MEDICAL COLLEGES IN NEPAL

• Medical colleges in Nepal are spread over various parts of the country
• Most of these medical colleges in Nepal are in the private sector

• there are some government medical colleges too
• Admission of local students to these medical colleges in Nepal is done generally through an entrance test

• foreign students are admitted on the basis of their performance in a personal interview
• to be eligible for admission to the MBBS courses of Nepal’s medical colleges, one needs to pass the higher secondary examination in science or its equivalent

• Medical education  is regulated by the Medical Council of Nepal
• Apart from giving recognition to the medical colleges in Nepal, it also conducts the licensing examination for providing registration to the new doctors

• It is also responsible for making policies related to curriculum, admission, term and examination system of teaching institute of medical education and to make recommendation for cancellation of registration and approved by renewing and evaluating such system/procedure