MBBS & Medicine Abroad

MBBS in Georgia for International Students

Georgia's MD is a six-year degree taught in English — Tbilisi State Medical University's American MD programme is the reference example. If you finished school outside Georgia, you do not sit the country's Unified National Examinations: the ministry's waiver route asks for your high-school certificate and the university's written consent.Global Admissions tracks 6 verified programmes in Georgia, with sourced tuition from USD 5,500–8,000 a year.

Quick facts

Degree
Medical Doctor (MD)source
Duration
6 years — based on Tbilisi State Medical University's MD programmesource
Verified programmes
6
Tuition range
USD 5,500–8,000

per year, sourced

Intake months
January, April, September, October
Entrance requirement
Foreign citizens who completed secondary education abroad can study without Georgia's Unified National Examinations under a stated waiver procedure, requiring a high-school certificate and the institution's written consent.source
Language reality
Tbilisi State Medical University's American MD programme is delivered in English.source

Tuition, sourced

6 of 6 verified Georgia programmes with published tuition, cheapest first
University & programmeCityTuition (sourced)
Alte University
Medical Doctor		Tbilisi5,500 USD per year
Alte University
MBBS		Tbilisi5,500 USD per year
Ilia State University
Medicine		Tbilisi6,200 USD per year
Tbilisi Medical Academy
Medicine		Tbilisi7,000 USD per year
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Medicine		Tbilisi8,000 USD per year
The Austrian Medical Programme at Avicenna – Batumi Medical University
Austrian Medical Programme		Batumi8,000 USD per year

Fees as recorded from university-published data; verify on the university page before budgeting.

Who can apply

Georgia's Ministry of Education describes a category-specific waiver: foreign citizens who completed general education (or its equivalent) abroad may study at accredited institutions without sitting Georgia's Unified National Examinations, provided they hold a high-school certificate and the institution gives written consent. Tbilisi State Medical University's American MD programme runs on that route and separately requires high-school or equivalent education for admission. Two of the largest sending markets layer their own pre-departure requirements on top: Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India must qualify NEET-UG, treated as the required Eligibility Certificate once admission criteria are otherwise met, and Pakistani students must score at least 50% on PM&DC's Medical and Dental College Admission Test and hold a PM&DC Student Registration Certificate before accepting a place at any foreign medical institution.

The Ministry's own scope note matters: the waiver is category-specific, not a blanket admission offer, and it directs applicants to Georgia's National Centre for Education Quality Enhancement process for the details. Tbilisi State Medical University identifies its American MD programme as English-language instruction, but that's a named-university statement about one programme, not a claim covering every Georgian medical school.

Scholarships, honestly

Global Admissions' scholarship data doesn't currently list a named medicine scholarship for Georgia. That doesn't rule one out at a specific university — it means budget on the assumption of full, self-funded tuition unless you find and verify one yourself.

Full self-funded tuition — the realistic default. Budget for the sticker price.

Global Admissions' scholarship data doesn't currently list a named medicine scholarship for Georgia — budget for full, self-funded tuition and check each university's own fee page for a merit discount.

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Coming home licensed

What a Georgia medical degree takes to turn into a practising licence back home — three of Global Admissions' largest origin markets, each with its own regulator and exam chain.

Coming home to India▾
  1. 1

    Does a Georgia medical degree qualify?

    NMC's FAQ for the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021 states that covered foreign medical graduates need at least 54 months of study and a 12-month internship in the same foreign institution. It distinguishes the internship from clinical posting during the course and also describes a supervised internship in India after qualification. This is a home-country rule, not confirmation that any Georgian programme meets it.

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  2. 2

    Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), also called the Screening Test

    The Government of India identifies FMGE as the screening test for registration to practise in India after obtaining a primary medical qualification overseas. NMC's Screening Test Regulations require a screening test for an Indian citizen seeking provisional or permanent registration after a foreign primary medical qualification.

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  3. 3

    National Exit Test (NExT), or another test mandated by NMC for the applicable cohort

    For graduates governed by the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021, NMC lists clearance of NExT or another test mandated by NMC as a condition for permanent registration. This condition should not be read as proof that every foreign-graduate cohort must take both FMGE and NExT.

