Federal Medical College (SZABMU)

Overview

Federal Medical College (SZABMU) is a public medical institution in Islamabad, Islamabad. It admits MBBS students through the SZABMU route.

History & background

Approved by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in late 2011 as the first public-sector medical institution in Islamabad, the Federal Medical and Dental College was inaugurated on 27 February 2012 with an initial cohort of 100 MBBS students. It was formally established through an Act of Parliament on 21 March 2013 as a constituent college of the newly created Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), with the affiliated School of Dentistry completing a major infrastructure upgrade (scoring 94% in a national PMC inspection) by 2020.

Location

The college is located in Islamabad, Pakistan's purpose-built capital city developed from the 1960s onward, adjacent to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the federal government's flagship public hospital.

Faculties & departments

Standard MBBS/BDS department structure — not independently confirmed for this specific college.

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Forensic Medicine
• Community Medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology

Courses offered

• MBBS

Student body

The founding batch in 2012 comprised 100 MBBS students; current total enrollment figures are not publicly published.

Notable facts

• Islamabad's first public-sector medical college
• Established via an Act of Parliament in 2013 as a constituent college of SZABMU
• Teaching hospital is the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)
• Affiliated School of Dentistry scored the highest (94%) in a national PMC inspection around 2020

Admission criteria

Merit at Federal Medical College (SZABMU) is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + SZABMU-administered test 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying SZABMU score are required to be eligible.

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 93.83% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 93.83% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 92.83% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying SZABMU score, at or above the published cutoff
• Domicile / provincial quota requirements as published by the college
• Age, medical fitness, and character certificate per PMDC rules

Application process

1. Appear in the SZABMU and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for SZABMU.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Federal Medical College (SZABMU).

FAQs

Other Islamabad medical colleges

• Army Medical College — Rawalpindi · public · 94.8% merit
• Shifa College of Medicine — Islamabad · private · 82% merit
• School of Dentistry, SZABMU — Islamabad · public · merit not published
• Al-Nafees Medical College — Islamabad · private · merit not published
• Fazaia Medical College — Islamabad · private · merit not published