To secure MD/MS admission in Karnataka in 2025, candidates must appear for the NEET PG 2025 exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) and obtain the required cutoff. Karnataka state candidates under the General/EWS category, as well as other state candidates, must qualify under the General category cutoff, while reserved category candidates of Karnataka can qualify under their respective category cutoffs. After qualifying, candidates can participate in Karnataka State Quota counselling conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) or in All India Quota (AIQ) and Deemed University counselling conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).