Dr. Ishratul Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences

Overview

Dr. Ishratul Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences is a public medical institution in Karachi, Sindh. It admits MBBS students through the Sindh-MDCAT route.

History & background

Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences was established in 2006 by Dow University of Health Sciences on the Sindh Medical College campus, renovating a roughly 150-year-old building while preserving its historic exterior. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on 30 June 2007 and named after Governor Sindh Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan in recognition of his role in establishing Dow University of Health Sciences.

Location

Karachi is Pakistan's largest city, and the institute occupies a historic, roughly 150-year-old building on the Sindh Medical College campus, reflecting the city's layered colonial-era medical infrastructure repurposed for modern dental education.

Faculties & departments

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

• Oral Anatomy
• Dental Materials
• Operative Dentistry
• Prosthodontics
• Orthodontics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Periodontology
• Community and Preventive Dentistry

Courses offered

• BDS
• Postgraduate dental programs

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; it functions as the primary and largest teaching dental hospital affiliated with Dow Dental College, serving a large volume of Karachi's public dental-care patients.

Notable facts

• Occupies a renovated, roughly 150-year-old heritage building on the Sindh Medical College campus.
• Named after former Governor Sindh Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan.
• Serves as the largest teaching dental hospital affiliated with Dow University of Health Sciences.

Admission criteria

Merit at Dr. Ishratul Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + Sindh-MDCAT 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying Sindh-MDCAT score are required to be eligible.

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying Sindh-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 Sindh-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for Sindh-MDCAT.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Dr. Ishratul Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences.

FAQs

Other Sindh medical colleges

• Dow Medical College (DUHS) — Karachi · public · 87.72% merit
• Sindh Medical College — Karachi · public · 84.74% merit
• Dow International Medical College — Karachi · public · 84.2% merit
• Karachi Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) — Karachi · private · 83.85% merit
• Karachi Medical & Dental College — Karachi · public · 82.98% merit