NMC-approved medical colleges abroad sorted by fees
100
Universities
100
NMC Approved
39.3%
Avg FMGE Rate
$0K - $200K
Annual Fees
16
Countries
NMC approval is non-negotiable if you plan to practice medicine in India. Without it, you cannot sit for FMGE, and your degree has no professional value domestically. The good news: several NMC-approved universities cost a fraction of Indian private college fees.
Here is what NMC-approved universities actually cost by country. Uzbekistan is the cheapest: 1.5-3.5 lakhs/year tuition, 15-25 lakhs total for 5-6 years. Kazakhstan: 2-4 lakhs/year, 15-25 lakhs total. Russia: 2.5-6.5 lakhs/year, 18-40 lakhs total. Georgia: 3-6 lakhs/year, 20-35 lakhs total. Philippines: 2.5-5 lakhs/year, 22-35 lakhs total.
Russia has the most NMC-approved medical universities of any country, with 30+ on the current list. These range from budget options in smaller cities to well-known institutions in Kazan and Volgograd. Georgia has fewer approved universities but they consistently report stronger FMGE pass rates (25-45% vs. the national average of around 20-25%).
Do not confuse NMC approval with quality guarantees. Approval means the degree qualifies you to attempt FMGE. FMGE pass rates across approved universities range from 10% to over 50%. A cheap approved university with a 12% pass rate is a worse investment than a mid-priced one at 40%. Check both recognition and FMGE track record.
Hidden costs on top of university fees: hostel (30K-1.5L/year depending on country), monthly living (7-25K), return flights (50K-1L/year), medical insurance (10-25K/year), visa renewal (5-15K/year), document attestation (8-15K one-time), and FMGE coaching after return (50K-1.5L). Add 15-20% buffer for exchange rate movement.
All universities on this list are officially recognized by the National Medical Commission. Your degree will be valid for FMGE and practice in India.
Sorted by annual fees from lowest to highest. Compare costs easily and find the best value NMC approved universities.
Affordable NMC Approved Universities (100 total)
| NMC | WHO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerevan | $400 (₹34,000) | $19,200 (₹16,32,000) | 28.9% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1997 | N/A | |
| Tashkent | $1,500 (₹1,27,500) | $19,200 (₹16,32,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #5313 | 1913 | N/A | |
| Ivanovo | $1,982 (₹1,68,470) | $11,892 (₹10,10,820) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #285 | 1930 | N/A | |
| Gazipur | $2,400 (₹2,04,000) | $42,000 (₹35,70,000) | 25.4% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2002 | N/A | |
| Tyumen | $3,000 (₹2,55,000) | $33,800 (₹28,73,000) | 39.6% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1963 | N/A | |
| Karakol | $3,000 (₹2,55,000) | $33,050 (₹28,09,250) | 17.9% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2017 | N/A | |
| Fergana | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $29,050 (₹24,69,250) | 75.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1991 | N/A | |
| Zamboanga | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | Contact for fees | 62.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1912 | N/A | |
| Karakol | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $31,200 (₹26,52,000) | 60.0% | NMC | WHO | #10190 | 2017 | N/A | |
| Tashkent | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $21,000 (₹17,85,000) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | #6342 | 2005 | N/A | |
| Fergana | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $21,000 (₹17,85,000) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | #8 | 1991 | N/A | |
| Tashkent | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $31,200 (₹26,52,000) | 38.1% | NMC | WHO | #5313 | 2014 | N/A | |
| Fergana | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $31,200 (₹26,52,000) | 35.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1991 | N/A | |
| Semey | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | $33,000 (₹28,05,000) | 21.9% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1953 | N/A | |
| Tacloban | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | Contact for fees | 18.6% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1980 | N/A | |
| Manila | $3,500 (₹2,97,500) | Contact for fees | N/A | NMC | WHO | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Nalchik | $3,900 (₹3,31,500) | Contact for fees | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1957 | N/A | |
| Kutaisi | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $24,000 (₹20,40,000) | 60.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1992 | N/A | |
| Martuni | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | Contact for fees | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2015 | N/A | |
| Semey | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $36,600 (₹31,11,000) | 25.0% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1953 | N/A | |
| Astrakhan | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $24,600 (₹20,91,000) | 13.3% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1918 | N/A | |
