What is the cheapest NMC approved university?

Osh State Medical University in Kyrgyzstan is among the cheapest NMC approved options at around 2.5 lakh per year. Jalal Abad State Medical University is similarly priced. In Russia, Bashkir State Medical University and Orenburg State Medical University offer low fees with NMC recognition.

How do I verify NMC approval status?

Visit the official NMC website and check their list of recognized foreign medical institutions. The list is updated periodically so check the most recent version. Your admission counselor should also provide documentary proof of recognition before you apply.

Are cheap NMC approved universities good quality?

Quality varies regardless of price. Some affordable universities like Kazan Federal University have excellent FMGE pass rates above 35 percent. Others may have weaker results. Focus on FMGE performance data rather than assuming price indicates quality.

Can NMC approval be withdrawn after I join?

Yes NMC can withdraw recognition if a university fails to maintain standards. However established universities rarely face this issue. Choose universities that have been recognized for many years and have large numbers of Indian alumni to reduce this risk.

Should I choose NMC approved or cheaper non-approved?

Always choose NMC approved universities if you plan to practice in India. A non-recognized degree cannot be used professionally in India regardless of how affordable it was. The entire purpose of studying MBBS abroad is to return and practice medicine legally.

Do all NMC approved universities have same FMGE pass rate?

No, FMGE pass rates vary significantly from 10 percent to over 60 percent across NMC approved universities. Recognition only means the degree is valid for the exam. Your actual success depends on education quality at the specific university and your own preparation.

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Affordable NMC Approved Medical Colleges Abroad

Last updated: December 2024

100

Universities

100

NMC Approved

47.8%

Avg FMGE Rate

$0K - $28K

Annual Fees

Countries

Studying at an NMC approved university is essential for practicing medicine in India after graduation. However many students assume that recognized universities are expensive. The reality is quite different as several affordable options exist across multiple countries.

NMC recognition ensures your degree will be valid in India and you can appear for the FMGE licensing examination. Without this recognition even the cheapest MBBS degree becomes worthless for working in India. This page focuses specifically on budget friendly universities that hold valid NMC approval.

Russia dominates the affordable recognized university segment with over 40 NMC approved medical schools. Many of these charge under 4 lakh rupees per year in tuition with total 6 year costs between 25 to 35 lakhs. Decades of experience in training Indian doctors makes Russian universities a reliable choice.

Georgia offers fewer but excellent recognized options. Universities like Tbilisi State Medical University and European University are NMC approved and known for strong FMGE results. Total costs range from 28 to 38 lakhs which is competitive given their quality.

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have multiple recognized universities at even lower price points. While FMGE pass rates tend to be moderate these countries suit students with strict budget constraints who still want valid recognized degrees.

The list below shows NMC approved universities sorted by annual fees from lowest to highest. Each entry includes FMGE pass rate data to help you balance cost against outcomes.

NMC Recognized

All universities on this list are officially recognized by the National Medical Commission. Your degree will be valid for FMGE and practice in India.

Affordable Fees

Sorted by annual fees from lowest to highest. Compare costs easily and find the best value NMC approved universities.

Affordable NMC Approved Universities (100 total)

Sorted by annual fees - cheapest first. All universities are NMC recognized.

