
Rehman College of Dentistry
BDS seats
75
Recognized seats
Annual fee
PKR 13 lakh
Estimated from fee ceiling
Closing merit
84.20%
2025, Self-finance
Clinical beds
120
Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar
Overview
Rehman College of Dentistry (RCD) is a private dental college in Hayatabad, Peshawar 1. It runs a four-part BDS programme with 75 seats 24. KMU conducts its admissions on the private-sector admission portal 56. The college site keeps its programme pages under the Rehman Medical Institute group 1.
The college belongs to the Rehman Medical Institute group. PMDC lists Rehman Medical Institute General Hospital in Peshawar as the college's own teaching hospital 8. Our record lists 120 beds at that hospital. The institute group runs five colleges 10.
The BDS page sets the entry rules for the 2026-27 session. It asks for 60% in HSSC and 50% in MDCAT-2026 2. The college also states a strict no-donation policy for admission 2. The page lists Biology and Chemistry plus Physics or Mathematics as the required subjects 2.
KMU lists the college among its affiliated institutes 7. The site keeps pages for the faculty, the research section and the quality enhancement cell 1. The site keeps an admissions section for the current KMU round 1. Our record marks the BDS programme as active for the session we checked.
At a Glance
private Sector
KMU Peshawar
Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar
120 Beds
Campus Facilities & Infrastructure
Accreditations & Global Listings
Data verified for Session 2025-2026 admissions. Source: PMDC gazette, KMU Peshawar admission prospectus, official merit notifications, and university admissions office.
History and heritage
Rehman Medical Institute was established in Peshawar in 2002 3. Its founder, Prof. Dr Muhammad Rehman, returned to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to build a cardiac care centre 3. He took his MBBS from Khyber Medical College in 1967 3. The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 2002 3. The institute group grew into five colleges 10.
Our record gives two founding dates for the dental college. One field reads 2010 and the history note reads 2014. No page on the college site states a founding year 12.
The KPK regulator keeps an entry for the college. The entry names Rehman Medical Institute (Pvt) Ltd as the owner and marks the college active 9. It records a registration on 28 March 2016 and a renewal in 2023 9. The regulator publishes the entry on its list of registered medical and dental colleges 9. The regulator's list covers medical and dental colleges across the province 9.
KMU lists the college among its affiliated institutes 7. PMDC's private dental register carries the college with 75 BDS seats 4. The college site states that PMDC, KMU and other regulatory authorities govern its programme 1. PMDC's attached-hospital list pairs the college with its own hospital 8.
The scheme of study runs in four professional parts 2. The college writes its admission rules under the PM&DC Medical and Dental Undergraduate Education Regulations for 2026-27 2. The BDS page also cites clause 18(3) of the PM&DC Act 2020 2.
The college site keeps an alumni section and a journals section for its graduates 1. It also lists events and downloads pages for the current session 1. The group also runs a nursing college, a rehabilitation sciences college and an allied health sciences college 10. RMI International and the relief wing RMI Relief work beside the colleges 10.
BDS program
4 yearsRecognized seats
75
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 13 lakh
Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling
Closing merit (latest)
84.20%
Self-finance (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not published | 84.20% |
| 2024 | Not published | 81.20% |
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.
| Program | Open merit fee | Self-finance fee | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDS | PKR 13 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
Our record holds two self-finance closing aggregates for this college. The closing aggregate moved from 81.2% in 2024 to 84.2% in 2025. The 2025 row is the higher of the two. No open-merit row appears in our record for this college.
The college counts three parts in the aggregate: 40% HSSC, 10% SSC and 50% MDCAT 2. Ties that reach four decimals go to the older candidate 2. 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.
For the 2026-27 session the college asks for 60% in HSSC and 50% in MDCAT-2026 2. KMU applies the same 40-10-50 formula across the private colleges on its portal 5. Our record gives an estimated yearly fee of PKR 1,300,000 for BDS. Both rows in our record are self-finance closes.
Admission process (BDS via KMU)
KMU runs the private-sector admission process for Rehman College of Dentistry. The steps below follow the KMU private portal for the 2026-27 session 5. The portal opened the round on 6 October 2026 and closes it on 9 November 2026 5. The portal asks for PKR 3,000 for each programme 5.
- Check eligibility: at least 60% in HSSC and 50% in MDCAT-2026 for BDS 25.
- Hold a pass in Biology and Chemistry plus Physics or Mathematics 2.
- Create an account through the APPLY button on the KMU private portal 5.
- Complete the profile and preview it before submission because edits stop afterwards 5.
- Submit the form before the closing date, 9 November 2026 for the 2026-27 session 5.
- Download the generated challan and pay the PKR 3,000 fee at Khyber Bank 5.
- Open the portal again after 72 hours to check the payment status 5.
- Send no hard copies of documents to KMU 5.
- Track the merit lists and seat allocation on the KMU private portal 5.
Teaching hospital and clinical training
PMDC lists Rehman Medical Institute General Hospital in Peshawar as the college's own teaching hospital 8. Our record lists 120 beds at that hospital. The RMI founder page describes the institute as a 650-plus bed tertiary care hospital 3. The institute site lists cardiac care, kidney transplant and cochlear implant programmes among its specialities 10.
The dental students treat patients at the dental chairs of the hospital 1. Our record lists the RMI Dental Hospital in Hayatabad among the college facilities. The institute site lists an accident and emergency unit for the patients 10. The institute site lists a vaccination centre and a pharmacy among its services 10.
