Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi Campus

Overview

Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi Campus is a private medical institution in Rawalpindi, Punjab. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route, and has been operating since 2023.

History & background

Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi Campus was established in 2023 by the Akhtar Saeed Group of Health Institutes, which also runs the group's original Lahore-based Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College. It is a newer, separate campus rather than a relocation of the Lahore institution, built as a purpose-built facility on the Main Murree Expressway.

Location

Rawalpindi is a historic garrison city and headquarters of the Pakistan Army, functioning as the twin city of the national capital Islamabad, and hosting several private medical colleges that have opened campuses in and around the city in the last two decades.

Faculties & departments

Standard MBBS/BDS department structure — not independently confirmed for this specific college.

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Forensic Medicine
• Community Medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; the college is a newly established campus with an approved annual MBBS intake in the standard 100-seat private-college band.

Notable facts

• Campus sits within Bahria Golf City on the Main Murree Expressway, between Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Murree
• Affiliated with Farooq Teaching Hospital as its clinical training site
• Distinct campus from the group's original Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College in Lahore, though both are run by the same trust/group
• Follows a curriculum approved by PMDC and is affiliated with the University of Health Sciences (UHS)

Admission criteria

Merit at Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi Campus is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + entrance test 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying PMDC-MDCAT score, at or above the published cutoff
• Domicile / provincial quota requirements as published by the college
• Age, medical fitness, and character certificate per PMDC rules

Application process

1. Appear in the PMDC-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for PMDC-MDCAT.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi Campus.

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