
Rawal Institute of Health Sciences
MBBS seats
100
Recognized seats
Annual fee
PKR 15 lakh
Estimated from fee ceiling
Closing merit
84.10%
2025, Self-finance
Clinical beds
450
Rawal General Hospital
Overview
Rawal Institute of Health Sciences is a private college in Islamabad with SZABMU as its affiliating university 4. PMDC lists the college in its private medical colleges register 1. The record lists MBBS over five years and BDS over four years. PMDC records 100 MBBS seats for the college 1. The record gives estimated annual tuition of Rs 1,500,000 for MBBS and Rs 1,350,000 for BDS. The record marks the college active in Islamabad.
Students apply through the RIHS admission portal for the session 2025-2026 6. SZABMU named the college in its first provisional merit list for session 2019-20 8. PMDC pairs the college with Rawal General Hospital and marks it as own 2. The record lists the attached hospital at 450 beds. SZABMU sets the admission requirements for the private medical route 9.
The campus runs five colleges: medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and rehabilitation sciences 3. The record marks the college active with a hostel for students. The site keeps an affiliation page with the PMDC registration number 4. The site carries a home page with news for each session 3.
At a Glance
private Sector
SZABMU Islamabad
Rawal General Hospital
450 Beds
Campus Facilities & Infrastructure
Accreditations & Global Listings
Data verified for Session 2025-2026 admissions. Source: PMDC gazette, SZABMU Islamabad admission prospectus, official merit notifications, and university admissions office.
History and heritage
The record ties the institute to the Rawal Health Welfare Society in Islamabad. The affiliation page dates the first PMDC inspection to December 2011 4. PMDC registered the college under number PF-1-E-2011 (Coun)/226058 4. The record gives 2012 as the establishment year. The college site dates the Rawal College of Medicine to 2011 5.
SZABMU is the affiliating university for MBBS, BDS, and postgraduate study 4. The affiliation page states that PMDC inspected the college again in March 2018 4. The college holds the same PMDC registration, unchanged since its first inspection 4. The record marks the college active with SZABMU as its affiliation.
SZABMU named the college in the first provisional merit list of private medical colleges for session 2019-20 8. That list carried a fee deposit deadline of 10 December 2019 8. The admission guideline for session 2025-2026 follows the PMDC policy of 2023 6. The site keeps six MBBS merit lists for session 2025-26 on its news board 3.
The college works with Rawal General Hospital on Lehtrar Road as its own hospital 2. PMDC also lists Rawal Dental and General Hospital on Lehtrar Road for the dental section 2. The record gives the general hospital 450 beds. The hospital gives the college a clinical base in Islamabad 2.
The site gives the campus address at Almehrban Road, Madina Town, Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad 3. Islamabad holds several private medical colleges inside one federal territory. The record marks the campus private with a hostel for students.
The admission portal carries the online application for each session 7. The site posts merit lists on its home page and on the notice board 6. Students check both places for the current list 6. The notice board on campus carries the same lists 6.
The home page news board also carries the fourth BDS list and the first foreign MBBS list for session 2025-26 3.
MBBS program
5 yearsRecognized seats
100
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 15 lakh
Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling
Closing merit (latest)
84.10%
Self-finance (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not published | 84.10% |
| 2024 | Not published | 81.00% |
| 2023 | Not published | 80.85% |
| 2022 | Not published | 79.50% |
BDS program
4 yearsRecognized seats
75
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 13.50 lakh
Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling
Closing merit (latest)
81.50%
Self-finance (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not published | 81.50% |
| 2024 | Not published | 78.40% |
| 2023 | Not published | 78.10% |
| 2022 | Not published | 76.80% |
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 15 lakhest. | Not published | 5 years |
| BDS | PKR 13.50 lakhest. | Not published | 4 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
The record holds self-finance MBBS aggregates for four years: 79.5 in 2022, 80.85 in 2023, 81 in 2024, and 84.1 in 2025. The record marks all four years as self-finance.
MBBS gained 4.6 points across those four years. The yearly moves stand at 1.35, 0.15, and 3.1 points.
