Janaki Medical College (JMC), Janakpur — MBBS Fees & Admission

Janaki Medical College at a glance

• Location: Ramdaiya Bhawadi, Janakpurdham, Dhanusha, Nepal
• Established: 2003
• University Type: Private college affiliated to Tribhuvan University
• Popular Course: MBBS
• Course Duration: 5.5 Years (4.5 academic years + 1 year internship)
• Medium: English — confirm in writing
• Intake: Set by MEC and college admission notices
• Tuition: MEC ceiling NPR 45,95,720; JMC publishes no foreign-student figure
• Entrance Exam: MEC common entrance (MECEE-BL); NEET of the current year for Indian nationals

About Janaki Medical College

Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital is at Kshireshwornath-1, Ramdaiya Bhawadi, Janakpurdham in Dhanusha district, and is run by Ram Janaki Health Foundation Pvt. Ltd. Its 2025 prospectus states that the college is affiliated with Tribhuvan University and sets out the foreign-candidate rules plainly: NEET taken in the current year, 10+2 with at least 50% in aggregate and 50% separately in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and "the Medical Education Commission (MEC) form must be filled out to participate in the admission process". The same prospectus lists the MECEE-BL admit card, the MECEE-BL or NEET scorecard and the MEC admission-confirmation page among the documents required at admission. JMC publishes no fee, so get one in writing.

Janakpur lies in the Tarai close to the Indian border and outside the Kathmandu Valley, which is the reason the higher of MEC's two tuition ceilings applies here.

Why choose Janaki Medical College?

Points to weigh if you are considering JMC, each of which you should confirm in writing before applying:

• Recognition and Affiliation: Course structure, recognition and admission requirements are set by Tribhuvan University and by the regulator in Nepal, and should be confirmed in writing for your intake year before you apply.
• Two Decades of Operation: The college dates itself to 2003 and its prospectus describes more than 20 years of running medical education in Janakpur.
• Teaching Hospital Clerkships: Clinical training is delivered at JMC's own teaching hospital rather than at an unconnected facility — which matters, because the NMC requires the internship at the same institution.
• Close to the Indian Border: Janakpur is in the Tarai near the border and reachable by road, air and the East-West Highway.
• A Route That Is Published: JMC's own prospectus states the MEC form is mandatory for foreign candidates — so the process is checkable rather than a private arrangement.

MBBS course overview

MBBS under Tribhuvan University is four and a half years of study followed by a one-year compulsory rotating internship.

The curriculum moves from basic medical sciences through para-clinical subjects into hospital clerkships.

• Degree: MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
• Duration: 5.5 Years (4.5 academic years + 1 year internship)
• Medium of instruction: English — confirm in writing
• Intake: Published each year in MEC and college admission notices

Year-wise curriculum

• Phase 1 (1st Year): Basic medical sciences — Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Community Medicine
• Phase 2 (2nd Year): Para-clinical studies — Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine and Community Medicine
• Phase 3 (3rd Year): Clinical disciplines — Ophthalmology, ENT, Community Medicine, Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Phase 4 (4th Year to 4.5): Clinical specialties — Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Anaesthesiology, Radiology, Dermatology and Psychiatry
• Compulsory Internship (1 Year): Rotating clinical internship across the core departments of the teaching hospital

Courses offered

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) — 4.5 Years + 1 Year Internship
• B.Sc. Nursing — 4 Years
• Bachelor of Nursing (BN) — 3 Years
• PCL Nursing (Proficiency Certificate Level) — 3 Years

Janaki Medical College fee structure

JMC's website carries a "Fees Structure" page that publishes no figures. What is published is the Medical Education Commission's tuition ceiling, which applies outside the Kathmandu Valley:

Source: the Medical Education Commission's consolidated tuition-fee notice — "हाल कायम रहेको शिक्षण शुल्क सम्वन्धमा", dated 2081-03-13 BS (28 June 2024) and still published at mec.gov.np/en/feeStructure — which fixes MBBS tuition at NPR 41,68,090 inside the Kathmandu Valley and NPR 45,95,720 outside it. Janakpur is outside the Valley. The rupee figure converts the ceiling at Nepal Rastra Bank's fixed rate of INR 100 = NPR 160.00 (NRB foreign exchange rate, 26 September 2026); it is not a quoted price. The ceiling is tuition only — hostel, mess, examination, internship and other mandatory charges are separate, and JMC publishes none of them; its own fees page is blank and its foreign-student enquiry page gives only phone numbers. Colleges in Nepal set foreign-student packages separately and those can run well above the ceiling, so ask JMC in writing for an itemised figure for your intake, and check it against MEC's notices, before you pay anything.

