MBBSinDhaka.in Student Team Updated 7 min read

Questions about money

  • What is the total six-year cost, including hostel, living expenses and travel?
  • Is the tuition figure from an official college document, and which session does it apply to?
  • What is the payment schedule, in which currency, and what is refundable?
  • What happens financially if the visa is delayed or refused?
  • What happens if my child needs to repeat a year?
  • Is any amount payable to an agent or intermediary, and for what exactly?
The most important one

Never transfer a large amount before you hold an official offer document from the college itself. Urgency attached to a payment request is a sales technique far more often than a real deadline.

Questions about recognition and the return path

  • Will my child need to clear a screening examination to practise in India? (The answer is yes.)
  • What are the pass rates like, and what does preparation actually involve?
  • Is the course duration and internship structure compliant with current Indian regulations?
  • Is the entire course, including internship, at the same institution?
  • Where can I verify the college’s current recognition status myself?

If anyone answers these vaguely, or discourages you from checking, that is your answer about them.

Questions about safety and daily life

  • Where exactly is the hostel, and how far is the teaching hospital?
  • Is there a resident warden, and what are the security arrangements at night?
  • What are the curfew and sign-out rules?
  • How are medical emergencies handled?
  • Is food included, and what are the vegetarian options?
  • Can I speak to the parent of a student already studying there?

How to tell advice from a sales pitch

A useful test: ask the person what would make them advise against this option. Anyone genuinely advising you will have a clear answer. Anyone selling will not.

  • Do they mention the screening examination unprompted?
  • Will they give you the official fee circular in writing?
  • Do they say "guaranteed" about anything?
  • Will they connect you with a student independently?
  • Do they encourage or discourage you from contacting the college directly?
  • Are they charging you a fee, and if so, what for?

Talk to us directly

Most of our longest conversations are with parents rather than students, and we prefer it that way. Ask the sceptical questions — that is exactly what we are here for.

We do not charge students a consultancy fee or a documentation fee, we have no commission arrangement that depends on your decision, and if we think this is not right for your child, we will say so.

Frequently asked questions

Thousands of international students study there and most report ordinary student life. Safety depends heavily on the specific college, hostel and neighbourhood rather than on the country. Ask detailed questions about hostel security, warden arrangements and the route between hostel and hospital.

Generally yes, and we would encourage it where practical. Seeing the campus, hostel and hospital in person tells you far more than any brochure. Travel arrangements for parents are separate from the student visa process.

Only after satisfying the NMC’s requirements, clearing the prescribed screening examination, completing the required internship in India and registering. Nobody can guarantee that outcome — be cautious of anyone who does.

Where to verify this yourself

We would rather you checked than took our word for it. These are the places to confirm anything in this guide before you act on it:

Please verify before you decide

Fees, eligibility rules, recognition status and admission requirements change from time to time. Always verify the current position with the medical college and with the applicable Bangladeshi and Indian authorities before making any financial or academic decision.

Written by the MBBSinDhaka.in Student Team — Final-year MBBS students and student mentors. Published , last reviewed .