Shihezi Medical University

Quick Facts

Established Year  
College Type public
Degree Awarded MBBS
Duration 5 Yrs + 1 Yr of Internship
Eligibility for Application NEET Qualified, Different PCB Score for Diff Univ
Interview for Admission Yes ( Few Univ )
Indian Students over 300
MBBS Fees Per Year CNY 25000
Licensing Exam for Indian Students Permitted
Meeting NMC Ctrieria Yes
Medical college Recognition NMC/ECFMG/WHO/ GMC UK
Study Pattern 1st Year -Pre Clinical
2 Year -Para Clinical
3-5 Year -Clinical
Session Starts August

Shihezi Medical University

 

The Shihezi Medical University is located in Shihezi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China.

Shihezi Medical University

The Shihezi University School of Medicine started teaching MBBS in 1961 and it started admitting foreign students in 1998. It has 5 affiliated hospitals of which, 1 is directly affiliated. It also has 19 teaching and practice hospitals including 16 level A hospitals and 5 Public Health teaching practice bases.

The institution is also reasonably active in research and has 1 key laboratory for the prevention and control of elevated morbidity, 1 National-International Science & Technology Cooperation Base, 2 provincial quality control centers for Nursing, & so on.

More than 400 foreign students study at Shihezi medical university in MBBS, PG & PhD combined. Good news for MBBS abroad aspirants is that you need not to clear the HSK4 which is a Chinese language proficiency test that many Chinese medical universities desire.

The institution has all the necessary accreditation including WHO, FAIMER, IMED, etc. which means that all the international medical PG options after MBBS are open for the pass outs of this university.

The Shihezi Medical University country ranking is 451st while the Shihezi Medical University world ranking is 8696th.

Teaching Faculty

The Shihezi Medical University teaching facility consists of 159 full-time teachers, 58 teachers with doctoral degrees and 29 with senior professional titles. Apart from these, there are 1,812 clinical teachers of which 55 have doctoral degrees and 348 have senior professional titles.

Studying at Shihezi Medical University

1. It is a public university that offers a 6 yrs MBBS program taught in English.
2. Established in 1961, the institution has a lot of experience that is always good.
3. However, the English-taught program commenced fairly recently, so, it needs more experience in this zone.
4. The cost of doing MBBS at NXMU is not very high. (Approx. 27 lakh INR)
5. NXMU has the necessary accreditation so you may appear in NEXT to do PG in India or practice here. You may also choose to do PG in US, UK, Germany, etc. (See below).

Cost of studying MBBS at Shihezi Medical University

The Shihezi Medical UniversityMBBS Fee is average. Any student with a budget of 25 - 30 Lakh INR can easily plan to pursue MBBS program in Shihezi Medical University. The details for the Shihezi Medical UniversityFee Structure for 2025 -2026 is as follows:

Year Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Year-6
Course Fee (in CNY) 46,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000

Hostel/ Accommodation

The Shihezi Medical University hostels are offered to the incoming students on ‘first come, first serve’ basis. It is advisable to book your accommodation before-hand. The young men and ladies reside in the same building but on different floors.

The hostel premises are secure and under 24.7 CCTV surveillance. Other amenities include air-conditioning, attached washrooms, drinking water sources, etc.

Admission Deadline for Shihezi Medical University

Normally, there are two intakes every year in Chinese universities.

March Intake – Students start applying for the March intake from October in the previous year & it continues to January.

September Intake - The application period for September intake continues from February to August.

The right time to apply for Shihezi Medical University admission 2025 - 2026 is before August 2025 for the September intake.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Shihezi Medical University

Shihezi Medical University admission requirements include a score of 60% marks in physics, chemistry, and Biology (PCB) in Class XII.
Also, you need to have qualified NEET 2025. What may be good news to some, the institution will accept NEET 2023 scores too.

Indian Students at Shihezi Medical University

At Shihezi Medical University, 100 - 150 Indian students study at any given point in time.

PG Options After MBBS in Shihezi Medical University

NEET PG or NEXT

success ratio to get Clinical PG Seat in Govt Medical College which is 9% only, broadly we can say that only 1 out of 10 will get Govt Seat, even after paying 1.5-2 Cr in Pvt Medical college your chances are just 1 out of 6. 

NEXT Exam is applicable from 2024 batch onward, replacing NEET-PG and FMGE. NEXT aims to assess knowledge in Pre, Para, and Clinical subjects nationally. 

Step Eligibility Result Opportunity
NEXT-1 After 4th Year Pass Entry to Internship
Merit PG seat is Secured
NEXT-2 After Internship Pass License to Practice

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Medical PG in USA (USMLE)

USMLE is a 3 step Exam. One can appear in USMLE Step 1 after 2nd Year, USMLE Step 2 CK during an internship, and Step-3 during your residency (Medical PG). The USMLE is an online exam and can be taken at the PROMETRIC centres present across India any time.

USMLE Exam passing ratio is 60% which is 6 time the NEET-PG Exam. NEXT Exam designed on USMLE pattern, refer the table below

Criteria USMLE NExT
Purpose PG & Practice in US PG & Practice in India
Phases 3 Steps 2 Steps
Eligibility From 2nd Yr onward After 4th Yr
Qus Format Clinical Application / Patient Centered Clinical Application / Patient Centered
Attempt 4 Attempt Practically 4 Years to attempt
Validity 7 Years 3 Years
Practice All countries Incl India Only in India

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Medical PG IN UK (MRCP)

There are Two ways to Start your Medical Career in UK either by MRCP/MRCS. You can complete all steps in India , your refer the table below

Criteria PLAB MRCP/MRCS
Purpose Internship in UK hospitals PG & Practice in UK
Phases 2 Steps 3 Steps
Eligibility After Graduation 2 Yr Work Exp required
Qus Format MCQ , Clinical Qus MCQ , Clinical Qus
Salary  Low High

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