FOREIGN STUDENT ADMISSION

A foreign applicant must fulfill the following conditions and requirements in order to be considered for admission at Ibrahim Medical College (IMC) or in other medical colleges (government & private) of Bangladesh:

1. The applicant/candidate must pass the Secondary and Higher Secondary School Certificate (SSC and HSC) examinations or equivalent examinations namely O and A levels.  The SSC and HSC or equivalent certificates (O and A level) must be attested by the ministry of Foreign Affairs of the respective country.

2. The minimum academic eligibility criteria for admission in medical colleges are GPA 7.0 for SSC+HSC and GPA 4.0 in Biology.

3. An Application should be made through Bangladesh High Commission/Embassy. The application form is available from August/September onwards at the Bangladesh High Commission/Embassy of the respective country.  The candidate must mention the name of medical college of his choice in the application form. Application should be submitted to Bangladesh High Commission/Embassy Office with a demand draft (DD) of US$ 60.00 (sixty) only made payable to Director, Medical Education HMPD, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

4. If the candidate’s choice is IMC, the student is required to fill up the Foreign Students' application form of IMC (available at our website: ). Photocopies of the passport, SSC/HSC certificates should be furnished with application. This will help us to track the application in DGHS office.

5. Based on the application form submitted in the Bangladesh HC/Embassy, the DGHS (Director General of Health Services) office will determine the eligibility for admission at IMC or in medical colleges of Bangladesh.  If found eligible, the application will be sent to IMC or to respective medical colleges of choice. Once this procedure is completed, only then, IMC will provide you an official offer letter of admission.

6. Regarding Fee structure for foreign students at IMC – the student need to pay a one-time Admission fee of US $ 27,000 (twenty seven thousand) and subsequently, a monthly tuition fee of US $ 250 (two hundred fifty) till the student is allowed to sit in the Final Professional Exam which is 60 months.Therefore, a total fee for 5 years is US $ 42,000.00 (US$ 27000.00+US$15000.00). There is no additional fee except to pay for the four University Examination fees only which are nominal and to be paid to the Dhaka University and not to IMC. The admission fee varies in different private medical colleges. Our fee is the lowest among the private medical colleges.

7. Hostel accommodation cost for foreign student is the same as Bangladeshi students which is Tk. 5500.00 per month exclusive of amount mentioned above. Food and other subsistence cost are around Tk. 5000.00 per month. Foreign students’ accommodation is also available at the International Hostel for Foreign Students of Dhaka University.

8. Detail and updated information regarding IMC is available at our web link www.imc.ac.bd.