About Nanjing in China

Located in southwestern Jiangsu, Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province of People’s Republic of China and a megacity with a population of 93 Lakh (2020 data). Nanjing has been major city of research, education, culture, economy and tourism. The city is home for numerous high-quality research universities and institutes.
Being one of the ancient cities of china, Nanjing has numerous attractions such as Porcelain tower, Stone City, City Wall, Purple Mountain, Nanjing Library, Jiangsu Art Museum and so on.

Availability of all sorts of transport facilities including air services, shipping ports, rail services and road transportation is obvious. Featuring hot humid summers and damp cold winters, Nanjing has humid subtropical type of climatic conditions.

Southeast University

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Founded in 1902, Southeast University is remarkable in being the oldest public research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Currently, Southeast University consists of three campuses – Sipailou, Jiulonghu and Dingjiaqiao. The University covers an area of 393 hectares, including administrative area, research centre, experimental area, teaching area, faculty accommodation, gymnasium and dormitories for undergraduates, residence graduates with a huge library rich in extraordinary reading material.

The Southeast University campus is abundant with nature’s grace. With its peaceful surroundings, the university makes a splendid place for educational learning. In accordance to the facilities provided at the university there is attached laboratory and hospitals to let students have medical exposure and applying inscription in practical way. 226 associate professors and 87 part-time faculties are engaged in providing education.

Southeast University claims to provide learning opportunities, unique curricula, with a dedicated educational pattern. The school of medicine has medical degree of bachelors, masters, doctors, MD/ PhD degrees, post doctoral training programs and also, bunch of majors including medical imaging, lab science, biology, nursing care, biology engineering and so on. SEU provides 206 master programs, 109 doctoral programs, and 64 undergraduate programs.

Southeast University medical programs include biomedical courses, public health courses and clinical medicine programs such as surgery, pharmacology, stomatology, pediatrics, biology, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, obstetrics, and gynecology.

Southeast University Country Ranking is 15th among all Universities in China while, the Southeast University World Ranking is 840th among medical universities of world.

Quick Facts

Established Year 1902 
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 around 200
MBBS Fees Per Year CNY 45000
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

Challenges of studying at Southeast University:

  1. The culture of China might make you feel unwelcomed and also you will find yourself lost due to the unfamiliar language.
  2. The winter in Nanjing can get really severe, the temperature occasionally dropping to 140C below zero which can be very detrimental for one who is used to the tropical climate of India.
  3. The Southeast University has comparatively lesser Indian students than Universities like HUST and Nanjing Medical University. And this could mean that you might face problems in finding Indian food on campus.

Cost of studying MBBS at Southeast University

As mentioned above, Southeast University Fees of MBBS falls in the medium range but is 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(CNY) 32800 32800 32800 32800 32800

Admission Deadline for Southeast University

Normally, the Chinese universities have two admission intakes every year.

March Intake–For this intake, the University starts accepting applications in the month of October. It continues up to January.

September Intake– The application process for this intake starts from the month of February. It continues up to August.

We say that the timing of application is crucial because the issuance of the Invitation Letter by the Ministry of Education, China takes around 4-8 weeks on the basis of which the Chinese 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 Southeast University

Southeast University admission requirements are slightly high-end as compared to other Universities. For the Southeast University admission, you must have a score of 70% marks in PCB in Class XII. Also, a minimum score of 70% is needed in English as a subject.

Also, you must have secured at least 200+ in NEET in the year of application or the previous year.

Indians at Southeast University

The Southeast University has been a less popular destination for Indian students. At present, the number of Indian students studying there is less than 150, which is not a very encouraging number. Still, the standard of academics and moderate tuition fees in the Southeast University should be kept in mind while opting for Southeast University MBBS.

PG Options After MBBS in Southeast University China

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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