Army Medical College Admission 2025

Every second young man out of five men in Pakistan dreams of becoming an army officer in Pakistan because of dignity and respect. Most of the young class of Pakistan apply for Army Medical College to secure a seat there, and Some of them succeed. Here is the ultimate guide about Army Medical College admission 2024.

Join Pakistan Army as a Medical Cadet in Army Administered Medical Colleges through 49th MBBS & 27th BDS – Entry 2025
(AMC Rawalpindi, CMH Lahore, QIMS Quetta, KIMS Karachi, CMH Multan, CMH Bahawalpur & CMH Kharian)
Eligibility: Male candidates, FSC Pre-Medical with at least 70% marks; 2nd Year Result-awaiting candidates can also apply.
Online Registration: 26 June to 21 July, 2025

Nums Admission In Army Medical College -RAWALPINDI 2025
Admissions dates:  04 Oct 2024 – 20 Oct 2025

Do you dream like them to join Army medical college to become a future doctor or do you have a dream to wear a khaki uniform to serve the nation as a Pakistan army doctor? If case yes, you have come to the right place. Here is the best guidance and procedure.

This article will not only give you an understanding of Army Medical College Rawalpindi but also will give you information on the complete procedure from the Initial test to selection. Before we go to the joining categories, let us have an overview of Army Medical College.

About Army Medical College

Army Medical College (AMC) was established in 1977 in Rawalpindi. This college initially offered an MBBS course for a batch of 100 students. It was affiliated with Quaid-e-Azam National University Islamabad for the first time. The college was recognized by GMC-UK in 1981 with the consistent efforts of its stakeholders. The Army Medical College offered the Bachelor’s in Dental Surgery (BDS 4-year program) in the same year. Later, Army Medical College also offered post-graduation programs like m/Phil or Ph.D.

As said earlier, the college is located in Rawalpindi which means that the students can enjoy all five climates; summer, winter, autumn, spring, and monsoon. Summer resorts like Murree and Abbottabad are not far away from the city. Archaeological sites of Gandhara and Taxila are located around 40-50 kilometers away from the city. The world’s largest earth-filled dams Tarbela and Mangla are located within a radius of 100 kilometers.

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The Army Medical College is a residential college which means that it has an accommodation facility for its cadets enrolled. It has 7 hostels where 5 are made for boys and 2 are made for girls. The college has a tremendous library that holds plenty of precious books. Students can get easily all those that they want. It also has fabulous lecture halls where everything related to the needs of the lecture hall is available. Furthermore, it has an auditorium and seminar halls for facilitating the student in the best way.

Medical Cadet Registration 2024

Registration for Army Medical Cadet Batch will commence from 19 June 2024 – 20 July 2024.

• Online registration for admission into Army Medical College (Rawalpindi, Quetta, Karachi, Multan, Lahore, Kharian, and Bhawalpur) for 47 MBBS / 25 BDS courses (Entry 2023) will start from 19 June 2024 – 20 July 2024.
• Age: 17-21 Yrs as of 01 Nov (relaxable for 3 months both upper & lower).
• Education: FSc (Pre-Med) with min 70% Mks. Candidates who cleared part-1 (70% mks) can apply on hope cert).
• A preliminary test (Written/Int/ Personality) will be held from July 24 to – Aug 11, 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

Some solid points meet the eligibility criteria for a candidate who wants to get Army Medical College admission in 2024:

1. Age: The candidates should be 17 to 25 years old
2. Marital Status: The candidates willing to get admission to Army Medical College should be unmarried
3. Required Qualification: The candidates should have qualified F.Sc (pre-medical) or equivalent certification in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
4. Required marks’ percentage: There must be at least 70 percent marks of the candidates who want to get Army Medical College admission both in matriculation and F.Sc
5. Required nationality: Willing candidates should be Pakistani citizens. In the case of holding dual nationality, the candidates have to surrender one during the selection of the army.

After you have read about Army Medical College eligibility, you might be thinking about the procedure that will take you to the college for the best studies of MBBS or BDS. Following are three ways that will get you to enter in Army Medical College.

