North East Medical College

Quick Facts

Established Year	1998
College Type	Private
Degree Awarded	MBBS
Duration	4.5 Yrs + 1 Yr of Internship
Eligibility Criteria	GPA more than 3.5
English proficiency	IELTS 6.5, Min 6 in each section
Admission Process	Thru Common IMAT Exam
Indian Students	140
MBBS Fees Per Year	USD 2400
Meeting NMC Criteria	Yes
Medical college Recognition	NMC/ECFMG/WHO/ AMC/GMC UK
Study Pattern	1st Year -Pre Clinical 2-3 Year -Para Clinical 4-6 Year -Clinical
Session Starts	September

About Sylhet in Bangladesh

North East Medical College Location: Sylhet

The North East Medical College is located in the metropolitan city of Sylhet that exists in the north eastern part of the country of Bangladesh. Sylhet is a well-developed, large city in the country. To be precise, it is the 4th largest city in Bangladesh, area-wise. Although described as an important cultural and spiritual center, Sylhet is also one of the most economically significant cities in the country. The zone owes its economic importance to the fact that it is the largest producer of tea and gas in the nation.

North East Medical College, Sylhet

The North East Medical College is among the older colleges in Bangladesh. The North East Medical College Hospital was established in 1934; however, the associated Medical School became operational in the year 1948. The full-fledged MBBS teaching started at North East Medical College in 1998.

The North East Medical College official website states the Mission of the College as “Our mission is to deliver quality medical education & health care by creating institutes of excellence in integrated medical care, teaching and research. We aspire to produce skilled medical graduates and to create an ethical safe environment to treat all with respect and dignity.”

The North East Medical College Faculty include all the departments like those of Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, Oncology, and so on. The campus life at the North East Medical College includes playing your favorite sports at the sports center, getting involved in activities for social welfare, or having your favorite food at the college canteen.

The North East Medical College world ranking is 12857th.

Facts about MBBS in Bangladesh that you must know:

The academic standard and pedagogy in the medical colleges of Bangladesh are mediocre.
The colleges are not state funded and hence, there is variation in the infrastructure, facilities, and academics, among all these private colleges.
These being private colleges, you do not get any benefits of subsidies given by the govt. and hence, the tuition fees are substantially high.
Indian students from West Bengal and the north eastern state (7 sisters) prefer these medical colleges due to the language connect (Bengali)
Due to the identical education structure, MBBS curriculum and academic patterns with India, the pass-outs from the medical colleges of Bangladesh had performed well in the FMGE of MCI screening test.

Cost of studying MBBS at North East Medical College

As mentioned above, North East Medical College Fees of MBBS falls in the medium range but way less than the Indian Private Medical Colleges. The details are as follows:

Year	Year-1	Year-2	Year-3	Year-4	Year-5
Course Fee (USD)	2400	2400	2400	2400	2400

Admission Deadline for North East Medical College

For admission in the Bangladeshi Medical Colleges, the timing of application is crucial.

We say that the timing of application is crucial because the issuance of the Invitation Letter by the Ministry of Education, Bangladesh takes around 4-8 weeks on the basis of which the Bangladeshi Consulate in India issues the visa to you. If you are late in applying, you may miss going there with your batch mates.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission in North East Medical College

North East Medical College admission requirements include a score of 60% marks in PCB in Class XII and 70% in Class X. If you are willing to take admission for the batch 2025, 10th should be passed in 2020 or 2021 and 12th in 2023 or 2024 Of course, you need to have qualified NEET 2024.

Indians at North East Medical College

There are two reasons that you will find Indian students in any medical college in Bangladesh. The first is the hither to impressive MCI screening test passing ratio. The Indian students feel safer believing that they will clear the FMGE / NEXT / MCI screening test with ease. The second diving force is the linguistic and cultural connect that student of West Bengal and North eastern states find in Bangladesh.

However, the standard of academics and hefty tuition fees in these colleges should be kept in mind while opting for MBBS at North East Medical College.