Sharif Medical and Dental College
MBBS seats
150
Recognized seats
Annual fee
PKR 17.50 lakh
Estimated from fee ceiling
Closing merit
86.80%
2025, Self-finance
Clinical beds
500
Sharif Medical and Dental Hospital, Raiwind
Overview
Sharif Medical and Dental College is a private medical college in Lahore. It teaches MBBS and BDS programs. 15 The dataset record lists 150 MBBS seats and 50 BDS seats for the college.
The campus sits on Sharif Medical City Road, off Raiwind Road at Jati Umra. 3 The University of Health Sciences Lahore runs the admission round for private medical colleges in Punjab. 5 Applicants register on the UHS private admission portal and name the college in their preference list. 5
The attached hospital is Sharif Medical City Hospital, a 500-bed facility on the same complex. 4 Students complete the clinical years inside this hospital. 4 The trust page records the hospital under four regulators of Pakistani health care. 2
The college works under the Sharif Trust, which runs a group of medical institutions in Lahore. 2 The UHS private-sector notice lists the college for the 2025-26 session. 5
At a Glance
private Sector
UHS Lahore
Sharif Medical and Dental Hospital, Raiwind
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
Ittefaq Hospital opened in 1986 as the first significant step of the founders. The trust page records that the founder started the hospital after his own heart ailment. 2 The hospital grew into the medical complex that the college uses today. 12 Ittefaq Hospital stands as the origin of the medical group. 2
The Sharif Trust formed in 1995. 2 The late Mian Mohammad Sharif established the trust. 2 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chairs the trust. 2 The trust page records that the board decisions bind the management. 2
Sharif Medical City Hospital dates to 1997. 2 The trust page records the hospital under four regulators: the Punjab Health Care Commission, the Pakistan Medical Commission, UHS and CPSP. 2 The hospital runs services for emergency, outpatient and inpatient care. 4 The hospital holds 500 beds on the Sharif Medical City complex. 4
The trust page lists 15 medical institutions with dates from 1997 to 2021. 2 It records Sharif Medical and Dental College in 2007, with the University of Health Sciences Lahore and the Pakistan Medical Commission. 2 The directory record gives 2008 as the established year.
The trust states a plan to establish Sharif International University in the future. 2 The group covers hospitals, colleges and institutes built between 1997 and 2021. 2 The trust runs the college with the hospital on one campus. 124
For the 2025-26 session, UHS opened online applications on 7 November 2025 and closed them on 21 November 2025. 5 The provisional merit list came on 10 December 2025. 5 The final order of merit came on 15 December 2025. 5
Classes for the MBBS program began on 2 February 2026. 5 The BDS program began on 2 March 2026. 5 The UHS private-sector notice lists the college at entry 28 among the private medical colleges. 5
MBBS program
5 yearsRecognized seats
150
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 17.50 lakh
Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling
Closing merit (latest)
86.80%
Self-finance (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not published | 86.80% |
| 2024 | Not published | 83.90% |
| 2023 | Not published | 84.55% |
| 2022 | Not published | 83.20% |
BDS program
4 yearsRecognized seats
50
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 15 lakh
Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling
Closing merit (latest)
84.30%
Self-finance (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not published | 84.30% |
| 2024 | Not published | 81.20% |
| 2023 | Not published | 81.75% |
| 2022 | Not published | 80.40% |
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 17.50 lakhest. | Not published | 5 years |
| BDS | PKR 15 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 self-finance closing aggregates moved at a high level in each of the last four sessions. The MBBS aggregate moved from 83.2% in 2022 to 84.55% in 2023, then to 83.9% in 2024 and 86.8% in 2025. The rise from 2024 to 2025 is 2.9 percentage points.
The BDS aggregate moved from 80.4% in 2022 to 81.75% in 2023, then to 81.2% in 2024 and 84.3% in 2025. The rise from 2024 to 2025 is 3.1 percentage points.
UHS sets the aggregate with three components: 10% SSC, 40% HSSC and 50% MDCAT. 56 Compare sessions with care. The MDCAT mark scale changed from 210 to 200 to 180 across years. 7 One percentage point does not mean the same raw score in every row.
