Poonch Medical College
MBBS seats
110
Recognized seats
Annual fee
PKR 18,000
MBBS tuition
Closing merit
89.80%
2025, Open merit
Clinical beds
500
DHQ Teaching Hospital, Rawalakot
Overview
Poonch Medical College (PMC) is a public medical college in Rawalakot, in the Poonch District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The college offers a five-year MBBS course. The Joint Admission Committee (JAC) Muzaffarabad runs the centralised admission process for it. 410 The fact sheet records 110 MBBS seats and a first-year fee of Rs. 18,000. The fact sheet records the college as public sector.
The college site states that PMC is recognised by the PM&DC and affiliated with UHS Lahore. 2 The PMDC public register lists it with a seat allocation of 100. 8 The campus address is Trar Deewan, Rawalakot. 56
The fact sheet attaches the college to the 500-bed DHQ Teaching Hospital in Rawalakot. The site lists four affiliated hospitals for clinical training. 3 The principal, Prof. Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, represents the college on the JAC. 12
The directory status for the college is active. The fact sheet does not list the college as women-only. The fact sheet records a five-year MBBS duration.
At a Glance
public Sector
UHS Lahore
DHQ Teaching Hospital, Rawalakot
500 Beds
Campus Facilities & Infrastructure
Accreditations & Global Listings
Data verified for Session 2025-2026 admissions. Source: PMDC gazette, UHS Lahore admission prospectus, official merit notifications, and university admissions office.
History and heritage
The fact sheet records the establishment year as 2013. Wikipedia and other public records date the college to 2012. 6 The first cohort had 11 professors and 18 assistant professors, and 62 students enrolled. 6 Studies started in April 2013, and the first class graduated in 2018. 6 The fact sheet describes Rawalakot as a hill city in Azad Kashmir.
In 2017 the college ranked first in merit among all affiliates of the University of Health Sciences Lahore in the MBBS examinations. 6 Students of that session sat their examinations under UHS Lahore. 6 The 2017 result is recorded in the public profile of the college. 6
Wikipedia lists previous principals of the college: Dr Zia-Ur Rehman, Prof. Dr. Shabeer Ahmed Chudhry and Dr Azhar Qayyum. 6 The JAC members page lists Prof. Dr Mumtaz Ahmed Khan as the current principal. 12 Dr Azhar Qayyum appears last in the list of previous principals. 6
The governing body of the three public AJK colleges met in January 2025 under Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq. It sanctioned the affiliation of the 250-bed DHQ Hospital in Bagh with PMC Rawalakot as a teaching facility. 7 The same meeting approved a nursing and midwifery college that works under the PMC umbrella. 7 The meeting reviewed reforms for the three public AJK colleges. 7
The site carries current academic notices. It announced the resumption of academic activities on 29 July 2026. 1 It also announced the commencement of online classes from 11 August 2026. 1 The notices appear on the home page of the site. 1 Both notices carry dates in July and August 2026. 1
The college site states its affiliation with UHS Lahore in its own footer. 2 Wikipedia gives Rawalakot as the college location in the Poonch District. 6 The campus address is Trar Deewan, Rawalakot. 5 The About page carries that footer line for visitors. 2
PMC is one of the three public medical colleges that the JAC covers. 10 The other two sit at Muzaffarabad and Mirpur. 12 The JAC admits students to all three colleges in one process. 10
MBBS program
5 yearsRecognized seats
110
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 18,000
Public fee
Closing merit (latest)
89.80%
Open merit (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89.80% | Not published |
| 2024 | 86.80% | Not published |
| 2023 | 80.75% | Not published |
| 2022 | 79.40% | Not published |
Fee structure
Annual tuition in PKR. Public colleges charge a single nominal rate; private colleges run a separate self-finance schedule that is several multiples higher than the public rate.
| Program | Open merit fee | Self-finance fee | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | PKR 18,000 | Not published | 5 years |
Closing merit history
Aggregate percentage for the last candidate admitted in each year. Public colleges report open-merit; private colleges report the self-finance pool.
What the merit trend shows
PMC MBBS open-merit closing aggregates rose in each of the last four sessions. The closing aggregate moved from 79.40% in 2022 to 80.75% in 2023. It then moved to 86.80% in 2024 and 89.80% in 2025. The 2022 figure is the lowest row in this chart. The 2025 figure is the highest row in this chart.
