Kathmandu Medical College

Refer the table below for quick highlights about Kathmandu Medical College:

Here are the salient features of Kathmandu Medical College:

• Language of instruction taught for the MBBS course is English. There will be no language barrier for the studying MBBS course at the institute.
• Indian students don’t need to have a visa to study medicine at Kathmandu Medical College.
• The institute has a huge library that contains the collection of textbooks, reference books, research journals that guide medical students.
• Kathmandu Medical College organizes the student exchange program in affiliation with many countries like USA, Japan, Sweden, Australia etc.
• The institute is listed in the world directory of medical schools and follows the US standard of education.

The MBBS fees at Kathmandu Medical College can be pay in installments. The fee structure is as follows:

Follow the eligibility criteria required applying for MBBS at Kathmandu Medical College:

• The candidate who has completed 17 years of age is eligible to apply for the MBBS program at Kathmandu Medical College.
• Candidates must have completed 10+2 education or equivalent or Intermediate of Science(I.Sc) with subjects of physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as the main course subjects.
• Candidates should have an aggregate of 50% in the above-mentioned subjects.
• Candidates having a bachelor’s degree in B.Sc. and have completed 10+2 examinations from the recognized university and also secured 50% in the above-mentioned subjects are eligible to apply for the MBBS course at Kathmandu Medical College.

Note: If the students fail to enroll himself/herself in a specified time then the seats will be allotted to the next candidate who is on the waiting list.

Kathmandu Medical College always believes to provide equal opportunity to students irrespective of their gender and origin:

Application Prerequisites:

• Students who have been sponsored by the Ministry of education will be enrolled in 10% of the total available seats.
• Local students or Nepali students need to apply for the Kathmandu University Medical Entrance Test (KUMET) held at Kathmandu University.
• The final selection will be conducted as per the interviews and performance in the entrance tests.
• For the foreign nationals, Kathmandu University Entrance Test for Foreign Nationals will be conducted and as per the eligibility criteria and performance of student selections are carried out under the act of the institute.

How to Apply?

• Applications for the MBBS program at Kathmandu Medical College are made in the month of April to August each year.
• Resident students need to clear the KUMET examination and submit a copy of the application form along with relevant documents to Kathmandu Medical College.
• Non-resident students need to forward their application with attested copies of documents to the Principal of Kathmandu College.

Applicants need to submit notarized copy of following documents

• Copy of Mark Sheets
• Copy of original Passport
• Official invitation letter
• NEET report card
• Birth certificate
• Medical certificate
• Passport sized photographs

Following are the medical programs offered at Kathmandu Medical College:

MBBS Program

PG and MCH Program

BDS Program

Nursing Program

The Kathmandu Medical College has the syllabus as prescribed by the Medical Council of Nepal:

The curriculum is mainly distributed in 3 aspects of subjects as follows:

Kathmandu Medical College is affiliated with Kathmandu University which is recognized by the National Medical Commission and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.

According to 4icu.org, following is the country and world ranking for Kathmandu University is as follows:

Following are the important academic dates of Kathmandu Medical College:

The Kathmandu Medical College offers the hostels for students at two different locations:

It is the own building of Kathmandu Medical College provides accommodation for 421 students. The hostel has a cafeteria with a capacity of 56 boys. All types of food are available at the hostel premises.

There are 2 hostels for girls and 1 hostel for boys with an accommodation capacity of 128 students. All the girls of the clinical department and the faculty of basic sciences accommodated here. Lady warden is allotted to students for the management of the girl’s hostel for handling the issues related to hostel and girls. Kathmandu Medical College hospital is situated at a walking distance from the hostel.

The following table gives the capacity of hostels in tabular format:

The expenses of living in Kathmandu city are:

Note: 1$= Rs. 70 (for calculation purpose.)

Capital of Nepal, the Kathmandu also named as Kantipur lies on the banks of Bagmati and Vishnumati rivers at an elevation of 4,345 feet above sea level. Today, the city has become the business and commercial center of Nepal through the efforts of Newar merchant families. In 1979, Kathmandu was noted for its vast historic and cultural importance designated as the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kathmandu has a fairly temperate climate. The average summer temperature ranges from 26°C to 30°C and the lowest temperature in January is around -9.2°C. The temperature dropped during the rainfall is almost -4°C.

Festivals at Kathmandu are celebrated by spreading cultural signs not only for local people also for the foreign people who come to explore the culture of Nepal. Festivals include Shivratri and Machendra Jatra bearing the image of God Machendra.