, there are 29 medical institutes in Nepal whose qualifications are recognized by the Nepal Medical Council, Medical Council of India, and World Directory of Medical Schools. They are regulated by the Medical Education Commission, Nepal. Out of 29, only 10 of them are autonomous medical institute in Nepal.
Background information Medical schools in Nepal are usually known as medical colleges. The history of modern medical education in Nepal is very short. Formal medical education started in Nepal after the establishment of Institute of Medicine, Nepal in 1972 under Tribhuvan University. Previously, only few qualified doctors were present in Nepal before the pre-democracy era of 1951. While a few eager Nepalese doctors established Nepal Medical Association (NMA) on March 4, 1951 to unite all the practicing doctors. They strongly raised their voices to have medical council to regulate the medical practice in Nepal and Nepal Medical Council (NMC) was established on 28 February 1964. However, NMC started functioning after the "NMC-Rules" was approved by His Majesty's Government on 1 January 1968. At present there are eleven public medical colleges, nineteen private medical colleges and a single army funded medical college in Nepal. Medical seats
+ Number of registered MBBS and BDS Seats Allocation (NP) Province /Other Public Private TotalMBBSBDSMBBSBDSAll Koshi 150 50 250 30 480Madhesh 50 0 150 65 265Bagmati 215 25 600 310 1,150Gandaki 50 0 200 30 280Lumbini 50 0 375 65 490Karnali 50 0 0 0 50Sudurpashchim 50 0 0 0 50 Military 100 0 0 0100 Pakistan Embassy Scholarship 10000 10Total72575 1,575500 2,875
Types of Medical Institutions Government FundedPrivateMilitary11(17+2) 191+With UG and PG bothWith PG OnlyMMC-IOMNAMSBPKIHSMBAHSGMCPAHSPoAHSRAHSKAHSMIHSPUSM KUSMS NMCTHKMCTHKISTMCTHGMCTHCMCTHNoMCTHBMCTHNMCBIRJMCTHNGMCLMCTHUCMSCMSTHMCOMSDMCTHBCMTHBDS SpecializedKDCHPDCHNAIHS
Public Medical Colleges Public Medical collegeAcronymAffiliated UniversityHospital establishedNo. of bedsCollege StartedArea(m2) approx.LocationProvinceRemarksWebsiteRef.MBBS BDS Maharajgunj Medical Campus MMC TU 1982 700 1978 100 25 84,810 Kathmandu (Maharajgunj) Bagmati 1st medical college of Nepal MBBS started in 1978 MD/MS started in 1982 DM/M Ch started in 2008 link National Academy of Medical Sciences NAMS Autonomous 1889 535 2002 - - 22,000 Kathmandu (Mahaboudha) Bagmati 1st hospital of Nepal MD/MS started in 2002 DM/M Ch started in 2010 link B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences BPKIHS Autonomous 1993 700 1994 100 50 16,00,000 Dharan Koshi MBBS started in 1994 link Patan Academy of Health Sciences PAHS Autonomous 2008450 2010 65 - 25,000 Patan (Lagankhel) Bagmati In 1982, Shanta Bhawan Hospital merged with Lalitpur Hospital to form Patan Hospital, which then later changed to PAHS in 2008. MBBS started in 2010 link Karnali Academy of Health Sciences KAHS Autonomous 2011 265 2021 50 - 17,000 Jumla (Chandannath) Karnali MBBS started in 2021 link Rapti Academy of Health Sciences RAHS Autonomous 1959 250 2017 50 - ,000 Ghorahi Lumbini In 2017, Rapti Sub Regional Hospital was converted to Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, which came operational since 2019. BSC Nursing and Bachelor of Nursing Program started in 2023 Started MBBs in 2024 link Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences PoAHS Autonomous 1962 350 2019 50 - 1,05,000 Pokhara Gandaki UG started in 2019 Partnered with Western Regional Hospital Started MBBS in 2024 linkMadan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences MBAHS Autonomous 2018 170 2018 - - -HetaudaBagmati B.Sc. Nursing, Bachelor of Public Health, BSc. MLT., B Pharmacy. link Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences MIHS Autonomous 2021 500 2024 50 - - Janakpur Madhesh Teaching Hospital & Transformation of Provincial Hospital Started MBBS in 2024 linkPurbanchal University School of MedicinePUSMPU1890350202550 -54,50,000Sundar Haraicha, MorangKoshi In 2022, PU signed an agreement to use Koshi Hospital as their teaching hospital. Started MBBS in 2025linkGeta Medical CollegeGMC MDCUHS 2016 300 2026 50 - Godawari, Geta Sudurpashchim Planned to start MBBS from 2026.link
