Bibi Aseefa Dental College

Bibi Aseefa Dental College is a public dental college in Larkana, upper Sindh. The prospectus calls it the only dental college of Northern Sindh and its periphery ¹. Our dataset records 50 BDS seats and 100 beds at Chandka Medical College Hospital.

This entry covers the four-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery ¹. It offers no MBBS programme in our records. The PMDC register lists the college with 50 seats ⁶.

Our dataset names SMBBMU Larkana as the affiliating university. The college is a constituent unit of the university ¹². The university admits students through the Sindh Government prospectus for session 2025-26 ¹.

The Sindh prospectus tags the BDS course to ten districts of upper Sindh ¹. The prospectus gives the college its own seat and fee tables ¹. The prospectus records the college as a centre for facial trauma, oral cancer and orthogenetic surgery care ¹. Students treat patients through the dental hospital and the attached teaching hospital ¹.

Our dataset records 2014 as the founding year and its history note records 2011. The prospectus records the inauguration by President Asif Ali Zardari on the 57th birthday of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto ¹. The prospectus gives no calendar year for the founding and records only the inauguration ¹.

SMBBMU was created by a bill passed in the Sindh Assembly on 12 September 2008 ¹. The university was notified on 18 October 2008 and its groundbreaking followed on 30 December 2009 ¹. Wikipedia records the university establishment as 9 July 2009 ⁷.

Chandka Medical College came into being on 20 April 1973 ¹. The then Prime Minister gifted the college a 200-bedded Civil Hospital ¹. Bibi Aseefa Dental College joined the university as a constituent college ¹².

The prospectus lists Bibi Aseefa Dental College among the constituent colleges of SMBBMU ¹. Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur and Chandka Medical College sit in the same list ¹.

The university is recognized by HEC, PM and DC, GMC and CPSP ¹. The prospectus records a 1600-bedded teaching hospital recognized by CPSP ¹.

The college runs 16 dental departments with a full faculty roster on the university site ³. The university carries the name of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto ⁷.

The campus page records the BDS programme and an MDS in oral and maxillofacial surgery ². The admissions portal records the BDS course as a four-year programme ⁵.

The Sindh prospectus tags the BDS course to ten districts of upper Sindh ¹. The tagged list covers Larkana, Dadu, Shikarpur, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Kashmore, Jacobabad, Naushero-Feroze, Sukkur, Khairpur and Ghotki ¹.

BDS admissions follow the Sindh prospectus seat table for the session ¹. The college holds 45 district merit seats, four UEAP local seats and one overseas seat ¹. Wikipedia records the university established at Larkana in 2009 ⁷. Our dataset records 50 BDS seats for the programme.

Our dataset records two open-merit BDS aggregates for this college: 76.8% in 2024 and 82.9% in 2025. The dataset holds no rows for 2022 and 2023.

The 2025 figure sits about six points above the 2024 figure. Compare sessions with care because the MDCAT mark scale moved from 210 to 200 and then to 180.

The Sindh prospectus builds the aggregate from 10% SSC, 40% HSSC and 50% MDCAT ¹. A candidate needs at least 50% in MDCAT 2025 for BDS ¹.

Our dataset records a fee of PKR 18,000. The prospectus records an admission fee of Rs 25,000 and tuition of Rs 52,800 a year on district merit ¹. The first year on district merit totals Rs 77,800 ¹. A 10 percent fee revision applies at each yearly deposit ¹.

Overseas seats cost US$900 admission and US$10,500 tuition a year ¹. UEAP local seats cost Rs 30,000 admission and Rs 715,000 tuition a year ¹.

Our dataset records a 100-bed Chandka Medical College Hospital as the attached hospital. The prospectus records Chandka Medical College with a 200-bedded Civil Hospital ¹. The Prime Minister gifted that hospital to the college in 1973 ¹.

The university records a 1600-bedded teaching hospital recognized by CPSP ¹. The prospectus names the university as recognized by HEC, PM and DC, GMC and CPSP ¹.

The prospectus records the college as a centre for facial trauma, oral cancer and orthogenetic surgery care ¹. It serves Northern Sindh and its periphery ¹.

The campus page records the BDS programme and an MDS in oral and maxillofacial surgery ². The dental faculty lists 16 departments on the university site ³.

Clinical departments include operative dentistry, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and periodontology ³. Operative dentistry and prosthodontics each list eight staff members on the faculty page ³.

The campus page records the dental hospital with the BDS programme ². Our dataset records dental chairs and laboratories for training.

The college sits in Larkana, the headquarters of Larkana district in upper Sindh ¹. The prospectus lists it among the constituent colleges of SMBBMU ¹.

Our dataset lists the dental hospital, oral surgery suites, conservative dentistry labs, the SMBBMU digital library and hostels. The university site records a purpose-built building for the college ².

The university records laboratories with the latest equipment, a conventional and digital library, an IT department and video conference facilities ¹.

Our dataset records student hostels. The prospectus sets a hostel fee of Rs 20,000 a year for all student categories ¹. The transport fee sits at Rs 5,000 a year ¹.

The university site lists a 16-department dental faculty with staff for each department ³. The university contact page lists the VC secretariat, registrar and admissions lines for the campus ⁴.

The admissions portal runs the online application for the session ⁵.

Our dataset records PMDC recognition, a WHO directory listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The prospectus records recognition by HEC, PM and DC, GMC and CPSP ¹.

The PMDC register lists Bibi Aseefa Dental College with 50 seats ⁶. The university site records the BDS programme and an MDS approved by PMDC ².

The prospectus records a teaching hospital recognized by CPSP ¹. The SMBBMU admissions portal records BDS as a four-year course for the session ⁵.

The university admits students through its own portal and the Sindh prospectus ⁵.

The prospectus records extra-curricular activities at the university: sports, conferences, talent shows, quiz programmes, debate competitions and study tours ¹.

Our dataset records student hostels. The prospectus sets a hostel fee of Rs 20,000 a year and an ID card fee of Rs 500 ¹.

The sports fee sits at Rs 2,000 and the smart IT charges at Rs 5,000 a year under the same schedule ¹. The transport fee sits at Rs 5,000 a year ¹.

The schedule adds a document verification charge of Rs 1,500 and an enrollment charge of Rs 1,000 at admission ¹. A library charge of Rs 1,000 appears in the same schedule ¹.

The campus runs a 16-department dental faculty where students join academic work beyond the classroom ³. The university site records a purpose-built building for the college ².

Larkana hosts the university and its constituent colleges, so students share the campus with medical, pharmacy and nursing students ¹. The prospectus records study tours among the extra-curricular activities ¹.