MEC Scholarships

Medical Education Commission (MEC) conducts Common Entrance Exam (CEE) for the enrollment of students in various programs and  colleges throughout the country. Based on merit list of this entrance exam, MEC provides scholarships in Medical, Dental, Nursing and Para-medical programs in different colleges under TU, KU, BPKIHS, Patan Academy, KAHS, Pokhara University, Purbanchal University and NAMS. MEC follows the same merit list to grant Scholarships for Medical and Dental Programs provided to Nepal Government by the Government of Pakistan, China, Russia and Egypt.

In the year 2021, MEC provided about 417 seats for MBBS Scholarship and about 110 seats for BDS Scholarship in different Medical and Dental colleges in Nepal.Selection of the Candidates for the Scholarships is done solely on the basis of the merit list of Common Entrance Exam (CEE) conducted by Medical Education Commission (MEC).

Out of total scholarship seats, 55% of the seats are available for the candidates from General (Open) Category and remaining 45% of the total scholarship seats goes to the candidates applying for Reserved Category. For scholarships under Reserved Category, the priority is given to the candidates who have passed grade 6 to 10 from Community/ Government School.