• MEC tuition ceiling, MBBS outside the Kathmandu Valley (notice dated 2081-03-13 BS / 28 June 2024): NPR 45,95,720 for the course (about ₹28,72,300 at NRB's fixed rate)
• JMC fee for foreign / Indian applicants, 2026-27 session: Not published — unverified, confirm in writing before you pay
• Hostel, mess and other mandatory charges: Not published — unverified, confirm in writing before you pay

Eligibility criteria

JMC's 2025 prospectus sets these rules for foreign candidates, applied under Medical Education Commission regulation:

• NEET: "NEET appears in the current year" — a NEET attempt in the admission year itself, per the prospectus
• Qualifying Examination: 10+2, intermediate in science or equivalent with Biology, Physics and Chemistry as main subjects
• Minimum Marks: 50% or above in aggregate across all subjects and 50% separately in PCB
• MEC Form: "The Medical Education Commission (MEC) form must be filled out to participate in the admission process"
• NEET and the NMC: Separately, the NMC requires a valid qualifying NEET-UG score of Indian nationals studying medicine abroad, regardless of what a college asks for

Admission process 2026

Admission runs through the Medical Education Commission, as JMC's own prospectus confirms. The steps below follow MEC's published MECEE-BL 2027 notices:

• Read the MEC call for applications for foreign candidates at mec.gov.np and register at entrance.mec.gov.np — the MEC form is mandatory, per JMC's prospectus.
• Choose a sub-category: Sub-category I sits MECEE-BL (the MBBS paper for MECEE-BL 2027 was set for 31 October 2026, 11:00–14:00, at a centre inside the Kathmandu Valley); Sub-category II does not sit the exam, applies on a rank above the 50th percentile in its own country's national entrance, and may select only seats left unfilled after Sub-category I matching.
• Meet the MEC deadline — MEC's notice of 21 September 2026 extended the Sub-category II application deadline to 6 November 2026.
• Upload certified academic mark sheets, the entrance scorecard and identity documents.
• Take part in MEC's central matching and seat allocation; the matched seat, not a deposit with the college, is what admits you.
• Report to JMC with the MEC admission-confirmation page and the rest of the prospectus document list, and complete the medical fitness check on arrival.

Documents required

Documents JMC's prospectus lists as required at the time of admission, alongside what MEC registration needs:

• Admit card of MECEE-BL
• Scorecard of MECEE-BL or NEET
• Admission confirmation page of MEC
• Citizenship certificate, Aadhaar card or passport
• SLC/SEE or equivalent certificate, mark sheet, transfer certificate and character certificate
• 10+2 / I.Sc / PCL / diploma or equivalent certificate, character certificate, provisional certificate and academic transcript
• Migration certificate of the last qualifying course
• Certificate of fitness of health
• Recently taken passport-sized photographs

Hostel & accommodation

JMC does not publish hostel or mess terms for foreign students on its website:

• Accommodation: Availability, room type and charges are not published — ask JMC in writing for your intake year and get them itemised alongside tuition

Clinical training

Clinical teaching is delivered at the college's teaching hospital in Janakpur:

• Bedside teaching on the teaching hospital's wards.
• Clerkships across general medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics & gynaecology, orthopaedics, dermatology, ophthalmology and the general OPD.
• A one-year compulsory rotating internship, which the NMC's FMGL Regulations require to be completed at the same institution.

Recognition & accreditation

The National Medical Commission states that it "does not endorse any list of Foreign Medical Institutions/ Universities for MBBS or equivalent course", so no foreign medical university is "NMC approved". What decides your eligibility to register in India is the course you take. Verify the following directly with the university, in writing:

• JMC's 2025 prospectus states the college is affiliated with Tribhuvan University — ask for the current affiliation letter, dated for your intake year.
• Nepal Medical Council registration and Medical Education Commission regulation of seats, entrance and fees.
• Check the course against the NMC's Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021 — at least 54 months of study, a 12-month internship at the same institution, and English as the medium of instruction throughout.
• Confirm the university is registered with the body competent to grant a licence to practise medicine in its own country, on the same terms as that country's own graduates.
• Look the university up yourself in the World Directory of Medical Schools (wdoms.org). A listing records that a school exists — it is not an accreditation, a recognition or an endorsement.

