Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College

Overview

Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College is a public medical institution in Sukkur, Sindh. It admits MBBS students through the Sindh-MDCAT route.

History & background

Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College was inaugurated on 2 September 2003 by Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar as the sixth public-sector medical college in Sindh, with its first batch of 40 students starting classes on 15 October 2003. Originally named Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar Medical College after a local philanthropist and tribal chief, it was renamed to its shortened current form on 27 December 2005.

Location

Sukkur is a major city on the Indus River in northern Sindh, historically important as a river-crossing and trade point anchored by the Sukkur Barrage, and serves as upper Sindh's key commercial and educational center.

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
• Gynaecology & Obstetrics
• Paediatrics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

Home to roughly 500 students across its MBBS program per constituent-college reporting from Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University.

Notable facts

• Named after Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar, a philanthropist and chief of the Mahar Sindhi tribe.
• Was Sindh's sixth public-sector medical college when founded.
• Constituent college of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana.

Admission criteria

Merit at Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College 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 Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College.

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