Admission process (MBBS and BDS via UHS)
The college admits students through the centralised UHS private-sector process. The steps below follow the UHS 2025-26 private-sector notice. 5
- Check eligibility: at least 55% in MDCAT 2023, 2024 or 2025 for MBBS. 5 You also need at least 50% for BDS and at least 60% in HSSC Pre-Medical. 5
- Register on the UHS private admission portal with your name, guardian details, email and CNIC or passport. 5
- Select your seat category and enter your SSC, HSSC and MDCAT records. 5
- Name every college you want, in order of preference. 5 The process allows any number of preferences and requires at least one. 5
- Upload scanned documents such as domicile, result cards, identity documents, photograph, signature and thumbprint. 5 Each file must stay at or below 1 MB. 5
- Pay the Rs. 2,000 application-processing fee at a Bank of Punjab or National Bank of Pakistan branch. 5 Upload the paid receipt on the admission portal. 5
- Track the provisional merit list, then the final order of merit. 5 For the 2025-26 round, the final order came on 15 December 2025. 5
- On selection, deposit Rs. 600,000 with UHS within three working days of the merit list. 5
- Pay the remaining fee to the college and join in writing by the due date. 5
Teaching hospital
Sharif Medical City Hospital is the attached teaching hospital. 4 The hospital page records a 500-bed facility with 18,730 square feet of covered area. 4 The hospital and the college stand on one complex at Jati Umra. 134
The hospital runs 13 operation theatres. 4 Each theatre has its own pre-operative and post-operative sections. 4 The services cover emergency care, outpatient care and inpatient care. 4 The wards give the students their clinical rotation places. 14
The hospital runs departments for general surgery, surgical oncology, anaesthesia, ENT and medicine. 4 It also runs units for urology and kidney transplant surgery, nephrology, and gynaecology and obstetrics. 4 Further departments cover orthopaedics, dermatology, paediatrics and neonatology. 4
The hospital also runs neurosciences, psychiatry, radiology and pathology. 4 Private rooms and investigation services complete the service list. 4 The trust page regulates the hospital with the Punjab Health Care Commission. 2 Students meet these departments during the clinical years of the MBBS program. 14
Campus and facilities
The campus sits on Sharif Medical City Road, off Raiwind Road at Jati Umra in Lahore. 3 The college and the hospital stand on one complex. 14 The address in the contact block belongs to the same road. 3
The campus holds a simulation laboratory, student hostels, an auditorium and a sports complex. 1 The directory record also lists the 80-acre campus and the cardiology and cardiac surgery wing. The hostels and the auditorium sit on the same campus as the college. 1
Students live in the student hostels on the campus. 1 The auditorium holds college events and the departmental sessions. 1 The simulation laboratory allows skills practice outside the hospital. 1 The hostels stand next to the lecture halls on the campus. 1
The trust page records the college among its group of medical institutions in Lahore. 2 The college and the hospital share the lecture halls, the laboratories and the wards. 14
Recognition
The UHS private-sector notice lists the college among the private medical colleges of Punjab for the 2025-26 session. 5 The same notice lists the dental section of the college among the private dental colleges. 5
The trust page records the hospital under the Punjab Health Care Commission, the Pakistan Medical Commission, the University of Health Sciences Lahore and CPSP. 2
The directory record also lists the college in the World Directory of Medical Schools, with ECFMG eligibility for graduates and CPSP accreditation. The directory record lists PMDC recognition for both programs.
Student life
Students live in the student hostels on the campus. 1 The campus sits at Jati Umra on Sharif Medical City Road. 3 The campus holds a simulation laboratory for skills practice outside the hospital. 1 The hostels stand next to the lecture halls and the laboratories. 1
The auditorium and the sports complex carry college events, sports and student sessions. 1 The sports complex gives the students a place for outdoor games. 1 The student sessions run in the auditorium on the campus. 1
The hospital wards sit on the same complex, so students reach clinical duty in a short walk. 14 The lecture halls, the laboratories and the library serve the daily classes. 1 The college website records the student services on the campus. 1
Contact
- Address
- Sharif Medical City Road, off Raiwind Road, Jati Umra, Lahore
- Telephone
- +92 42 37860117, +92 42 37860113
- UAN
- +92 42 111 123 786
- Website
- sharifmedicalcity.org
Common questions
How do I apply to Sharif Medical and Dental College?
You apply through the UHS private admission portal, not to the college directly. Register online with your name, guardian details, email and CNIC or passport. Name the college in your preference list, upload your documents and pay the Rs. 2,000 processing fee. 5
What does the admission cost?
UHS charges Rs. 2,000 as the application-processing fee. 5 On selection you deposit Rs. 600,000 with UHS within three working days of the merit list. 5 You then pay the remaining fee to the college in instalments by the due date. 5
What MDCAT score do I need?
The 2025-26 cycle required at least 55% in MDCAT 2023, 2024 or 2025 for MBBS. 5 It required at least 50% for BDS and at least 60% in HSSC Pre-Medical. 5 Check the current UHS admission notice for your session. 6
Does the college teach dentistry?
Yes. The UHS private-sector notice lists the dental section of the college among the private dental colleges. 5 The listing covers the 2025-26 admission session in Punjab. 5 The dataset record lists 50 BDS seats for the program. The BDS program runs for four years.
How is the aggregate calculated?
UHS counts 10% of SSC marks, 40% of HSSC marks and 50% of MDCAT marks. 56 The three parts make the aggregate that decides the merit order. Compare sessions with care. The MDCAT mark scale changed from 210 to 200 to 180 across years. 7 One percentage point does not mean the same raw score in every row.
Other colleges in Punjab
- King Edward Medical UniversityLahore, public, 325 MBBS, 50 BDS94.87%
- Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental CollegeLahore, public, 100 MBBS, 50 BDS94.75%
- Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeLahore, public, 325 MBBS94.45%
- Services Institute of Medical SciencesLahore, public, 220 MBBS94.23%
- Nishtar Medical UniversityMultan, public, 300 MBBS, 65 BDS94.15%
- Ameer-ud-Din Medical CollegeLahore, public, 110 MBBS94.01%
- Rawalpindi Medical UniversityRawalpindi, public, 350 MBBS, 50 BDS93.93%
- Fatima Jinnah Medical UniversityLahore, public, 300 MBBS93.81%
Sources
Page research verified 2026-10-07. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.
- [1] Sharif Medical City — Home, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [2] Sharif Medical City — About Trust, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [3] Sharif Medical City — Contact, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [4] Sharif Medical City — Hospital, hospital, accessed 2026-10-07
- [5] UHS — Private sector medical and dental colleges of Punjab, admissions 2025-26 (PDF), admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
- [6] UHS — MBBS/BDS Prospectus 2025-26 (PDF), prospectus, accessed 2026-10-07
- [7] UHS — Home, 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.