Women Medical College

Abbottabad, KPK

Closing merit

Not published

Seats

100 MBBS / 50 BDS

Entrance test

PMDC-MDCAT

Annual fee

Public college — government-subsidised, no standard published fee.

Overview

Women Medical College is a private medical institution in Abbottabad, KPK. It admits MBBS students through the PMDC-MDCAT route.

History & background

Women Medical College (WMDC) Abbottabad was founded in 1999 and began classes in 2000, becoming Pakistan's first private-sector medical college established exclusively for women.

Location

The college is located about 5 km from central Abbottabad on Murree Road, Nawanshahr, in a hill city long associated with education and military garrisons in the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Faculties & departments

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

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

Courses offered

MBBS
BDS

Student body

The college enrolls approximately 150 students yearly, and its graduates have numbered over 1,300 as of its own published figures.

Notable facts

Pakistan's first private medical college established exclusively for women
Affiliated with the 200-bed Jinnah International Hospital Abbottabad (JIHA)
Graduates serve widely across KPK, the former FATA, and other parts of Pakistan

Admission criteria

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

Eligibility

FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
Qualifying PMDC-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

Appear in the PMDC-MDCAT and clear the cutoff.
Apply through the central admissions portal for PMDC-MDCAT.
Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Women Medical College.

FAQs

What was Women Medical College's recent closing merit?

Women Medical College doesn't publish a closing merit percentage — see the admission criteria section above.

Which entrance test is required?

PMDC-MDCAT.

How many MBBS seats are there?

100 MBBS seats, plus 50 BDS seats.

What is the annual fee?

The annual fee is not separately published — it's a public, government-subsidised college.

Other KPK medical colleges

Khyber Medical College — Peshawar · public · 94.77% merit
Ayub Medical College — Abbottabad · public · 94.19% merit
Khyber Girls Medical College — Peshawar · public · 93.89% merit
Bacha Khan Medical College — Mardan · public · 93.81% merit
Saidu Medical College — Swat · public · 93.79% merit

Source: PMDC-regulated private-college merit list, 2025–26 cycle. Last updated 2026-07-14.

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