Begin your journey to becoming a doctor through our five-year, English-medium MBBS programme—combining strong scientific foundations, extensive clinical training and meaningful community-based learning.
Five-Year Programme
Comprehensive undergraduate medical education
English Medium
Teaching and assessments conducted in English
Extensive Clinical Training
Progressive clinical learning at Teaching Hospital Jaffna and affiliated healthcare institutions
Community-Oriented Learning
Understanding health and illness within families and communities
Admissions through the UGC
Official application, eligibility assessment and selection authority.
The current UGC handbook confirms that Medicine is a five-year undergraduate course.
Quality Medical Education
Develop a strong scientific foundation through integrated, student-centred and clinically relevant learning.
Clinical Excellence
Gain progressive patient-centred experience through clinical training at Teaching Hospital Jaffna and affiliated healthcare institutions.
Community Engagement
Understand the health needs of individuals, families and communities through community-based and public-health learning.
Supportive Learning Environment
Benefit from academic mentoring, clinical-skills facilities, libraries, digital resources and student-wellbeing services.
The Faculty of Medicine provides information about the MBBS programme and guidance for prospective students. Eligibility assessment, application processing, selection and formal offers are administered by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka.
The UGC is responsible for selecting students for undergraduate admission in consultation with the relevant universities and faculties.