Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College, Lyari

Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari is a public medical college in Lyari, Karachi. ² The Sindh prospectus records it as a public sector institute affiliated with Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi. ¹ It offers 100 MBBS seats as approved by PMDC. ¹ The College of Physicians and Surgeons accredits the college for postgraduate trainings. ¹ Wikipedia places the college inside the Lyari General Postgraduate Medical Centre, which holds an Institute of Cardiology. ²

Our programme record lists one MBBS programme of five years with a yearly fee of Rs. 18,000. Wikipedia states that the college opened in March 2011 and that the Government of Pakistan funded it. ² Our dataset history note records a college built to widen access to medical education across Sindh and Balochistan.

The prospectus lists www.smbbmcl.edu.pk as the college site. ¹ Our directory records the Dow University website as its web address. ⁴ The admission portal of Dow University processes the MBBS applications for this college. ³

Wikipedia states that the college opened in March 2011. ² Wikipedia records that the Government of Pakistan funded the opening. ² Our dataset history note records the college as a project for students from urban and rural communities of Sindh and Balochistan. Our dataset records 2011 as the establishment year, while the Wikipedia infobox gives 2012. ²

The prospectus introduction names Professor Dr Anjum Rehman as the principal of the college. ¹ The welcome note carries the signature of Prof. Anjum Rehman. ¹ The signature block lists the roles of Principal, Professor and Head of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. ¹ Wikipedia also records Dr. Anjum Rehman as the principal. ² The prospectus introduction records a clinical faculty drawn from about twenty specialities. ¹

The admission committee of the college sits under the Vice Chancellor of SMBBMU Larkana, Prof. Dr Nusrat Shah Kamal. ¹ The members list holds Prof. Dr. Anjum Rehman, the college principal, and Ms. Habiba Rehman, Director of the Students Section. ¹ The prospectus carries the seat tables, the eligibility rules and the fee rules for the session 2025-26. ¹ The schedule holds the prospectus and form availability on 5 November 2025 and the last date on 17 November 2025. ¹

The 2025-26 prospectus records the affiliation with Dow University of Health Sciences. ¹ Our dataset holds the same value in the affiliation field. Wikipedia records Dow University as the former affiliation and lists PM&DC recognition in its infobox. ² The prospectus describes the college as a public sector institute. ¹

The prospectus processes this college through the Dow University portal with DUHS, JSMU and KMU. ¹ It directs the 25 divisional seats of this college to the same portal. ¹

Our dataset records the MBBS open-merit aggregates of 79.20% for 2022, 80.65% for 2023, 78.10% for 2024 and 84.21% for 2025. The 2025 self-finance row sits at 82.96%.

Every aggregate follows the Sindh formula of SSC 10%, HSSC 40% and MDCAT 50%. ¹ The MDCAT scale moved from 210 marks to 200 marks and then to 180 marks across these years. ⁵ One percentage point is not one raw mark in every row.

MBBS applicants need at least 55% in MDCAT 2025 by IBA Sukkur. ¹ The 2024 row sits 2.55 points below 2023, and the 2025 row recovers above both. Read the four open-merit rows as a range of about six points, not as one cut-off.

Our hospital record lists the Lyari General Hospital in Karachi with 500 clinical beds. Wikipedia places the college inside the Lyari General Postgraduate Medical Centre. ² The centre works as a teaching hospital and holds an Institute of Cardiology. ²

The prospectus records a clinical faculty across about twenty specialities. ¹ The list holds Gynaecology and Obstetrics, gynaecologic oncology, laparoscopic surgery, general surgery and urology. ¹ It also holds psychiatry, plastic surgery, neurology, dermatology and internal medicine. ¹ Paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, gastroenterology, cardiology, radiology, orthopaedics and nephrology complete the list. ¹

Our facilities record lists the Lyari General Hospital Complex among the facilities of the campus. Our dataset links the college with the 500-bed Lyari General Hospital.

The prospectus records accreditation from the College of Physicians and Surgeons for postgraduate trainings at the college. ¹ PMDC approves the 100 MBBS seats that the college offers. ¹

Wikipedia locates the college in Lyari, a township of Karachi. ² Our facilities record lists the Lyari General Hospital Complex, modern lecture halls and pathology and pharmacology labs. The record also lists a digital library and hostel facilities.

The prospectus lists www.smbbmcl.edu.pk as the college site and [email protected] as the contact address. ¹

The prospectus fee rules hold a library fee of Rs. 10,000 a year. ¹ It holds a transport fee of Rs. 4,000 a month. ¹ It also holds a learning and attribution resources development fee of Rs. 3,000 a year. ¹

The prospectus states that students pay all fees with a pay order from any bank in Pakistan. ¹ It states that no installment plan applies to the tuition fee. ¹

Our recognition record holds four entries: PMDC recognition, a WHO World Directory listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. The prospectus of the 2025-26 session backs the PMDC approval and the CPSP accreditation. ¹

The prospectus records 100 MBBS seats approved by PMDC. ¹ It records accreditation from the College of Physicians and Surgeons for postgraduate trainings. ¹ Wikipedia lists PM&DC recognition in the infobox of the college. ² The PMDC public medical colleges table lists the college under Sindh at Karachi. ⁶

Our dataset holds the recognition field as active for the college.

The prospectus bars external and internal migration during the whole MBBS course. ¹ A student must attend 95% of the sessions inside this college. ¹ Missing that mark bars the student from module and final examinations. ¹

The student signs an affidavit with a guardian on Rs. 200 stamp paper. ¹ The prospectus states that a candidate with more than one PRC or domicile faces cancellation. ¹ It records lifetime disqualification and prosecution in such cases. ¹

The prospectus marks the fees as non-refundable. ¹ The fee increases by 10% every year, as the prospectus records. ¹ It holds a student activity fee of Rs. 10,000 a year. ¹ Our dataset records a hostel for this college.