Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences (PUMHS)
MBBS seats
250
Recognized seats
Annual fee
PKR 18,000
MBBS tuition
Closing merit
84.20%
2025, Open merit
Clinical beds
1,000
Civil Hospital, Nawabshah
Overview
Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women is a public university in Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazirabad. 14 It takes only female students. 1 Wikipedia calls it the first women medical university of the province. 4
Peoples Medical College for girls started at Nawabshah in April 1974. 1 The Government of Sindh gave it university status by act in 2009. 1
The prospectus closes the MBBS list at 250 seats for the university. 1 Our dataset records 250 MBBS seats and 50 BDS seats at Rs. 18,000 a year each. The university site holds an MBBS and BDS prospectus and a dental institute. 2 Our hospital record lists Civil Hospital Nawabshah as the attached hospital with 1,000 beds.
Our dataset history note says the university trains female doctors across Sindh, Balochistan and overseas. Our dataset marks the recognition status of the university as active.
At a Glance
public Sector
JSMU Karachi
Civil Hospital, Nawabshah
1,000 Beds
Campus Facilities & Infrastructure
Accreditations & Global Listings
Data verified for Session 2025-2026 admissions. Source: PMDC gazette, JSMU Karachi admission prospectus, official merit notifications, and university admissions office.
History
The college came into existence in April 1974 on the vision of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, as the premier medical college for girls. 1 Wikipedia records the same start in 1974 and the name Peoples Medical College. 4 Our dataset history note records the start in 1974 as Peoples Medical College for Girls at Nawabshah. It names the 1,000-bed PMCH Teaching Hospital as the clinical base of the university.
The college took the name Nawabshah Medical College in 2006, then gained university status in 2009. 4 The college first sat in the District Council High School, the oldest government high school of the city. 4 It affiliated with People’s Medical College Hospital in 1983. 4
The act of the Government of Sindh is dated 21 December 2009, and the Governor gave assent on 10 November 2010. 1 Prof. Azam Hussain Yousfani became the first Vice Chancellor on 8 January 2011. 1 The Chancellor of the university is the Governor of Sindh. 4
The university added institutes in steps: physiotherapy and rehabilitation in 2012, nursing in 2012, pharmaceutical sciences in 2014 and public health sciences in 2017. 1 The affiliated institutes also hold Khairpur Medical College and nursing institutes at Hyderabad, Umerkot and Naushahro Feroze. 4
About 8,000 lady doctors graduated from the college. 1 Postgraduate training began in 2004, and about 2,000 trainees joined in the years that followed. 1
Seventy foreign students from countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Canada study at the university. 1 Wikipedia records the research journal JPUMHS, started in 2011. 4 The motto of the university reads Access of Women to Knowledge. 4
The prospectus VC message is signed by Prof. Dr. Gulshan Ali Memon. 1 The university site lists Prof. Dr. Ali Akbar Siyal as Vice Chancellor. 3
MBBS program
5 yearsRecognized seats
250
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 18,000
Public fee
Closing merit (latest)
84.20%
Open merit (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.20% | Not published |
| 2024 | 78.20% | Not published |
| 2023 | 82.95% | Not published |
| 2022 | 81.55% | Not published |
BDS program
4 yearsRecognized seats
50
Open merit seats
Annual tuition
PKR 18,000
Public fee
Closing merit (latest)
80.40%
Open merit (2025)
| Year | Open merit | Self-finance |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.40% | Not published |
| 2024 | 80.40% | Not published |
| 2023 | 79.50% | Not published |
| 2022 | 78.10% | Not published |
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 18,000 | Not published | 5 years |
| BDS | PKR 18,000 | 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 dataset records PUMHS MBBS open-merit aggregates of 81.55% for 2022, 82.95% for 2023, 78.20% for 2024 and 84.20% for 2025.
Our dataset records BDS open-merit aggregates of 78.10% for 2022, 79.50% for 2023, and 80.40% for both 2024 and 2025.
Every aggregate follows the Sindh formula: 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC and 10% SSC. 1 The MDCAT scale moved from 210 marks to 200 marks and then to 180 marks across these years. 6 One percentage point is not one raw mark in every row. The 2024 row falls 4.75 points below 2023, and the 2025 row recovers to 84.20%. The four MBBS rows span about six points, not one cut-off. The BDS rows move less, from 78.10% to 80.40%.
Admission process (MBBS and BDS, women only)
PUMHSW works as the processing university for female applicants of every tagged district. 1 Its own portal carries the form and the merit lists. 2 The Government of Sindh designated the university as the admitting university of the province in 2020. 4
- Pass HSSC or FSc Pre-Medical with at least 60% marks, or an unadjusted 60% IBCC equivalence. 1
- Sit MDCAT 2025 by IBA Sukkur and score at least 55% for MBBS or 50% for BDS. 1
- Apply as a female candidate with the PRC and domicile of a tagged district. 1
- Check the tag list, which holds 23 districts from Hyderabad to Ghotki. 1
- Enter the form through Apply Online for Admissions on pumhs.edu.pk. 2
- Pay the Rs. 3,500 processing fee. 1
- Send the printed form, the paid voucher and the attested documents by Leopard Courier Service. 1
- Clear the medical board with a blood count, urine test, chest X-ray and HBV vaccination record. 1
- Pay the first year fee within seven days of the offer, because a delay cancels the seat. 1
Teaching hospital
Civil Hospital Nawabshah works as the teaching hospital of the university. 45 Wikipedia records 1,500 beds and the name People’s Medical University Hospital for the same hospital. 5 Wikipedia gives the hospital the former name Nawabshah Medical College Hospital. 5 The campus and the hospital sit in Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazirabad. 4
Our hospital record lists 1,000 beds for the same hospital. The hospital also carries the name People’s Medical College Hospital Nawabshah. 5
The hospital rose in 1915 and gives tertiary care to Sindh and the adjacent province of Balochistan. 5 Wikipedia calls it one of the largest teaching hospitals of the university. 5 The Wikipedia entry marks the hospital as public, academic and tertiary with an emergency department. 5
The NORIN Cancer Hospital works with the university, and Wikipedia records it as part of the hospital network. 4 Our dataset history note names the 1,000-bed PMCH Teaching Hospital as the clinical base. It records training for female doctors across Sindh, Balochistan and overseas.
