Medical Education commission (MEC) has allotted undergraduate level seats for different subjects under medical studies to medical colleges across the country for the academic year 2077/78. Seats were allotted based on the decision of a working committee that convened on Jestha 19 and 31.
Out of 22 colleges that offer MBBS and BDS, 1835 seats have been allotted to MBBS and 565 seats to BDS. Similarly of 76 colleges that offer other health science-related undergraduate courses, a total of 1100 seats have been allotted to BSc. Nursing course, 425 seats to BSc. MLT course, 71 seats to BSc. MIT course, 20 seats to BSc. Medical Microbiology, 20 seats to Medical Biochemistry, 150 seats to BPT, 902 seats to B.Pharma, 1420 seats to BPH, 67 seats to B.Optometry, 70 seats to BNS (MID), 1195 seats to BNS, 6 seats to BASLP, 80 seats to BAMS, and a total of 5 seats to Bachelors in Perfusion Technology.
Seat distributions of Bachelor Level Medical Education Programs
Program | Total Seats | Merit (Open and Paying) | Foreigners | Open Scholarships seat (55%) | Reserved Scholarships seat (45%) |
Bachelor in Perfusion Technology | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
BAMS | 80 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 27 |
BASLP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
BDS | 565 | 278 | 176 | 61 | 49 |
BNS | 1355 | 566 | 315 | 249 | 204 |
BNS (MID) | 70 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 18 |
B. Optometry | 67 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 18 |
BPH | 1440 | 727 | 409 | 161 | 132 |
B. Pharma | 882 | 433 | 248 | 111 | 90 |
BPT | 150 | 77 | 45 | 15 | 13 |
BSc Medical Biochemistry | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
BSc Medical Microbiology | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
BSc MIT | 71 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
BSc MLT | 445 | 193 | 110 | 74 | 61 |
BSc Nursing | 1240 | 535 | 333 | 194 | 158 |
MBBS | 1835 | 829 | 540 | 229 | 188 |
Grand Total | 8251 | 3735 | 2235 | 1194 | 997 |
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As per the Medical Education Act, each subject can be allotted a total of 100 seats in an academic year. All colleges offering MBBS program except two were allotted this maximum limit for the program. Patan Academy of Health Sciences and Janaki Medical College were allotted 65 and 50 seats respectively. Similarly, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences operation MBBS classes for the first time from this academic session has been allotted 20 seats.
Although perceived as not so sound in terms of infrastructure, Gandaki Medical College, Lumbini Medical College (Palpa), and Kist Medical College also were allotted 100 seats.
Below is the list of seats allotted to different medical education institutions per undergraduate program they offer:
Institution/ Program | B Perf Tech | BAMS | BASLP | BDS | BNS | BNS(MID) | BOptom | BPH | BPharm | BPT | BSc Medical Biochemistry | BSc Medical Microbiology | BSc MIT | BSc MLT | BSc Nursing | MBBS |
Birat Medical College | 30 | 20 | 100 | |||||||||||||
Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 100 | |||||||||||
Edenburgh International College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Hamro School of Nursing | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Koshi Health and Science Campus | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Purbanchal University School of Health Sciences | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 | ||||||||||||
Birat Health College Pvt. Ltd | 40 | |||||||||||||||
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences | 2 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 100 | |||||||||
Sunsari Technical College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Janaki Medical College | 15 | 10 | 20 | 50 | ||||||||||||
University Campus | 30 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||
National Medical College | 25 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 100 | ||||||||||
Unique Medical College &Teaching Hospital Pvt. Ltd | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Saptarishi Health Science College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Chakrabarti Habi Education Academy, College of Nursing Science | 40 | |||||||||||||||
College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital/ CoMS | 40 | 40 | 100 | |||||||||||||
Bharatpur Hospital Nursing College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Shree Medical and Technical College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Chitwan Medical College | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 100 | ||||||||
N.P.I. Narayani Samudayik Hospital Ltd. | 20 | |||||||||||||||
B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital Nursing College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Kathmandu Medical College P.Ltd. | 50 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 100 | |||||||||||
Nepal Medical College Pvt.Ltd | 40 | 40 | 100 | |||||||||||||
CIST College | 70 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Everest College of Nursing | 40 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Innovative College of Health Science Pvt. Ltd. | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Kantipur Academy of Health Science | 40 | 40 | 30 | 20 | ||||||||||||
Karnali College of Health Sciences | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Kathmandu Model Hospital School of Nursing (Run by: Janaswasthya Sarokar Trust) | 40 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Little Buddha College of Health Science | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Nagarik College of Health Sciences | 40 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
National Academy for Medical Science | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Nepal Institute of Health Sciences (Stupa) | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Norvic Institute of Nursing Education | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Om Health Campus | 40 | 40 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Valley College of Technical Sciences | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Ayurveda Campus/TU IOM | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Maharajgunj Medical campus | 3 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 100 | ||||||||
Maharajgunj Nursing Campus | 50 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences | 40 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 40 | |||||||||||
National Model College For Advance Learning | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences | 40 | 20 | 12 | 40 | 100 | |||||||||||
People's Dental College & Hospital Pvt. Ltd | 50 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Nobel College | 40 | 80 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | |||||||||
Yeti Health Science Academy | 40 | |||||||||||||||
National Academy of Medical Sciences | 60 | 20 | 40 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Central Department of Public Health | 50 | |||||||||||||||
Kantipur Dental College | 50 | |||||||||||||||
KU School of Medical Sciences | 50 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 100 | ||||||||
KU School of Science | 60 | |||||||||||||||
Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Medical Institute, College of Nursing | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Patan Academyof Health Sciences | 65 | |||||||||||||||
Lalitpur Nursing Campus | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
National Open College | 70 | |||||||||||||||
Alka Hospital Pvt. Ltd | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Asian Foundation of Education & Research Pvt. Ltd | 40 | 40 | 30 | 20 | ||||||||||||
B&B Medical Institute | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Hope International College | 40 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
JF Institute of Health Science | 30 | 40 | 20 | |||||||||||||
KIST Medical College | 40 | 10 | 12 | 100 | ||||||||||||
Modern Technical College Ltd. | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||
Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences | 20 | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Manipal College of Medical Sciences | 40 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
Himalaya Eye Institute | 17 | |||||||||||||||
La Grandee International College | 40 | |||||||||||||||
School of Health and Allied Sciences (Pokhara) | 40 | 80 | 20 | 40 | ||||||||||||
Gandaki Medical College | 25 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 100 | ||||||||
Gandaki University | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Nepalgunj Medical College Managed by Lord Buddha Educational Academy | 20 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital Ltd | 40 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
Crimson College of Technology | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Sanjeevani College of Medical Sciences | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital (UCMS) | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 30 | 40 | 100 | ||||||||
Kendriya Ayurved Bidhyapeeth/NSU | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Karnali Academy of Health Sciences | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||
Grand Total | 5 | 80 | 6 | 565 | 1195 | 70 | 67 | 1420 | 902 | 150 | 20 | 20 | 71 | 425 | 1100 | 1835 |
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