Dow International Medical College

Dow International Medical College (DIMC) sits on the Ojha Campus in Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi. ² The prospectus records the college opening in 2007 for expatriate Pakistanis. ¹ It works as a constituent college of Dow University of Health Sciences. ¹ Our dataset records a public sector college with 150 MBBS seats and a five-year MBBS course. Our dataset records no BDS course at the college.

The PMDC public medical colleges register lists Dow International Karachi with 150 seats. ³ Our dataset records an annual fee of PKR 28,000. The prospectus fee table gives tuition in US dollars instead. ¹ The LUMHS prospectus lists overseas sponsored tuition at USD 10,000. ⁵

The prospectus states that the 150 seats cover overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals. ¹⁵ Our dataset labels the merit series as open-merit. The two records disagree on the quota. Vacant seats pass to overseas sponsored local students. ¹

The college page lists MBBS, BSc Optometry and MPhil and PhD pharmacology. ² The page names Prof. Dr. Uzma Bukhari as principal. ² The DUHS home page lists the college among its medical colleges. ⁴ Our dataset marks the recognition status as active. The college page gives the campus phone and email. ²

The prospectus records the college opening in 2007 for expatriate Pakistanis. ¹ The college page also gives 2007 as the founding year. ² The college works on the Ojha Campus of DUHS. ¹ Our dataset records the founding in 2007 on the Ojha Campus.

The college page states that the college moved to a modular curriculum in 2009. ² It states that the curriculum follows PM&DC guidelines. ²

The campus spreads over 200,000 square feet. ¹² The college page gives the address as KDA Scheme 33, Gulzar-e-Hijri, near SUPARCO off Main University Road. ²

Our dataset records diagnostic institutes, liver transplant centres and molecular pathology labs on the campus. The college page names Dow University Hospital and the Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases as its affiliations. ² Our dataset records the affiliation as DUHS Karachi.

Our dataset records four open-merit MBBS closing aggregates. The closing aggregate moved from 86.2% in 2022 to 87.4% in 2023. It then moved to 80.5% in 2024 and 86.9% in 2025.

The series dips in 2024 and rises again in 2025. Our dataset records the dip. The 2025 entry sits below the 2023 entry. Our dataset records no entry above 87.4% in the series.

The prospectus sets the merit formula at 10% SSC, 40% HSSC and 50% MDCAT. ¹ It sets the MDCAT floor at 55% for MBBS. ¹ The prospectus sets the HSSC requirement at 60%. ¹ Compare sessions with care. The same percentage does not mean the same raw score.

Our dataset labels the series as open-merit. The prospectus admits only overseas Pakistani and foreign national categories. ¹ The checked pages publish no closing-merit list. ¹²⁴

Clinical teaching runs at Dow University Hospital on the Ojha Campus. ¹⁴ Our dataset records 1,000 clinical beds and names Dow University Hospital as the attached hospital. The prospectus names the hospital as a 600-bed hospital. ¹ The home page lists the hospital among the facilities of DUHS. ⁴

The prospectus also names the Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases and the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital. ¹ The home page lists the Dr. A.Q. Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences. ⁴ Our dataset lists Dow University Hospital among the campus facilities.

The prospectus names the National Institute of Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases and the National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology. ¹ The two records give different bed counts for the hospital. Ask the admission cell which hospitals take students for training. ²

The campus sits at KDA Scheme 33, Gulzar-e-Hijri, near SUPARCO. ² The campus spreads over 200,000 square feet. ¹ Our dataset lists modern academic towers among the campus facilities.

The prospectus lists five basic laboratories, a power laboratory and a skill laboratory. ¹ It also lists an anatomy and forensic museum. ¹ The prospectus lists a three-storied library and a professional development centre. ¹

Our dataset lists a sports complex with hostels, a biomedical research centre and a digital anatomy lab. The prospectus lists hostels, sports grounds and a gym. ¹ The home page gives a hostel application link. ⁴

The PMDC public medical colleges register lists Dow International Karachi with 150 seats. ³ Our dataset marks the recognition status as active. Our dataset lists PMDC recognition, a WHO directory listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The PMDC register carried the entry on 7 October 2026. ³

The prospectus names the WHO Directory and IMED of FAIMER. ¹ The college page lists PM&DC, CPSP, HEC and ECFMG among its recognitions. ² PMDC is the national regulator for medical and dental colleges in Pakistan.

The college page states that the college holds recognition from HEC and FAIMER. ² Our dataset records the recognition status as active. Check the current status with PMDC before you pay. ³

The prospectus lists hostels, sports grounds and a gym for students. ¹ Our dataset lists a sports complex with hostels among the campus facilities. The home page gives a hostel application link. ⁴

The college page states that the college has the highest percentage of international students. ² The prospectus notes that overseas and foreign categories make up the MBBS seats. ¹

The prospectus lists a professional development centre on the campus. ¹ The home page lists a grants and scholarships page. ⁴ Our dataset lists a digital anatomy lab among the facilities. The prospectus lists the museum and the skill laboratory for students. ¹