BDS aggregates run 76.8, 78.1, 78.4, and 81.5 across the same four years. The gap between the two series stays under 3 points each year. The record marks no gap in either series.
Both series rise every year. The 2025 session holds the highest mark in both programmes. The self-finance label sits on every entry in the record.
Treat 84.1 as the MBBS mark to beat for the next session. The BDS mark of 81.5 sets the dental line. Plan a margin above the last closing mark. The series shows no fall in any year.
Admission process (MBBS and BDS via RIHS)
RIHS runs the admission process for session 2025-2026 under the PMDC policy of 2023 6. Students apply on the RIHS admission portal 6. SZABMU publishes the MBBS admission requirements on its site 9. The merit list carries 10 percent SSC, 40 percent HSSC, and 50 percent MDCAT marks 6.
- Hold at least 60 percent marks in HSSC or equivalent to apply 6.
- Score at least 55 percent in the NMDCAT for the MBBS route 6.
- Score at least 50 percent in the NMDCAT for the BDS route 6.
- Foreign students may submit SAT-II with 550 marks, an MCAT, or a UCAT score 6.
- Apply on the RIHS admission portal and send separate forms for MBBS and BDS 6.
- Attach the fee challan of Rs 2,000 with the application 6.
- RIHS prepares the merit list and posts it on the website and notice board 6.
- Pay the fee within three days of your name on the list 6.
- If two students tie, the older candidate takes the position 6.
- Disclose any prior MBBS admission and cancel it before the seat is booked 6.
- The MDCAT result stays valid for three years under the guideline 6.
- Foreign applicants route through SAT-II, MCAT, or UCAT with the stated cut-offs 6.
Teaching hospitals
PMDC pairs the medical college with Rawal General and Dental Hospital in Islamabad and marks it as own 2. The record names it Rawal General Hospital and gives it 450 beds. The hospital works on Lehtrar Road in Islamabad 2. The record names the hospital among the campus facilities.
PMDC lists Rawal Dental and General Hospital on Lehtrar Road for the dental section and marks it as own 2. The record lists Rawal Dental Hospital among the campus facilities. PMDC marks the dental pairing as own for the college 2.
The hospital trains students in internal medicine, trauma, dental surgery, and public health. PMDC keeps both pairings on its hospital register of 7 November 2025 2. The four fields cover the MBBS teaching plan at the hospital.
Both hospitals sit in Islamabad, close to the campus address 3. The record marks the hospital active with 450 beds for clinical work.
PMDC publishes the pairing on the recognised institutes list with attached hospitals 2.
Campus and facilities
The site gives the campus address at Almehrban Road, Madina Town, Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad 3. The record lists Rawal General Hospital on Lehtrar Road and Rawal Dental Hospital. It also lists a digital learning centre, student hostels, and a central medical library. The record marks the campus private in Islamabad.
Five colleges share the campus: medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and rehabilitation sciences 3. Nursing, pharmacy, and rehabilitation sciences add three non-MBBS routes on one address 3. The record marks student hostels and a central medical library on the campus. The medical college sits beside the four other colleges 3.
The record lists a digital learning centre among the campus facilities. The site keeps contact lines for the college sections on its home page 3. The home page lists all five colleges for applicants 3.
The record marks the campus active with a hostel for students. The admission portal works online for each session 7. Student hostels sit on the record for this campus.
Recognition and accreditation
PMDC lists Rawal Institute of Health Sciences with 100 MBBS seats 1. The record marks the college as active.
The affiliation page lists PMDC recognition, a WDOMS entry, CPSP accreditation, and ISO 9001:2015 4. The record lists four credentials: PMDC recognition, a WDOMS entry, ECFMG eligibility, and CPSP accreditation. ISO 9001:2015 sits on the affiliation page for the campus 4.
SZABMU affiliates the college for MBBS, BDS, and postgraduate study 4. PMDC inspected the college in December 2011 and again in March 2018 4.
The dental section works with its own PMDC hospital pairing 2. The record marks the dental hospital active on Lehtrar Road.
Student life
The site keeps a Student Affairs line at 051-2617384 and a WhatsApp number at 0309-5047589 3. The record marks student hostels on the campus. The accounts line runs at 0333-5391282 on the same site 3.