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  4. 4

    No separate named examination

    NMC's registration guidance says that a foreign medical graduate who clears FMGE and fulfils the stated criteria may receive provisional registration from a State Medical Council for a 12-month internship or the balance period, as applicable.

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  5. 5

    No separate named examination

    For graduates governed by FMGL Regulations 2021, permanent registration requires a supervised internship in India for at least 12 months. NMC's Screening Test Regulations also describe permanent registration after the required one-year internship for eligible candidates.

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  6. 6

    No separate named examination beyond the applicable licensing-test requirement

    Permanent registration is the registration that permits independent practice of modern scientific medicine in India. A foreign medical graduate may not practise in India without permanent registration under FMGL Regulations 2021.

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Coming home to Pakistan▾
  1. 1

    Does a Georgia medical degree qualify?

    PM&DC's policy for Pakistani students seeking undergraduate medical or dental education abroad says students must verify that the institution appears on PM&DC's list, obtain a PM&DC Student Registration Certificate before accepting study, and pass the PM&DC National Registration Examination after qualification. This pack makes no claim that a Georgian institution is on that list.

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  2. 2

    MDCAT where applicable; no additional named examination for the certificate

    Before accepting study at a foreign undergraduate medical or dental institution, the PM&DC policy requires the student to obtain a PM&DC Student Registration Certificate and verify that the institution is on PM&DC's list.

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  3. 3

    No separate named examination

    A Pakistani foreign medical or dental graduate with an undergraduate qualification from a foreign university or institution recognised by PM&DC may be granted provisional registration to undertake a house job after the granting institution verifies the qualification.

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  4. 4

    National Registration Examination (NRE)

    Passing NRE is mandatory for full registration for Pakistani foreign graduates. The official NRE medical syllabus states that eligible candidates must pass both its theory and Clinical Skills Examination components separately.

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  5. 5

    No separate named examination

    PM&DC requires a minimum one-year, assessed, hands-on clinical internship, foundation year, or house job in an approved hospital or institution for conversion of provisional registration to full registration.

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  6. 6

    No separate named examination beyond NRE

    For Pakistani foreign graduates, full registration depends on satisfying the NRE requirement and the mandatory training requirement associated with provisional registration.

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Coming home to Nigeria▾
  1. 1

    Does a Georgia medical degree qualify?

    MDCN says foreign-trained Nigerian medical and dental graduates seeking registration in Nigeria, including candidates sitting its assessment examination, may apply for primary-source verification of credentials through DataFlow. This is a registration-process note, not recognition of a specific Georgian degree.

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  2. 2

    Primary-source verification (PSV)

    MDCN says foreign-trained Nigerian medical and dental graduates seeking registration in Nigeria, including people sitting the MDCN assessment examination, may apply for primary-source verification of their credentials through DataFlow.

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  3. 3

    MDCN Assessment Examination (application route; individual applicability must be confirmed)

    MDCN lists Assessment Examination as an online application service and provides its application route. The cited notice does not say that every foreign-trained graduate must sit or pass it, so the individual requirement must be confirmed with MDCN.

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  4. 4

    No separate named examination at this step

    MDCN states that newly graduated medical and dental practitioners must complete 12 uninterrupted months of housemanship at an MDCN-accredited training centre to be eligible for full registration.

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  5. 5

    No separate named examination at this step

    MDCN identifies completion of the accredited 12-month housemanship requirement as the condition for eligibility for full registration.

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  6. 6

    Annual practising licence

    MDCN says registered practitioners must pay the prescribed annual practising fee and that practising without paying it is an offence under section 14 of the MDCN Act.

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What to weigh

The national-exam waiver removes one hurdle, not the whole admissions process: it exempts eligible foreign applicants from Georgia's Unified National Examinations, but each institution — Tbilisi State Medical University included — still sets and checks its own eligibility criteria and paperwork, including the certificate and written-consent documents the Ministry's procedure calls for. Treating the waiver as guaranteed admission at a specific school, rather than one step among several, is the gap worth watching.

Whether a Georgia MBBS/MD is usable back home depends entirely on your national regulator, and in places the specific university, not on the degree alone. India's National Medical Commission, Pakistan's PM&DC, and Nigeria's MDCN each run their own post-return chain, covered step by step in the "Coming home licensed" section below.