Career opportunities

Paths open to MBBS graduates, subject to each regulator's own rules:

• Practice after registration with the council competent to licence in the country concerned.
• Sitting the screening examination required of Indian foreign medical graduates, and licensing examinations such as USMLE or PLAB.
• Postgraduate residency or clinical fellowships where the degree and the applicant qualify.

Janaki Medical College (JMC) — frequently asked questions

How do Indian students actually apply to Janaki Medical College?

Through the Medical Education Commission. JMC's own 2025 prospectus states that for foreign candidates "the Medical Education Commission (MEC) form must be filled out to participate in the admission process", and its admission document list requires the MECEE-BL admit card, the MECEE-BL or NEET scorecard and the MEC admission-confirmation page. You register at entrance.mec.gov.np and are admitted on the seat MEC matches you to.

Do I have to sit the MEC entrance examination?

MEC runs two foreign sub-categories. Sub-category I sits MECEE-BL — for MECEE-BL 2027 the MBBS paper was scheduled for 31 October 2026, 11:00 to 14:00, at a centre inside the Kathmandu Valley. Sub-category II does not sit the exam; it applies on a rank above the 50th percentile in its own country's national entrance and may select only the seats left unfilled after Sub-category I matching.

Is NEET-UG required for Indian students applying to JMC?

Yes, twice over. JMC's prospectus lists "NEET appears in the current year" as the first eligibility condition for foreign candidates, and separately the NMC requires a valid qualifying NEET-UG score of Indian nationals who study medicine abroad, whatever a college or agent says.

What are the Janaki Medical College MBBS fees?

JMC does not publish one: its "Fees Structure" page carries no figures and its foreign-student enquiry page gives only phone numbers. What is published is the Medical Education Commission's tuition ceiling of NPR 45,95,720 for MBBS outside the Kathmandu Valley, in MEC's consolidated notice dated 2081-03-13 BS (28 June 2024). Treat any USD or rupee package you have been quoted as unverified until the college puts it in writing.

What is that ceiling in Indian rupees?

Nepal Rastra Bank fixes the Indian rupee at INR 100 = NPR 160.00, so NPR 45,95,720 converts to roughly ₹28,72,300. That converts a regulatory ceiling; it is not a price quoted to you, and foreign-student packages are set separately and can be considerably higher.

Which university awards the JMC degree?

Tribhuvan University. JMC's prospectus describes the college as affiliated with Tribhuvan University and refers to the TU Institute of Medicine's rules for MBBS enrolment. Ask for the current affiliation letter dated for your intake year before you commit money.

How long is the MBBS course at Janaki Medical College?

Four and a half years of study followed by a one-year compulsory rotating internship — 5.5 years in total, the standard Tribhuvan University structure. The NMC's FMGL Regulations, 2021 require at least 54 months of study plus a 12-month internship at the same institution, so ask JMC to confirm both in writing.

Where is the college, and why does that change the fee ceiling?

JMC is at Kshireshwornath-1, Ramdaiya Bhawadi, Janakpurdham, in Dhanusha district near the Indian border. MEC sets two MBBS tuition ceilings — NPR 41,68,090 inside the Kathmandu Valley and NPR 45,95,720 outside it — and Janakpur falls outside, so the higher one applies.

Do Indian students need a visa to study in Nepal?

Indian nationals travel to Nepal under the open-border arrangement between the two countries and do not need a Nepali student visa in the way they would for other destinations, but they do need accepted photo identity — JMC's own document list accepts a citizenship certificate, Aadhaar card or passport. Confirm the current position with the Embassy of Nepal before you travel.

Is Janaki Medical College recognised by the National Medical Commission?

No foreign medical university holds "NMC approved" status — the National Medical Commission states that it "does not endorse any list of Foreign Medical Institutions/ Universities for MBBS or equivalent course". What decides whether you can register to practise in India is whether your course meets the NMC's Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021 — at least 54 months of study, a 12-month internship at the same institution and English as the medium of instruction — followed by the screening examination and a further 12 months of supervised internship in India. Confirm the current position with the college in writing before you apply.