Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara

Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Pokhara was established in 1994 as a collaboration between the Manipal Group and the Government of Nepal and the 750-bed Manipal Teaching Hospital and enrols about 145 students each year for the MBBS medical qualification, Pokhara was inaugurated in 1998.

The college and hospital have been set up with the most modern facilities for modern education and health delivery. The college is affiliated to the Kathmandu University.

It offers a five and a half years MBBS Degree (four and a half years + one year internship) programme. The language of instruction is English.

MCOMS started postgraduate programmes and the School of Nursing & Allied Health programmes in the year 2000.

The venture has helped in the overall development of Nepal besides providing direct employment to a number of local people.

MCOMS has two locations in Pokhara. The basic sciences campus is located at Deep Heights, and 1st and 2nd year courses are taught there. The administrative block is also located at Deep Heights. The clinical campus with the teaching hospital, is located at Phulbari, Pokhara, overlooking the Annapurna mountain range.

Manipal College of Medical Sciences Brief

Founded : 1994
Attribute : Public University
City : Pokhara
Type : Medicine
Affiliate to : Kathmandu University
MBBS Admission per annum: 150
Scholarship Seat: 20%
Experienced Faculty: 145+
Campus: 2
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MBBS PROGRAM

The annual enrolment for the MBBS degree is 135 students (data from 2016). The majority of the students are of Nepalese and Indian origin. Students from other nations such as: Sri Lanka, United States of America (NRN), Canada (NRN), etc. are also enrolled. Many elective students visit from American and European Universities and have the opportunity for hands on training.

Subjects covered:

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Community Medicine-Part I
• Microbiology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology

The basic science training takes place at Deep Campus. After passing all the subjects of basic sciences, a student is promoted to the clinical aspect of the course.

The next five semesters are devoted to the study of clinical sciences, and are held at Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara. The students are intensively trained and evaluated. The third year university examinations are held at the end of the 7th semester, and include the following subjects:

• Community Medicine-Part II
• Forensic Medicine
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology

After the successful completion of all 4 subjects of the third year, a student is allowed to take the final year examinations which consist of:

• Medicine and allied subjects (Part I & II)
• Surgery and allied subjects (Part I & II)
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Pediatrics

Manipal College of Medical Sciences Fees Structure