The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) program at Gandaki Medical College GMC Pokhara is offered by Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre in Pokhara under the affiliation of Tribhuvan University. It is a four-year bachelor’s degree designed to prepare public health graduates with academic knowledge, practical skills, and professional responsibility for community and health system roles. The program is intended to develop public health specialists who can provide leadership to communities and to middle- and grassroots-level health workers in the delivery of health care services as designed by the Government of Nepal.
At Gandaki Medical College, the BPH program is delivered within a broader health science environment that includes academic facilities, student support services, and a medical college setting linked with health care service delivery. The college also offers programs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health sciences, creating a multidisciplinary learning environment in Pokhara. This wider setting supports public health education through institutional structure, student facilities, and an academic atmosphere connected to health care and community service.
Affiliated with Tribhuvan University
Offered at Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, Pokhara
Academic level: Bachelor’s degree
Duration: 4 years
Entrance examination: MECEE-BL
Seat allocation at Gandaki Medical College: 20
Designed to prepare professional public health specialists
Focuses on community leadership and support to health workers
Includes academic knowledge, practical skills, research, and program management
Admission follows the framework used by the Medical Education Commission
The BPH program follows a four-year academic structure and is designed to prepare students for professional public health roles through a combination of theoretical learning and practical skill development. The course focuses on primary health care, applied public health sciences, research, and program management.
Four-year bachelor’s degree structure
Focus on preparing professional public health specialists
Emphasis on advanced knowledge in primary health care
Practical skill development for community and health service roles
Training in measurement, design, analysis, and evaluation
Applied public health sciences research orientation
Program management components
Annual examination at the end of each academic year
Prepare professional public health specialists
Provide advanced knowledge and practical skills in primary health care
Develop leadership capacity for community-based health services
Strengthen the ability to support middle- and grassroots-level health workers
Build skills in measurement, design, analysis, and evaluation for applied public health sciences
Develop competence in public health research
Strengthen program management ability in health-related settings
The BPH program is intended for students who want to build careers in public health through a university-affiliated bachelor’s degree. Its scope includes community health leadership, primary health care, research, program planning, analysis, and evaluation. The course is suitable for students who want to work in public health service areas that connect communities, health workers, and organized health programs.
At Gandaki Medical College, this scope is supported by a wider institutional environment that includes health science education, academic coordination, student support facilities, and a setting linked with health service delivery. Students study in a college that combines professional education with a broader medical and public service environment. After completing the degree, graduates may move toward roles connected with community health services, program implementation, public health research, and health sector coordination.
Graduates of the BPH program are expected to be able to:
Provide leadership in community public health settings
Support middle- and grassroots-level health workers
Apply advanced knowledge in primary health care
Participate in applied public health sciences research
Use measurement, design, analysis, and evaluation in public health work
Contribute to program management in health-related settings
Work in public health roles connected to community service delivery
The BPH program supports skill development in key areas of public health practice and academic preparation.
Primary health care knowledge and application
Community leadership in health services
Measurement in applied public health sciences
Design of public health-related work
Analysis in public health studies and programs
Evaluation of health programs and activities
Research-related skill development
Program management in public health settings
The BPH program is organized to combine academic learning with practical skill development in public health. The course structure supports professional preparation through public health knowledge, research-oriented learning, and applied management understanding.
Classroom-based academic study
Practical skill development in primary health care
Applied learning in community public health
Research-oriented training in measurement, design, analysis, and evaluation
Program management-focused study
Year-wise progression through annual examinations
Graduates of the BPH program may move toward roles such as:
Public health professional
Community health program worker
Public health program coordinator
Health service support professional
Community leadership roles in health-related settings
Applied public health research roles
Program management roles in health and community sectors
Public health service roles linked with government-designed health programs
Scholarship provisions for BPH follow the national medical education legal and regulatory framework
Scholarship processes are guided by the National Medical Education Act, 2018 and the National Medical Education Regulations, 2020
Scholarship-related admission procedures are aligned with the framework used by the Medical Education Commission
Gandaki Medical College states that scholarships are available for 10 percent of the annual student intake
The program is offered under the affiliation of Tribhuvan University
It is a four-year bachelor’s degree focused on public health education and community leadership
The course develops practical skills in primary health care, research, and program management
Students study in a broader health science environment at Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre
The college provides library and internet access, hostel support, cafeteria services, and student facilities
The institution is located in Pokhara, an important academic and service center
Scholarship provisions apply within the institutional and national framework
Seat availability for BPH at Gandaki Medical College is 20
Admission to BPH at Gandaki Medical College follows the integrated admission process used for health science programs in Nepal through the Medical Education Commission.
Study Physics, Chemistry, and Biology from a recognized educational institution
Pass Proficiency Certificate Level or Grade 12 Science group with at least 50 percent marks or 2.4 CGPA
Or complete A-Level or another similar program with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and equivalent academic standing
Or obtain at least 50 percent overall marks in Health Science Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma in General Medicine, Medical Lab Technology, Ophthalmic Science, Dental Science, Pharmacy, Radiography, Ayurveda, or Physiotherapy and be registered with the concerned council
Appear in MECEE-BL
Obtain at least the minimum 50 percentile in the integrated admission process
Follow the merit-based admission process
Submit the required original documents and photocopies at the time of admission
Applicants selected for admission are required to submit the following documents:
Certificate of qualification, transcript, and character certificate of 10+2 and SLC/SEE or equivalent
Copy of citizenship or passport
Admit card of the entrance examination
Documents submitted for reservation
Certificate of equivalence for students with certificates from foreign institutions
Original documents and one photocopy set as required during admission processing
The entrance examination format for admission to the BPH program is MECEE-BL. In the integrated admission process, candidates must obtain at least the minimum 50 percentile. One mark is awarded for each correct answer, and 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
At the end of each academic year, examinations are held, and students are required to pass all subjects. For academic continuation, students in the BPH program must pass all subjects within the course duration plus four additional years from the start of the academic session. Admission is cancelled after the expiry of that period if the required completion standard is not met.
The Bachelor of Public Health program at Gandaki Medical College offers a structured academic pathway into public health through a four-year bachelor’s degree under Tribhuvan University. The program is designed to prepare public health specialists with leadership ability, practical knowledge in primary health care, research-oriented skills, and competence in analysis, evaluation, and program management.
Within the wider setting of Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre, the program benefits from a broader health science environment in Pokhara. For students seeking a public health degree within a multidisciplinary medical college, BPH offers a clear academic and professional route.
The BPH program runs for four years.
The program is affiliated with Tribhuvan University.
Admission to BPH requires MECEE-BL.
The seat allocation for BPH at Gandaki Medical College is 20.
Applicants must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and passed Grade 12 Science, Proficiency Certificate Level, A-Level, or another eligible equivalent pathway with at least 50 percent marks or 2.4 CGPA, or meet the related diploma-based eligibility conditions.
Yes. Eligible applicants from Health Science Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma pathways may apply if they meet the required marks and council registration conditions.
Yes. Scholarship provisions apply under the national medical education framework, and Gandaki Medical College states that scholarships are available for 10 percent of the annual student intake.
The program prepares students for public health roles related to community leadership, primary health care, research, and health program management.