Private Medical College Private Medical collegeAcronymAffiliated UniversityHospital establishedNo. of bedsCollege StartedArea(m2) approx.LocationProvinceRemarksWebsiteRef.MBBSBDS Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences KUSMS KU 1996 475 2001 100 - 1,70,000 Dhulikhel BagmatiPartnered with Dhulikhel Hospital for MBBS link Nepal Medical College NMCTH KU 1997 700 1997 100 45 40,000 Gokarneshwor (Jorpati) Bagmati link Kathmandu Medical College KMCTH KU 1997 900 1997 100 40 Kathmandu (Sinamangal) Bagmati link KIST Medical College KISTMCTH TU 2006 450 2006 100 40 40,000 Imadol BagmatiMBBS started in 2008 linkGandaki Medical College GMCTH TU 2007 750 2007 100 30 1,04,000 Pokhara GandakiMBBS started in 2010 link Chitwan Medical College CMCTH TU 2006 750 2009 100 40 1,49,000 Bharatpur BagmatiMBBS started in 2009 link Nobel Medical College NoMCTH KU 2004 1050 2004 100 30 1,30,000 Biratnagar Koshi MBBS started in 2007 link Birat Medical College BMCTH KU 2014 700 2014 100 - 50,000 Biratnagar Koshi Offers both UG and PG medical courses MBBS started in 2014 link National Medical College NMCBIR TU 2001 2001 100 15 1,30,000 Birgunj MadheshFirst multi-specialty hospital of Madhesh Province link Janaki Medical College JMCTH TU 2003525 2000 50 501,08,000 Janakpur Madhesh MBBS started in 2003 No. of beds: 160- Ramdaiya Bhawadi 365- Janakpur link Nepalgunj Medical College NGMCTH KU 1997 1000 1996 100 15 65,000 Nepalgunj Lumbini No. of beds: 750 - Kohalpur 250- Nepalgunj link Lumbini Medical College LMCTH KU 2008 600 2009 100 - 70,000 Palpa LumbiniMBBS started in 2009 link Universal College of Medical Sciences UCMSTH TU 1998 790 1998 100 5070,000 Bhairawa LumbiniAgreement with 200 bedded Lumbini Zonal Hospital link College of Medical Sciences CMSTH KU 1993 750 1993 100 45 45,000 Bharatpur Bagmati 2nd private medical college of Nepal foreign investment link Manipal College of Medical Sciences MCOMSTH KU 1994 750 1998 100 - 23,500 Pokhara (Lamachaur) Gandaki 1st private medical college of Nepal foreign investment link Devdaha Medical College DMCTH KU 2006 300 2014 75 - 168,000 Butwal Lumbini link B&C Medical College BCMTH KU 2012 300 2024 50 - Birtamod Koshi Operation after the order of Supreme Court of Nepal linkBDS Specialized CollegesKantipur Dental College KDCH KU 1997 20-50 1997 - 50 Kathmandu (Dhapasi) Bagmati link People's Dental College PDCH TU 1997 50-100 1997 - 50 Kathmandu (Naya Bazzar) Bagmati link
Military Medical College Military Medical collegeAcronymAffiliated UniversityHospital establishedNo. of bedsCollege Started Area(m2) approx. Location Province Remarks Website Ref.MBBSMDS Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences NAIHS TU 1990 635 2010 100 - 1,25,000 Kathmandu Bagmati Operated under Nepal Army link
Proposed and Under-construction Medical Colleges NameCityDistrictProvinceYearAffiliationTypeStatusRef.Ram Raja Prasad Singh Academy of Health SciencesRajbirajSaptariProvince No. 22016PublicUnder-constructionProvincial Medical CollegeTilottamaRupandehiLumbini Province2016PublicUnder-constructionBardibas Medical CollegeBardibasMahottariProvince No. 22016PublicUnder-constructionKarnali Medical CollegeBirendranagarSurkhetKarnali Province2016PublicUnder-construction
See also Nepal Medical Council List of universities in Nepal List of engineering colleges in Nepal List of forestry colleges in Nepal List of schools in Nepal List of colleges in Nepal University Grants Commission (Nepal)
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