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Checking an intermediary's offer against the Ministry's list yourself

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To check an English-taught medical offer in mainland China yourself, find the university's full Chinese name in the Ministry of Education's annex for the 2023–2024 academic year, then compare the offer's teaching language and certificate wording with paragraph 2 of the notice. Indian students also need the National Medical Commission (India)'s July 2025 alert and the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021, which are India's rules and apply to the students they cover. This page sets out these checks in order and does not decide whether any school or offer is acceptable.

This register's section page covers admission, fees and study. MBBS in China Register is an unofficial register of the medical schools on China's Ministry of Education list for English-taught undergraduate clinical medicine. It is not a government, university or regulator website, and it accepts no applications. Nothing on this page ranks or recommends a university, an agent or any service.

What the Ministry's list is

The notice 教外厅函〔2023〕10号 is dated 15 May 2023 and was published on the Ministry's website on 30 May 2023. The English wording of the Chinese notice and standards on this page is this site's own translation.

Paragraph 1 of the notice says the Ministry entrusted 44 universities to enrol students in English-taught undergraduate clinical medicine for the 2023–2024 academic year, with 3,048 places in total. The annex lists these universities and their enrolment plans. The annex's total row prints 3,048.

The annex lists universities by their Chinese names. The English names used on this register are the site's own. The annex has three columns: serial number (序号), school (学校) and enrolment plan for 2023–2024. It has no column for fees. The annex follows the Ministry's own order, which is not a ranking, and a plan figure is not a quality score.

This list is for the 2023–2024 academic year. When this page was checked on 11 October 2026, the Ministry's policy index on study abroad and study in China listed no later edition. The index shows 30 May 2023 beside the title, which is the date the notice was put on the site. Confirm the current year's status with the university and the Ministry.

Check the offer step by step

  1. Copy the university's full Chinese name from the offer.
  2. Open the annex to the notice on the Ministry's website.
  3. Find that exact Chinese name in the school column.
  4. Write down the serial number beside it.
  5. If the name is not in the annex, read paragraph 2 of the notice before going further.
  6. Check the teaching language of the programme in the offer.
  7. Check whether the offer describes the programme as "bilingual".
  8. Check whether the certificate wording in the offer includes the word "MBBS".
  9. Check that the offer names the 2023–2024 academic year.
  10. Ask the university for its own admission information.
  11. Keep a copy of the offer and of the annex entry.

What paragraph 2 says

Paragraph 2 of the notice reads, in this site's translation:

"Schools listed for the 2023–2024 academic year must continue to enrol strictly in line with the spirit of the notice. A school not on the list may not enrol international students in English-taught undergraduate clinical medicine, and may not issue an English-version degree certificate for undergraduate clinical medicine (English-taught) (MBBS) or an English-version degree certificate containing the word 'MBBS'. Such a school may enrol international students only in Chinese-taught undergraduate clinical medicine, and the training standard may not be lower than the standard for Chinese clinical undergraduates. Enrolling international students in disguise through a 'bilingual teaching' model is strictly prohibited."

Use this paragraph for steps 5 to 8. The word "bilingual" appears in the last sentence, and that sentence concerns enrolment in disguise through a bilingual teaching model.

What section 2.7 says

Section 2.7 of the Quality Standards for the Higher Education of International Students in China (Trial), issued by Ministry of Education notice 教外〔2018〕50号 dated 3 September 2018, reads in this site's translation:

"Admission and enrolment work for international students in higher education institutions shall strictly observe relevant national rules, and may not entrust admission to any external organisation or individual as agent. When institutions use external services in providing information and consultation on international student admission, they shall follow the principles of prudence, standardisation, openness and transparency, and strictly carry out their supervisory responsibility under relevant national rules or norms."

These are trial standards addressed to higher education institutions. Step 10 follows from this section: the university's own admission information is the place to check the offer against.

What the July 2025 alert reports and advises

The alert note is Alert Note No. U-15021/1/2024-UGMEB, issued by the National Medical Commission (India)'s Undergraduate Medical Education Board. Its header prints "July, 2025" without a day. It is titled as an advisory for Indian students seeking admission to foreign institutes or universities for undergraduate medical courses.

Paragraph 2 says that, despite earlier advisories, Indian students continue to seek admission to foreign medical institutions that do not meet the standards prescribed under the FMGL Regulations, 2021. It lists six concerns reported in communications from the Indian Embassy in Mexico and the Eurasia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs:

  • lack of compliance with Indian medical education standards;
  • inadequate or non-existent university campus infrastructure;
  • poor quality of educational and clinical training facilities;
  • instances of harassment of Indian students;
  • excessive fees being charged;
  • denial of fee refunds upon withdrawal from the course.

Paragraph 4 says that failure to follow the advisory may result in ineligibility for medical registration in India. It advises prospective students and their parents to read carefully the alert dated 19 May 2025 on the National Medical Commission (India) website. Paragraph 4 describes that alert as containing information on recognised institutions, eligibility criteria and other guidelines. This page does not summarise that earlier alert.

Paragraph 5 advises students governed by the FMGL Regulations, 2021 who study in such institutions that they may face disqualification from registration in India for non-compliance. It says they need to consider and immediately evaluate whether their current university meets those regulations. It advises them to keep in touch with National Medical Commission (India) updates and to consult the Indian Embassy of the concerned country on updates on recognition or blacklisting of institutions. It also advises taking corrective measures immediately, because the regulations are applied at the time of screening or registration.

This page does not decide whether any university or course meets these conditions.

Who the 2021 regulations cover

Under regulation 5 of the National Medical Commission (Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate) Regulations, 2021, those regulations do not apply to foreign medical graduates who acquired a foreign medical degree or primary qualification before the regulations came into force, or to candidates who were pursuing their education in foreign institutions before then. Those people are governed by the earlier regulations under regulation 5(2). Questions 2 and 4 of the Commission's FAQ give the date the regulations came into force as 18 November 2021.

Question 1 of the FAQ describes a foreign medical graduate as a person who does not have a basic graduation or primary qualification (undergraduate medical degree) from any university, medical college or institution in India, and who seeks a licence to practise medicine in India. The FAQ states that it is an explanation for the general public and cannot be upheld in a court of law, so the regulations and the gazette notification are the texts to rely on for legal validity.

Questions people ask

Does the 2023–2024 list show the current year's status?

The notice covers the 2023–2024 academic year. When this page was checked on 11 October 2026, the Ministry's policy index listed no later edition. Confirm the current year's status with the university and the Ministry.

Can a school that is not on the annex enrol English-taught clinical students?

Paragraph 2 of the notice says a school not on the list may not enrol international students in English-taught undergraduate clinical medicine. It also says such a school may not issue an English-version degree certificate for that programme, or one containing the word "MBBS". It may enrol international students only in Chinese-taught undergraduate clinical medicine, with a training standard not lower than that for Chinese clinical undergraduates.

Can a university use an agent to handle admission?

Section 2.7 of the Quality Standards for the Higher Education of International Students in China (Trial) says admission work for international students shall strictly observe relevant national rules and may not be entrusted to any external organisation or individual as agent.

Sources

Checked 11 October 2026.

This page is an unofficial summary. It is not legal, medical or professional-licensing advice, it is not published by the bodies named, and it promises no admission, examination or registration outcome. If the official text or a regulator's own instructions differ from this page, the official text and the regulator's instructions prevail.

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