List of Medical Colleges in Bangladesh

November 10, 2024

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Bangladesh has a number of medical colleges to provide undergraduate and higher level medical education. All colleges are mainly divided into two categories “Government” and “Private”. These colleges are controlled by the Department of Health and each college is affiliated to a university. Medical Colleges and Dental Colleges are accredited by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, a council constituted under the “Medical Council Act, 1973 (Act No. 30 of 1973)”. Through this, the medical college or dental college gets approval for making doctors. Besides, this organization also formulated policies regarding medical and dental education in Bangladesh.

At present, the number of medical colleges in Bangladesh directly under the management of the government is 37.
Among them,
10 medical colleges are located in Dhaka Division,
6 in Chittagong Division,
5 in Rajshahi Division,
5 in Khulna Division,
3 in Mymensingh Division,
3 in Rangpur Division
3 in Sylhet Division and
2 in Barisal Division.

Dhaka Medical College established in Bakshibazar, Dhaka in 1946 during the British rule is the first medical college established at the government level in this country.

The total number of seats in 37 government medical colleges was 4350 till the academic year 2022-23. And this number of student admissions is gradually increasing every year. In the academic year 2024-24, with an increase of 1030 seats, the total number of seats in 37 government medical colleges is 5380.
Serial No. Medical College Nickname Established Affiliation Seat Number Location Administrative

Serial No.	Medical College	Nickname	Established	Affiliation	Number of seats	Location	Administrative department	Website
01	Dhaka Medical College	DMC	1946	DU, Bashemumebi	250	Dhaka	Dhaka	www.dmc.gov.bd
02	Sir Salimullah Medical College	SSMC	1 July 1875 (Conversion to Full-fledged Medical College: 1972)	DU, Bashemumebi	250	Dhaka	Dhaka	www.ssmcbd.net
03	Shaheed Sohrawardy Medical College	SHSMC	2006	DU, Bashemumebi	230	Dhaka	Dhaka	www.shsmc.gov.bd
04	Chittagong Medical College	CMC	1957	DU, Bashemumebi	250	Chittagong	Chittagong	www.cmc.gov.bd
05	Mymensingh Medical College	MMC	1962	DU, Bashemumebi	250	Mymensingh	Mymensingh	www.mmc.gov.bd
06	Rajshahi Medical College	RMC	1958	Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi	250	Rajshahi	Rajshahi	www.rmc.gov.bd
07	Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College	SOMC	1962	Shabiprobi, Bashemumebi	250	Sylhet	Sylhet	www.magosmanimedical.com
08	Sher-e-Bangla Medical College	SBMC	1968	DU, Bashemumebi	250	Barisal	Barisal	www.sbmc.edu.bd/
09	Rangpur Medical College	RPMC	1970	Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi	250	Rangpur	Rangpur	www.rpmc.edu.bd/
10	Mugda Medical College, Mugda, Dhaka	MUMC	2015	DU	100	Dhaka	Dhaka	www.mumc.gov.bd
11	Comilla Medical College	Kumek	1992	CHBI, chmebi, Bashemumebi	200	Comilla	Chittagong
12	Khulna Medical College	KMC	1992	Rabi, Shehamebi, Bashemumebi	200	Khulna	Khulna	www. https://kmc.gov.bd/
13	Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College	SZMC	1992	Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi	200	Bogra	Rajshahi	www. szmc.gov.bd
14	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College	BSMMC	1992	DU, Bashemumebi	200	Faridpur	Dhaka	www.fmcgov.edu.bd
15	M Abdur Rahim Medical College	MARMC	1992	Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi	200	Dinajpur	Rangpur	www.marmcd.edu.bd
16	Pabna Medical College	PMC	2008	Rabi, Ramebi	100	Pabna	Rajshahi	www.www.pmc.edu.bd/
17	Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College, Noakhali	AMMC	2008	CHBI, Chamebi	100	Noakhali	Chittagong
18	Cox’s Bazar Medical College	CoxMC	2008	CHB, CHEMBI	100	Cox’s Bazar	Chittagong	www.coxmc.edu.bd
19	Jessore Medical College	JMC	2010	Rabi, Shehamebi	100	Jessore	Khulna
20	Satkhira Medical College	SMC	2011	Rabi, Shehamebi	100	Satkhira	Khulna
21	Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College	SSNIMC	2011	DU	100	Kishoreganj	Dhaka	www.ssnimc.gov.bd
22	Kushtia Medical College	Kushmek	2011	Rabi, Shehamebi	100	Kushtia	Khulna
23	Sheikh Saira Khatun Medical College	SSKMC	2011	DU	125	Gopalganj	Dhaka
24	Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College	STAMC	2013	DU	100	Gazipur	Dhaka	www.stamc.edu.bd
25	Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail	SHMCT	2014	DU	100	Tangail	Dhaka
26	Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Jamalpur	SHMCJ	2014	DU	100	Jamalpur	Mymensingh
27	Colonel Malek Medical College	CMMC	2014	DU	125	Manikganj	Dhaka	www.cmmc.gov.bd
28	Shahid M. Mansoor Ali Medical College, Sirajganj	SMMAMC	2014	Rabi, Ramebi	100	Sirajganj	Rajshahi	www.smmamc.gov.bd
29	Patuakhali Medical College	PKMC	2014	DU	75	Patuakhali	Barisal	www.pkmc.gov.bd
30	Rangamati Medical College	RMMC	2014	CHBI, Chameb	75	Rangamati	Chittagong	www.rangamatimc.edu.bd
31	Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Habiganj	SHMCH	2017	SMU	100	Habiganj	Sylhet
32	Netrakona Medical College	NMC	2018	DU	75	Netrakona	Mymensing
33	Nilphamari Medical College	NPMC	2018	RAMEB	75	Nilphamari	Rangpur
34	Naogaon Medical College	NAMC	2018	RAMEB	75	Naogaon	Rajshahi
35	Magura Medical College	MAMC	2018	Shehameb	75	Magura	Khulna	www.maguramc.edu.bd
36	Chandpur Medical College	CHMC	2018	CHMB	75	Chandpur	Chittagong
37	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College, Sunamganj		2021	BSSMC	75	Sunamganj	Sylhet	www.bbmcs.edu.bd

List of medical colleges in Bangladesh

General Seats: 5233
Muktijodha Quota Seats: 108 (2% of total seats)
Seats in Tribal Quota: 39
Total number of seats is 5380.

Military-run medical college

Bangladesh Army directly manages 1 government and 5 private medical colleges under its own management. The Government Medical College is located in Dhaka Cantonment. The other 5 private ones are located in Chittagong, Jessore, Rangpur, Comilla and Bogra cantonments.

Serial No.	Medical College	Nickname	Established	Affiliation	Type	Location	Website
01	Armed Forces Medical College	AFMC	20 June 1999	BUP	Government	Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka	www.afmc.edu.bd
02	Army Medical College Bogra	AMC	28 September 2014	BUP	Private	Bogra Cantonment	www.amcbogra.edu.bd
03	Army Medical College Chittagong	AMCC	10 January 2015	BUP	Private	Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong	www.amcc.edu.bd
04	Army Medical College Comilla	AMC	2014	BUP	Private	Comilla	www.amccomilla.edu.bd
05	Army Medical College Jessore	AMCJ	10 January 2015	BUP	Private	Jessore Cantonment	www.amcj-bd.org
06	Rangpur Army Medical College	RAMC	2014	BUP	Private	Rangpur Cantonment, Rangpur	www.rmc.gov.bd