Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikganj ( bn, কর্নেল মালেক মেডিকেল কলেজ, মানিকগঞ্জ) is a

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medical school A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

, established in 2014. It is located in

Manikganj Manikganj is a district situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Manikganj is one of the green and pollution free towns in Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining Dhaka and Shingair Upazilla has given it an outstanding road ...

. The college is affiliated with the

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under the

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. Academic activities began on 26 January 2015 with 51 students. The commencement of the academic activities started at the Manikganj Nursing College temporarily. The permanent campus is being built in Chandara, Manikganj.

Admission

The admission process of undergraduate

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course for all government medical colleges in Bangladesh is conducted centrally by the Director of Medical Education under DGHS under the Ministry of Health. The test comprises a written

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exam, which is held simultaneously in all government medical colleges on the same day throughout the country. Candidates are selected for admission based on national merit, district quotas, freedom fighter quotas, tribal quotas etc. For foreign students, admission process is through the embassy of Bangladesh in their respective countries. The academic calendar for different years is maintained by the respective departments. The admission test consists of a written MCQ exam.

Examination and affiliation

Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikganj is affiliated with the

. The students receive their

degrees from the University of Dhaka after completing 5 year of study and passing the final professional MBBS examination. This college is directly governed by

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(BMDC) - an affiliation of the Ministry of Health. The professional examinations are held under the university and results are given thereby. Internal examinations are also taken on regular intervals namely items, card completions, terms end and regular assessments.

History

In the year of 2014–2015,

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approved to establish 6 new medical colleges at

Sirajganj Sirajganj ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ) is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 167,200 is the fourteenth most populo ...

, Jamalpur,

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and

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with a view to improving the healthcare services throughout the country. The college was formed as Manikganj Medical College. In the year of 2017, it was renamed to its current title. It was named after Colonel M. A. Malek, a former renowned Bangladeshi politician,

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and Minister of the

Ministry of Textiles and Jute Ministry of Textiles and Jute ( bn, বস্ত্র ও পাট মন্ত্রণালয়, Pronounce: ''Bostro ō pāṭ Montronaloy'') is Bangladesh's governmental parent agency for the country's Department of Textiles (Banglades ...

.It offers 5 years of

course and admits 75 students every year. Present principal is Dr.Zakir Hossain(2021-)

References

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Admission

Examination and affiliation

History

See also

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