Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences (MBAHS) is a public health-sciences academy under the Bagmati Province Government, based in Hetauda, Makwanpur. Its institutional work covers health-professions education, clinical services linked with Hetauda Hospital, and research.
The academy has a provincial statutory basis under the Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences Act, 2076 BS. The University Grants Commission (UGC) reports 2018 AD as its establishment year, while the provincial legal record places its statutory establishment under the Act of 2076 BS. These are different reference points and should not be treated as the same date.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Official name | Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences |
| Acronym | MBAHS |
| Nepali name | मदन भण्डारी स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान |
| Institution type | Public provincial health-sciences academy |
| Governing level | Bagmati Province Government |
| Location | Hetauda, Makwanpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal |
| Legal basis | Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences Act, 2076 BS |
| Establishment reference | UGC reports 2018 AD; statutory establishment is based on the Act of 2076 BS |
| Main institutional areas | Health-sciences education, clinical service and research |
| Clinical-service link | Hetauda Hospital |
| Admission regulator for applicable programs | Medical Education Commission |
MBAHS is established through provincial legislation rather than affiliation with another university. Its legal identity and governance therefore differ from those of a college operating solely under an external university affiliation.
The legal basis of MBAHS is the Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences Act, 2076 BS. The Province Chief's records document certification of the establishing bill on 2076-06-02 BS.
UGC has described MBAHS as a provincial deemed university (academy). This classification should not replace the institution's formal name. The appropriate institutional name for academic and editorial reference is Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences (MBAHS).
The distinction matters because the term “university” can suggest a different institutional form. MBAHS should be identified by its statutory name unless an official legal instrument establishes another name.
MBAHS is based in Hetauda, Makwanpur, in Bagmati Province.
Academic activities are conducted at locations within Hetauda. Official program material identifies the B.Sc. Nursing academic complex at Hetauda-4, Huprachaur, while Bachelor in Public Health material refers to an academic location in the Nawalpur/Knowledge Village area. These locations form part of MBAHS's academic operations in Hetauda and should not be interpreted as separate affiliated institutions.
MBAHS conducts health-science education across medicine, public health, pharmacy, laboratory medicine and nursing. Verified academic programs include Bachelor in Public Health, Bachelor of Pharmacy, B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology, B.Sc. Nursing and MBBS.
The Bachelor in Public Health (BPH) program is structured over eight semesters, covering four academic years. The program includes a mandatory internship in the final semester.
Public health education prepares students to study health at population and community levels rather than focusing only on individual clinical care. The MBAHS program includes academic study followed by internship-based practical exposure.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy program at MBAHS extends over eight semesters and four academic years, including internship training.
The curriculum covers areas that include pharmaceutical chemistry, industrial pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, applied medical sciences, research methodology, and plant and herbal medicine. Practical learning and internship work form part of the program structure.
The Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (B.Sc. MLT) is a four-year program delivered across eight semesters. Academic activities occupy the first seven semesters, followed by mandatory internship training in the final semester.
The curriculum covers laboratory disciplines including clinical biochemistry, clinical microbiology, clinical haematology and blood banking, parasitology, histopathology and cytopathology, molecular biology, and research methodology.
The program combines scientific study with laboratory skills required for diagnostic and clinical laboratory work.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is structured over eight semesters and four academic years. Its curriculum covers basic sciences, nursing foundations, medical-surgical nursing, child health nursing, midwifery, community health nursing, psychiatric nursing, geriatric nursing, research methodology, leadership and management, educational science, and critical care nursing.
The academic complex for the B.Sc. Nursing program is located at Hetauda-4, Huprachaur, within Hetauda.
MBAHS conducts MBBS education as part of its medical-education activities. The institution's verified academic record confirms that MBBS teaching has begun.
Admission conditions for MBBS should be taken from the Medical Education Commission and MBAHS admission notices for the applicable intake rather than from fixed figures in an institutional profile.
Admission to regulated health-science programs at MBAHS follows the applicable rules, entrance procedures and admission framework of the Medical Education Commission (MEC), together with institutional requirements issued by MBAHS. Official Bachelor of Pharmacy and B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology materials specifically state that admission follows MEC rules and guidelines.
Applicants should use the official admission documents for their intended academic intake when checking entrance requirements, eligibility, matching procedures, scholarships, fees, seat allocations and reporting instructions.
Hetauda Hospital is linked with MBAHS's health-service and clinical functions.
MBAHS institutional material connects its health-service role with Hetauda Hospital, while government procurement records use the operating identity “Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Hetauda Hospital.” These sources support the hospital's role as a clinical and health-service base associated with the academy.
This relationship provides a clinical setting connected with the academy's health-professions education and service responsibilities.
Claims about hospital bed numbers, patient volumes, specialty counts or other operational figures should be based on separate hospital records because such figures describe hospital operations rather than the academy's permanent institutional identity.
Research forms part of MBAHS's institutional mandate alongside teaching and health services.
The academy maintains a Research Centre and an Institutional Review Committee known as IRC-MBAHS. The Institutional Review Committee was established on 19 September 2022 to review research proposals involving human-subject data and monitor approved research.
The presence of an institutional ethics-review mechanism is relevant for students, faculty members and researchers conducting studies that require formal ethical review.
MBAHS is also associated with the Nepal Journal of Health Sciences through its academic publishing activities.
MBAHS's program documents place emphasis on integrated health-science education, practical skills, research methods and clinical or community exposure.
The B.Sc. MLT curriculum combines laboratory sciences with communication, laboratory practice and research methodology. The Bachelor of Pharmacy program includes practical study, educational exposure and internship training. B.Sc. Nursing combines nursing disciplines with research, leadership, management and clinical learning.
These program structures show that MBAHS combines classroom-based academic study with practical training suited to the professional requirements of different health disciplines.
MBAHS is a provincial health-sciences academy with degree programs in several regulated health professions. For students, the institution-level facts and the admission process should be treated separately.
The academy's location, statutory basis and established program structures provide institutional context. Admission requirements are governed through separate regulatory and institutional processes. Applicants should therefore use the relevant MEC and MBAHS admission documents when making an application decision.
Students researching a program should also distinguish between:
the academic structure of the course;
admission requirements;
professional registration requirements after graduation; and
the rules issued by the professional council or regulatory body responsible for that field.
Requirements differ between medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and medical laboratory disciplines, so one program's rules should not be applied to another.
Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences is a public provincial health-sciences academy under the Bagmati Province Government. It is based in Hetauda, Makwanpur, and works in health-professions education, clinical services and research.
MBAHS is based in Hetauda, Makwanpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Its academic activities include locations in Huprachaur and the Nawalpur/Knowledge Village area of Hetauda.
Verified academic programs include Bachelor in Public Health, Bachelor of Pharmacy, B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology, B.Sc. Nursing and MBBS.
Admission to applicable regulated medical and health-science programs follows Medical Education Commission rules and the relevant MBAHS admission process. Program-specific requirements should be taken from the official documents issued for the applicable admission intake.
Yes. MBAHS institutional material links its health-service function with Hetauda Hospital, and government procurement records use the MBAHS–Hetauda Hospital operating identity.
Yes. MBAHS maintains an Institutional Review Committee, IRC-MBAHS, for reviewing relevant research proposals and monitoring approved research involving human-subject data.