Join as

• Medical Cadet (Free of cost)
• NUMS Cadet (220,000 PKR per year)
• Paying Cadets (220,000 PKR per year)
• Foreign Cadet ($12,000 per year)

Medical Cadet Course 2025

Here is the Medical cadet course admission procedure, step by step. You can join the Pak Army as a Medical cadet. Here I will discuss the complete selection procedure for the Medical Cadet. Read the complete guide.

Introduction

Well, you will go through a very similar process of selection as a cadet goes for PMA. You will need to pass the four phases of the test.

• The intelligence and written test
• Physical test 
• Interview

As you pass the initial intelligence and written test, you will go to the next phase which is the physical. Once you clear these two, you will have to appear in an interview if you are shortlisted.

If the Army selects you for Army Medical College, then, the GHQ will issue a letter of selection that will be sent to your mailing address.

Importantly, the army will pay you PKR 30,000 every month with an obligation to wear of official Khaki uniform. Further, you will be bound for 13 years of service in the initial agreement.

After you have completed your MBBS or BDS, you will be sent to PMA for six months of mandatory training. After the completion of your training at PMA, you will join Pakistan Army as a Captain.

Female cadets are now not allowed to apply as medical cadets after 2012. Pak Army stopped the lady cadets through a medical cadet course.

Eligibility Criteria For Medical Cadets

Reminding you of the eligibility criteria this time for the medical cadet course, you need to remember that

• You should have a 60% score in F. Sc. (Pre-medical) or HSSC.
• You are allowed to try for the Army three times only.
• If marked as permanently unfit for the Army in Medical examination, you will not be given another chance.

Online Registration

1. If you are a male cadet, you should visit the Army Selection and Recruitment center nearby you. You can also visit the official website: https://www.joinpakarmy.gov.pk/
2. You can also apply online and submit the form. Roll number slips are also available for preliminary tests. You can find any update on their website easily.

Test

The Medical Cadet test can be divided into

• Initial test
• Medical Test
• Interview

The Initial Test

This test is the written test for compulsory subjects of pre-medical. It also has a portion for personality tests and intelligence tests. These two tests are taken on the behalf of army’s hidden selection criteria that verify whether a cadet is capable of an army or not.

As you qualify for the initial test, you will be given a date for a physical. Now, what is the physical test? Let us have a look at it.

The Physical Test

This test means checking your physical fitness. You are examined and your stamina is checked whether you will be fit enough to bear the training at PMA later. Thereby, you should be fit in the following task so that your fitness never stays an obstacle in your way.

• Race
• Push-ups
• Chin-ups
• Ditch Crossing
• Measuring chest

As you pass the physical test, you will be given a date by the selection committee for the medical test

Medical Test

The main concern of these medical tests is the checking of your health. You will go through several medical examinations at a particular hospital to ensure that you have no health issues.

Once you are done with this one too, you will have to appear in the final interview.

Interview

The interview is to understand the overall personality of a cadet. It is like a conversation to know your mindset. Remember, there is ISSB for medical cadets.

Merit List

After you have passed all these tests, you will be shortlisted and will be sent to Army Medical College.

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The Procedure of Admission Through the NUMS Cadet Course

There is an entry test conducted by NUMS in all the major cities of Pakistan. The NUMS entry test is conducted twice a year by the National Testing Service (NTS) in which the qualifying candidates are sent their results via email or postal address. You can take this NUMS entry test based on the first year and second years. Submit the one in which you have scored the best.

Unlike medical cadet courses, both males and females can apply. You don’t need to pass any intelligence test nor do you have to go through any training after your MBBS or BDS. You can practice freely MBBS and if you want to serve in the army, you will have to go through the selection process separately.

Details

After assuming the admission criteria, you should go through the following steps.

Online Registration Process

All this is an online process. You will have to follow these steps to get yourself registered.

