About Dhanmondi In Bangladesh

Dhanmondi is known for its vibrant culture. The city is well-administered and the city offers all fundamental amenities including teaching institutes, banks, offices, shopping malls, hospitals and restaurants. Dhanmondi Lake is located in the colonized area of Dhaka city. The climatic conditions of Bangladesh are similar to that of India thus giving you the feel of being in India.

Popular Medical College

Popular Medical College came into existence in 2010. Preparing the MBBS students as professionals and ‘to serve humanity’ is the highest concern for the Popular Medical College.  The MBBS teaching program, includes systematic syllabus for Pre- clinical, Para-clinical, and clinical areas so that students get ideal knowledge about when and how of diseases, and its cure, manifestation and management as well. 

Popular Medical College has affiliations with the University of Dhaka and the academic pattern followed is approved by Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council. The PMC conducts scholastic activities in a multi-storied building located at a prime location in the city of Dhaka. The departments of physiology, anatomy, paediatrics, community medicine, pathology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and microbiology moreover have well-furnished laboratories. 

The Popular Medical College owns a 500 bedded hospital with overall inpatient and outpatient facilities including dialysis, ICU, and other facilities allowing students to gain tutorial classes along with clinical assessment.  

However, there are certain things about MBBS in Bangladesh that you must be aware of.

Facts About MBBS In Bangladesh That You Must Know:

1. The academic standard and pedagogy in the medical colleges of Bangladesh are mediocre.
2. The colleges are not state funded and hence, there is variation in the infrastructure, facilities, and academics, among all these private colleges.
3. These being private colleges, you do not get any benefits of subsidies given by the govt. and hence, the tuition fees are substantially high.
4. Indian students from West Bengal and the north eastern state (7 sisters) prefer these medical colleges due to the language connect (Bengali)
5. Due to the identical education structure, MBBS curriculum and academic patterns with India, the pass-outs from the medical colleges of Bangladesh had performed well in the FMGE of MCI screening test.

Affiliations And Medical Programs At Popular Medical College

The Medical Programs such as master’s degree, bachelor’s degree, as well as doctorate degree offered at the Medical College are officially recognized programs.
As far as the international affiliations are concerned, the Popular Medical College has academic affiliation with University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cost Of Studying MBBS At Popular Medical College

As mentioned above, Popular Medical College Fees of MBBS falls in the medium range but way less than the Indian Private Medical Colleges. The details are as follows:

Required Documents

Students need to submit the different documents at different steps of the admission process and student visa process:

• Application form and Visa invitation form
• Academic certificates
• Medical certificates (with vaccination reports)
• Medical Insurance
• Valid Passport with minimum 2.5 years validity
• Student Visa
• Photograph 3.5 x 4.5 cm
• HIV certificates
• Covid-19 certificates
   

Cost of Studying

Admission Deadline For Popular Medical College

For admission in the Bangladeshi Universities, the timing of application is crucial. Generally, the right time to apply is before October to 30th October. But this year, in 2021, there could be some variation due to COVID 19 but we at Overseas Eduversity will take care of all the confusion for you.

We say that the timing of application is crucial because the issuance of the Invitation Letter by the Ministry of Education, Bangladesh takes around 4-8 weeks on the basis of which the Bangladesh Consulate in India issues the visa to you. If you are late in applying, you may miss going there with your batch mates.

Eligibility Criteria For Admission In Popular Medical College

Popular Medical College admission requirements include a score of 60% marks in PCB in Class XII. If you are willing to take admission for the batch 2022, 10th should be passed in 2018 or 2019 and 12th in 2020 or 2021 Of course, you need to have qualified NEET 2021.

Indians At Popular Medical College

There are two reasons that you will find Indian students in any medical college in Bangladesh. The first is the hither to impressive MCI screening test passing ratio. The Indian students feel safer believing that they will clear the FMGE / NEXT / MCI screening test with ease. The second diving force is the linguistic and cultural connect that student of West Bengal and North eastern states find in Bangladesh.

However, the standard of academics and hefty tuition fees in these colleges should be kept in mind while opting for MBBS at Popular Medical College.

PG In USA After MBBS In Bangladesh

 

The system for healthcare professionals or physicians in USA is closely monitored by ECFMG which conducts USMLE in a systematic manner. Indian students trying to pursue post-graduation in USA after completion of MBBS from Bangladesh need to prove themselves at every level again.

While doing MBBS in Bangladesh, you will have to appear USMLE Step-1and USMLE Step-2CK. Though, this exam is highly competitive, it is much less so when compared to the Indian NEET PG. The exam is online and can be given from India at any time.

For more information on PG in USA, 

PG In Germany After MBBS In Bangladesh

PG in Germany after MBBS in Bangladesh is another great option, though it requires you to learn the German language. Of the 6 levels starting from A1 to C2, you need to clear A1 and A2 that would qualify you to apply for visa. 

Once the Language formalities are done, you get into the phase where you do Observer-ship from a German hospital approved by the German Medical Council. This is followed by Residency.

This may sound simple here but the process is quite complicated. To know more about PG in Germany after your MBBS in Bangladesh, 

What Are Your Chances Of Getting A Seat In Your Medical College Of Preference In State NEET 2021 Counseling?

 

The most difficult time for any of the students is to wait after NEET till the counseling process to know whether he/she is getting a college of his/her choice or not? Sometime this dilemma continues for couple of months due to multiple rounds of counseling. It has become more difficult due to parallel counseling of All India Quota and various States due to COVID-19. The counseling process is very complex where 550+ Govt. and Private colleges offer 83000+ Seats and fee variation is also huge that ranges from less than 1 Lac to 2.5 Cr for the course.  
Dreams shatter when any silly mistake in choice filling or wrong selection of college leads to getting a poor ranked college. Imagine getting paid seats or no seats at all due to lack of genuine guidance!

Overseas Eduversity AI-based MBBS college predictor predicts your chances of getting your preferred college through state NEET 2021 Counseling under various Seat categories like Govt., Management or NRI Seat. For assessing your chances of getting a seat, the Overseas Eduversity Predictor algorithm takes categories/sub-category or various Quotas into consideration as per Govt. regulations. It also takes into account historical data published by Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) or State Dept. responsible for counseling of the respective state.

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