Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Faculty of Undergraduate Medicine, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan · Thimphu, Bhutan
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Source: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
- Faculty / school
- Faculty of Undergraduate Medicine, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
- Campus
- Thimphu
- Country
- Bhutan
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- Not verified
- Intake
- February (2026 intake: reporting 2 February, classes from 9 February 2026) Source: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Application route · Required · Domestic applicantsSelection through the RCSC pre-service/undergraduate scholarship interview (February 2025 for the 2026 intake)Source: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
- Required prior qualification · Required · Domestic applicantsClass XII and Class X mark sheets and school leaving certificateSource: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
- Nationality restriction · Required · Domestic applicantsCitizenship identity card required at reportingSource: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
- Reporting date at Taba campus · 2026 entry · Domestic applicantsFebruary 2, 2026PassedSource: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
Tuition and fees
- Faculty of Undergraduate Medicine development fund — BTN 1,800 for the whole program · MandatorySource: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
- Security money deposit — BTN 6,000 for the whole program · MandatoryRefunds: RefundableSource: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
- Mess money (first month) — BTN 3,000 per month · MandatorySource: kgumsb.edu.bt · verified October 13, 2026
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Clinical training
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.
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ECFMG Sponsor Notes
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Sources and verification
- https://www.kgumsb.edu.bt/?p=241392 · Official admissions page · verified October 13, 2026
- https://www.kgumsb.edu.bt/?page_id=20684 · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026