Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Pokhara, Nepal


How to Apply - Indian Students


Application:
Admissions for the 26th batch Aug 2012 for the MBBS programme at MCOMS are open. Please send in your completed application form along with copies of required certificates and a DD for INRs 1,000/- (drawn in favour of the Manipal Education and Medical Group Nepal Pvt. Ltd. payable at Kolkata/ Kathmandu).

Processing of Application:
The filled application forms are processed for adequacy and minimum eligibility requirements.

Merit List:
Based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination, a merit list is prepared.

Provisional Admission:
When your application is received, you will be sent a letter of provisional admission, if final transcripts/ mark sheets have been submitted. Provisional admission letters are issued based on merit. This letter will state when the first year tuition fee should be paid.

Confirmed Admission:
A letter of confirmed admission is sent when the first year tuition fee is paid.

Eligibility Requirements:
At least 50% marks in Physics (P), Chemistry(C), Biology (B) and English (E), 50% put together (PCB & PCBE) and a minimum aggregate of 50% marks at the 10+2 or equivalent examination. He/ she should have completed 17 years of age on or before 31st July of the admission year. If a student has a compartment in any subject, the marks that he/ she obtained in the pass attempt are considered for calculating eligibility. Medium of instruction is English. These eligibility requirements take care of the Medical Council of India requirements. There is no entrance Examination.

PAYMENT DETAILS: Kindly send the completed application along with application fee of INRs1,000/-. The fees can be paid via Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Manipal Education & Medical Group (Nepal) Pvt. Ltd. The DD can be from any bank. The DD must be payable at Kathmandu or Kolkata. State bank of India DD would be preferable as there is a branch both in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Please write your name behind the Demand Draft and send it by courier.

Admission 2012 - International Students

Application:
Admissions for the 26th batch Aug 2012 for the MBBS programme at MCOMS are open. Please send in your completed application form along with copies of the transcripts and a DD for US$ 100/- (drawn in favour of the Manipal Education and Medical Group Nepal Pvt. Ltd. payable at Kolkata / Kathmandu).

Processing of Application:
The filled application forms are processed for adequacy and minimum eligibility requirements.

Merit List:
Based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination, a merit list is prepared.

Provisional Admission:
When your application is received, you will be sent a letter of provisional admission, if final transcripts/ mark sheets have been submitted. Provisional admission letters are issued based on merit. For students, who have submitted the forecast/predicted results or who anticipate receiving final results close to the admission date, letters of provisional admission can be sent earlier. This letter will state when the first year tuition fee should be paid.

Confirmed Admission:
A letter of confirmed admission is sent when the first year tuition fee is paid. This letter may be used to apply for a student visa.

Eligibility Requirements:
A minimum of credit passes (i.e. C Grade) in Physics (P), Chemistry (C) and Biology (B) or 50% marks in Physics (P), Chemistry (C) and Biology (B) at the ‘A’ Level or equivalent examination. In addition, nimunim credite pass/50% marks in English (E) at the 'AS/O' Level or equivalent examination and should have completed 17 years of age on or before 31st July of the admission year. (If there are 4 subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany / Maths then a minimum of 2 credit passes and 2 ordinary passes). SAT / TOEFL is not required. If a candidate has appeared for SAT exam, enclose a copy of SAT score sheet (SAT 1 & SAT 2: Physics, Chemistry & Biology). There is no entrance Examination.
To calculate eligibility we take the mid point of each grade of the requisite subjects taken at ‘A' Level and also the grade for English at 'AS/O' Level. In case the marks do not tally up to 50% when using the mid points of each grade range, we advise students to apply to their boards and ask for actual marks. The Boards then send the marks to us, in confidence. The student may prove to be eligible if he/she has obtained a higher score than mid point of the grade & the total adds up to be 50% or more.

PAYMENT DETAILS:
Kindly send the completed application along with application fee - US$100. The fees can be paid via Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Manipal Education & Medical Group (Nepal) Pvt Ltd. The DD must be payable at Kathmandu or Calcutta. Please write your name behind the Demand Draft and send it by courier.
Or the fees could be telex transferred. Details to be provided to remitting bank: A/C Title: Manipal Education and Medical Group Nepal Pvt Ltd; A/C No: 01-0427934-51; Bank: Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd; Swift Code: SCBLNPKA; Telex no: 2532 SCBLNP NP. Cover to be provided at: US$ Account # 3582-077433-001, Standard Chartered Bank, Jersey City, USA; Swift code - SCBLUS33. Please ask your bank to advice payment by Tested Telex or Authenticated Swift Message. Please fax the bank advice to Fax No. 00977-61-440260.
Students are requested to apply with photocopies of their 'A' & 'O' Level grade sheets / mark sheets of equivalent examination.
Please do not send fax or scanned copies by email. Please write your postal address, email address/ phone/ fax numbers on the admission application.
On receiving the photocopies of the mark sheets, if the student is found eligible, provisional admission is offered. A seat is reserved on receipt of the first instalment.

General Information:
Annual Intake: The College admits 150 students per year in the MBBS programme in August each year.
MCOMS is a self financing institution. Every year we are educating 20% Nepalese students on full scholarship. We regret to say we cannot offer any more scholarships or concessions. The college cannot arrange for any financial sponsors either.
At the time of joining the student must present, the original mark sheets and pass certificates of the qualifying board examinations - Class XII & X/ 'A' & 'O' levels, proof of birth, medical fitness certificate, character certificate, migration certificate (Indian and Nepalese students only) and 16 passport size photographs. (Students must keep atleast 10 more photographs for other requirements). Admission is confirmed only after scrutiny of the original certificates and receipt of all fees.

TRAVEL INFORMATION:
You can come to Pokhara by air or road. Kathmandu is the entry point when coming in by air. Most flights to Kathmandu reach around mid-day. Flying time between Kathmandu and Pokhara is about 25 minutes, where as by road it takes about 5 hours. You should be able to get a small cab for about NPR6,000/- and a van for about NPR7,000/-. Air tickets for Pokhara are usually available on the spot or can be booked in advance. On arrival at Pokhara airport, please ask to be taken to the Deep Campus. The airport has a taxi service. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the college. Indians do not need a visa but must have a Passport / Voter’s ID card for coming into Nepal by air. Indian Rs500/- or Rs1000/- notes are not accepted in Nepal.
The college working hours are from 08:30AM to 04:30PM. Saturday is the weekly day off all over Nepal. Sundays are working days. Should you have further queries, kindly contact at the following address and if possible visit the college on any working day. We do not function through agents.

Director Admissions
Manipal College of Medical Sciences
Post Box: 155, Deep Heights, Pokhara, Nepal
Tel: 00977-61-440387/ 440600
Fax: 00977-61-440260 E-mail: mcoms@manipal.edu.np

Role of Student Information center
Student Information Center (SIC) & its representatives represent an Institution/ college of the Manipal Education Group (Manipal College of Medical Sciences in this case) exclusively to provide information and act as its liaison in areas where the Group does not have a presence. However, the SIC does not have the authority to provide admissions, collect monies on behalf of the college or publish any information on behalf of the Group without express permission from the authorized representative of Manipal Education.

Contact details of our Student Information Centre
Manipal University Student Information Centre Arihant Plaza,
Opp OMFED Office B-15, Sahid Nagar,
Bhubaneswar 751007
Email: msic.orissa@manipal.edu
Ph: 0674 2541246 Mob: 09337789810