Yerevan State Medical University

About Yerevan in Armenia

Yerevan State Medical University location is Yerevan, the largest city of Armenia which is also its capital. Yerevan is the industrial, cultural and administrative centre of the country. Being the major educational centre of the region, city is home for more than 250 schools, 50 universities, 60 higher education institutes including state-owned and privately owned ones. The city features mountainous continental climate, the summers are cold and the winters are colder. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from -2.5 degree Celsius to -26.5 degree Celsius. So, an Indian may suffer due to severe cold for at least 2 months in a year.

Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia

Prima facie, the Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) has some experience in teaching Medicine which is an obvious conclusion anyone will draw from its year of establishment, for the University was indeed established in 1920 which makes it more than a 100 years old.

Now, the older a University, better is the standard of education that is expected from it. However, just the year of establishment should not be the sole criterion to base the decision of taking admission in it. One should research as to what is the exact experience of the University in teaching the curriculum you are interested in.

Let’s see what the Yerevan State Medical University official website has to say about the experience the University has in teaching MBBS of the standard that is internationally acceptable. So, in the section of ‘History’, the official website says – “…In the year 2005-2006 academic year, YSMU switched to a two-level education system with the aim of having an education system in line with international standards…” This fact should influence your decision because the University has a total experience of around a decade only in teaching what you are interested in learning.

Otherwise, the University has average faculty strength. There are 1100 lecturers out of which only 171 are doctors of Sciences. As many as 504 staff members are only ‘candidates of science’. Foreign students are welcome to take admission in the Yerevan State Medical University subject to the condition that they qualify in the Entrance Exam with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. If someone is unable to do so, he/she will have to take a year-long Preparatory Course under the University’s Department of Preparatory Education for Foreigners which will be an unwelcome added expense along with being wastage of a whole academic year.

The Yerevan State Medical University World Ranking is 5581st while the Yerevan State Medical University Country Ranking in Armenia is 4th.

Challenges of studying in Yerevan State Medical University

Yerevan State Medical University may be of prominence in Armenia but this University as well as any University in Armenia presents some challenges:

1. Armenia is a small nation with limited resources, one that can hardly be called a ‘developed’ nation. Consequently, the infrastructure and the academic standard have a lot that needs improvement.
2. International students form a major portion of the national income because of which the Armenian Universities apparently follow a policy of indiscrimination when accepting students and this leads to a conglomeration of ‘all kinds’ of individuals taking admission degrading the ambience of the Universities.
3. Being a small country, Armenia has a very small population which though a good thing, is counterproductive to the clinical exposure of the would-be medicos as the number of patients is very low.
4. Contrary to expectations, cost of living at Armenia is quite high as compared to even developed nations like Russia.

So, it appears that Armenia is not a very great option for you to choose as your MBBS abroad destination. Coming to Yerevan State Medical University, as mentioned, you will need to clear an entrance exam failing which you will have to waste an entire year doing the prep course.

In spite of all that, you are expected to pay more than 29 lacs INR for doing MBBS from here. In the same amount you may opt for MBBS in Russiathat too from a great University like Crimea Federal University. Or, you may go for MBBS in Ukraineand choose Bukovinian SMUand save some money. It is Moksh’s humble request to you to consider your options very carefully before taking a decision.

Affiliations and Medical Programs at Yerevan State Medical University

The Medical Programs offered at Yerevan State Medical University are Undergraduate courses in General Medicine and Dentistry. Recently (2010), Postgraduate courses have also started.

As far as international affiliations are concerned, apparently the University does not have any collaboration with any University of repute.

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Cost of studying MBBS at Yerevan State Medical University

Yerevan State Medical University Fees of MBBS falls in the medium range. The details are as follows:

Year	Year-1	Year-2	Year-3	Year-4	Year-5	Year-6
Course Fee in USD	3800	3800	3800	3800	3800	3800

Admission Deadline for Yerevan State Medical University

Generally, in Armenian Universities, the admissions end in October. However, in the Yerevan State Medical University, in 2022, the acceptance of admission applications began on April 15th and continued up to May 10th.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission in Yerevan State Medical University

Yerevan State Medical University admission requirements include a score of 50% marks in PCB in Class XII. Of course, you need to have qualified NEET 2025.

Again, keep in mind that you will have to clear the entrance exam.

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Indians at Yerevan State Medical University

At Yerevan State Medical University, there are 150 odd students who are from India and one can safely assume that Indians in general do not find it a great place to study.

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