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Peshawar Medical College (Prime Foundation)

Peshawar, Khyber PakhtunkhwaEstablished 2005Riphah International UniversityPrime Teaching Hospital (700 beds)Hostel available

MBBS seats

150

Recognized seats

Annual fee

PKR 15 lakh

Estimated from fee ceiling

Closing merit

86.60%

2025, Self-finance

Clinical beds

700

Prime Teaching Hospital

Overview

Peshawar Medical College (PMC) is a private medical college on Warsak Road in Peshawar 12. It runs the five-year MBBS programme with 150 seats 25. KMU conducts its admissions on the private-sector admission portal 34. Our record gives an estimated yearly fee of PKR 1,500,000 for the MBBS course.

The college sits inside the Riphah International University Peshawar Campus 12. Our record names Riphah International University as the affiliation. The campus also hosts Peshawar Dental College 1. Peshawar Dental College shares the campus and the teaching hospitals with the medical college 1.

Clinical teaching runs at three teaching hospitals in Peshawar: Prime Teaching Hospital, Mercy Teaching Hospital and Kuwait Teaching Hospital 12. Our record lists 700 beds across those hospitals. PMDC pairs the college with Mercy Teaching Hospital and Kuwait Teaching Hospital in its 2025 list 6.

The site posts the 2026-27 admission round. The form window closes on 9 November 2026 and the provisional merit list follows on 10 November 2026 12. The site posts the admission notice for the 2026-27 round on its home page 1.

At a Glance

Sector

private Sector

Admitting Authority

Riphah International University

Primary Hospital

Prime Teaching Hospital

Clinical Beds

700 Beds

Campus Facilities & Infrastructure

Mercy Teaching HospitalKuwait Teaching HospitalPrime Foundation Research CentreStudent Hostels on Warsak RoadCentral Medical Library

Accreditations & Global Listings

PMDC RecognizedWHO (WDOMS)ECFMG EligibleCPSP Accredited

Data verified for Session 2025-2026 admissions. Source: PMDC gazette, Riphah International University admission prospectus, official merit notifications, and university admissions office.

History and heritage

Our record dates the college to 2005, and the Wikipedia list of Pakistani medical colleges gives the same year 7. The department site lists 2005 as its year of establishment 2. Our record states that the college started in 2005 under the PRIME Foundation. The college now works as a constituent department of Riphah International University – Peshawar Campus 2.

Our record names two affiliations. One field names Riphah International University and the history note names KMU. The department site states the Riphah affiliation 2. KMU still runs the admission round for the college on its private portal 34. KMU runs the round for the private colleges of the province on one portal 4.

PMDC's private medical register carries Peshawar Medical College with 150 seats 5. The site states that PM&DC recognises the MBBS programme 2. The department site lists HEC, PM&DC, CPSP, the Ministry of Health Pakistan and WHO among its recognitions 2. KMU's private list carries the college for the 2026-27 round 4.

Postgraduate training runs at the college. The site states that CPSP recognises its FCPS and MCPS programmes since 2011 2. The site splits the postgraduate work into basic sciences and clinical sciences 2.

The campus covers 25 kanals at Warsak Rd, Sher Ali Town 2. The site states that a 2024 inspection placed the college first among the private medical colleges of KP with more than 80% score 2. The department site gives the MBBS course a length of five years 2. Our record marks the college entry as active for the session we checked.

The site keeps a convocation notice for the graduates of the college 2. Registration for the convocation closes on 27 October 2026 2. The department site also keeps fee structures for 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 2. The site posts the fee structures beside its admissions pages for the current session 2.

MBBS program

5 years

Recognized seats

150

Open merit seats

Annual tuition

PKR 15 lakh

Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling

Closing merit (latest)

86.60%

Self-finance (2025)

YearOpen meritSelf-finance
2025Not published86.60%
2024Not published83.50%
2023Not published81.55%
2022Not published80.20%

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.

ProgramOpen merit feeSelf-finance feeDuration
MBBSPKR 15 lakhest.Not published5 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.

78%81%83%86%88%202220232024202580.2081.5583.5086.60
MBBS(self-finance)

What the merit trend shows

Our record holds four self-finance closing aggregates for this college. The closing aggregate moved from 80.2% in 2022 to 81.55% in 2023, then to 83.5% in 2024 and 86.6% in 2025. The 2025 row is the highest of the four.

KMU builds the aggregate from three parts: 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC and 10% SSC 3. The private portal applies the same formula to every private college on its list 3. The MDCAT mark scale moved from 210 to 200 and then to 180 across recent sessions. One percentage does not mean one raw score in every row.

The private portal asks for at least 60% in HSSC Pre-Medical and at least 55% in MDCAT for MBBS 38. Our record gives an estimated yearly fee of PKR 1,500,000 for MBBS. The site offers fee structures for 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 for a check 2. The gaps between the four rows are 1.35, 1.95 and 3.1 points.

Admission process (MBBS via KMU)

KMU runs the private-sector admission process for Peshawar Medical College. The steps below follow the KMU private portal for the 2026-27 session 3. The portal opened the round on 6 October 2026 and closes it on 9 November 2026 3. The site posts a provisional merit list on 10 November 2026 1.

  1. Check eligibility: at least 60% in HSSC Pre-Medical and at least 55% in MDCAT for MBBS 3.
  2. Keep your MDCAT result from 2024, 2025 or 2026, since the portal accepts those sessions 3.
  3. Create an account through the APPLY button on the KMU private portal 3.
  4. Complete the profile and preview it before submission because edits stop afterwards 3.
  5. Submit the form before the closing date, 9 November 2026 for the 2026-27 session 3.
  6. Download the generated challan and pay the PKR 3,000 fee at Khyber Bank 3.
  7. Open the portal again after 72 hours to check the payment status 3.
  8. List your college preferences in the order that placement should use them 3.
  9. Track the merit lists and seat allocation on the KMU private portal 3.

