Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College established in 2002 is attached to the Dr. Somervell Memorial Mission Hospital established in 1894 at Karakonam, a village, in the southern border of the Thiruvananthapuram District of the State of Kerala. The Hospital, the Medical College and all other institutions attached are run by of the Church of South India - South Kerala Diocese and managed by the South Kerala Medical Mission. The South Kerala Medical Mission is a Charitable Society registered under The Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies' Registration Act XII of 1955 (S.No 27/76 of 1955).
Candidates who have completed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Biotechnology and English as compulsory subjects with minimum 50% marks in aggregate in the above subjects are eligible to apply for the MBBS course.
Candidates belonging to the SC / ST / other backward categories are eligible to apply for the MBBS course if they have obtained minimum 45% marks in the 10+2 examination in the above-mentioned subjects.