Residential NEET coaching with hostel for Class 9–10, integrated PUC with NEET, and a long-term course for repeaters. Two campuses near Bengaluru: Magadi Road and Sarjapur Road.
Kodathi campus, Sarjapur Road: running since 2025. Bachenahatti campus, Magadi Road: opening for 2027–28, subject to approvals.
You don't get a medical seat and then become a doctor. You become a doctor, and then you get the seat.
RIMA is a NEET residential academy built on this principle. NEET is designed to identify doctors. Our system prepares the complete student: the knowledge the exam tests, and the habits, health and character a doctor needs. Marks follow from that preparation.
Three entry points, one residential system. Each programme has one all-inclusive fee covering tuition, hostel, food and study material, given in writing before admission.
CBSE residential school for Class 9 and 10 with the full RIMA routine. No NEET subjects at this stage: the focus is study habits, health and a strong science foundation for integrated PU and NEET.
1st and 2nd PUC (Science, Karnataka PU Board) with NEET coaching on one timetable and one campus. No travel between college and coaching; hostel, food, tests and mentoring included.
One-year residential NEET long-term course for repeaters and droppers. Begins with a diagnostic of the previous attempt, then a full-syllabus plan with phased tests and doctor guidance.
*Programmes at Bachenahatti are subject to approvals.
As of October 2026.
Sleep, meals, yoga and sport are fixed first. Learning fills the rest: about 10½ hours a day in five blocks of class and self-study. Study time is never taken from sleep.
RIMA was created by a doctor and is guided by doctors. The study system, the daily routine, the health and food standards and the mentoring structure are designed by practising doctors so that every student, not only the top ranker, is set up to succeed. About 20 doctors across specialties are associated with the academy as mentors.
Radiology
MBBS, MD, FRCR (UK); Fellow, Obstetric Ultrasound
Consultant Radiologist, Mallige Hospital. Talks to students about imaging, precision and the doctor who is never seen.
Pulmonology
MBBS; DTCD; DNB Respiratory Medicine
Consultant pulmonologist and associate professor. Connects the breathing practice students do each morning with the lungs they study.
Liver transplant surgery
MBBS; MS General Surgery (gold medal); FRCS (Edinburgh); MD (Newcastle)
Lead and senior consultant, HPB surgery and liver transplantation, Bengaluru. Speaks on long operations and steady hands.
Cardiology
MBBS; MD; DM Cardiology
Consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist in Bengaluru. Shares what a night on call teaches about responding, not reacting.
“A child can become a good NEET aspirant with coaches. A child becomes a doctor with mentors.”
Dr Varun Murthy, MBBS (KIMS, Bengaluru), practised medicine before building schools and study systems. He designed the 16-point Success Blueprint that runs every day at RIMA and leads the academy's mentoring. Co-founder: Dr Sanjana S N, MBBS, MD.
Dr Varun Murthy, MBBS, Founder
How the RIMA System worksBoth campuses run the same routine, the same rules and the same system. Programme and year decide which campus a student joins.
Ten-acre residential NEET campus in Magadi taluk, about an hour from Bengaluru, built for Class 9 to 12 and repeaters. Under construction; progress is published on the Building Bachenahatti page.
South-east Bengaluru, off Sarjapur Road near the Wipro corporate office. Home of the NEET long-term residential programme for repeaters since 2025.
Admission is based on readiness and alignment, not Class 10 marks. Seven steps, each giving both the family and the academy the information to decide. Every enquiry gets a prompt reply from the admissions team.
About an hour of videos on the RIMA YouTube channel explaining the system, the campuses and the admission process.
Taken online by the student after parental consent. A readiness profile across five areas, not a pass-or-fail test. Instant report.
For aligned profiles, the admissions team calls to schedule a counselling conversation.
The RIMA system presented to families, in person or online, with doctors on the panel for questions.
Each parent records what they understand, expect and commit to. Parent alignment is weighed alongside student readiness.
Academic tests written on paper, on campus, with no devices.
Confirmed after board results. Registration alone is not admission.
About 40 minutes, online, after a parent's consent. A profile of where the student stands today, not a pass-or-fail exam.