Nitte Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Mangalore was established in 1998.

It is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

It is located in the K S Hegde Medical Academy campus, Deralakatte, Mangalore. The Institute is approved by the Government of Karnataka and is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore.

The Institute offers B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Technology which is a three and a half year degree course under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. The sanctioned intake for this branch of medicine is 25.

The Nitte Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences has also begun a postgraduate course - M.Sc. MLT in Microbiology and Immunology with an intake of 5 students.