| Osh | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $26,040 (₹22,13,400) | 10.0% | NMC | WHO | #9610 | 1951 | N/A | |
| Shymkent | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $36,600 (₹31,11,000) | 10.0% | NMC | WHO | #6469 | 1931 | N/A | |
| Bishkek | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $17,928 (₹15,23,880) | 6.1% | NMC | WHO | #6573 | 1930 | N/A | |
| Gyumri | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | Contact for fees | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2009 | N/A | |
| Shenyang | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $60,000 (₹51,00,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #254 | 1931 | N/A | |
| Armavir | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $22,800 (₹19,38,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2010 | ||
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | $4,000 (₹3,40,000) | $36,600 (₹31,11,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1955 | N/A | |
| Gelendjik | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | Contact for fees | 75.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2003 | N/A | |
| Belgorod | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $21,600 (₹18,36,000) | 60.0% | NMC | WHO | #1401 | 1876 | N/A | |
| Saint Petersburg | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $23,718 (₹20,16,030) | 60.0% | NMC | WHO | #3990 | 1907 | N/A | |
| Ulyanovsk | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | Contact for fees | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | #2025 | 1988 | N/A | |
| Tomsk | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $34,200 (₹29,07,000) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | #873 | 1878 | N/A | |
| Ekaterinburg | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $17,928 (₹15,23,880) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1930 | N/A | |
| Grozny | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $24,000 (₹20,40,000) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1938 | N/A | |
| Ekaterinburg | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $17,928 (₹15,23,880) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1959 | N/A | |
| Kazan | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $47,648 (₹40,50,080) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | #1501 | 1814 | N/A | |
| Ulyanovsk | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | Contact for fees | 31.7% | NMC | WHO | #251 | 1988 | N/A | |
| capital city of Ukraine | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $42,600 (₹36,21,000) | 30.4% | NMC | WHO | #1624 | 1992 | N/A | |
| Tomsk | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $43,800 (₹37,23,000) | 29.9% | NMC | WHO | #3823 | 1878 | N/A | |
| Krasnodar | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $17,880 (₹15,19,800) | 28.0% | NMC | WHO | #3489 | 1920 | N/A | |
| N/A | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $43,800 (₹37,23,000) | 26.7% | NMC | WHO | #658 | 1936 | N/A | |
| Yaroslavl | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $21,837 (₹18,56,145) | 25.8% | NMC | WHO | #304 | 1944 | N/A | |
| Tver | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $43,800 (₹37,23,000) | 24.4% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1944 | N/A | |
| Tver | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | Contact for fees | 24.0% | NMC | WHO | #6000 | 1936 | N/A | |
| Krasnodar | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $17,880 (₹15,19,800) | 22.3% | NMC | WHO | #4873 | 1920 | N/A | |
| Rivne | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $42,600 (₹36,21,000) | 5.2% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1956 | N/A | |
| Tomsk | $4,500 (₹3,82,500) | $34,200 (₹29,07,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #499 | 1878 | N/A | |
| Dalian | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $36,000 (₹30,60,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #254 | 1947 | N/A | |
| Cebu | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $49,200 (₹41,82,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #5566 | 1957 | N/A | |
| Shanghai | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $34,290 (₹29,14,650) | 83.3% | NMC | WHO | #1449 | 1956 | N/A | |
| Vinnitsa | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $30,000 (₹25,50,000) | 36.6% | NMC | WHO | #5596 | 1921 | N/A | |
| Yerevan | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 29.6% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1920 | N/A | |
| Guiyang | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $27,600 (₹23,46,000) | 27.3% | NMC | WHO | #1924 | 1938 | N/A | |
| Kunming | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $30,000 (₹25,50,000) | 22.4% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1960 | N/A | |
| Zaporizhzhia | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $45,600 (₹38,76,000) | 16.6% | NMC | WHO | #5463 | 1930 | N/A | |
| Yerevan | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 14.9% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1992 | N/A | |
| Chongqing | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $26,400 (₹22,44,000) | 10.0% | NMC | WHO | #1243 | 1956 | N/A | |
