# Dhaka Central International Medical College & Hospital

> Dhaka Central International Medical College and Hospital is a private medical college in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded in 2011 and affiliated with the University of Dhaka. Its five-year MBBS programme is recognized by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, with English-medium teaching and a 500-bed on-campus teaching hospital.

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## Key facts

- Location: Dhaka, [Bangladesh](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/bangladesh)
- Type: Private
- Established: 2011
- Official website: https://dcimch.com/
- Published programmes on Students Traffic: 1

## Recognition and approvals

- Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC) — recognized medical college
- World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS/FAIMER) — listed, School ID F0003459
- University of Dhaka — MBBS degree-awarding academic affiliation
- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh — approved medical college (DGME registry)
- Verify: [BMDC recognized medical & dental colleges list](https://www.bmdc.org.bd/about-college-n)
- Verify: [World Directory of Medical Schools — DCIMC listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/SchoolDetail/F0003459)

## Programmes

| Programme | Course | Duration | Medium | Tuition per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)](https://www.studentstraffic.com/dhaka-central-international-medical-college-mbbs) | MBBS | 5 years | English | $4,500–$14,000 (indicative; 2025-26 intake cycle) |

## Why students choose it

- Active recognition confirmed directly on the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council's own recognized-colleges list, with no withheld-recognition flag, alongside a current World Directory of Medical Schools listing.
- MBBS degree conferred by the University of Dhaka, a long-established public university, rather than the college awarding its own degree.
- English-medium instruction confirmed on the official curriculum page.

## Things to consider

- DCIMC's own official pages disagree on the minimum Biology grade-point cutoff for foreign applicants (3.50 on the Foreign Students Corner page versus 4.00 on the general Application Procedure page); confirm the current figure directly before applying.
- The published USD 44,500 course fee excludes daily living, internship fees, and university and college exam fees, so total cost of attendance runs higher than the headline figure, and all payments are stated as non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Indian applicants must separately qualify NEET-UG under India's National Medical Commission rules before enrolling abroad, and later pass India's FMGE screening test to practice in India; neither requirement is administered by DCIMC.

## Best fit for

- Indian and Nepali applicants who have already qualified NEET-UG (where applicable) and meet the stated O-level/A-level academic and Biology grade-point requirements.
- Applicants who prioritize a fixed, published total course cost with a defined payment schedule over an unpublished or estimated fee.
- Students planning to complete India's FMGE or an equivalent home-country licensing step after graduation, who are prepared to manage that separately from their Bangladesh MBBS admission.

## Campus and city

The Shyamoli, Mohammadpur campus in central Dhaka houses air-conditioned lecture halls with interactive boards, dissection and departmental laboratories, a centrally monitored computerized library open 9:30am-8:00pm, a large conference room, prayer facilities and campus-wide WiFi, alongside separate common rooms for female students.

Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, hosts DCIMC's campus at 2/1 Ring Road, Shyamoli, Mohammadpur -- a central, well-connected city location. The college reports hosting more than 200 foreign students, primarily from India and Nepal, reflecting Dhaka's established position as a nearby, English-medium MBBS destination for South Asian applicants. The college's own 500-bed teaching hospital sits on the same campus, anchoring clinical training within the city.

Clinical training runs through DCIMC's own attached teaching hospital, Dhaka Central International Medical College and Hospital, which the college describes as a 500-bed facility (a separate, uncorroborated third-party figure of 250 beds also circulates; the college's own current figure is used here). Named hospital facilities include 24-hour casualty and emergency service, 24-hour pathology and imaging/radiology/ECG including ultrasound, ICU, NICU and HDU, haemodialysis, endoscopy, ventilator care under Anaesthesiology, a computerized Pulmonary Function Lab, Surgical and Medical ICUs, a Trauma Care unit, a blood bank, an Obstetrics and Gynaecology block, and IVF services. Pre-clinical and clinical departments include Anatomy, Bio-chemistry, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Medicine and Allied Subjects, Microbiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Surgery and Allied Subjects. The five academic years are followed by a compulsory one-year BMDC-recognized rotatory internship, which can be completed at the same hospital and carries a subsistence allowance.


