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Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Islamabad

Subject: Admission of Foreign Students in MBBS and BDS Courses in

Bangladesh.

Enclosed please find a copy of letter No.Edu-12/6/2007 dated 8

November 2009 and a note of Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry's
No.MOFA.1O.Edu .02 (2009-20 I 0)1719 dated 29 October 2009 along with
criteria for admission and application forms regarding admission to the
Government owned Medical and Dental Colleges of Bangladesh for the
academic year 2009-20 I0 under Self Finance Scheme, received from our
Mission in Dhaka, on the above subject for appropriate action.

Ene!. As above
(Mubeen Mehr)
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Assistant Director (NBBS)
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Ministry of Education (Mr. Anwar Farooq Sadozai, Research Officer)"

Islamabad.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs u.o. No.B.7/5/2008 dated 16 November 2009

- Copy for information to:

I. Ministry of Health, Mr. Rahim Dad Shah, Section Officer, Islamabad.

2. Economic Affairs Division (Mr. Muhammad Tahir, Section Officer),
Islamabad
Higher Education Commission, (Mr. Mahmood Sultan, Secretary (BB)
Academics, H-9, Islamabad
4. Pahic Dhaka with reference to its letter dated 8 November 2009.

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No. MOFA.IO .Edu,02 (2009-2010) Ii t":>

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of th e Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

presents its comp liments to th e Dip lomatic Missions in Dhaka and ha s the h onour to inform that
Banglades h Gove rnment ha s an no unc ed the Admi ss ion Ci r cula r in th e G ov ernment
M edical and De n tal colleges fo r the A cademi c Year 2009 -20 10.

The Ministry has the honour to state that, 54 (fifty four) sea ts in the MBBS Programme and 03
(three) seats in the BDS Programme are reserved for the candida tes from SA ARC cou n tries, while, 30
(thirty) seats in the MBBS Programme and 02 (two) sea ts in theBDS Programme are reserved for the
candidates from Non-SAARC co untries, It may kind ly be noted tha t seats in these high ly prestigious
National Institutions w ill be allocated on the basis of a combine d merit list (from amongst interested
and qualified cand idates) only.

Criteria and Procedure of applica tion for Foreign Students in the said courses are fa xed
herewith (page 2) . A p rescribed Applica tion Form is also faxed he rew ith (p age 3-5),

The Ministry has fu rther the h onour to request the es teemed Missions in Dhaka to note that:
(a) Forma tsy proccss for application w ould rem ain the sam e as that of the last year (2008-
2009).
(b ) MOFA will accept applications only throu gh Banglad es h Mi ssions abroad.
(c) The last da te of receiving applications a t the Ministry from Bangladesh Missions
abroad is 10 D ecember 2009:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Peop le's Republic of Bangladesh
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Diplomatic Miss ions in Dhaka the assurances of its
highest considera tion,

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Tota l number of pages: 5 (Five including this)

All Diplomatic Missions in Dhaka

 C r it e r ia for A d m iss io n of Foreign Students in the MBB S and BD S courses
in the G overnment-owned Medical Co lle g es in Bangladesh for 2 00 9-20 I 0
a cad emic y ea r und er S e lf-Fi n a n c e Sc h e m e .

A) E q u iva le n ce o f Fo r e ign Degre e :

• Must have passed qualify ing exam inations (HSC/' A ' level o r equi val ent Exam )
• SSC/ ' 0 ' level o r eq uiva lent Exam passed not befo re 2006
• HSC/ •A ' level o r equivalent Exam passed not alter 2009
• Minimum GPA of SSC+ HSC total: 8.00(Eight )
• Min im um G PA either in SSC or in li Se: 3.50

> For the students who passed '0' Level (SSC/ ' O ' level o r eg!!iva lent exam )-
Onl y top 5 subj ects are co nsidered (Score basi s)-Ca lcu lat ion o f G PA in '0'
level=(Sum total of the G rade Points in top Five subjccts-S ).
> For the Students wh o passed' A' leve l (IISC/ .A ' level o r eq uiva lent exam)-
Only 3(th ree) subj ects namely Physics. Chem istry and Bi ology are
Cons idered. Min imum qualificat ion Grade " I)" in Biol ogy is o bligato ry.
-Calcul ation of G PA in ' A ' level- Sum tota l o f th e grad e poi nts in 3 subjccts- S)

B) Application form : Duly fi lled in application forms in triplicate along w ith

foll owing documents and 6 pieces o f passport size photos arc to reach the Mini stry o f
Forei gn Affai rs, Dhaka latest by 10 Decemher 2009.

i) Mark-sheet/A cademi c T ranscript o fSS C/ ' 0 ' level o r eq uiva lent exam passed
not before 2006.
ii) Mark-sheet/Academic Transcript o f ll SC/ ' A ' le vel o r eq uiva lent exam
passed not after 2009

• A ll the certificates mu st be attested by the co mpete nt au tho rity, that is the

Foreig n Ministry of the respective country an d also authenticated by the
respecti ve Bangladesh Miss ions ab road .
• T he s uccessful ap plica nts w ill requi re to produce a ll acade m ic cert ifi cates and
mark-sheets in o rigina l du ring the ir adm issio n.

