MEC Nepal 2025-26
Medical colleges in Nepal
27 colleges admitting Indian students, 734 foreign-quota seats between them. Admission runs through the Medical Education Commission, not through the colleges directly.
One admission process,
26 places it can take you
Every college is plotted where it actually sits, sized by the 691 foreign-quota seats between them. The clustering is not an accident of the drawing — it is where Nepal's medical education actually is, and it is worth knowing before you pick a city.
Before you compare this list
Read firstMedical Education Commission (MEC) Nepal, 2025-26 intake, and National Medical Commission (India) rules on foreign medical qualifications. Check the notice for your own intake year — these change.
All 27 colleges
27 shown27 colleges, government and private. Filter or sort below — every field here is the one already published on that college's own page.
| Compare | College | Location | Affiliation | Ownership | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Medicine (IOM) | Kathmandu | Tribhuvan University | Government | 2 | |
| B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) | Dharan, Sunsari | Autonomous | Government | 3 | |
| Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) | Patan, Lalitpur | Autonomous | Government | 5 | |
| Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) | Jumla | Autonomous | Government | 5 | |
| Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences | Kathmandu | Tribhuvan University | Government | 4 | |
| Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (PoAHS) | Pokhara, Kaski | Autonomous | Government | 4 | |
| Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS) | Ghorahi, Dang | Autonomous | Government | 4 | |
| Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences (MIHS) | Janakpurdham | Autonomous | Government | 4 | |
| Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences (MBAHS) | Makawanpur | Autonomous | Government | 4 | |
| Purbanchal University School of Health Sciences (PUSHS) | Morang | Purbanchal University | Government | 4 | |
| Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS) | Pokhara | Kathmandu University | Private | 59 | |
| College of Medical Sciences (CMS) | Bharatpur, Chitwan | Kathmandu University | Private | 65 | |
| Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) | Dhulikhel, Kavre | Kathmandu University | Private | 43 | |
| Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) | Sinamangal, Kathmandu | Kathmandu University | Private | 43 | |
| Nepal Medical College (NMC), Jorpati | Jorpati, Kathmandu | Kathmandu University | Private | 43 | |
| Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital | Biratnagar | Kathmandu University | Private | 43 | |
| Birat Medical College, Biratnagar | Biratnagar | Kathmandu University | Private | 43 | |
| Nepalgunj Medical College | Kohalpur, Banke | Kathmandu University | Private | 43 | |
| Lumbini Medical College & Teaching Hospital (LMC) | Tansen, Palpa | Kathmandu University | Private | 40 | |
| Devdaha Medical College & Research Institute | Devdaha-9, Rupandehi | Kathmandu University | Private | 30 | |
| B & C Medical College and Teaching Hospital | Jhapa | Kathmandu University | Private | 20 | |
| KIST Medical College & Teaching Hospital | Imadol, Lalitpur | Tribhuvan University | Private | 40 | |
| Chitwan Medical College (CMC) | Bharatpur, Chitwan | Tribhuvan University | Private | 43 | |
| Gandaki Medical College (GMCTHRC) | Lekhnath, Pokhara | Tribhuvan University | Private | 40 | |
| National Medical College (NMC), Birgunj | Birgunj | Tribhuvan University | Private | 40 | |
| Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) | Bhairahawa | Tribhuvan University | Private | 40 | |
| Janaki Medical College (JMC) | Janakpur | Tribhuvan University | Private | 20 |
No colleges match.
How long each college has run, against how many seats it offers
20 of 27 colleges have a confirmed founding year on file — the same "Established" row shown on each college's own page. 7 without one are listed in the table below rather than guessed onto the chart. One pattern holds regardless of when a college opened: government colleges' foreign-quota allocation averages 4 seats against 44 for private colleges.
Seats shown are each college's foreign-quota allocation at the current intake's first-matching round (Medical Education Commission, Nepal) — not a fixed annual capacity; later rounds and future intakes can change it. See each college's own page for its exact source and category.