Teaching hospitals and clinical training

PMDC lists Prime Teaching Hospital, Mercy Teaching Hospital and Kuwait Teaching Hospital as the college's own hospitals 6. Our record lists 400 beds at Mercy Teaching Hospital and 300 at Kuwait Teaching Hospital. PMDC's 2025 list names four hospitals for the college in Peshawar 6.

The site describes Prime Teaching Hospital as a centre with diagnostic and surgical facilities for clinical training 1. It notes high patient volume and community healthcare work at Mercy Teaching Hospital 1. Kuwait Teaching Hospital runs rotations across medical and surgical specialties 1. The three hospitals sit in Peshawar, close to the campus 16.

PMDC's list also carries Prime Medical Complex among the college's own hospitals 6. Peshawar Dental Hospital trains the dental students of the campus 1. Peshawar Dental College shares the campus with the medical college 1.

The department site lists clinical rotations across medical and surgical specialties for the students 2. The postgraduate side runs FCPS and MCPS programmes that CPSP recognises since 2011 2. The rotations run across the medical and surgical specialties of the hospitals 12.

Campus and facilities

The campus sits on 25 kanals at Warsak Rd, Sher Ali Town, Peshawar 2. Our record lists the Mercy and Kuwait teaching hospitals, the Prime Foundation research centre, the hostels and the central medical library.

The campus site lists a library and learning resource centre, hostels, sports and gym, student societies, a cafeteria and transport 1. The department site adds a girls' hostel, a mosque, a day care centre and a counselling service 2.

The campus also hosts Peshawar Dental College, the sister college of the medical college 1. Both colleges share the site and the teaching hospitals of the campus 1. The site keeps pages for both colleges of the campus 1.

Our record marks the campus open to men and women. The site keeps its facility pages for the current academic session 1. The department site posts its notices for the students beside them 2.

Recognition and standing

PMDC's private medical register carries Peshawar Medical College with 150 seats 5. The department site lists PM&DC, CPSP, the Ministry of Health Pakistan and WHO among its recognitions 2. Our record marks the MBBS programme as PMDC recognised. Our record marks the college entry as active for the session we checked.

The campus page lists HEC, PM&DC, CPSP and a Riphah International University affiliation 1. Our record also lists a WHO directory entry and ECFMG eligibility. The CPSP recognition covers the FCPS and MCPS programmes that run at the college 2.

Student life

The campus site lists four student societies: the UMR Society, the Social Welfare Society, the Society for Literature and Arts and the Sports Society 1. The site lists the four societies on its campus pages 1. Our record marks the college open to men and women.

Hostels, sports and gym facilities, a cafeteria and transport support the daily routine of the students 12. The campus keeps a counselling service for the students 2. The campus keeps a mosque and a day care centre for its community 2.

The campus sits at Warsak Rd, Sher Ali Town, in Peshawar 1. The three teaching hospitals sit in the same city, so the clinical work runs close to the college 16. The site posts notices for the current session beside the society pages 1.

Contact and official links

Address
Warsak Rd, Sher Ali Town, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
Telephone
+92-91-5202191-94
Admission portal
caspr.kmu.edu.pk

Common questions

Is Peshawar Medical College public or private?

It is a private medical college on Warsak Road, Peshawar. PMDC's private register carries it with 150 MBBS seats 5. KMU holds its admissions on the private-sector portal 34. Our record dates the college to 2005 7. The college works as a constituent department of Riphah International University – Peshawar Campus 2.

How do I apply for MBBS here?

Apply on the KMU private-sector portal. Create the account, complete the profile, submit the form, download the challan and pay the PKR 3,000 fee at Khyber Bank 3. For 2026-27 the form window runs from 6 October to 9 November 2026 3.

How is the aggregate calculated?

KMU counts 50% of your MDCAT marks, 40% of your HSSC marks and 10% of your SSC marks 3. The portal asks for at least 60% in HSSC Pre-Medical and at least 55% in MDCAT for MBBS 3. KMU posts the same formula for every private college on its list 3.

What does the MBBS course cost?

Our record gives an estimated yearly fee of PKR 1,500,000 for MBBS. Treat the figure as an estimate. The site offers fee structures for 2026-27 and earlier sessions for a check 2. The department site keeps the documents under its downloads for the students 2. Check the current document before you pay the fee challan.

Where do students train clinically?

Students train at three teaching hospitals in Peshawar: Prime, Mercy and Kuwait Teaching Hospital 12. PMDC lists all three as the college's own hospitals 6. Our record lists 700 beds across them. The campus site names Mercy Teaching Hospital and Kuwait Teaching Hospital for the clinical rotations 1.

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Sources

Page research verified 2026-10-07. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.

  1. [1] Riphah International University — Peshawar Campus, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
  2. [2] Peshawar Medical College — Department of Medical Sciences, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
  3. [3] KMU Centralised Admission System — private sector, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
  4. [4] KMU CASPR — List of private sector colleges, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
  5. [5] PMDC — Private medical colleges register, pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
  6. [6] PMDC — List of medical and dental colleges with attached teaching hospitals (2025), pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
  7. [7] Wikipedia — List of medical colleges in Pakistan, wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-07
  8. [8] ProPakistani — KMU opens private MBBS and BDS admissions for 2026-27, media, accessed 2026-10-07

PMDC (pmdc.pk/colleges) for the current recognition status. Riphah International University 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.