## Hostel, food and safety

DCIMC maintains two on-campus International Hostels, one for male and one for female foreign students, each managed by a dedicated hostel supervisor. Specific room rates are not published on the college's official pages and should be confirmed directly with the Foreign Students admissions office.

Food and mess costs are explicitly excluded from DCIMC's published USD 44,500 total course fee; a student cafeteria is listed among campus facilities, but no separate mess-fee figure is published on official pages. Daily food costs should be planned as an addition to tuition rather than assumed to be included.

DCIMC states its international hostels are fully secured and separately managed for male and female foreign students, each under a dedicated hostel supervisor. No further campus-wide safety statistics are published on official pages.

Foreign-student admissions run centrally through the Government of Bangladesh's Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) online portal, with DCIMC's Foreign Students Corner office coordinating document requirements, hostel placement and the compulsory Equivalence Certificate process.


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dhaka Central International Medical College recognized by BMDC?

Yes. DCIMC appears on the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council's own recognized-colleges list without a withheld-recognition flag. BMDC recognition is reviewed periodically and is not guaranteed to be permanent, so applicants should reconfirm status close to enrollment.

### Who awards the MBBS degree at DCIMC?

The MBBS degree is conferred by the University of Dhaka, to which DCIMC is affiliated; this is confirmed both by the college's own site and by DCIMC's independent listing in the World Directory of Medical Schools, which records University of Dhaka as the current academic affiliation.

### What language is the MBBS programme taught in?

English, as stated explicitly on the college's official MBBS Course Overview page.

### When does the MBBS intake start for international students?

The college's own Academic overview page states the academic session starts in January each year, or as directed by the Government of Bangladesh. The most recent foreign-student application cycle ran online from 11 November 2025 to 15 January 2026 via the government's DGME portal.

### What is the total MBBS course fee for foreign students?

USD 44,500 for the full 5-year course, payable in installments from admission through the final year, per DCIMC's official Foreign Students Corner page. This figure excludes daily living and meal arrangements costs, internship fees, and university and college exam fees, and is non-refundable once paid.

### Do Indian students need to qualify NEET to join DCIMC?

Yes. Under India's National Medical Commission regulations, Indian citizens and OCIs enrolling in any foreign MBBS programme on or after May 2018 must qualify NEET-UG, whose result serves as the mandatory Eligibility Certificate. This is separate from, and in addition to, DCIMC's own Bangladesh-side admission requirements.

### Is there an entrance exam for foreign applicants at DCIMC?

DCIMC's official admissions pages do not describe a college-run entrance test or interview for foreign applicants; selection follows the centralized Bangladesh government DGME online-application and document-verification process instead.

### What accommodation does DCIMC provide for international students?

DCIMC maintains two on-campus International campus logistics, one for male and one for female students, each with a dedicated campus logistics supervisor. daily living and meal arrangements costs are separate from the tuition fee and no specific meal arrangements charge is published on the college's official pages.

### Which hospital do DCIMC students train in?

Students train at the college's own attached teaching hospital, Dhaka Central International Medical College and Hospital, described on the college's homepage as a 500-bed facility with 24-hour emergency, ICU/NICU/HDU, and a range of named specialty departments.

### After completing MBBS at DCIMC, can a student practice in India?

Only after separately passing India's licensing screening test, administered as the FMGE by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, as required by India's National Medical Commission for anyone who obtained their primary medical qualification abroad -- this is independent of, and in addition to, DCIMC's own degree and Bangladesh's BMDC registration process.


## Sources

- [DCIMC official homepage](https://dcimch.com/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [DCIMC official MBBS Course Overview page](https://dcimch.com/academics/mbbs-course-over-view/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [DCIMC official Foreign Students Corner page](https://dcimch.com/foreign-students-corner/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council recognized colleges list](https://www.bmdc.org.bd/about-college-n) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [World Directory of Medical Schools — DCIMC listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/SchoolDetail/F0003459) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [National Medical Commission of India — for students to study abroad](https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-abroad/) (checked 2026-07-25)

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