Private medical college institutions throughout Pakistan seek increased tuition costs that will exceed Rs3 million per year for MBBS and BDS programs. Such proposed fee increases in private medical colleges create serious worries among policymakers, students, and their families because they fear that the education will become unreachable for numerous students.

Private Medical Colleges in Pakistan Seek Major Fee Hike

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) established Rs1.8 million as the annual tuition fee limit while permitting institutions to seek approval up to Rs2.5 million through financial report presentation. The introduced fee limit seeks to normalize educational costs and stop sudden tuition adjustments that weighed heavily on students during previous periods.
The Senate Sub-Committee on National Health Services ordered private medical colleges to stop raising tuition fees until the complete review process completes. During the hearing Senate member Palwasha Khan pointed out that PMDC regulations were not effective since medical colleges boosted their fees from Rs800,000 to Rs3 million in 2023-24.
The Pakistan Medical Association views the continuous upward trend of medical education fees with deep concern because these price increments will potentially restrict medical school entry and grow health inequality across regions where care is already hard to reach.
A committee led by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar was established by the government to check the fee policies of private medical colleges. The established committee has proposed new standards that demand annual audits of private institutions and require close fee monitoring and set up specialized complaint systems for students and parents with unfair charge difficulties.
Stakeholders wait for the PMDC and government to finalize their decision about resolving the fight between the private medical college’s financial stability and medical education affordability in Pakistan.