19 universities. Chosen, not listed.

Avicenna Batumi Medical University, Georgia

2Georgia

Georgia — the Caucasus

Avicenna Batumi Medical University

Batumi, Georgia

The only option in our Georgian lineup outside the capital — a Black Sea coastal city with a milder climate, a smaller student population and a lower cost base than Tbilisi.

Total (6 yrs): USD 32,950≈ ₹31.34 L
Medium: English

The Georgian American University campus in Tbilisi

3Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia

Georgian American University (GAU)

Tbilisi, Georgia

A Tbilisi university built on an American academic model — credit-based structure, English throughout, and a teaching culture oriented towards Western medical education.

Total (6 yrs): USD 39,150≈ ₹37.24 L
Medium: English

Georgian National University SEU in Tbilisi

4Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia

Georgian National University (SEU)

Tbilisi, Georgia

One of Georgia's larger private universities, with a medical faculty taught in English and a modern Tbilisi campus.

Total (6 yrs): USD 38,950≈ ₹37.05 L
Medium: English

East-West University, Georgia, seen from above

5Georgia

Old town Tbilisi, Georgia

East-West University (EWU)

Tbilisi, Georgia

A Tbilisi university whose medical programme is built specifically around international cohorts, taught entirely in English.

Total (6 yrs): USD 27,200≈ ₹25.87 L
Medium: English

The David Tvildiani Medical University building in Tbilisi, lit at dusk

6Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia

David Tvildiani Medical University

Tbilisi, Georgia

A dedicated medical university in Tbilisi — medicine is the entire institution rather than one faculty among many.

Total (6 yrs): USD 39,150≈ ₹37.24 L
Medium: English

The entrance to North Caucasian State Academy, Cherkessk, under its name board

7Russia

North Caucasus, Russia

North Caucasian State Medical Academy

Cherkessk, Russia

A focused medical academy in the North Caucasus with strong clinical training, a 1800-strong Indian cohort and a milder southern-Russian climate than Siberia.

Total (6 yrs): RUB 25,27,000≈ ₹27.80 L
FMGE pass rate: 55%+

6 yrs1800+ IndiansNMCWHO

The domed main building of Ingush State University in Magas

8Russia

Magas, Ingushetia, Russia

Ingush State University

Magas, Russia

The best value in the portfolio — the lowest total cost of any option at ₹15.91 lakh for six years, paired with a 62%+ FMGE rate and a 4.5/5 safety rating.

Total (6 yrs): RUB 16,20,500≈ ₹17.83 L
FMGE pass rate: 62%+

6 yrs1200+ IndiansNMCWHO

A civic building in Kemerovo, Russia, floodlit at night

9Russia

Kemerovo region, Russia

Kemerovo State Medical University

Kemerovo, Russia

A large Russian government medical university with the biggest Indian student community in our portfolio — 2500+ students, established Indian mess facilities and a well-worn admission pathway.

Total (6 yrs): RUB 27,95,000≈ ₹30.75 L
FMGE pass rate: 58%+

6 yrs2500+ IndiansNMCWHO

The historic main building of Kazan State Medical University

10Russia

Russia

Kazan State Medical University

Kazan, Russia

Founded in 1814 and the third-oldest medical school in Russia — a state university in Kazan with its clinical teaching spread across the city's major hospitals.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: Sept / Oct

6 yrsNMCWHO

Kazakh National Medical University in Almaty seen from above

11Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakh National Medical University

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's leading national medical university, in Almaty — the country's largest city and the short-flight option in Central Asia.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Medium: English

The entrance to Kazakh-Russian Medical University, Almaty, under its name board

12Kazakhstan

The Kazakh steppe

Kazakh Russian Medical University

Almaty, Kazakhstan

A medical university in Almaty teaching international cohorts in English, in our most economical destination band.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Medium: English

13China

China

Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, China

Jiangsu's principal medical university, with the largest affiliated hospital network in the China lineup — 30+ teaching hospitals across the province.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: September

6 yrs30+ hospitalsNMCWHO

Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, seen from above

14China

China — traditional architecture

Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, China

A Guangzhou university in the Pearl River Delta — southern China's commercial heartland, and the mildest winters of the five.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: September

6 yrs20+ hospitalsNMCWHO

15China

China

Chongqing Medical University

Chongqing, China

A western-China university in one of the country's largest municipalities, with the shortest airport transfer of the five after Tianjin.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: September

6 yrs20+ hospitalsNMCWHO

The campus of Tianjin Medical University, China

16China

China — traditional architecture

Tianjin Medical University

Tianjin, China

A northern-China university a short distance from Beijing, with the shortest airport transfer in the lineup — 20 km, under half an hour.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: September

6 yrs20+ hospitalsNMCWHO

The entrance sign at Capital Medical University, Beijing

17China

China

Capital Medical University

Beijing, China

Beijing's own medical university, with 30+ affiliated teaching hospitals in the capital — the largest clinical network in the lineup alongside Nanjing.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: September

6 yrs30+ hospitalsNMCWHO

18Nepal

Nepal

Chitwan Medical College

Bharatpur, Nepal

Nepal's closest thing to studying at home — a Tribhuvan University-affiliated college in Bharatpur with its own 750-bed teaching hospital, taught in English, a short journey from the Indian border.

Total (6 yrs): On request
Intake: Per the Medical Education Commission admission calendar

5.5 yrsNMCWHO

5.5 yrs800+ IndiansECFMGWHO

19Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

University of South Asia

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The most affordable route to a medical degree in the portfolio — USD 20,400 total, ECFMG approved, with a shorter 5.5-year course and two intakes a year.

Total (6 yrs): USD 20,400≈ ₹19.40 L
FMGE pass rate: 58%+