The home page carries news items for the merit lists of each session 3. The sixth MBBS list for session 2025-26 sits on that board 3. The news board also carries the foreign MBBS list 3.
Five colleges on one campus put medical students beside nursing, pharmacy, and rehabilitation students 3. The record lists a digital learning centre and a central medical library. The campus keeps student hostels on the record.
Accounts and student affairs keep separate phone lines on the site 3. The college runs under the Rawal Health Welfare Society in Islamabad.
The BDS inquiry line at 0349-6799768 handles programme questions from applicants 3. Student affairs also carries a second line at 0322-9226584 3.
Contact and official links
- Address
- Rawal Institute of Health Sciences (Pvt) Ltd., Almehrban Road, Madina Town, Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad
- Main phone
- +92 51 2617381
- Student Affairs phone
- +92 51 2617384
- Admissions email
- [email protected]
- Website
- rihs.edu.pk
Common questions
Which university affiliates Rawal for MBBS?
SZABMU is the affiliating university for MBBS, BDS, and postgraduate study 4. PMDC registered the college in December 2011 under number PF-1-E-2011 (Coun)/226058 4. The record lists SZABMU Islamabad as the affiliation. PMDC keeps the college on its active register 1. SZABMU publishes the MBBS requirements for private colleges 9.
What is the merit formula?
The guideline gives the merit formula for session 2025-2026 6. SSC marks count 10 percent, HSSC marks count 40 percent, and MDCAT marks count 50 percent 6. Students need 60 percent in HSSC and 55 percent in the NMDCAT for MBBS 6. The formula applies to the session 2025-2026 guideline 6.
How do students apply?
Students apply on the RIHS admission portal with separate forms for MBBS and BDS 6. The application carries a fee challan of Rs 2,000 6. RIHS posts the merit list on the website and on the notice board 6. Selected students pay the fee within three days 6. The portal takes separate forms for the two programmes 7.
Which hospitals serve the college?
PMDC pairs the medical college with Rawal General and Dental Hospital in Islamabad as an own hospital 2. The dental section works with Rawal Dental and General Hospital on Lehtrar Road 2. The record gives the general hospital 450 beds. The record lists both pairings as own hospitals 2.
Do students get hostel rooms?
The record lists student hostels among the campus facilities. The site keeps a Student Affairs line for student questions at 051-2617384 3. The hostel entry sits on the record for the Islamabad campus. The Student Affairs line answers the remaining questions 3. The record keeps a hostel entry for the Islamabad campus.
Other colleges in ICT
- Federal Medical and Dental CollegeIslamabad, public, 100 MBBS, 50 BDS96.76%
- Army Medical College (NUST School of Health Sciences)Rawalpindi, public, 204 MBBS, 54 BDS95.40%
- NUST School of Health SciencesIslamabad, public, 100 MBBS93.90%
- Dental Section, Army Medical CollegeRawalpindi, public, 54 BDS
- School of Dentistry, SZABMUIslamabad, public, 50 BDS
- Shifa College of Medicine (Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University)Islamabad, private, 100 MBBS89.10%
- Fazaia Medical CollegeIslamabad, private, 100 MBBS88.60%
- Foundation University Medical CollegeRawalpindi, private, 150 MBBS88.30%
Sources
Page research verified 2026-10-07. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.
- [1] PMDC register of medical and dental colleges (seat allocation), pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
- [2] PMDC list of recognised institutes with attached hospitals, 07-11-2025 (PDF), pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
- [3] RIHS home page (colleges, campus address, contacts, merit list news), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [4] RIHS affiliation and recognition page (PMDC registration, inspections), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [5] RIHS Rawal College of Medicine page (establishment, SZABMU link), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [6] RIHS admission guideline, session 2025-2026 (eligibility, merit formula, rules), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [7] RIHS online admission portal, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [8] SZABMU 1st provisional merit list of private medical colleges, session 2019-20, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [9] SZABMU MBBS admission requirements, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
PMDC (pmdc.pk/colleges) for the current recognition status. SZABMU Islamabad 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.