Khyber Medical College

Overview

Khyber Medical College is a public medical institution in Peshawar, KPK. It admits MBBS students through the ETEA route.

History & background

Established in 1954 as the oldest medical college of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an initiative of Monowar Khan Afridi in collaboration with provincial Chief Minister Sardar Abdul Rashid. Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad laid the foundation stone on 2 May 1954, and the first batch of 60 students began classes in September 1955. The college separated administratively from the University of Peshawar in 1975 and now functions with institutional autonomy under Khyber Medical University.

Location

Peshawar is one of South Asia's oldest continuously inhabited cities, historically the gateway to the Khyber Pass and a major centre of Gandhara civilization, long serving as the political and cultural capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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 1955 had 60 students; current total enrollment figures are not publicly published.

Notable facts

• Oldest medical college in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (est. 1954)
• Campus occupies the site of an ancient Buddhist academy within the University of Peshawar grounds
• Gained administrative and financial autonomy under KP's institutional management committee system

Admission criteria

Merit at Khyber Medical College is computed under the standard weightage: Matric 10% + FSc/HSSC 40% + ETEA 50%. Minimum FSc 60% and a qualifying ETEA score are required to be eligible.

What aggregate do you need?

• Safe: above 94.77% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 94.77% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 93.77% on open merit — consider provincial quota or other colleges

Eligibility

• FSc Pre-Medical (or equivalent) with at least 60% marks
• Qualifying ETEA 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 ETEA and clear the cutoff.
2. Apply through the central admissions portal for ETEA.
3. Submit FSc, Matric, entrance-test, domicile and CNIC documents.
4. Wait for the merit list; confirm your seat and deposit dues at Khyber Medical College.

FAQs

Other KPK medical colleges

• Ayub Medical College — Abbottabad · public · 94.19% merit
• Khyber Girls Medical College — Peshawar · public · 93.89% merit
• Bacha Khan Medical College — Mardan · public · 93.81% merit
• Saidu Medical College — Swat · public · 93.79% merit
• Nowshera Medical College — Nowshera · public · 93.62% merit