Program
MBBS
Bachelor'sPMDC
Registered Medical Officer in government/private hospitals, clinics; General Practitioner; gateway to every medical specialty.
- Duration
- 5 years + 1-year house job
- Semesters
- Annual system
- Usual entry test
- MDCAT
- Offered at
- 157 institutions
Details
- Level
- Professional bachelor
- Field
- Medicine & Dentistry
- Level group
- Bachelor's
- Discipline suggested
- Medicine & Dentistry
Recognition & affiliation
- Regulating council
- PMDC
- International acknowledgement
- PM&DC received WFME recognition (announced February 2024, for 10 years). Graduates can apply for ECFMG certification and the USMLE, and it supports training and practice in countries that require WFME-recognised schools. Licensing exams abroad still apply.
Admission & duration
- Typical duration
- 5 years + 1-year house job
- Semesters
- Annual system
- General eligibility
- PM&DC Admissions Regulations 2026 (notified 12 Oct 2026): pass MDCAT; HSSC or equivalent 12th grade with at least 60% marks; Biology and Chemistry compulsory with Physics or Mathematics. Merit (public and private): MDCAT 50%, FSc/HSSC 40%, SSC 10%. Self-finance / overseas / dual-national seats (15%): 60% in 12th grade with IBCC equivalence, and MDCAT, SAT-II (550 per subject), foreign MCAT or UCAT. Provincial admitting bodies set the MDCAT minimum (for example UHS 2026-27: 55% MBBS, 50% BDS).
- Usual entry test
- MDCAT
Scope & career
- Detailed scope of program
- Registered Medical Officer in government/private hospitals, clinics; General Practitioner; gateway to every medical specialty.
- Future educational scope
- FCPS / MD / MS (specialization, 4-6 years), MPH, MBA (Health Management), or MRCP/USMLE/PLAB for abroad
- Maximum professional career
- Consultant specialist or surgeon (after FCPS, MD or MS); Professor and head of department; Principal or Vice-Chancellor of a medical college or university; senior health administrator.
- Career growth outlook
- One of the most respected and stable careers in Pakistan; specialization multiplies income 3-5x, and MBBS is the single most internationally portable Pakistani degree.
- Entry-level salary in Pakistan
- PKR 65,000-90,000/month (House Officer); PKR 150,000-400,000+ as a specialist/consultant
- Entry-level salary abroad
- USD 3,000-8,000+/month (UK/Gulf/US after licensing exams - PLAB, USMLE, or Saudi/UAE license)
Where to study MBBS
157 institutions in the RaahNuma database offer MBBS. Open one for fees, seats, deadlines and recognition.
- MBBS
- MBBS
- Bolan Medical College
- Bahria University College of Medicine
- Fazaia Medical College
- Federal Medical College, Islamabad
- NUST School of Health Sciences (NSHS), Islamabad
- SKZMDC, Lahore
- Bahria University Medical and Dental College
- Bahria University Medical College
- Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College
- Azad Jammu & Kashmir Medical College Muzafarabad
- CMH Institute of Medical Sciences
- Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
- CMH Kharian Medical College
- D.G. Khan Medical College
- Abwa Medical College
- Aziz Fatima Medical & Dental College
- Independent Medical College
- Punjab Medical College
- University Medical & Dental College
- Gujranwala Medical College
- M. Islam Medical & Dental College
- Nawaz Sharif Medical College University of
Details are compiled from public sources and can change. Confirm fees, seats and recognition with the institution and its regulator before you apply. Read the disclaimer.