					NMC	WHO
Moscow Clinical Hospital Medical Institute	Moscow	$15 (₹1,253)	Contact for fees	2.7%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1897	N/A
Tashkent Medical Academy	Tashkent	$1,500 (₹1,25,250)	$19,200 (₹16,03,200)	100.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1913	N/A
Jalalabad Medical College	Jalalabad	$3,000 (₹2,50,500)	Contact for fees	45.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1995	N/A
Batken Medical College	Batken	$3,000 (₹2,50,500)	Contact for fees	25.1%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2005	N/A
Medical University Alatau	Almaty	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	100.0%	NMC	WHO	#2025	N/A	N/A
Silk Road International University Medical School	Samarkand	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	100.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1814	N/A
Qashqadarya State Medical College	Qashqadarya	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	75.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1814	N/A
Navoi Medical College	Navoi	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	72.3%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2002	N/A
Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan Medical Institute	Almaty	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2003	N/A
Almaty Medical College	Almaty	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Mimaropa Medical School	Calapan	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Assumption University	Manila	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1904	N/A
Samarkand Medical Institute	Samarkand	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Samarkand Nursing College	Samarkand	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	#7805	1930	N/A
Ferghana Valley Medical College	Ferghana	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Uralsk State Western Kazakhstan University	Uralsk	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1957	N/A
Central Asian University	Almaty	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2004	N/A
Ferghana State Medical Institute	Ferghana	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	40.2%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1991	N/A
Health Academy	Almaty	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	32.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2004	N/A
Northern Mindanao College of Medicine	Cagayan de Oro	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	25.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1965	N/A
Northern Mindanao Medical Academy	Iligan	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	25.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1967	N/A
CALABARZON Medical Institute	Laguna	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	25.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2015	N/A
Karshi State Medical University	Karshi	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	13.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2021	N/A
International School of Medicine	St	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	$31,200 (₹26,05,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of the Philippines College of Medicine	Manila	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1967	N/A
Feati University	Manila	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1946	N/A
Kant Medical Institute	city of Dehradun	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	$31,200 (₹26,05,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern State Medical College	a nearby urban area	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	$31,200 (₹26,05,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Philippine Women's University	Manila	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1919	N/A
University of Pangasinan	Dagupan	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1925	N/A
Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute	Jizzakh	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1974	N/A
Central Luzon State University	Muñez	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1907	N/A
Ateneo de Zamboanga University	Zamboanga	$3,500 (₹2,92,250)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1912	N/A
Haigazian University	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	75.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1955	N/A
Armenian National Agrarian University	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	75.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2000	N/A
Ararat University	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	75.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2002	N/A
Lori Medical Institute	Vanadzor	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	75.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2009	N/A
Tavush Medical College	Ijevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2005	N/A
Poznan University of Medical Sciences	Poznan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	$105,000 (₹87,67,500)	40.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1919	N/A
Georgian American University	Tbilisi	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	$55,200 (₹46,09,200)	40.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yerevan Medical College	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	32.8%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1920	N/A
Azerap Medical University	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	22.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Apolia Medical Institute	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	19.8%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2012	N/A
Mkhitar Gosh Armenian-Russian International University	Yerevan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	10.8%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1996	N/A
Gyumri State Medical University	Gyumri	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	8.6%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1920	N/A
Armavir Medical Institute	Armavir	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University	Turkistan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	$36,600 (₹30,56,100)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1992	N/A
Ust-Kamenogorsk Medical College	Kazakhstan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	$36,600 (₹30,56,100)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kotayk Medical College	Abovyan	$4,000 (₹3,34,000)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	2008	N/A
National University of Uzbekistan Medical School	Tashkent	$4,200 (₹3,50,700)	Contact for fees	47.8%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1955	N/A
Voronezh Nursing College	Voronezh	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	100.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Moscow Emergency Medicine Institute	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	60.0%	NMC	WHO	#495	N/A	N/A
Moscow Health Administration Institute	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	60.0%	NMC	WHO	#495	N/A	N/A
Magadan Medical College	Magadan	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2018	N/A
Moscow Dentistry Medical Institute	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1944	N/A
Ryazan Nursing College	Ryazan	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1944	N/A
St.Tereza Medical University	Yerevan	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1992	N/A
Moscow Infectious Disease Institute	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Moscow Institute of Medical Education	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	#495	1930	N/A
Moscow Geriatrics Medical College	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	28.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Makhachkala Medical College	Makhachkala	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	19.6%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2000	N/A
Moscow Family Medicine Institute	Moscow	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	15.0%	NMC	WHO	#495	N/A	N/A
Omsk Medical University	Omsk	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1920	N/A
Rostov State Medical University	N/A	$4,500 (₹3,75,750)	$43,800 (₹36,57,300)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Cebu Institute of Medicine	Cebu City	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	100.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1957	N/A
Liaoning Normal University	Dalian	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	#2022	1946	N/A
Davao Medical School Foundation	Davao City	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	19.6%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1976	N/A
Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine University	Chongqing	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	Contact for fees	10.0%	NMC	WHO	#1243	1956	N/A
Kyrgyz Turkish Manas University	Bishkek	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$40,200 (₹33,56,700)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1995	N/A
Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Shenyang	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1958	N/A
Cagayan State University	province of Cagayan	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1978	N/A
Central Philippine University	Jaro	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1905	N/A
B.P. Koirala Institute Of Health Sciences	Dharan	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$45,600 (₹38,07,600)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1994	N/A
Mindanao State University	southern Philippines	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1965	N/A
St. Luke'S Medical Center College Of Medicine	Philippines	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1907	N/A
Fudan University Pudong Medical Center	Shanghai	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1905	N/A
De La Salle University	Manila	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1911	N/A
Lumbini Medical College	Palpa District	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$45,600 (₹38,07,600)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	2016	N/A
Ateneo de Manila University	Philippines	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1859	N/A
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center	Philippines	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$49,200 (₹41,08,200)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1965	N/A
Manipal College of Medical Sciences	Pokhara	$5,000 (₹4,17,500)	$45,600 (₹38,07,600)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	2002	N/A
Zugdidi Medical College	Zugdidi	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	Contact for fees	63.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Georgian National University SEU	Ontario	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	$55,200 (₹46,09,200)	60.4%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marneuli University	Marneuli	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	#2026	1988	N/A
Ganja Medical Institute	Ganja	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
David Tvildiani Medical University	Tbilisi	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	$55,200 (₹46,09,200)	45.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2001	N/A
Akaki Tsereteli State University	Kutaisi	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	$55,200 (₹46,09,200)	42.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1938	N/A
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University	Batumi	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	$55,200 (₹46,09,200)	40.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	1930	N/A
Caucasus International University	Tbilisi	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	$55,200 (₹46,09,200)	35.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2009	N/A
Dinajpur Medical College	historical Ananda Sagar area of Dinajpur City	$5,500 (₹4,59,250)	$46,800 (₹39,07,800)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1992	N/A
Southern Medical University	Guangzhou	$6,000 (₹5,01,000)	$60,000 (₹50,10,000)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Harbin Medical University	Harbin	$6,000 (₹5,01,000)	$60,000 (₹50,10,000)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1926	N/A
Capital Medical University	Beijing	$6,000 (₹5,01,000)	$60,000 (₹50,10,000)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1960	N/A
China Medical University	Shenyang	$6,000 (₹5,01,000)	$60,000 (₹50,10,000)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1931	N/A
Xi'An Jiaotong University Health Science Center	N/A	$6,000 (₹5,01,000)	$60,000 (₹50,10,000)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nantong University Medical School	vibrant city of Nantong	$6,000 (₹5,01,000)	$60,000 (₹50,10,000)	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	1912	N/A
Moscow Community Health Institute	Moscow	$7,000 (₹5,84,500)	Contact for fees	60.0%	NMC	WHO	#495	N/A	N/A
Syunik Medical Institute	Kapan	$7,000 (₹5,84,500)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	2003	N/A
Moscow Cardiology Medical Institute	Moscow	$7,000 (₹5,84,500)	Contact for fees	50.0%	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navoi State Medical Institute	Navoi	$28,000 (₹23,38,000)	Contact for fees	N/A	NMC	WHO	N/A	N/A	N/A

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