The JAC sets the aggregate with three components: 10% Matric, 40% FSc and 50% MDCAT. 9 Merit is fixed to four decimals. The older candidate breaks an exact tie. 9 The JAC applies the same formula to every category of application. 9 The fact sheet states that roughly half the seats at each AJK public medical college are reserved for AJK-domiciled candidates.
Read each row as the closing aggregate for that session. Compare sessions with care. The MDCAT mark scale moved from 210 to 200 and then to 180 across recent years. The same percentage does not mean the same raw score in every row.
Admission process (MBBS via JAC)
The JAC Muzaffarabad secretariat runs one centralised process for the three public sector medical colleges of AJ&K. PMC’s own site directs applicants to the same route. The JAC processes the applications and publishes the merit lists. 410 The guideline reserves seats for AJ&K nationals in federal and provincial colleges. 10 Mutual exchange of seats is not allowed, and differently abled certificates come from the JAC medical board. 9
- Sit the MDCAT conducted under PMDC policy. No AJ&K admission is allowed without it. 10
- Meet the minimum MDCAT marks and the FSc percentage set by the regulatory authority. 4 The same page states the eligibility rules for applicants. 4
- Collect SSC and FSc result cards, the MDCAT result, State Subject and domicile certificates, CNIC or B-Form and photographs. 4
- Fill the online form on the Medical Colleges’ Admission Portal with scanned copies of your documents. 9
- Pay the generated challan by credit card, debit card or EasyPaisa shop. 9
- Apply separately for each category you want, including open merit, district quota, self-finance and overseas. 910
- Track the merit lists that the JAC secretariat publishes by category. 411
- Submit your willingness on judicial stamp paper within the notified time, or the admission stands cancelled. 10
- Report to PMC and deposit the fee before the deadline. The 2025-26 session closed admissions on 31 March 2026. 4
Teaching hospitals and clinical training
The fact sheet names the attached hospital as the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan DHQ Teaching Hospital in Rawalakot. It records 500 clinical beds for the hospital. The hospital sits in Rawalakot, in the Poonch District. 6 The fact sheet describes bedside clinical teaching in the alpine setting of the Pir Panjal range. The fact sheet names this hospital first in its campus facility record.
The site lists four affiliated hospitals: DHQ Bagh, MCH Chak (under construction), SKBZ/CMH Rawalakot and THQ Hajira. 3 Wikipedia names three teaching hospitals: Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Hospital in Rawalakot, DHQ Bagh and T.H.Q. Hospital in Hajira. 6
The site marks each affiliated hospital with 24/7 emergency cover. 3 Students train at these hospitals for bedside teaching in medicine, surgery and paediatrics. The site lists the hospitals on a dedicated page. 3
The January 2025 governing-body decision recorded why bed capacity matters. With the affiliation of the 250-bed DHQ Hospital in Bagh, PMC met the PMDC requirement of at least 500 beds across its teaching hospitals. 7 The fact sheet keeps the bed figure at 500 for the attached hospital.
Campus and facilities
The campus address is Trar Deewan, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. 5 Wikipedia places the college in suburban Rawalakot, in the Poonch District. 6 The site shows the address on its contact page. 5
Campus facilities recorded in our dataset include the Rawalakot mountain campus, an anatomy lab, student hostels and a medical library. The list also records the DHQ Teaching Hospital in Rawalakot.
As of December 2024, Wikipedia records that the college lacks its own campus and allied facilities. It uses a facility belonging to a government-run polytechnic institute. 6 Wikipedia dated that record to December 2024. 6
The site carries a downloads section, a gallery, and news and notices pages for students. 1 The fact sheet records a medical library for reference work. The fact sheet does not list the college as women-only. The gallery holds pictures from college events. 1 The notices page carries updates for the current session. 1
Recognition and listing
The college site states the position in its own footer: recognised by the PM&DC and affiliated with UHS Lahore. 2 The PMDC public register lists Poonch Medical College, Rawalakot, with a seat allocation of 100. 8 PMDC is the national regulator for medical colleges in Pakistan.
