Bahria University College of Medicine

Overview

Bahria University College of Medicine is a private medical institution in Islamabad, Islamabad. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Bahria University was established by the Pakistan Navy on 7 February 2000 through a Presidential Ordinance, growing out of Bahria Colleges and Bahria Institutes of Management and Computer Sciences set up in the 1980s-90s. Bahria University College of Medicine, Islamabad, is a newer constituent unit, holding its inauguration ceremony on 3 October 2024 (a separate Bahria medical and dental college in Karachi was founded in 2008).

Location

The college is part of Bahria University's Islamabad campus at Shangrilla Road, Sector E-8/1, in Pakistan's federal capital, a planned city developed from the 1960s as the seat of national government.

Faculties & departments

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

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

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

The college is newly inaugurated (October 2024); publicly documented total enrollment figures were not found given its very recent establishment.

Notable facts

• Established by the Pakistan Navy as part of Bahria University (est. 2000)
• Inaugurated by the Naval Chief on 3 October 2024, one of the newest medical colleges in Pakistan
• Sister institution Bahria University Medical & Dental College in Karachi was founded in 2008

Admission criteria

Merit at Bahria University College of Medicine 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 Bahria University College of Medicine.

FAQs

Other Islamabad medical colleges

• Army Medical College — Rawalpindi · public · 94.8% merit
• Federal Medical College (SZABMU) — Islamabad · public · 93.83% merit
• Shifa College of Medicine — Islamabad · private · 82% merit
• School of Dentistry, SZABMU — Islamabad · public · merit not published
• Al-Nafees Medical College — Islamabad · private · merit not published