Colonel Maleque Medical College, Manikganj (কর্নেল মালেক মেডিকেল কলেজ, মানিকগঞ্জ) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2014. It offers 5 years of MBBS course and admits 75 students every year. It is located in the northern part of Manikganj town. The college is affiliated with the University of Dhaka under the faculty of Medicine. Academic activities began on 26 January 2015 with 51 students. Initially its official activity ran at the Manikganj Nursing College temporarily and the 250 bedded Sadar hospital was used as the official hospital. Now it is running in the permanent campus built in Dighi, Manikganj.
Former/common name: Manikganj Medical College
Type: Public medical school
Established: 2014
Language: English
Campus: 28 acres
Academic affiliation: University of Dhaka
Principal: Professor Dr. Zakir Hossain (2021-running)
Students: 355 (currently running 9th batch)
History: In the year of 2014–2015, Bangladesh government approved to establish 6 new medical colleges at Manikganj, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Patuakhali, Tangail and Rangamati 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, Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and Minister of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Bangladesh.
Admission: The admission process of undergraduate MBBS 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 MCQ 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 Maleque Medical College, Manikganj is affiliated with the University of Dhaka. The students receive their MBBS 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 Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (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.
Last Updated on 05/03/2024