Nowshera Medical College

Overview

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

History & background

Nowshera Medical College (NMC) was established in 2017 as a public-sector medical institution affiliated with Khyber Medical University. It was set up to expand government MBBS capacity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa outside the provincial capital.

Location

Nowshera is a garrison and industrial town on the Kabul River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, historically significant as a British colonial cantonment and a strategic crossing point between Peshawar and the rest of the province.

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
• Gynaecology & Obstetrics
• Paediatrics
• ENT
• Ophthalmology

Courses offered

• MBBS
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Student body

Total enrollment figures are not publicly published; the college is a relatively new PMDC-recognized public institution with a standard public-sector MBBS annual intake affiliated with KMU.

Notable facts

• Located on Kabul River Mardan Road in Nowshera.
• Affiliated with Khyber Medical University for examinations and degree conferral.
• Also offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program alongside MBBS.

Admission criteria

Merit at Nowshera 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 93.62% aggregate
• Borderline: within ~0.5% of 93.62% — depends on this cycle's applicant pool
• Unlikely on open merit: below 92.62% 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 Nowshera Medical College.

FAQs

Other KPK medical colleges

• Khyber Medical College — Peshawar · public · 94.77% merit
• 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