On this page about North Kazakhstan State University, Kazakhstan, you will get information on the following:

North Kazakhstan State University is an MCI recognised government medical university for MBBS in Kazakhstan. The university was established in 1937. It is located in Petropavl region of Kazakhstan. It is not listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. The best way to search for a college in the World Directory is to select the country in which the university belongs and press the search button. Using this way, you will get to see and the WHO recognised medical universities in that particular country. The course duration in NKSU is 5 years after which you will come back to India and sit for the screening test for getting the license.

The medical course in this university began in 2018 only. Thus, no Indian student has appeared in FMGE from here between 2012-18 as per the College Wise FMGE Result. The university is recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Being an old and a government university, North Kazakhstan State University ranking is better than that of most other universities in Kazakhstan.

Petropavl is the region where North-Kazakhstan State University named after M. Kozybayev is located. The region is located towards North Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. It is close to the border of Russia and is the capital of North Kazakhstan. The population of Petropavl is just over 2.15 lakh. A major problem for Indian students who want to study here is the climate of Petropavl. The region experiences cold, dry winters and warm, wetter summers. Below is the average temperature at Petropavl:

As the weather gets too cold, Indian students find it hard to adjust here. It is one of the biggest reasons why many students don’t go here. Global Medical Foundation will recommend the students to choose other univerisites in Kazakhstan.

North Kazakhstan State University Ranking –

• As per the website ‘https://www.4icu.org/’, North Kazakhstan State University ranking is 6,518 and the country rank is 21.
• FMGE result is not available for 2012-18.
• As per QS Top Universities, NKSU EECA Ranking is 301-350 in 2020. In 2016, its rank was 131-140. There has been a significant drop in the ranking of the university in the last few years.

World Rankings are often deceiving and one should never select a college for MBBS abroad on the basis of World Ranking alone. Global Medical Foundation will suggest that the students must take admission in the universities with a high FMGE or MCI Screening Test passing percentage. We will suggest that the students should choose universities like:

• Bukovinian State Medical University, Ukraine (best FMGE result in Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia)
• Vinnitsa National Medical University, Ukraine

• The university has 3 hostels with a total of 1,036 beds.
• There is a gym in each of the hostels.
• All the hostels have a shower room, a semiautomatic washing maschine and kitches equipped with the electric cookers.
• There is Internet.
• Dining rooms are available in Hostel number 1 and 2.
• All hostels have access control and security.

North Kazakhstan State University has a number of faculties. However, the High School of Medicine was opened in 2018 only. In 2019, more than 60 students from India joined the medicine course. Below is a list of all the faculties at NKSU:

• Agrotechnological faculty
• High School of Medicine
• Institute of language and literature
• Pedagogical faculty
• Mathematics and natural sciences faculty
• Faculty of engineering and digital technology
• History, economics and law faculty

Following is the eligibility criteria for North Kazakhstan State University admission of an Indian student: