5 Years MBBS in Bangladesh COURSE

Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College

Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College was established in 2011 and the college received instructions for student admission. The instruction started from 2011 to 2012 academic year. Academic classes began on 17 January 2012, which is celebrated as "SIMC Day". 

The college is located in Maghbazar, Dhaka. An associated 500-bed hospital is proposed. Students of this medical college are called Simcianz, a term that also refers to alumni of the college.

The college is affiliated with Dhaka University as a constituent college. The founder chairman of the college was Sirajul Islam.

The college offers a five-year course of study, approved by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Dhaka University. After passing the final professional examination, there is a compulsory one-year internship. The internship is a prerequisite for obtaining registration from the BMDC to practice medicine.

Admission for Bangladeshis to the MBBS programmes at all medical colleges in Bangladesh (government and private) is conducted centrally by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It administers a written multiple choice question exam simultaneously throughout the country. Candidates are admitted based primarily on their score on this test, although grades at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) level also play a part. As of July 2014, the college is allowed to admit 70 students annually.When the 2014 admission deadline passed, 45% of the allowable annual intake remained unfilled.