• Go to the official website of NUMS
• Search “Registration” and click on it for the NUMS entry test
• Fill in the form and select your test center among Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Dera Ismail Khan, and Gwadar.
• Click on the registration button
• Here, you will be able to generate the challan of PKR 3000 with your name on it. Download and print it and pay it in any HBL bank
• Send the printed form and paid voucher to “National Testing Service (NUMS Project) plot 96, Street 4, Sector H-*/1, Islamabad.

Test:

Reach your center on the day of the test at exactly that time. Do bring your original CNIC or B form with candidates’ pictures, a printed copy of the admit card or roll no slip, a clean clipboard, and stationary stuff.

Result:

You can easily find your answer keys on the next working day on their website or you should wait a week after the exam so that they could generate your result on their website.

Remember, the weightage is done 50% on F.Sc and 50%on NUMS tests. A candidate having 70% in the NUMS test is eligible for Army Medical College admission.

Medical College Admission Form

After you are done with the above steps, you will have to buy a medical college admission form from Army Medical College Rawalpindi and attach the following documents along with that.

1. Copy of your matriculation result
2. Copy of your intermediate result
3. Two photographs
4. Copy of CNIC or B form

You can download the admission form from here.

Merit list:

Look for the merit list they have mentioned. if your name appears on the list, visit the college to proceed with the admission process further.

Paying Cadet Admission Procedure

These seats are dedicated only to the children of the Armed forces (Retired/serving). These seats are for both boys and girls. These cadets have to pay their full fee and half will be refunded later.

On the selection, Paying Medical Cadets will wear the official Khaki uniform during 5 years of MBBS or 4 years of BDS, also. Then finally, they serve as Captain doctors under the Army bond of 3 years of service.

Details

After assuming the admission criteria, you should go through the following steps.

Get a paying Cadets Form

You should apply in advance before the NUMS test. The PC forms can be collected from their perspective Head Quarters. Fill out the form carefully and attach the attested photocopies of the following.

1. Copy of your matriculation result
2. Copy of your intermediate result
3. Copy of CNIC or B form
4. Release certification of the parent who served in the Army, Navy, or Air Force (if retired).

Submission of PC Form

Submit your form to the concerned headquarters. Your parents may ask about the OAS system of the unit for form submission

Registration

Go to NUMS official website follow the steps discussed in the previous methods and get registered.

Test Centre

Reach your center on the day of the test at exactly that time. Do bring your original CNIC or B form with candidates’ pictures, a printed copy of the admit card or roll no slip, a clean clipboard, and stationary stuff.

Result:

You can easily find your answer keys on the next working day on their website or you should wait a week after the exam so that they could generate your result on their website.

Remember, the weightage is done 50% on F. Sc and 50% on the NUMS test. A candidate having 70% on the NUMS test is eligible for medical college admission.

Admission Form:

After you are done with the above steps, you will have to buy an admission form from Army Medical College Rawalpindi and attach the following documents along with that.

1. Copy of your matriculation result
2. Copy of your intermediate result
3. Two photographs
4. Copy of CNIC or B form

Merit list:

Look for the merit list they have mentioned. if your name appears on the list, visit the college to proceed with the admission process further.

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The Procedure of Admission for Foreign Applicants

Last but not least, if you are a dual nationality holder, you can still apply with the following conditions.

• You must have completed 12 years of education under the federal board
• Or you should have a British Council or British General Certification of Education (A-Levels)
• You should show Cambridge higher school certification (in case of being an overseas student)
• Foreign national high school
• Your candidate must qualify in Biology, Chemistry, and physics with cumulative marks of 60%
• If it is possible for you, you can apply for the NUMS test as well. If not possible, you can apply for SAT-II. your subjects must be Biology, Chemistry, and Physics with a minimum score of 550 each or you can pass the Foreign MCAT with an aggregation of 500 out of 528 scores or more.

All the above you have studied define all possible criteria and understanding that is enough to guide you for getting admission to Army Medical College. No doubt, Army Medical College is the dream of a lot of youngsters in Pakistan. If you are one of them, you must apply for Army Medical College which has not only focused on quality education but also on character building. They will give you opportunities by creating a friendly environment.