MBBS
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
A Kathmandu University MBBS with a community-focused, integrated curriculum and clinical training at our own teaching hospital on the same campus.
- Duration5½ years (4½ years + 1-year internship)
- Approved seats130MECEE-BL 2026: 71 paying · 43 foreign · 16 scholarship
- EntranceMECEE-BL (Medical Education Commission)
- Degree awarded byKathmandu University
- RegistrationNepal Medical Council
Overview
Goals of the programme
- To offer a thorough medical education that leads to an MBBS degree.
- To get ready for an evidence-based medical practice in the 21st century's evolving healthcare environment.
- The student will be prepared to acquire the competences in medical knowledge, clinical skills, evidence-based learning, patient care, effective communication skills, and professionalism by using an outcome-based approach to medical courses.
- To create a compassionate, thoughtful, and moral method for delivering healthcare to the public
- To equip doctors with the skills they need to perform well in the social healthcare system
Medium of instruction: English.
Curriculum
- 01Years 1–2 · Semesters I–IV
Pre-clinical sciences
The basic medical sciences, taught in an integrated way and linked to Community Medicine and Introduction to Clinical Medicine. University examinations at the end of the first and second years; the first year must be completed within three years of admission and the second within four, and every pre-clinical subject must be passed before moving to Semester V.
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Community Medicine
- Introduction to Clinical Medicine
- Medical Informatics
- 02Years 3–4½ · Semesters V–IX
Clinical sciences
Clinical rotations at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital and in the community. University examinations in Forensic Medicine, Community Medicine, Ophthalmology and ENT at the end of Semester VII, and the final MBBS examinations after Semester IX.
- Medicine & allied subjects
- Surgery & allied subjects
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Community Medicine
- Forensic Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- ENT
- Psychiatry
- Dermatology
- Radiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Orthopaedics
- Anaesthesiology
- 03Compulsory · 1 year
Internship
A rotating residential internship after the final examinations. Kathmandu University and the Nepal Medical Council have approved internship schemes for students of different countries, as their own medical councils require.
A great doctor’s foundations are firmly rooted in their medical training and education, and this idea lies at the heart of Birat Medical College’s academic curriculum developed by Kathmandu University. Our MBBS program is a challenging but extremely rewarding program designed to help you become a highly competent, compassionate and strongly motivated doctor, committed to the highest standards of clinical practice, professionalism and patient care.
Our Bachelors of Medicine curriculum has been designed with an emphasis on problem-based learning and group work. Students work cooperatively on a carefully planned series of patient-centered problems, each designed to highlight principles and issues in health and disease. Early patient contact and clinical training develop high levels of clinical skills and medical knowledge. The program’s key features include: the simultaneous learning of basic, clinical, biological and social sciences, the improved teaching of communication skills, the use of learning approaches that encourage lifelong learning skills; the incorporation of ethics and professional development as an integral part of program; and the incorporation of information technology and computing skills to ensure that graduates are able to utilize technological advances to improve their learning skills and knowledge acquisition. Students in years 3 onwards of the program undertake clinical rotations within the BMC’s own teaching hospital.
The four and half year span of the MBBS course of study is divided into nine units, each spanning a (6) six months duration. The first four units are devoted to the Basic Medical Sciences and the next five units are devoted to the Clinical Sciences. After successful completion of the course of study of four and half years, and having passed the final MBBS examination, the students will have to complete a one year of compulsory Residential Internship to become eligible for being conferred with the degree of MBBS under Kathmandu University.
Clinical training
- Teaching hospital on campusFrom the third year, rotations through the departments of Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital.
- Community outreachMultidisciplinary camps in rural areas and regular field visits with doctors and interns.
- Rotating internshipA compulsory one-year residential internship after the final MBBS examinations.
Eligibility
- Academic qualification10+2, PCL or an equivalent qualification in Science with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
- Minimum marksAt least 50% aggregate, or a GPA/CGPA of 2.4. A-Level and equivalent qualifications count at the same threshold.
- Entrance examinationA place on the MECEE-BL merit list — at or above the 50th percentile.
- Health-science diploma holdersGrade 12 equivalence in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, 50% marks, and registration with the relevant professional council.
- Foreign studentsMECEE-BL, or your own national entrance result at or above the 50th percentile (for Indian students, NEET).
The Medical Education Commission (MEC) publishes the detailed rules for each intake — always check the current notice on mec.gov.np.
How to apply
- 1Watch for the MEC noticeThe Medical Education Commission announces on mec.gov.np when MECEE-BL applications open.
- 2Apply onlineSubmit your application at entrance.mec.gov.np and keep the application confirmation page.
- 3Sit MECEE-BL200 multiple-choice marks in 3 hours, with 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer.
- 4Make the merit listCandidates at or above the 50th percentile are ranked. If fewer than twice as many candidates sit as there are seats, the bar is 50% marks.
- 5Choose BMC at counsellingAttend MEC counselling and select Birat Medical College.
- 6Pay and enrolPay the first instalment as MEC instructs, collect your admission letter from Kathmandu University and report to the college.
Foreign candidates apply either through MECEE-BL (sub-category I) or, without sitting it, on the strength of their own national entrance result at or above the 50th percentile (sub-category II, for seats left after sub-category I). See international students.
Fees & scholarships
MBBS tuition is capped by the Medical Education Commission (MEC). For private medical colleges outside the Kathmandu Valley, including Birat Medical College, the ceiling is NPR 45,95,720 for the whole programme (MEC notice of 2083/05/01):
- First year: one-third of the total, NPR 15,31,907
- Each following year for 3½ years: NPR 8,75,375
Examination, hostel and food charges are separate. Scholarship seats are allocated by MEC (16 at Birat Medical College in the 2026 intake) — see scholarships. Indian and other foreign students: see the fee structures.
Fee structure for Indian students (revised 2025)PDF · 0.7 MBCareers & licensing
After the internship, graduates sit the Nepal Medical Council licensing examination to register and practise as medical doctors in Nepal. Graduates who want to practise in another country follow that country's licensing rules.
MBBS graduates work as medical officers in hospitals and health posts, in public health and research, and go on to specialise through MD/MS residency (in Nepal through MECEE-PG).
Common questions
130 seats in the 2026 intake, as allocated by the Medical Education Commission: 71 paying, 43 foreign and 16 scholarship seats.