The parent institute keeps a cardio thoracic surgery unit, a catheterisation laboratory and a cardiac ICU 10. A kidney transplant unit and a cochlear implant programme join them 10. The parent institute also runs operation theatres, dialysis and radiology services 10.
The dental college lists a CAD/CAM dental lab and a maxillofacial surgery theatre among its facilities. The speciality list of the institute names executive dentistry 10. Students move from the lab work to the dental chairs of the hospital as the course advances.
Campus and facilities
The campus sits at Rehman Medical Institute, 5/B-2, Phase-V, Hayatabad, Peshawar 1. Our record lists the RMI Dental Hospital, the CAD/CAM dental lab, the maxillofacial surgery theatre, the research library and the hostels. The site keeps pages for the principal's message, the faculty and the quality enhancement cell 1.
The college site keeps pages for hostels, a gymnasium, transport and student societies 1. A downloads section holds forms and notices for the students 1. A journals section and a research section sit beside the downloads page 1. The event pages announce academic meetings for the session 1.
The campus shares its site with Rehman Medical Institute, so the dental wings sit beside the hospital wards 10. The college and the institute use the same UAN and landline 1. The institute site lists one front-desk number, +92 91 5838 666, for the group 10. The institute site lists its departments and diagnostics for the public 10.
Recognition and standing
PMDC's private dental register carries Rehman College of Dentistry in Peshawar with 75 seats 4. KMU lists the college among its affiliated institutes 7. Our record marks the BDS programme as PMDC recognised.
Our record also lists a WHO directory entry, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The KPK regulator keeps the college entry active with a 2023 renewal certificate 9. The BDS page cites the PM&DC Act 2020 and the PM&DC Regulations for 2026-27 2.
The institute group runs a postgraduate medical training deanery, and its FCPS training covers nine specialties 10. The training names include general medicine, general surgery, paediatrics and cardiology 10. Our record marks the college entry as active for the session we checked.
Student life
The college runs a scholarship scheme with three awards. Merit awards serve Pakistani candidates on open merit, and performance awards go to the top three positions in university examinations 1. Performance awards follow the annual or semester examination results 1.
A distress scholarship supports students who lose a parent or guardian during their studies 1. The college site keeps pages for societies, journals, events and alumni 1. The alumni section keeps the record of past batches 1.
Hostels, a gymnasium and transport support the daily routine of the students 1. Hayatabad is a planned residential phase of Peshawar beside the teaching hospital 110. The society pages list the student groups that run on the campus 1. Our record marks the college open to men and women.
Contact and official links
- Address
- Rehman Medical Institute, 5/B-2, Phase-V, Hayatabad, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
- UAN
- 111 REHMAN (734 626)
- Telephone
- +92-91-5838038 (WhatsApp), +92-91-5838181 (Ext. 4751)
- [email protected]
- Website
- rcd.rmi.edu.pk
- Admission portal
- caspr.kmu.edu.pk
Common questions
Is Rehman College of Dentistry public or private?
It is a private dental college in Hayatabad, Peshawar. PMDC's private register carries it with 75 BDS seats 4. KMU holds its admissions on the private-sector portal 56. Our record gives two founding dates, 2010 and 2014. No page on the college site states a founding year 1.
How do I apply for BDS 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 5. For 2026-27 the form window runs from 6 October to 9 November 2026 5.
How is the aggregate calculated?
The college counts 50% of your MDCAT marks, 40% of your HSSC marks and 10% of your SSC marks 2. Ties that reach four decimals go to the older candidate 2. You need 60% in HSSC and 50% in MDCAT-2026 2.
What does the BDS course cost?
Our record gives an estimated yearly fee of PKR 1,300,000 for BDS. Treat the figure as an estimate. The college publishes its fee structure for 2026-27 on the programme page before the admission round 2. The published document carries the label RCD Fee Structure 2026-27 2.
Does the college ask for a donation?
No. The college states that a strict no-donation policy applies 2. Only the admissions office may issue a written offer of admission, and payments go to the official bank account listed on the portal 2. The college does not demand fees for more than one year in advance 2.
Other colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Khyber Medical CollegePeshawar, public, 275 MBBS94.77%
- Ayub Medical CollegeAbbottabad, public, 270 MBBS94.19%
- Khyber Girls Medical CollegePeshawar, public, 150 MBBS93.88%
- Bacha Khan Medical CollegeMardan, public, 100 MBBS93.81%
- Saidu Medical CollegeSwat, public, 115 MBBS93.61%
- Nowshera Medical CollegeNowshera, public, 115 MBBS93.61%
- Gajju Khan Medical CollegeSwabi, public, 70 MBBS93.56%
- Gomal Medical CollegeD.I. Khan, public, 115 MBBS93.41%
Sources
Page research verified 2026-10-07. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.
- [1] Rehman College of Dentistry — Home, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [2] Rehman College of Dentistry — Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [3] RMI — About the founder, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [4] PMDC — Private dental colleges register, pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
- [5] KMU Centralised Admission System — private sector, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [6] KMU CASPR — List of private sector colleges, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [7] KMU — Affiliated institutes, admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [8] PMDC — List of medical and dental colleges with attached teaching hospitals (2025), pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
- [9] HERA-KP — Registered medical and dental colleges list, other, accessed 2026-10-07
- [10] Rehman Medical Institute — Home, hospital, accessed 2026-10-07
PMDC (pmdc.pk/colleges) for the current recognition status. KMU Peshawar 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.