A lot of Pakistani students wish to be a doctor, but the high merit of MDCAT and NUMS in Pakistan don’t let their dreams come true.
You need to have high marks in matric, intermediate, and entry tests in order to get a seat among 3500+ seats whereas more than 55,000 students take the MDCAT Entry Test every year.
It means the acceptance rate for becoming a doctor in Pakistan is only 8%. But it is the opposite for China – more than 92% acceptance rate for a Pakistani student. Great Na?
Your overall aggregate must be above 86% if you want to take admission in Pakistan, but for China, you can apply for MBBS even if you have 60%.
You might be thinking, are you serious 60%? What the heck!
Yes, it is true. For applying for MBBS in China, there is no entry test is needed.
Morever, doing MBBS in China is 50% more cheap as compared to Pakistan MBBS.
Here all your questions will be answered how to apply, what is the fees structure, the value of China degree all over the world etc.
It is worth mentioning this article is a form of an interview that I took of my college class fellow, Fazaia Inter College, Lahore, Syed M. Musa Rizvi, who is now studying for MBBS in China from Xinxiang Medical University.
These are the questions that I asked him:
Q1: PLEASE EXPLAIN IN A STEP-BY-STEP WAY HOW TO APPLY FOR MBBS IN CHINA?
You can search for Chinese Medical Universities on Google or on this website mbbs.cucas.edu.cn
Almost all the universities of China hire people from different countries. These people are called agents.
They help universities to select the students from the respective country. As far as I know, there is no university where you can apply for admission directly without involving an agent who is the in charge of admission from your country.
You do not need to worry about it, it is a normal thing. You just need to confirm that the person you have approached is authentic and real, and the university you’re taking admission is not a fraud one.You can ask others about his reputation or he has an agency or company then check its authenticity. You can apply through these agents and get admission in any Chinese Medical University.
Step 1 – Admission Letter And Student Visa Form:
Apply for admission letter and JW202 (Student Visa Form). In order to apply for these you need to provide scanned copy of the followings:
- Front page of your passport
- Your passport size photograph
- Matric certificate and Detail marks sheet
- FSC certificate and detail marks sheet
You need the original admission letter and student visa form to apply for a visa in Chinese Embassy, so you can get these documents via DHL post.
Note: These all the steps will be told by your agent.
Step 2 – PCC
Apply for a Police Character Certificate. Yep, it seems strange, but you have to do it.
Step 3 – Attestation From Board And IBCC
You have to attest your matic and intermediate mark sheets (or certificates) from your board and attest from IBCC too.
Step 4 – Foreign Ministry Attestation
Now you have to attest the Police character certificate and other degrees from Foreign Ministery office.
Step 5 – Visa Application:
Things you need in embassy to apply for visa application:
- Attested degrees
- Police character certificate
- Passport size photographs
- Original admission letter and JW202 form
- Affidavit from you father as an undertaking that he will provide the money for your education Bank statement of I think approximately 5 lakhs.
Step 6 – Ticket To China:
After getting the visa, you can buy a ticket for China.
Step 7 – Submit Fees:
Submit you fees when you reach the university.
Q2: IS IT TRUE THE MEDICAL DEGREE OF CHINA HAS NO VALUE IN PAKISTAN?
There many Universities in China that are among the top 10 Universities of the world like Peking University and Fudan University.Fudan University and other medical universities that provide admission foreigners students are registered and recognized with WHO (World Health Organization) and MOE (Ministry of Education) China. The MBBS degree of China has its own worth all across the globe
I have many doctor friends who graduated from China Medical University, now they are working in different countries like Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
I have personally met doctors in Pakistan who did MBBS from China, and now they are working in many government and private sectors.
Q3:IS IT IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE PMDC TEST TO START PRACTICE IN PAKISTAN?
Of course, you have to take the PMDC (Pakistan Medical and Dental Council) test in order to start practicing in Pakistan after passing MBBS in China. It is not new. Every country has its own test for the students who pass MBBS in the respective country in which your knowledge of medical is tested.
Even if you do MBBS in Pakistan, you have to take a test in the USA and China to start practicing. You have to work hard in China, then you will face no problem in passing this text.
Q4: WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE FIRST YEAR INCLUDING HOSTEL IN CHINA?
First-year fees include:
- Tuition fee
- Accommodation fee/hostel fee
- Insurance
- Health checkup
- Visa extension
The total fees for first year in my university is approximately 5 lakh rupees.
Q5: HOW MANY PAKISTANI STUDENTS ARE THERE IN YOUR UNIVERSITY?
In my university, there are total 70 Pakistani students. Among them, 40 students belong to my batch whereas 30 are senior to me. In the future batch, more than 45 students are coming from Pakistan.
