Hello BHimanna

As per my belief, a score of 500+ can fetch you a sure shot seat in KMC MANIPAL.

P.S. :

I am guessing that you are a general category student.

This is just a rough assumption of marks which I think can be the estimated cutoff.

Please aim 550+ marks so that you can score near about 490+

For admission to Manipal, As per the standards of 2017, the cutoff in unreserved category was 360 in handicapped category 324 and unreserved category 288 out of 720.
However I think the cutoff does not necessarily indicate the marks obtained by the student with the worst rank who got into the college and is just about the eligibility criteria.
So my advice to you would be try scoring in excess of 450 out of 720 ,preferably above 500 , if possible above 550 to strengthen your chances of getting an admission to the college you desire.
You can then either access the college through a good all India rank in the 15% all India quota all if you are from that still itself you can also avail the 85% State quota for the same.
The basic requirement for this would be a thorough practice of MCQs which are in the form of a mock examination and time bound so that you have a good practice of answering the maximum number of questions correctly, leaving behind the dubious one so that you have least negative marking and your total score gets you above pal and you get admission to the institute you desire.