| Kokand | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $40,200 (₹34,17,000) | 8.9% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1934 | N/A | |
| scenic city of Legazpi | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $49,200 (₹41,82,000) | 8.8% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1975 | N/A | |
| Devdaha | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $45,600 (₹38,76,000) | 8.3% | NMC | WHO | #561 | 2008 | N/A | |
| Kunming | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $30,000 (₹25,50,000) | 6.9% | NMC | WHO | #1979 | 1938 | N/A | |
| Zhengzhou | $5,000 (₹4,25,000) | $29,100 (₹24,73,500) | 1.0% | NMC | WHO | #500 | 1956 | N/A | |
| N/A | $5,250 (₹4,46,250) | $85,800 (₹72,93,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #610 | N/A | N/A | |
| Dhaka | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 52.2% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1975 | N/A | |
| Ganja | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | Contact for fees | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Dhaka | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 33.0% | NMC | WHO | #1238 | 1925 | N/A | |
| Tbilisi | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $55,200 (₹46,92,000) | 29.6% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1998 | N/A | |
| Tbilisi | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $55,200 (₹46,92,000) | 20.7% | NMC | WHO | #9783 | 1992 | N/A | |
| Sylhet | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 20.0% | NMC | WHO | #3776 | 1962 | N/A | |
| Zugdidi | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | Contact for fees | 15.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2015 | N/A | |
| Khulna | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #2432 | 2001 | N/A | |
| Barisal | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #3880 | 1968 | N/A | |
| historical Ananda Sagar area of Dinajpur City | $5,500 (₹4,67,500) | $46,800 (₹39,78,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1992 | N/A | |
| Cairo | $6,000 (₹5,10,000) | $55,200 (₹46,92,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #1045 | 1908 | N/A | |
| Assiut | $6,000 (₹5,10,000) | $55,200 (₹46,92,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1960 | N/A | |
| Yerevan | $6,000 (₹5,10,000) | $52,800 (₹44,88,000) | 23.5% | NMC | WHO | #11654 | 1991 | N/A | |
| Taiyuan | $6,000 (₹5,10,000) | $60,000 (₹51,00,000) | 22.7% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1919 | N/A | |
| Beijing | $6,000 (₹5,10,000) | $60,000 (₹51,00,000) | 15.0% | NMC | WHO | #433 | 1960 | N/A | |
| N/A | $6,000 (₹5,10,000) | $55,200 (₹46,92,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Yerevan | $6,500 (₹5,52,500) | $43,800 (₹37,23,000) | 17.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 1990 | N/A | |
| Cluj-Napoca | $6,600 (₹5,61,000) | $48,600 (₹41,31,000) | 24.3% | NMC | WHO | #301 | 1919 | N/A | |
| Oradea | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $72,000 (₹61,20,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #1975 | 1961 | N/A | |
| Pitesti | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $72,000 (₹61,20,000) | 50.0% | NMC | WHO | #4298 | 1994 | N/A | |
| Talas | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $22,500 (₹19,12,500) | 34.4% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2000 | N/A | |
| Bucharest | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $72,000 (₹61,20,000) | 26.9% | NMC | WHO | #5188 | 1991 | N/A | |
| Iasi | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $72,000 (₹61,20,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #1527 | 1879 | N/A | |
| Brasov | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $72,000 (₹61,20,000) | N/A | NMC | WHO | #2195 | 1948 | N/A | |
| western part of Romania | $7,000 (₹5,95,000) | $72,000 (₹61,20,000) | N/A | NMC | WHO | #2564 | 1996 | N/A | |
| Qingdao | $8,000 (₹6,80,000) | $25,200 (₹21,42,000) | 70.0% | NMC | WHO | #351 | 1909 | N/A | |
| Ankara | $8,000 (₹6,80,000) | $78,000 (₹66,30,000) | 28.8% | NMC | WHO | #488 | 1926 | N/A | |
| Cyberjaya | $9,000 (₹7,65,000) | $85,800 (₹72,93,000) | 66.7% | NMC | WHO | #7460 | 2005 | N/A | |
| Katowice | $11,000 (₹9,35,000) | $105,000 (₹89,25,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #700 | 1949 | N/A | |
| Moscow | $11,800 (₹10,03,000) | Contact for fees | 4.4% | NMC | WHO | #1321 | N/A | N/A | |
| Moscow | $11,800 (₹10,03,000) | $31,211 (₹26,52,935) | 2.7% | NMC | WHO | #495 | 1920 | N/A | |
| Gdansk | $16,417 (₹13,95,445) | $105,000 (₹89,25,000) | 100.0% | NMC | WHO | #1408 | 1945 | N/A | |
| Dharan | $24,000 (₹20,40,000) | $45,600 (₹38,76,000) | 72.2% | NMC | WHO | #1001 | 1993 | N/A | |
| Vanadzor | $200,000 (₹1,70,00,000) | Contact for fees | 28.6% | NMC | WHO | N/A | 2009 | N/A | |
| Krakow | Contact for fees | Contact for fees | 36.0% | NMC | WHO | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Bishkek | Contact for fees | $26,600 (₹22,61,000) | 0.0% | NMC | WHO | #4515 | 1993 | N/A |
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