GONO BISHWABIDYALAY – a university with a difference
The name of the university really says a lot about the university. If you want admission in this university you should know what the university has to say.
The word, “Bishwabidyalay” has been derived from the word, “Biswa”, which is translated as “world” and “Bidyalay” which means “school”. The idea behind the name is to create an institution where people of all walks of life can come together and learn in a harmonious environment.
Gono Bishwabidyalay (GB) – a University with a difference – is one of the leading private universities in Bangladesh. Established to foster social development and human welfare, it aims to create new consciousness and commitment in the field of education.
The main objective of the GB University is to help female members of the society, students from low-income families, and children of martyrs and ethnic minorities through teaching and related activities. It was established in 1997 and is a leading private university in Bangladesh.
What is the mission of this university?
With a vision to create a new consciousness and commitment in the field of education, particularly to foster social development and human welfare, Gonoshathaya Kendra (G.K), an internationally known NGO founded Gono Bishawbidyalay (GB) a university with a difference. Established in 1999, GB has a campus of 25 acres in Sharsha, Dhaka which is one of the most crowded places in Bangladesh. But GB is committed to develop this area as well as to make it like any other place.
GB was established by 24 members of the working group who finally found its present shape as Gonoshathaya Kendra Trustee Board of 18 members. The board pilots all activities and makes policies to guide the future course of the University.
As it is evident in the name that, the word “Gono” means money. The word “Bishwabidyalay” means a school. So, Gono Bishwabidyalay is actually a school of money which aims to help the female members of the society and also to support the students from low income families who are studying in this school. Its founder Mr. Harunur Rashid established this school at Gonoshasthaya Road 01, Dhanmondi, Dhaka for such purposes.
What are the achievements of this university?
The Gono Bishwabidyalay (GB) is a community university. It was established as a part of the poverty alleviation efforts of the government, with a vision for the future of rural Bengal. The need to generate employment opportunities and improve living conditions in the rural areas is the two major reasons behind its establishment.
The main objective of GB is to provide higher education and research facilities to the people of the villages so that they can have equal access to this opportunity of development. GB has also become the top research University and developed several international links with many reputed universities /educational institutes in the world.
At the university, students take courses in Bengali, English, Computer Science, Environmental Science, the War of Liberation (Bengali: গুজরাত ব্যাক্তি সেন্ট), Gender Studies, Ethics and Equity. Students also have to work and conduct research in villages as part of their degree programs.
GB has developed a mechanism called Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) to improve the quality of its educational programs by getting evaluated by external peer review process. All of its programs have received ‘Good’ grades.
Who is the owner of this university?
The Gono Bishwabidyalay is an autonomous university, which has been established under the Gono Bishvabidyalay Act-2013. The University of Chittagong was established with the help of the Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) Charitable Trust. The history of GK is directly connected with the battlefield of Bangladesh’s liberation war in 1971. No other university in Bangladesh has anything similar to it.
The vision of the University is to continue to pursuit for excellence while remaining at the top as a research University in Bangladesh. It works tirelessly in order to fulfill the vision to make GBU one of the best universities in the world.
What kind of facilities does this college provides to the students?
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has following subdivisions or departments offering courses in Medicine-
- Gonoshasthaya Samajvittik Medical College
Department of Pharmacy
Department of Physiotherapy
Department of Microbiology
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Accommodation
Gono University provides accommodation facilities to all its international students. It has separate hostels for boys and girls.
All the hostels are equipped with all the basic amenities such as TV, access to the internet, central heating and air-conditioning systems, water and gas supply. All hostel rooms are secured under the surveillance of cameras and security guards 24*7.
The hostel mess also provides hygienic & healthy Indian food, which is an added advantage for Indian students.
What type of campus life will you experience in this university?
The college supports a multicultural environment which makes the lives of student cheerful. The college gives the opportunity for students to get along with other students and understand each other’s culture, customs, etc. and develops a healthy relation.
All the students are encouraged to take part in various international seminars, projects, conferences, which will eventually help the students in gaining better experience and knowledge.
Library- Gono Bishwabidyalaya inherited 2 libraries (science and Arts faculty from Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK). Gono Bishwabidyalaya of Bangladesh has a potentiality developed library having a considerable stock of original texts, books and references, journal, compact discs (CDs), etc. for each discipline.
Conclusion
The University has always been a place that fosters innovative ideas and encourages people to create change in the world. It is also a place where students are encouraged to grow as individuals and to think critically about the issues that affect us both locally and globally. The University of Gono Bishwabidyalay will move ahead to accomplish excellence in research on education.
They believe that all children deserve a quality education, regardless of location, socioeconomic status, race or gender. Their sincere efforts will create a new area with better interactions with communities for the benefit of the society at large.
If you want to study in Bangladesh you should really consider this university. With vision so pure and staff so dedicated this university is one in a million!
