Wednesday, December 15, 2010

SAARC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MBBS IN BANGLADESH

Every year Bangladesh offers scholarship to SAARC countries students for Medical studies in Bangladesh.The students which are selected for scholarship pay the  tuition fees same to the local students.The tuition fee is very low and it is about 4000 Bangladeshi Taka per year.SAARC Students are selected by their respective Ministry of education.
               The medium of instruction in the medical institutions is English.The medical curriculum and institutions are recognised by World Health Organisation.14 seats are available every year for Pakistani students under this scholarship scheme.Pakistani students are selected by the Ministry of Education,Govt: of Pakistan and they have to appear in a special test conducted by the National Testing Service(NTS)  Islamabad.Usually the Test is arranged in September  and classes starts in January each year.Recently NTS Test is abolished for Pakistani students.

Pakistani Students should contact the Ministry of Education for more information.

International Students can also apply for admission under Self finance scheme which costs US $3,000 per year.Pakistani Students should first get No Objection certificate(N.O.C) from the Ministry of Education and then directly submit their applications to BANGLLADESH HIGH COMMISSION,ISLAMABD if they want to apply for admission under Self finance scheme.Students belonging to Non SAARC countries or who want to apply on self finance can get application forms & complete admission information by sending an email to mbbsadbd@yahoo.com

Government of Iran Scholarships for Foreign Students

The Scholarship Council of the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran offers Scholarships to foreign students for pursuing their academic studies in Iran.The scholarship is granted annually for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate level courses in all fields including Medicine (MBBS) and Engineering.

Benefits:
                 * Selected students will be paid monthly for their expenditures.
   
                *  Free dormitory and Health insurance will be provided to students.

                 * Married students will be paid monthly for their expenditures and they will be given free accommodation.

Conditions: 

           * Selected students have to learn Farsi language for 6 months at Imam Khomeini International university Tehran.

           * Selected students will start classes in September and January of each  academic year.              

Eligibility:
                  1. Minimum Marks: 70 %

                  2. Age limit for Undergraduate,Postgraduate and Master level courses is 20,25 and 31 years respectively.



Requirements: 
                          1. Complete application form.

                          2. Transcript of all academic documents attested by Iranian Embassy or Consulate in your     respective country.

                          3.  Photocopy of Passport.

                          4.  2 photos.

                          5.  Written application about your studies in Iran.

                          6.  Applicants for MA and PhD level courses have to provide 3 letters of recommendation from their previous educational institution.


Deadline:      
                  Last date for the submission of applications is 5th May and 6th September each year for September and January semesters respectively.

Selection:  
                  Selected candidates are announced  on 6th July and 6th November each year.

Application forms:

* Application forms can be downloaded here ( Download Application Form)

* Students should submit completed application forms along with required documents to Iranian Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries.

Contact:  Interested students should contact Iranian Embassy or Consulate in their countries for more information.

International Medical University (IMU) Malaysia Admissions 2010

International Medical University (IMU) Malaysia is the first private medical university in Malaysia.IMU is famous for its high standard education and training in the field of Health Sciences.IMU is in partnership programme with the famous universities of Australia, Ireland, Canada & United Kingdom.IMU offers both Undergraduate & Postgraduate courses in the following fields:


1). Medicine

2). Dentistry

3). Nursing

4). Pharmacy

5). Biomedical Sciences

6). Psychology

7). BMed Sci

8). Chiropractic

9). Chinese Medicine

10).Pharmaceutical Chemistry

11).Nutrition & Dietetics

12).Nursing Science

13).Medical Biotechnology

Undergraduate Admissions Schedule: 

1). Medicine (MBBS) :  February & August

2). Dentistry (BDS) :  February

3). Pharmacy (BPharm) : July

4). Psychology : February & July

5). Biomedical Science : July

6). Pharmaceutical Chemistry : July

Admission Requirements for Medicine (MBBS):

1).The students applying for admission in Medicine(MBBS) must hold one of the following qualifications:

     a). A Levels with grade BBC.

     b). Canadian Grade 12 or 13 with 85% aggregate.

     c). International Baccalaureate (IB) with 33 points.   
  
     d). American High school Diploma (Advance Placement) with cGPA 3.5 (out of 4).
  
     e). B.Sc Honors with 2nd class or cGPA 3.5 (out of 4).

         * International students having other qualifications should contact the Admission office of IMU for the acceptance of their qualifications.

         * All qualifications must include Biology, Chemistry, Physics/ Mathematics.

2). The applicants should have a minimum IELTS score of  7.0.

Application Procedure: 

1). The students should download the application forms from IMU website.

2). The application processing fee is US $.300 for international students.

For more details visit  www.imu.edu.my