C) Fees: Students from SAARC countries w ill req uire to pay tuitio n an d othe r fees at
the rate charged to a Bangladesh i student. T he students' from other countries w ill require to
pay S3000(Three Thousand only/yea r) pe r academ ic yea r in ad dition to the tuition fees at the
rate cha rged to Bang ladesh students .

D) Bank Draft: Eech app licant must have to attach with his/her application a non-
refundable Demand Draft of US S50(fifty) payable to the Director. Medical Educat ion &
II MP D, DG HS, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Ban gladesh ."

E) Applicati ons transm itted th roug h Bangladesh Missions abroad would o nly be
cons idered for admissio n procedure. Applicati ons (Through M iss ions) mu st reach the
Min istry of Foreign Affairs no later than 10 Decem her 2009.

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Dhaka .

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Ap Dl ica tic n form for Forc iqn Stud ents sedd nG

Adm i ~ s i on in Ed uc atio nal In stit uti ons in 6?ng lade sh:

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To be fi!led qythe Ministry \,
of Educa tion I IHe21th and Familv Welr"re }

A, Application number: •,
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except !he Slgna!lHc . should be
B, Academic Year: ,.
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2 Se~c i2!C ShecL.. tOGe ther with

C, Country of Oriqm: eporopna te i!en num ber may be
aliach"d If spa;c provided IS found
0, SUbject for proposed study: :0 be InsufilclenL
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E, Date of receipt of Application: 3 App!Jcatlons are to be submilled in
Irrp!icale to ihe Mlnis:ty of Education
(those applying for medicine should do II
10 the Ministry of Health), Govt. of
People's Republic of Bangladesh through
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the Bangladesh diplomatiC reoreseruauva •

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in the country C,( the candidate's domicile
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candidate's ccun rry in Bangladesh , !f Iha
proposed adrms sion IS in pursuance of an
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coun try of dorr"Clle, !n e application has 10
be rOvled l h'~u gr. ihe Miil isi:y ci Foreign
.!;'ffGirs oi ih c[ I.OUr: t:y of dCinicile .
F. Application incompl ete for want of:
~ All certifica:e s and marksheets eSst2ntia:ly
a) be 21iesied by lhe Fcreign !V~ jn i5!ry of ine
bJ respecti'·.:e cou:ltries of the candidates
c) withoul which no applicalion wil: be
enterlalned

5, Only for IvlBSS 2nd 80S courses the

applicant m ~SI enclose a non -refundable
G. Not eligible because: demand draft of us S 50 or Taka 3,0001-
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H, Recommendation of the Bangladesh

, , Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in rescecr
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has bilaleral cu/luraJagreements):
l. Educational institutions 10 which
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b) Scholarship awarded by candidate's own 'Government
c) Scholarship 10 be awarded by Bangladesh Government :
0) Any other (Please specify)
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DECLARATION:
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I, hereby, declare that particulars given above are true-.JO the best of my knowledge and beiief, that
I have made salisfactory arrangeme!'!ts for regular supply of funds for my expenditure in
Bangladesh and that I shail return to my country of domicile afler compleUon or discontinua tion of
stVdies in Bangladesh. ·1 further declare that I shall ab ide fully by the rules and regUlations of the
decision of the Authority of th~ insllluiron to which I may be acrrutted.
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F. Applica tion incornptete for wanI of: 4 , All ceniucete s 3f~ G mar~shCt:ls csse nuafv,
be anes.eo b'l l:;e Fcrelgn !v~ in!5 Iry of tne
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b) Vli:hout vt!1 ich no 2;Jplica!ion will be
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applica o! must enclose a non -refundable
d em a ~d drafl of US S SOor Taka 3.000/-
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c) Address of legal gua;dl an

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exam inalion (Copy of C erti rca es ,

Year 01 Pas Sing Subjects Tak en Name of Degree!

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a) Own funds .
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DECLARATION:
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I, hereby, declare tha t particulars given above are true-Jo the best of my knowledge and belief. that
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I have made satisfactory arrangements for regular supply of runos for my expenditure in
Bangladesh and that 1shail return to my country of domicile ailer comple tion or discontinuation of ,
stvdies in Bangladesh. -/ further declare that I shall abide fUlly by the rules and regulations of the
'institution and. any, decision of the AU lhority of Ihe. institulion {O wh ich I rnav,. be acrn ined.
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