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Nepal: the Medical Education Commission's eligibility certificate for study abroad

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Nepali students who go to another country for higher education must, under Nepal's rules, have passed the entrance examination in section 16(2) of the National Medical Education Act, 2018 (2075). Students who go abroad to study a medical course must also get an eligibility certificate from the Medical Education Commission (MEC), under the final sentence of section 6.1 of the Commission's 2024 accreditation standards for MBBS programmes. These are Nepal's rules, written for students leaving Nepal, and this page does not set out any requirement of a Chinese university or of China's Ministry of Education. For the overview of this register's coverage, see this register's section page.

What section 16(2) of the Act says

The National Medical Education Act, 2018 (2075), in the English translation published by the Medical Education Commission, reads in its first clause of section 16(2):

"(2) Any person going from Nepal to study higher education in another country shall have passed the entrance examination pursuant to sub-Section (1)"

The words "sub-Section (1)" refer back to the entrance examination in sub-section (1) of the same section. This page has not transcribed section 16(1) in full. Section 16(5) contains exceptions to this rule. This site has not transcribed section 16(5), so this page does not describe those exceptions.

What section 6.1 of the 2024 standards says

The Accreditation Standards for MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) 2024 are published by the Medical Education Commission (MEC), Nepal. Section 6.1 begins: "To be considered eligible for selection to the MBBS program, a candidate:". It then lists entry criteria in bullet points. These include passes in physics, chemistry and biology with a minimum of 50% in each subject, and a pass in "the Bachelor level common Entrance Examination conducted by Medical Education Commission."

The final sentence of section 6.1 reads:

"Students going to foreign countries to study medical course must get the eligibility certificate from MEC and must have passed the bachelor level Medical Entrance Examinations."

The final sentence does not say which of the bullet points it relates to.

The licensing examination passage

The same 2024 standard has a separate passage under the heading "Licensing Examination":

"There is a provision of licensing examination by the respective council after acquiring the academic degree."

The passage does not name the council.

What the eligibility portal page prints

The MEC Eligibility Certificate online portal, published by the Medical Education Commission (MEC), Nepal, has a landing page with these English lines:

"If you already have User Account, Login and add Eligibility request. You can request new Eligibility with your existing User Account."

"If you do not have User Account, click Register and create User Account. Read Instructions before you proceed."

The landing page lists the headings Instructions, Register and Login. The landing page text gives no fee, document list or processing time for the certificate. It tells readers to read the Instructions before they proceed. This page has not transcribed the Instructions, so the conditions for the certificate are not described here.

What this page does not establish

The first clause of section 16(2) does not mention an eligibility certificate. The final sentence of section 6.1 does mention one. This page does not explain how the two provisions relate in an individual case.

This register does not say whether any school on it meets the conditions in section 16(2) or section 6.1. Those conditions are set by the Commission's own texts, and the Commission is the body that publishes them.

Questions people ask

Does a Nepali student going abroad to study medicine need an eligibility certificate from MEC?

The final sentence of section 6.1 of the Medical Education Commission's 2024 Accreditation Standards for MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) says that students going to foreign countries to study medical course must get the eligibility certificate from MEC.

Does the Act require an entrance examination for a Nepali student going abroad for higher education?

The first clause of section 16(2) of the National Medical Education Act, 2018 (2075) says that a person going from Nepal to study higher education in another country shall have passed the entrance examination pursuant to sub-Section (1). This page has not transcribed the exceptions in section 16(5).

Where can I find the conditions and fees for the eligibility certificate?

The landing page of the MEC Eligibility Certificate portal tells readers to read its Instructions before they proceed. The landing page text gives no fee, document list or processing time. This page has not transcribed the Instructions, so readers should read them on the portal.

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. The official text and the regulator's own instructions prevail if they differ.

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