Campus and facilities
The campus sits on People’s Road, near the New Doctor’s Housing Society in Nawabshah. 4 Wikipedia marks the campus type as urban. 4
The university site lists central library services, I.T services, transport, accommodation and a mess and canteen for students. 3 The site also posts the notices of the session for the students. 2
Our facilities record lists the women-only campus, Civil Hospital Nawabshah, the simulation and skills centre, the residential hostels and the digital library.
The prospectus records a skill lab with primary training care, basic life support, advanced cardiac life support and trauma life support workshops. 1 The hostel fee stands at Rs. 9,400 a year. 1 The prospectus records these workshops under the skill lab of the university. 1
Recognition
The prospectus records permanent recognition by the PM&DC and the HEC for postgraduate courses in all specialties. 1
Wikipedia records recognition by the PMC, the HEC, the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, the Pakistan Nursing Council and the CPSP. 4 Wikipedia also lists recognition by the British Medical Association. 4
The university holds ISO certification for its quality management system. 1 Our recognition record holds PMDC recognition, a WHO World Directory listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. Our dataset marks the recognition status of the university as active.
Student life
The university takes only women, and the prospectus calls it the premier medical university for girls. 1 Migration to any other college is barred after admission. 1
The fee table holds ten merit scholarships each year. 1 The top three holders get Rs. 1,500 a month, and ranks four to ten get Rs. 1,000 a month. 1 Freeships may cover half or the whole tuition fee for up to ten percent of Sindh students on the rolls. 1
Students live in the residential hostels and eat at the campus mess. 3 The site posts interview schedules, merit lists and scholarship notices through the session. 2 The hostels hold women students from the tagged districts of Sindh. 1
Contact and official links
- Address
- People’s Road, Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh, Pakistan
- Vice Chancellor Secretariat
- 02449370260, [email protected]
- Admissions
- 02449370507
- Registrar
- [email protected]
- Website
- pumhs.edu.pk
Common questions
Is the university open to men?
No. Peoples Medical College started in 1974 as the premier medical college for girls, and the prospectus keeps the MBBS seats for girls only. 1 Wikipedia records a rejected 2005 proposal for co-education, decided by the Academic Council. 4 The university takes women from every tagged district of Sindh. 1
How many seats does it hold and what is the fee?
The prospectus allots 183 district merit seats and 67 seats in other categories, for a grand total of 250 MBBS seats. 1 Our dataset records 50 more BDS seats. Open merit fee runs at Rs. 20,000 admission and Rs. 48,000 tuition in the first year. 1
Which districts can apply?
The prospectus tags 23 districts for the university, from Hyderabad, Sanghar and Badin to Larkana, Sukkur, Khairpur and Ghotki. 1 Five seats in Karachi are reserved for female candidates from Karachi District. 1 Female candidates from these districts enter the form on the university portal. 2
How big is the teaching hospital?
Wikipedia records 1,500 beds at Civil Hospital Nawabshah, which carries the name People’s Medical University Hospital. 5 Our hospital record lists 1,000 beds. The hospital began in 1915 and serves Sindh and Balochistan. 5 The NORIN Cancer Hospital works inside the same network. 4
Other colleges in Sindh
- Liaquat University of Medical and Health SciencesJamshoro, public, 350 MBBS88.50%
- Dow Medical CollegeKarachi, public, 350 MBBS87.44%
- Dow International Medical CollegeKarachi, public, 150 MBBS86.90%
- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (Chandka)Larkana, public, 250 MBBS85.60%
- Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical CollegeSukkur, public, 100 MBBS84.90%
- Sindh Medical CollegeKarachi, public, 350 MBBS84.75%
- Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College, LyariKarachi, public, 100 MBBS84.21%
- Gambat Medical CollegeGambat, public, 100 MBBS83.60%
Sources
Page research verified 2026-10-07. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.
- [1] Government of Sindh — Prospectus MBBS and BDS, session 2025-26, all Sindh public sector (PDF, PUMHSW section), prospectus, accessed 2026-10-07
- [2] PUMHSW Nawabshah — Home (institutes, notices, MBBS and BDS prospectus), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [3] PUMHSW Nawabshah — Contact us (offices, telephone, email), college website, accessed 2026-10-07
- [4] Wikipedia — People’s University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-07
- [5] Wikipedia — Civil Hospital Nawabshah, wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-07
- [6] Wikipedia — Medical and Dental College Admission Test, wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-07
PMDC (pmdc.pk/colleges) for the current recognition status. JSMU Karachi 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.