immediate hospital employment versus NEET PG preparation. The 2022-23 graduating batch showed the strongest direct placement in five years with 138 of 150 graduates employed. The 2020-21 and 2021-22 batches had lower direct placement counts, partly due to COVID-era disruptions and a higher proportion of graduates entering NEET PG prep that year.

Intake Year	Batch Size	Graduating Year	Placed	Median Salary	Higher Studies
2018-19	150	2022-23	138	?14.50 LPA	12
2017-18	150	2021-22	61	?14.40 LPA	13
2016-17	100	2020-21	57	?14.40 LPA	11
2015-16	100	2019-20	81	?12 LPA	14
2014-15	150	2018-19	135	?10.08 LPA	13

Key Takeaways:

• Median MBBS salary has grown from ?10.08 LPA (2018-19 batch) to ?14.50 LPA (2022-23 batch), a 44% increase over five years.
• Lower placed counts in 2020-21 and 2021-22 reflect NEET PG deferral, not unemployment. These students appear under "Higher Studies."
• The "Higher Studies" count (11-14 per batch) is consistent across all five years, suggesting a stable proportion of MBBS graduates pursue PG seats each cycle.

MBBS Graduate Employment Profile

KIMS MBBS graduates are employed as medical officers, house surgeons, and general duty doctors across government hospitals, corporate hospital chains, and private clinics in Odisha and nationally. A portion of each batch joins KIMS’s own 2,600-bed hospital as senior residents or registrars. The sanctioned intake of 250 MBBS students per year means KIMS produces a large cohort of medical graduates annually for the healthcare sector.

KIMS Bhubaneswar MD/MS Placements

KIMS’s PG programme (MD and MS) has recorded 100% placement for every cohort reported to NIRF between 2019-20 and 2023-24. All graduating residents secure specialist positions immediately on completion of the 3-year programme. None of the PG graduates across these five cohorts selected higher studies, confirming that direct employment is the standard outcome for MD/MS graduates at KIMS.

Intake Year	Batch Size	Graduating Year	Placed	Median Salary
2021-22	97	2023-24	97	?18 LPA
2020-21	97	2022-23	97	?17.50 LPA
2019-20	88	2021-22	88	?17 LPA
2018-19	91	2020-21	91	?16 LPA
2017-18	36	2019-20	36	?15 LPA

Key Takeaways:

• Median salary has grown consistently from ?15 LPA (2019-20) to ?18 LPA (2023-24), a 20% increase over five years.
• Batch size grew from 36 (2017-18 intake) to 97 (2020-21 intake and beyond), reflecting KIMS’s expanding PG intake capacity. Placement rate held at 100% throughout this growth.
• No PG graduate has been reported under "Higher Studies" in any of the five cohorts, indicating all residents enter direct specialist employment.

Specialties and Employment Sectors

KIMS offers MD and MS seats across 20 or more specialties, including General Medicine, Paediatrics, Radiology, Pathology, Anaesthesiology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and E.N.T. Graduates move into specialist roles at government medical colleges and hospitals, corporate hospital groups, and private specialist practices. KIMS’s own tertiary care hospital employs a portion of graduates as consultants and senior residents, given its 2,600 beds and daily OPD attendance of over 3,600 patients.

KIMS Bhubaneswar DM/M.Ch Placements

KIMS’s super-specialty programme (DM and M.Ch) has recently begun producing graduates. NIRF data records 4 super-specialty graduates in each of 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24, with no completions before 2021-22. The DM programme covers 6 specialties across Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neurology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; M.Ch covers Neuro Surgery and Urology.

Graduating Year	Super-Specialty Graduates
2023-24	4
2022-23	4
2021-22	4
2020-21	0
2019-20	0

Multi-year salary data for DM and M.Ch graduates is not yet available in NIRF disclosures given the small and recently established cohort size. Super-specialty graduates typically move into senior consultant and departmental roles at tertiary hospitals, where sub-specialists in Cardiology, Gastroenterology, and Neurology are in high demand across India.

KIMS Bhubaneswar Placements FAQs

Ques. Does KIMS have a placement cell like engineering or MBA colleges?

Ans. No. KIMS does not run a campus placement drive with companies coming to recruit. Medical placement works differently: graduates are hired directly by hospitals, apply to government service commissions, or join specialist practices. The 100% placement rate for MD/MS graduates reflects the strong demand for specialists in India, not a structured campus placement programme.

Ques. What is the median salary for KIMS MD/MS graduates, and how has it changed over the years?

Ans. Based on NIRF self-disclosed data, median salary for MD/MS graduates has grown steadily: ?15 LPA (2019-20 batch), ?16 LPA (2020-21), ?17 LPA (2021-22), ?17.50 LPA (2022-23), and ?18 LPA (2023-24). These are initial employment figures for specialist doctors across all MD/MS specialties combined and represent hospital salaries rather than corporate CTC structures.

Ques. Why did only 57 to 61 MBBS graduates get placed in 2020-21 and 2021-22 even though the batch was 100 to 150 students?

Ans. A large proportion of MBBS graduates in those cohorts chose to prepare for NEET PG rather than take direct employment after graduation. These students are counted under "Higher Studies" in NIRF data, not under "Placed." They are not unemployed. The 2022-23 batch showed strong recovery with 138 of 150 placed, suggesting direct employment is again the primary choice for recent cohorts.

Ques. Where do KIMS MBBS graduates typically get jobs?

Ans. KIMS MBBS graduates join as medical officers and general duty doctors at government hospitals in Odisha and other states, at corporate hospital chains, and at private clinics. A portion joins KIMS’s own 2,600-bed hospital as senior residents or registrars. Early-career monthly earnings for MBBS graduates in hospital roles typically range from ?70,000 to ?1,00,000 based on employer and location.

Ques. Are KIMS DM and M.Ch graduates in demand given that the programme is relatively new?

Ans. India has a significant shortage of trained super-specialists, so DM and M.Ch graduates from any accredited institution find strong demand. KIMS’s DM programme covers in-demand sub-specialties including Cardiology, Nephrology, and Neurology. Although the cohort sizes are currently small (4 graduates per year), these graduates move directly into senior consultant roles at tertiary hospitals where sub-specialists are difficult to recruit.