Makran Medical College

Overview

Makran Medical College is a public medical institution in Turbat, Balochistan. It admits MBBS students through the BUMHS-MDCAT route.

History & background

Makran Medical College was approved as part of the Balochistan government's 2013-14 public sector development program under then-Chief Minister Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, one of three new colleges built outside Quetta (with Khuzdar and Loralai). It began functioning in May 2018, with first-year MBBS classes starting on 17 May 2018, and was formally inaugurated by a former Balochistan Chief Minister.

Location

Turbat is the main city of the Makran region in southwestern Balochistan, a historically remote coastal-hinterland area along ancient trade routes toward the Arabian Sea and Iran, long underserved by higher-education and healthcare infrastructure.

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

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; the college's campus covers 300 acres with clinical training conducted at DHQ Teaching Hospital, Turbat.

Notable facts

• Covers a 300-acre campus, one of the larger footprints among Balochistan's newer medical colleges.
• Affiliated with Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences.
• News coverage (Express Tribune, 2022) has noted the college still needed a dedicated teaching hospital in its early years.

Admission criteria

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

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 74.54% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 74.54% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 73.54% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

Eligibility

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

FAQs

Other Balochistan medical colleges

• Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences — Quetta Cantt · private · 86.73% merit
• Jhalawan Medical College — Khuzdar · public · 81.87% merit
• Loralai Medical College — Loralai · public · 76.32% merit
• Bolan Medical College (BUMHS) — Quetta · public · 75% merit
• Dental Section, Bolan Medical College — Quetta · public · merit not published