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Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Source: fhcs.esn.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026
Qualification purpose
Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution
Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Faculty / school
Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Campus
Batticaloa
Country
Sri Lanka
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: ugc.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026

Program structure

Duration
5 years (ten semesters, 183 credits); to be completed within ten academic years of registration Source: fhcs.esn.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Phases I–III · Years 1–5

    Curriculum organized into three phases (MBBS handbook 2019/20)

    Source: fhcs.esn.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
  • English — Program languageStated in the MBBS handbook 2019/20Source: fhcs.esn.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Required prior qualification · Required · Domestic applicantsAt least two C grades and an S grade in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at G.C.E. (A/L)Source: ugc.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026
  • Application route · Required · Domestic applicantsSelection by the University Grants Commission; the faculty is listed among universities offering Medicine (course code 001) for 2025/2026Source: ugc.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026
  • Grade requirements · Required · Domestic applicantsUp to 40% of places on all-island Z-score merit; up to 55% of the rest on the district quotaSource: ugc.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • G.C.E. Advanced Level — Required (Domestic applicants)Biology, Chemistry and Physics; selection on Z-scoreSource: ugc.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
Tuition not verified.

Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

  • Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa — Teaching hospital

    Batticaloa

    Placements arranged by the school

    Peripheral hospitals in the district are also used for clinical experience (MBBS handbook 2019/20)

    Source: fhcs.esn.ac.lk · verified October 13, 2026
  • A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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ECFMG Sponsor Notes

No ECFMG Sponsor Note recorded. ECFMG does not accredit schools; a Sponsor Note describes ECFMG's own requirements for graduates of particular years. Check the WDOMS profile of the school for current wording. Sponsor Notes explained

Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://www.fhcs.esn.ac.lk/sites/default/files/2022-06/MBBS%20handbook-2019-20.pdf · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026
  2. https://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/admissions/Handbook_2025_26/student_handbook_english.pdf · Government dataset · verified October 13, 2026

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