Education

List of Medical Colleges in Bangladesh

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 CollegeNicknameEstablishedAffiliationNumber of seatsLocationAdministrative departmentWebsite
01Dhaka Medical CollegeDMC1946DU, Bashemumebi250DhakaDhakawww.dmc.gov.bd
02Sir Salimullah Medical CollegeSSMC1 July 1875 (Conversion to Full-fledged Medical College: 1972)DU, Bashemumebi250DhakaDhakawww.ssmcbd.net
03Shaheed Sohrawardy Medical CollegeSHSMC2006DU, Bashemumebi230DhakaDhakawww.shsmc.gov.bd
04Chittagong Medical CollegeCMC1957DU, Bashemumebi250ChittagongChittagongwww.cmc.gov.bd
05Mymensingh Medical CollegeMMC1962DU, Bashemumebi250MymensinghMymensinghwww.mmc.gov.bd
06Rajshahi Medical CollegeRMC1958Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi250RajshahiRajshahiwww.rmc.gov.bd
07Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical CollegeSOMC1962Shabiprobi, Bashemumebi250SylhetSylhetwww.magosmanimedical.com
08Sher-e-Bangla Medical CollegeSBMC1968DU, Bashemumebi250BarisalBarisalwww.sbmc.edu.bd/
09Rangpur Medical CollegeRPMC1970Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi  250RangpurRangpurwww.rpmc.edu.bd/
10Mugda Medical College, Mugda, DhakaMUMC2015DU100DhakaDhakawww.mumc.gov.bd
11Comilla Medical CollegeKumek1992CHBI, chmebi, Bashemumebi200ComillaChittagong 
12Khulna Medical CollegeKMC1992Rabi, Shehamebi, Bashemumebi200KhulnaKhulnawww. https://kmc.gov.bd/
13Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical CollegeSZMC1992Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi200BograRajshahiwww. szmc.gov.bd
14Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical CollegeBSMMC1992DU, Bashemumebi200FaridpurDhakawww.fmcgov.edu.bd
15M Abdur Rahim Medical CollegeMARMC1992Rabi, ramebi, Bashemumebi200DinajpurRangpurwww.marmcd.edu.bd
16Pabna Medical CollegePMC2008Rabi, Ramebi100PabnaRajshahiwww.www.pmc.edu.bd/
17Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College, NoakhaliAMMC2008CHBI, Chamebi100NoakhaliChittagong 
18Cox’s Bazar Medical CollegeCoxMC2008CHB, CHEMBI100Cox’s BazarChittagongwww.coxmc.edu.bd
19Jessore Medical CollegeJMC2010Rabi, Shehamebi100JessoreKhulna 
20Satkhira Medical CollegeSMC2011Rabi, Shehamebi100SatkhiraKhulna 
21Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical CollegeSSNIMC2011DU100KishoreganjDhakawww.ssnimc.gov.bd
22Kushtia Medical CollegeKushmek2011Rabi, Shehamebi100KushtiaKhulna 
23Sheikh Saira Khatun Medical CollegeSSKMC2011DU125GopalganjDhaka 
24Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical CollegeSTAMC2013DU100GazipurDhakawww.stamc.edu.bd
25Sheikh Hasina Medical College, TangailSHMCT2014DU100TangailDhaka 
26Sheikh Hasina Medical College, JamalpurSHMCJ2014DU100JamalpurMymensingh 
27Colonel Malek Medical CollegeCMMC2014DU125ManikganjDhakawww.cmmc.gov.bd
28Shahid M. Mansoor Ali Medical College, SirajganjSMMAMC2014Rabi, Ramebi100SirajganjRajshahiwww.smmamc.gov.bd
29Patuakhali Medical CollegePKMC2014DU75PatuakhaliBarisalwww.pkmc.gov.bd
30Rangamati Medical CollegeRMMC2014CHBI, Chameb75RangamatiChittagongwww.rangamatimc.edu.bd
31Sheikh Hasina Medical College, HabiganjSHMCH2017SMU100HabiganjSylhet 
32Netrakona Medical CollegeNMC2018DU75NetrakonaMymensing 
33Nilphamari Medical CollegeNPMC2018RAMEB75NilphamariRangpur 
34Naogaon Medical CollegeNAMC2018RAMEB75NaogaonRajshahi 
35Magura Medical CollegeMAMC2018Shehameb75MaguraKhulnawww.maguramc.edu.bd
36Chandpur Medical CollegeCHMC2018CHMB75ChandpurChittagong 
37Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College, Sunamganj 2021BSSMC75SunamganjSylhetwww.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.

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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 CollegeNicknameEstablishedAffiliationTypeLocation Website
01Armed Forces Medical CollegeAFMC20 June 1999BUPGovernmentDhaka Cantonment, Dhaka www.afmc.edu.bd
02Army Medical College BograAMC28 September 2014BUPPrivateBogra Cantonment www.amcbogra.edu.bd
03Army Medical College ChittagongAMCC10 January 2015BUPPrivateChittagong Cantonment, Chittagong www.amcc.edu.bd
04Army Medical College ComillaAMC2014BUPPrivateComilla www.amccomilla.edu.bd
05Army Medical College JessoreAMCJ10 January 2015BUPPrivateJessore Cantonment www.amcj-bd.org
06Rangpur Army Medical CollegeRAMC2014BUP  PrivateRangpur Cantonment, Rangpur www.rmc.gov.bd
Military-run medical college

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