Upcoming deadlines

  • Medical Doctor

    Alte University

    Sep 15, 2026
  • Medicine

    Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

    Oct 11, 2026
  • Medicine

    Ilia State University

    Jun 30, 2027
  • Medicine

    Tbilisi Medical Academy

    Aug 1, 2027
  • MBBS

    Alte University

    Aug 31, 2027

Frequently asked questions

Is MBBS in Georgia a good idea for an Indian student?
The honest starting point is what Global Admissions' Georgia fact pack actually verifies, separate from anything an agent promises. Georgia's Ministry of Education lets foreign citizens who completed secondary education abroad study at accredited institutions without sitting Georgia's Unified National Examinations, under a waiver procedure requiring a high-school certificate and the institution's written consent, and Tbilisi State Medical University's American MD programme runs on that route, describing itself as English-language instruction. What the pack can't verify is whether a specific university's degree gets recognised back in India — that depends on the National Medical Commission's own conditions (54 months of study, a same-institution internship, the FMGE/NExT chain below), not on Georgia's Ministry of Education. Check the specific university against those conditions before paying anyone, rather than treating a country-level answer as clearance.
Is studying MBBS abroad really more affordable than in India?
For Georgia specifically, Global Admissions' verified catalogue lists all 6 tracked programmes with published tuition, all priced in USD from $5,500 to $8,000 a year. Whether that undercuts a specific Indian institution's fees plus living costs abroad isn't something this catalogue tracks market-wide — the sourced fee table above lists every verified programme so you can compare against your own numbers.
What is FMGE?
The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination — also called the Screening Test — is the exam India's National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences runs for citizens who completed a primary medical qualification abroad, Georgia included. The National Medical Commission's Screening Test Regulations require it before a foreign-trained graduate can get provisional or permanent registration to practise in India, and the government describes it as the standard screening step for that entire cohort, not something specific to any one destination country.
Can I practice medicine in India after my graduation?
Only after separately clearing India's licensing chain for foreign medical graduates — graduating from a Georgian medical school doesn't do it automatically. The National Medical Commission's Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021 require at least 54 months of study and a 12-month internship at the same foreign institution, English as the medium of instruction, eligibility for a licence in the country of training, a further 12-month supervised internship back in India, and clearing the National Exit Test or another NMC-mandated test. Whether a specific Georgian programme's structure satisfies those conditions is something to confirm before enrolling, not after.
Is qualifying NEET compulsory?
Yes, for Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India intending to get a primary medical qualification abroad on or after May 2018 — Georgia included. The Government of India treats a qualifying NEET-UG result as the required Eligibility Certificate, provided the candidate also meets the prescribed MBBS admission criteria; it's a national exit requirement tied to the applicant's citizenship, not a Georgia-specific rule.
Can I practise in Pakistan with a degree from abroad?
Only through PM&DC's own process, and only if the granting institution's qualification is one PM&DC recognises: a Pakistani graduate of a recognised foreign university may get provisional registration for a house job once the institution verifies the qualification, then must pass the National Registration Examination — its theory and Clinical Skills Examination components both — plus complete a minimum one-year assessed clinical internship at a PM&DC-approved hospital before full registration follows. PM&DC's own policy for students abroad also requires verifying the institution appears on its current list and holding a PM&DC Student Registration Certificate before accepting a place — this pack makes no claim that any named Georgian institution is on that list.
What is the medium of instruction?
English, at Tbilisi State Medical University's American MD programme — the university identifies it as English-language instruction. That's a statement about one named programme at one university, not a guarantee covering every Georgian medical school, so confirm the specific teaching language directly with whichever institution you're considering.

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How to verify this page

  • Confirm the university appears on your home country's medical regulator list (e.g. NMC, PMDC, MDCN) before applying.
  • Cross-check the tuition figure on the university's own official fee page — not a third-party agent site.
  • Confirm the teaching language matches what you can actually study in (English-medium vs local-language track).
  • Check the exact degree title awarded (MBBS vs MD vs Bachelor of Medicine) and whether it's recognised back home.
  • Ask about the internship and clinical-rotation structure — some programmes require it happen abroad, not at home.
  • Understand your home country's return-home licensing rule (e.g. NEET, MDCAT, a screening exam) before you commit.