List of medical colleges in Nepal

As of 15 August 2025, 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.[1][2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] However, NMC started functioning after the "NMC-Rules" was approved by His Majesty's Government on 1 January 1968.[7] At present there are six public medical colleges, fifteen private medical colleges and a single army funded medical college in Nepal.[1][8][9]

Medical seats

Number of registered MBBS and BDS Seats Allocation (NP)[10] [11][12]
Province /Other Public Private Total
MBBS BDS MBBS BDS All
Koshi 100 50 250 30 480
Madhesh 50 0 150 65 265
Bagmati 165 25 600 310 1,100
Gandaki 50 0 200 30 280
Lumbini 50 0 375 65 490
Karnali 50 0 0 0 50
Military 100 0 0 0 100
Pakistan Embassy Scholarship 10 0 0 0 10
Total 575 75 1,575 500 2,775

Types of Medical Institutions

Government Funded Private Military
10 (17+2) 19 1
Medical University
SDCHSU
With UG and PG both With PG Only
TU-IOM NAMS
BPKIHS MBAHS
PAHS
PoAHS
RAHS
KAHS
MIHS
KUSMS NMCTH
KMCTH KISTMCTH
GMCTH CMCTH
NoMCTH BMCTH
NMCBIR JMCTH
NGMC LMCTH
UCMS CMSTH
MCOMS DMCTH
BCMTH
BDS Specialized
KDCH PDCH
NAIHS

Public Medical University

Public Medical University Acronym Established Area(m2) approx. Location Province Remarks Website Ref.
Shahid Dashrath Chand Health Science University SDCHSU 2024 Dhangadi Sudurpashchim First Medical University in Nepal [13][14]

Public Medical Colleges

Public Medical college Acronym Affiliated University Hospital

established

No. of beds College
Started 		Enroll. Area(m2) approx. Location Province Remarks Website Ref.
MBBS BDS
Institute of Medicine (Maharajgunj Medical Campus) IOM 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 [4]
National Academy of Medical Sciences NAMS TU 1889 535 2002 - - 22,000 Kathmandu (Mahaboudha) Bagmati
  • 1st hospital of Nepal
  • MD/MS started in 2002
  • DM/M Ch started in 2010
 link [15]
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences BPKIHS Autonomous 1993 700 1994 100 50 16,00,000 Dharan Koshi
  • MBBS started in 1994
 link [16]
Patan Academy of Health Sciences PAHS Autonomous 2008 450 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 [17]
Karnali Academy of Health Sciences KAHS Autonomous 2011 265 2021 50 - 17,000 Jumla (Chandannath) Karnali
  • MBBS started in 2021
 link [18][19]
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 [20]
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
 link [21][22]
Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences MBAHS Autonomous 2018 170 2018 - - - Hetauda Bagmati link
Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences MIHS Autonomous 2021 500 2024 50 - - Janakpur Madhesh
  • Teaching Hospital & Transformation of Provincial Hospital
  • Started MBBS in 2024
 link

Private Medical College

Private Medical college Acronym Affiliated University Hospital

established

No. of beds College
Started 		Enroll. Area(m2) approx. Location Province Remarks Website Ref.
MBBS BDS
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences KUSMS KU 1996 475 2001 100 - 1,70,000 Dhulikhel Bagmati Partnered with Dhulikhel Hospital for MBBS link [24]
Nepal Medical College NMCTH KU 1997 700 1997 100 45 40,000 Gokarneshwor (Jorpati) Bagmati link [25]
Kathmandu Medical College KMCTH KU 1997 900 1997 100 40 Kathmandu (Sinamangal) Bagmati link [26]
KIST Medical College KISTMCTH TU 2006 450 2006 100 40 40,000 Imadol Bagmati MBBS started in 2008 link [27][28]
Gandaki Medical College GMCTH TU 2007 750 2007 100 30 1,04,000 Pokhara Gandaki MBBS started in 2010 link [29][30]
Chitwan Medical College CMCTH TU 2006 750 2009 100 40 1,49,000 Bharatpur Bagmati MBBS started in 2009 link [31][32]
Nobel Medical College NoMCTH KU 2004 1050 2004 100 30 1,30,000 Biratnagar Koshi MBBS started in 2007 link [33]
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 [34][35]
National Medical College NMCBIR TU 2001 2001 100 15 1,30,000 Birgunj Madhesh First multi-specialty hospital of Madhesh Province link [36]
Janaki Medical College JMCTH TU 2003 525 2000 50 50 1,08,000 Janakpur Madhesh
  • MBBS started in 2003
  • No. of beds:
  1. 160- Ramdaiya Bhawadi
  2. 365- Janakpur
 link [37]
Nepalgunj Medical College NGMCTH KU 1997 1000 1996 100 15 65,000 Nepalgunj Lumbini
  • No. of beds:
  1. 750 - Kohalpur
  2. 250- Nepalgunj
 link [38]
Lumbini Medical College LMCTH KU 2008 600 2009 100 - 70,000 Palpa Lumbini MBBS started in 2009 link [39][40]
Universal College of Medical Sciences UCMSTH TU 1998 790 1998 100 50 70,000 Bhairawa Lumbini Agreement with 200 bedded Lumbini Zonal Hospital link [41]
College of Medical Sciences CMSTH KU 1993 750 1993 100 45 45,000 Bharatpur Bagmati
  • 2nd private medical college of Nepal
  • foreign investment
 link [42][43]
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 [44]
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 link [45][46][47][48]
BDS Specialized Colleges
Kantipur 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 college Acronym Affiliated University Hospital

established

No. of beds College
Started 		Enroll. Area(m2) approx. Location Province Remarks Website Ref.
MBBS MDS
Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences NAIHS TU 1990 635 2010 100 - 1,25,000 Kathmandu Bagmati Operated under Nepal Army link [49]

Proposed and Under-construction Medical Colleges

Name City District Province Year Affiliation Type Status Ref.
Geta Medical College Godawari/Geta Kailali Sudurpashchim Province 2016 Public Under-construction [50][51][52]
Ram Raja Prasad Singh Academy of Health Sciences Rajbiraj Saptari Province No. 2 2016 Public Under-construction [50][53]
Provincial Medical College Tilottama Rupandehi Lumbini Province 2016 Public Under-construction [50][54]
Bardibas Medical College Bardibas Mahottari Province No. 2 2016 Public Under-construction [55][50]
Karnali Medical College Birendranagar Surkhet Karnali Province 2016 Public Under-construction [56][50]
Purbanchal University College of Health Science (PUCHS) Biratnagar Morang Koshi Province 2023 Purbanchal University Public Under-construction [57]

See also

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