Poonch Medical College

Overview

Poonch Medical College is a public medical institution in Rawalakot, AJK. It admits MBBS students through the SZABMU route.

History & background

Poonch Medical College was established in 2012 in Trar Dewan, suburban Rawalakot, with first-year MBBS classes beginning 31 January 2012 with a founding faculty of 11 professors and 18 assistant professors, and an initial intake of 62 students.

Location

Rawalakot is the main town of Poonch District in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, situated in a hilly, forested region historically part of the wider princely state of Jammu and Kashmir prior to partition.

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

The college opened in 2012 with an initial intake of 62 students; current annual figures are not separately published but follow PMDC-approved seat allocations.

Notable facts

• Affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore.
• Uses three teaching hospitals: Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital Rawalakot, DHQ Bagh, and THQ Hospital Hajira.
• Listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools and recognized by WHO.

Admission criteria

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

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 90.74% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 90.74% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 89.74% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

Eligibility

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

FAQs

Other AJK medical colleges

• Azad Jammu & Kashmir Medical College — Muzaffarabad · public · 91.83% merit
• Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College — Mirpur · public · 91.27% merit
• Mohiuddin Islamic Medical College — Mirpur · private · merit not published