MBBS in Nepal

MBBS from Nepal for Indian students quick overview:

MBBS from Nepal is a tightly packed curriculum of 5.5 years. The total duration for MBBS in Nepal is the same as that of MBBS in India. The duration is 4.5 years with 1 year of internship. After completing your MBBS studies in Nepal, you can come back to India and sit for the licensing exam. Once you clear the screening test, you will be required to do the internship in India. Currently, the duration of the internship is 1 year. After this, you will get a permanent license number to practice as a doctor in India.

Getting in a good college for MBBS at Nepal is not so difficult or painstaking as some would think. There are certain requirements along with guidelines that a student has to follow to secure a seat. Simple!

Let us see what is the MBBS from Nepal eligibility criteria-

Students are required to pass a screening test and then the selection is done on merit basis. 

Some universities can alter their selection procedures as for example- Kathmandu University conducts its own full-fledged Entrance Exam in which the students have to score at least 50% to qualify for further rounds if any. One thing is to be noted that there is no management quota/ direct admission in these colleges. 

Now, there are few things you can do to ease the admission process and those things start from accumulating and ordering proper documentation.

The important documents needed for admission for MBBS from Nepal are –

• The student should have his/her 10th as well as 12th standard Mark sheet or Certificate
• Birth Certificate of the student
• Nationality certificate or Adhaar Card for identification
• Passport size photographs
• International students require a passport
• NEET scorecard (It is considered final for the citizens but foreign students will have to clear an entrance exam too)

Being a neighbouring country, there is no need for an official visa plus the accommodations and food are mostly known and easy to require, not forgetting-cheap. But, for some students, the MBBS in Nepal fee structure can be excruciating and too far to reach. The biggest roadblock for MBBS admission in Nepal is the high fees asked by different universities. 

But, we are here to help all the families out there, trying to assist in finding what is best for the students. So, below, we have shown every university along with the fees asked and the FMGE passing percentage. A good passing percentage deems a university top at its education quality. Here is MBBS in Nepal fees structure:

Now, everything is set, you have read and understood about the academic fees now what about your living arrangements. A student is as good as his/her surroundings. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

We will now see the accommodation alternatives available during your stay in Nepal. It is the country in which a person can spend the day with less than a dollar in the pocket. Let’s see how much bearing accommodation will take on your pockets.

Starting low and slow, a personal housing-rented house can cost about ₹10,000-20,000 per month for a student and most of the students prefer sharing rented homes rather than sharing college dorms.

But, let’s see the hostel fees of the universities listed above, for a more broad view-

Other than the hostels being a lot safer, they also have the function of differentiated mess for both boys and girls and offers food services to the students at stipulated times. Other than that, Nepal is a beautiful country with so much to offer to foreigners, one can always get out of hotel life and rent a small apartment with some friends.

• Nepal is the home of the exotic with a culture similar to the blend of Indo-China.
• High-quality education.
• Similar curriculum to that of India.
• The benefit of being neighbours with our country- Easy and hassle-free travel.
• High FMGE passing percentage from many colleges. This shows that the quality of education is indeed good.
• College of Medical Sciences and Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences are considered to be the two cheapest medical schools of Nepal.
• The cost of living is far cheaper than any of the established countries for MBBS like America, the UK or Australia. 
• The climate is identical to India, which means that the disease pattern is similar.
• Fewer language barriers.

No matter where you study MBBS from, at the end of the day, what really matters is that you clear the screening test. Therefore, it is important to know about the universities from which the Indian students have performed well. This information is provided to us by the National Board of Examination or NBE. This is the body which conducts the screening test called FMGE. The FMGE exam will soon be replaced by NEXT. Every student who is going abroad in or after 2019 will be appearing for NEXT. Even the students who study MBBS from India will have to give NEXT for obtaining the license.

Here is FMGE or MCI Screening Test passing percentage after MBBS in Nepal between 2012-14:

Here is FMGE or MCI Screening Test passing percentage after MBBS in Nepal between 2015-18:

Here are the most common career paths chosen by Indian students after completing MBBS at Nepal:

Option 1: The most taken option is to come back to India and apply for FMGE or the MCI Screening Test as it is commonly known as (FMGE has been replaced by NEXT). Prepare for this exam, clear this exam and get the registration number from the MCI for medical practice in India. NEXT will replace NEET PG.

Option 2: While studying, you can apply for USMLE in case you want to settle down or practice in the United States. USMLE has 3 steps and those who clear all the 3 steps and get Permanent Registration from the medical council of the USA can practice there. PLAB, which is the licensing exam of the UK is another popular choice of students. Students can also go for PG in Australia, Canada, New Zeland.