Gajju Khan Medical College

Overview

Gajju Khan Medical College is a public medical institution in Swabi, KPK. It admits MBBS students through the ETEA route.

History & background

Gajju Khan Medical College was founded in 2010 as a public-sector medical institution in Swabi, with its foundation stone laid by Asad Qaiser on 9 February 2014, aimed at addressing the regional shortage of doctors. It is named after the 16th-century Pashtun leader Gajju Khan, who ruled the area now forming Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for around 35 years.

Location

Swabi is a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between Peshawar and Mardan, an agriculturally significant area historically associated with Pashtun tribal leadership and, more recently, growing higher-education infrastructure.

Faculties & departments

As listed on the college's own website.

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

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; the college is a public-sector institution with standard PMDC-approved annual MBBS intake affiliated with Khyber Medical University.

Notable facts

• Named after the 16th-century Pashtun leader Gajju Khan (1490-1565).
• The college website lists 23 departments.
• Affiliated with Khyber Medical University.

Admission criteria

Merit at Gajju Khan Medical College is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + ETEA 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying ETEA score are required to be eligible.

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 93.56% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 93.56% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 92.56% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying ETEA 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 ETEA and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for ETEA.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Gajju Khan Medical College.

FAQs

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• Bacha Khan Medical College — Mardan · public · 93.81% merit
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