To encourage and recognize the academic achievements of its students and also to develop a harmonious & competitive academic environment, Popular Medical College has introduced different academic awards for its students.

The college acknowledges and stresses the need of regularity and punctuality in addition to discipline. The introduction of the “Attendance Award” for all students attaining 100% class attendance is an example of this. “Principal’s Honor Roll” – is awarded to a student who achieves an aggregate of 75% or more marks over the whole calendar year including professional examination.

“PMC Achievement Award” – is awarded to a student who obtains “Honors marks” in a professional examination held during a calendar year.

“PMC Gold Student Award” – is awarded to a student who attains a position among the first 10 places in a professional examination during a calendar year.

A student can be the recipient of any one or more award within that calendar year.

Five academic years for MBBS in Bangladesh course at Popular Medical College are divided in four definite phases:

Graduation comprises of five academic years & requires one year compulsory rotatory internship programme in a recognized hospital in order to be registered under Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council.

Duration: 1½ years.

Subjects: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry & Community Medicine.

Assessment: First Professional MBBS in Bangladesh examination to be held and results are published within the time period of the academic years.

Students are examined for Anatomy, Physiology & Biochemistry.

Duration: 1 years.

Subjects: Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine plus Medicine with Paediatrics, Surgery with Orthopaedics and Trauma.

Assessment: Second Professional MBBS examination to be held and results to be published within the academic year. Students are examined for Community Medicine & Forensic Medicine.

Duration: 1 year.

Subjects: Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Medicine including allied disciplines. Also, Surgery including allied disciplines and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Assessment: Third Professional MBBS examination to be held and results to be published within the academic year. Students are examined for Pathology, Microbiology and Pharmacology.

Duration: 1½ years.

Subjects: Medicine including allied disciplines (Dermatology, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neuromedicine etc.) plus Paediatrics. Surgery including allied disciplines (Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Neurosurgery etc.). Also, orthopaedics & Traumatology, Ophthalmology (Eye), Otolaryngorhinology (ENT). Obstetrics & Gynaecology including Family Planning.

Assessment :Assessment :Final Professional MBBS examination to be held and results to be published within the academic years. Students will be examined for Medicine including allied disciplines & Paediatrics. Surgery including allied disciplines Ophthalmology (Eye), Otolaryngology (ENT). Obstetrics & Gynaecology including Family Planning.

Five Academic years for MBBS in Bangladesh at Popular Medical College have been structured for teaching, learning and assessment programs. Teaching learning programs are conducted through lecture, tutorial, demonstration and performing the task.

Assessment program is conducted through both formative and summative procedures.

Formative or continuous in-course assessment is conducted by the institute through item, card & term examinations in each phase. Summative or end course assessment is conducted by the University through professional examinations twice in a year in the month of May & November. These end course (summative) examinations are conducted and results published within the specified time of the academic calendar.

College Library

The Medical College library is spacious enough to accommodate ample reading space for present and future students and holds essential latest edition text books including reference titles and others. It remains open even for evening studies under the guidance of a teacher.

IT corner

The College also provides ample facilities for the students to refresh their knowledge through modern technology along with internet facilities.

The college has its own website with a built in link with essential domains and sites. The page provides all required information about the college, its objective and specialty with regular updates. Faculty details, admission policies and essential notices will also be available. Interactive pages will be dedicated for students, teachers and parents for suggesting improvements in required fields.

Professionalism development

Medical professionals of today are facing many challenges. In order to groom our students to face such challenges with courage we have introduced an exclusive programme for our students ‘to meet the legend’. In these programmes highly distinguished personalities of the profession are invited to address and the students get free access to talk with them.

Student assistance centre

The college has established a student assistance centre designed to help students in relation to their study, accommodation and skill development. The centre provides special assistance to those who feel they are unable to keep pace with the academic course.

The centre also aims at developing individual student confidence to excel in every sphere and emerge as a productive citizen ready to deliver their best academically, skilfully, spiritually and emotionally. No doubt this is a small step but a step nevertheless towards a brighter future for each and every one of our student.

Student resource centre

The college is planning to establish student’s resource centre which will facilitate the students and provide them the opportunity to develop management, communication, team building, social and leadership skills. In this global competitive age it is imperative to provide the students with opportunities to develop the above mentioned skills.

Liaison with the parents / guardians

College office serves as a bridge between the college administration & the parents/guardians. Parents / guardians meeting with the teachers and college administration is arranged regularly. Student progress reports are communicated to the parents / guardians at the end of the term. Matters relating to discipline & violation of college rules & regulations along with the decision of academic council are also communicated to the parents/guardians as and when necessary.

Medical Centre

Physical fitness is an essential requisite for a professional education like medical science. In order to ensure optimum health this institution has a medical centre for regular health check-up of the students. It provides all medical students and staffs with a state of the art medical centre dedicated for the college. This medical centre provides regular medical check-up, emergency and on demand medical facilities up to specialist service and hospital admissions if required.

The medical centre is open from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm and is available to all students free of charge. Emergency medical services are provided by the Popular Medical College Hospital round the clock.

College Conference Room and Teacher’s Lounge

The college provided a well-equipped conference room with all modern facilities to conduct meetings.

The college also provided two specious teacher’s lounge for relaxation and interaction amongst the teachers.

College Cafeteria

The college has a spacious cafeteria at the 4th floor of the academic building with a range of food items, which are essentially balanced, nutritious, healthy and subsidized. Every effort has been made to ensure availability of the services up to the late hours.

College Common Room

The College has provided a spacious common room at the 4th floor of the academic building for indoor games for brief relaxation within the compact & structured teaching learning schedule.

College Hostel

The College has a well-furnished and secured hostel for accommodation of students under the supervision of hostel superintendent. It is near to the college campus.