Q6: IS THERE ANY ENTRY TEST FOR IT? CAN PUNJAB, KPK, SINDH, BALUCHISTAN STUDENTS HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OR THERE ANY QUOTA TO GET ADMISSION AS IT IS THE CASE WITH DMCAT, AND ETEA?
No, foreign students can apply regardless of the nationality. And you don’t have to take any kind of entrance exams while applying for admission in Chinese medical universities.Secondly, there is no quota. You are known only by Pakistani, not Punjab, Sindhi, Baluchi, Pathan. You’re just a Pakistani here.
Q7: IS THE STUDY HARD? HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU STUDY DAILY, WEEKLY AND ON THE EXAMS DAY?
Yes, obviously, learning medical knowledge is hard. Daily about 5 to 6 hours of self-study and on the exam days, we study normally 11-13 hours because there is a lot of stuff to go thorough during exams including books, videos, lectures notes and articles.
Q8: HOW CHINESE PEOPLE BEHAVE WITH YOU IN THE UNIVERSITY AND OUTSIDE?
The behavior of Chinese people is excellent, they give you great respect.
They help you whenever need, they feel glad when a foreigner becomes their friend.
They support you, and help you getting settle here and also in learning Chinese language.
They do have friendly behavior, and if you need any guidance at shops, they guide you to a great extent.
So, I can say, they have great behaviors outside and inside of the university.
Q9: WHY YOU DIDN’T REPEAT FOR DMCAT AND NUMS?
I got 943 marks in matric and 890 in F.Sc. I didn’t repeat MDCAT and NUMS because when I observed the last year merit, I came to realize that I had to get 950+ marks in F.Sc and 1000 marks in MDCAT, then I could expect the admission in Pakistan medical college could be achieved otherwise not.
Then I saw the friends who got better marks than me, and repeated two times, they didn’t get admission. I didn’t want to waste time, and I knew the future merit would not be low.
Secondly, the fees of private medical college in Pakistan is high that my family couldn’t afford.
After MDCAT, I became aware of MBBS in China; I taught it’s a great opportunity. I decided rather to waste a year, I could do MBBS here.
Q10: WHAT DO YOU THINK A NORMAL STUDENT CAN ADJUST WITH THE CHINESE ENVIRONMENT? OR SHOULD HE NEED TO BE MORE CONFIDENCE OR FRIENDLY?
I think a normal student can adjust in the Chinese environment without any worry. Chinese people have friendly behavior towards foreigners so I think he can easily adjust.
I have seen many friends who were not comfortable in the beginning, now they have more confident and got adjusted into the Chinese environment.
Q11: WHAT DO YOU THINK WHICH MISTAKES STUDENTS MAKE WHILE TAKING ADMISSION IN CHINA MBBS AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM?
The major mistake that students make while taking admission in Chinese universities is that they do not do their own research about the university and do no look for the authenticity of these universities.
Many students take admission where agents want which I think is wrong.
Students themselves should research either the university is registered by WHO and MOE (Minister of Edcation), China.
Secondly, all the douches sent by the university to you or your agents should be real, and should be of the same university where you applied for.
Third, many agents say to many students that the fees of the first year should be deposited in Pakistan that I think they should not tell. You can pay the fees when you come to China and there is no issue carrying the money during travel unless you can look after it. Last, whenever you take admission, keep an eye on the process of confirmation about everything.
Q12: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CHECK EITHER THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF CHINA IS AUTHENTIC OR FAKE WHERE YOU’RE TAKING ADMISSION?
The best way to check the authenticity of any Chinese MBBS university is to go to the official website of WHO (World Heath Organization), go to World Directory of Medical College, search for the name of the university, there you will inf basic information when it was founded, contact information, and course instructions.
Q13: WHAT IS THE ACCEPTANCE RATE OF GETTING ADMISSION IN CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY? I MEAN IS THERE ANY COMPETITION AS IT IS THE CASE WITH DMCAT?
Answer: The acceptance rate of foreign students for MBBS in China is pretty high, that’s why students who apply here there is a much higher chance they get admission.
The reason is that China is the biggest country in terms of population, and catering such high population, they have a lot of universities.
So you can say there is no such thing as competition in China, and I can say, there is a 98 percent chance for getting admission in any field.
Q14: WHICH PIECES OF ADVICE YOU WANT TO GIVE TO THE PAKISTANI STUDENTS?
Students who are doing their F.Sc or preparing for MDCAT or the repeaters, they should work hard and try to get admission in Pakistan because no matters your country is always your country. But if someone is unable to get admission in any medical college in Pakistan, then I think MBBS in China is the best opportunity for them as this is cheap, secure and they can come here for MBBS and BDS and can become the future MBBS and BDS doctors and dentists.