Wikipedia records that the college is recognised by the World Health Organization and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. 6 The fact sheet records four accreditations: PMDC recognition, a WHO WDOMS listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The directory status for the college is active. The fact sheet also records the UHS Lahore affiliation.
Student life
Rawalakot sits in the hills of the Pir Panjal range. The fact sheet records student hostels on campus. Students live close to their lectures and the affiliated hospitals. The fact sheet does not list the college as women-only. The fact sheet records a Rawalakot mountain campus in its facility list.
The college holds a merit record from its early years. 6 Its 2017 result ranked first in merit among all UHS Lahore affiliates in the MBBS examinations. 6 Students of that era sat their examinations under UHS Lahore. 6
The site keeps students updated through news and notices, a gallery and a downloads section. 1 Hostel residents live on the Rawalakot campus. The JAC publishes category-wise merit lists during the admission season. 11 The downloads section holds past notices for students. 1
Contact and official links
- Address
- Trar Deewan, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Telephone
- +92 5824 960065
- General queries
- [email protected]
- Principal
- [email protected]
- Admission help desk
- 05824-960065
- Website
- pmcrajk.edu.pk
Common questions
Who admits students to PMC Rawalakot?
The JAC Muzaffarabad secretariat manages selection for all three public sector medical colleges of AJ&K. You apply on the Medical Colleges’ Admission Portal, and merit lists come from the JAC. PMC’s own site directs applicants to that same route. The JAC secretariat works from the AJK Medical College campus. 410
Is the 2025-26 session still open?
No. The PMC admissions page records that admissions for 2025-26 closed on 31 March 2026. The 10th open-merit list required reporting and fee deposit by 30 March 2026. Future applicants should follow the official notifications published by JAC Muzaffarabad. 411 The JAC publishes the list on its own website. 11
What merit formula does the JAC use?
The JAC counts 10% of Matric marks, 40% of FSc marks and 50% of MDCAT marks. It fixes merit to four decimals, and the older candidate breaks an exact tie. Seats split across open merit, district quota and reserved categories. 9 The JAC applies the formula to every admission category. 9
How many MBBS seats does PMC offer?
The directory fact sheet records 110 MBBS seats for PMC. The PMDC public register shows a seat allocation of 100 for the same college. Seats run across open merit, district quota and reserved categories, and each category needs its own application. 89 The JAC publishes the lists for each category. 11
Where does clinical training happen?
Students train at four affiliated hospitals: DHQ Bagh, MCH Chak, SKBZ/CMH Rawalakot and THQ Hajira. 3 The fact sheet records 500 beds at the attached Rawalakot teaching hospital. The site marks each hospital with 24/7 emergency cover. 3 The fact sheet names the Rawalakot hospital as the attached hospital.
Other colleges in AJK
Sources
Page research verified 2026-10-07. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.
- [1] PMC Rawalakot — Home, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [2] PMC Rawalakot — About (College Profile & Mission), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [3] PMC Rawalakot — Affiliated Hospitals, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [4] PMC Rawalakot — Admissions, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [5] PMC Rawalakot — Contact Us, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [6] Wikipedia — Poonch Medical College, wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-07
- [7] Dawn — Governing body approves reforms to strengthen AJK medical colleges, media, accessed 2026-10-07
- [8] PMDC — Public Medical Colleges register, pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
- [9] JAC — Guideline for Admission of MBBS/BDS, AJK State Subject, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [10] JAC — Guideline Regarding Admission in MBBS and BDS, AJK Nationals, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [11] JAC — Provisional 10th College Allocation Merit List, AJK State Subject Open Merit 2025-26, merit list, accessed 2026-10-07
- [12] JAC — Members, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
PMDC (pmdc.pk/colleges) for the current recognition status. UHS Lahore admission prospectus for the latest published seats and fees. Individual college websites and fee notifications for any figure not in the prospectus. Wikipedia "List of medical schools in Pakistan" for cross-checking seat counts.
MDCAT test score scales changed over time (210 in 2021, 200 in 2022, 180 from 2025). The MDCAT weightage in the aggregate formula (typically 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC, 10% SSC) has stayed stable across cycles we cover. Closing merit numbers between cycles may not be directly comparable.