NUMS Foreign Admissions and seats distribution for MBBS/BDS | 2024-2025

NUMS attached, constituents and affiliated medical and dental colleges enroll foreigners to get medical MBBS or BDS education in Pakistan. But there are definitely certain criteria for this.

Affliated , Constituents and Attached Colleges Seats Allocations

The National University of Medical Science affiliated constituents and attached colleges that have allocated seats for foreign candidates are as follows:

S. No	Colleges	MBBS	BDS
1.	Army Medical College, Rawalpindi Cantt	23	7
2.	CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore Cantt	23	11
3.	CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences, Multan Cantt	23	8
4.	Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt	23	–
5.	HITEC Institute of Medical Sciences, Taxila Cantt	15	8
6.	Karachi Institute of Medical Sciences, Malir Cantt	15	–
7.	CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur Cantt	15	–
8.	CMH Kharian Medical College, Kharian Cantt	23	–
9.	Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad	15	–
10.	Foundation University, Islamabad	23	8
11.	Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi	23	8
12.	Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Karachi	15	–
13.	Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences, Quetta Cantt	23	–

According to the NUMS official website, “the number of seats is provisional and subject to change as per the approval of competent authorities.”

NUMS Admission Criteria for Foreign Students

According to NUMS, a foreign student is someone who is from another country and has either permanent foreign citizenship or is a Pakistani citizen living permanently in another country with foreign nationality.

According to some sources, “a dual Pakistani national can take admission to foreign seats by leaving Pakistani nationality,” but you should confirm this with the NUMS Admission Office.

This student must have finished their 12th grade or an equivalent exam outside of Pakistan and have a certificate from their previous school to prove it.

• 60% marks in FSc/HSSC/A-Level/12th Grade (Pre-Medical) or equivalent, with subjects i.e., chemistry and either physics or mathematics.
• Candidates may apply on the basis of the following tests:
  • MDCAT (NUMS): 55% marks for admission in the MBBS program and 50% for the BDS program.
  • Valid MCAT (USA) with 50% marks in each subject.
  • Valid UCAT (UK) with 50% marks in each subject.

Merit aggregate Formula for NUMS MBBS/BDS Admissions

• MDCAT (NUMS), MCAT (USA) / UCAT (UK), where applicable 50%  
• HSSC / F.Sc (Pre-Medical)/A-Level/12th Grade                                                              40%
• SSC / Matric/ O-Level/10th Grade                                                                                   10%