Course Features
- Course Name UG
- Duration 5+1 Years
- Medium English
- Recognition NMC/WHO/WDOMS
- Foreign Student
- Total Intake
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Basic Information About MBBS Course
- Name of the course: Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
- Basic qualifications & prerequisite for entrance in MBBS Course:
(i) HSC or equivalent with Science.(Biology, Physics, Chemistry)
(ii) Candidate has to secure required grade point in the SSC and HSC examinations.
- Students selection procedure for MBBS course: According to a decision by the proper competent authority as per merit.
- Medium of Instruction: English
- Duration: MBBS course comprises of 5 Years, followed by logbook based rotatory internship for one year
Course structure and duration
The MBBS course is divided into four phases
| Phase | Duration | Subjects | Examination |
| 1st phase | 1½ year | Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry | First Professional MBBS |
| 2nd phase | 1 year | Community Medicine Forensic Medicine | Second Professional MBBS |
| 3rd phase | 1 year | Pharmacology & Therapeutics Pathology
Microbiology |
Third Professional MBBS |
| 4th phase | 1½ year | Medicine & Allied subjects Surgery & Allied subjects Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Final Professional MBBS |
NB: All academic activities including professional examination of each phase must be completed within the specified time of the phase.
Phase wise distribution of teaching-learning hours:
1st Phase
| Subject | Lecture (in hours) | Tutorial | Practical | Others | Integrated teaching | Formative Exam | Summative exam | Total | ||
| Preparatory
leave |
Exam time | Preparatory
leave |
Exam time | |||||||
| Anatomy | 115 | 53 | 52 | Dissection
+Card exam 310 |
30 hrs | 35 days | 42 days | 30 days | 30 days | 530 |
| Physiology | 120 | 120 | 100 | – | 340 | |||||
| Biochemistry | 120 | 100 | 100 | – | 320 | |||||
| Total | 355 | 273 | 252 | 310 | 1190 | |||||
| Behavioral science, communication skill and medical ethics will be taught through five lecturers (5 hours) within 1st phase under supervision of the Community Medicine department | 5 | |||||||||
| Grand Total | 1195 | |||||||||
| (Time for integrated teaching, exam. preparatory leave of formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase) | ||||||||||
| 2nd Phase | |||||||||
| Subject | Lecture (in hours) | Tutorial | Practical/Demonstration | Integrated teaching | Formative Exam | Summative exam | Total | ||
| Preparatory leave | Exam time | Preparatory leave | Exam time | ||||||
| Community Medicine | 110 | 160 | COME (community based medical education): 30 days (10 days day visit + 10 days RFST+ 10 days study tour)-30 days
(10+10+10) |
05 |
15 days |
15 days |
15 days |
20 days |
275 + 30 days |
| Forensic Medicine | 80 | 55 | 55 | 05 |
195 |
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| Total | 190 | 215 | 55 | 10 | 470 | ||||
| (Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative and summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase) | |||||||||
| 3rd Phase | |||||||||
| Subject | Lecture
(in hours) |
Tutorial | Practical | Others | Formative Exam | Summative exam | Total | ||
| Preparatory
leave |
Exam time | Preparatory
leave |
Exam time | ||||||
| Parmacology & Therapeutics | 100 | 30 | 50 | Clinical Pharmacology
20 |
10 days |
15 days |
10 days |
15 days |
200 |
| Pathology | 100 | 100 | 28 | – | 228 | ||||
| Microbiology | 100 | 45 | 45 | – | 190 | ||||
| Total | 300 | 175 | 123 | 20 | 618 | ||||
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(Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative and summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase) |
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4th Phase
Medicine & Allied Subjects
| Subject | Lecture
(in hours) |
Tutorial classes |
Integrated teaching | Clinical (bedside teaching), in weeks | Total weeks | Block posting | Formative Exam | Summative exam | |||||
| 2nd
phase |
3rd
phase |
4th
phase |
Total | 2nd
phase |
3rd
phase |
4th phase |
4 weeks |
Preparatory leave-15 days Exam time -15 days | Preparatory leave-15 days Exam time -30 days | ||||
| Internal medicine | 26 | 24 | 110 | 160 | 200 | 20 hrs. | 14 | 06 | 12+2 (OPD) | 34 | |||
| Psychiatry | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | 03 | – | 03 | ||||
| Dermatology | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | 03 | – | 03 | ||||
| Pediatrics | 04 | 20 | 26 | 50 | 25 | 04 | – | 06 | 10 | ||||
| Physical
Medicine |
– | – | 05 | 05 | – | – | 02 | – | 02 | ||||
| Emergency | – | – | – | – | – | 02 | 02 | ||||||
| Total | 30 | 44 | 181 | 255 | 225 | 20 hrs. | 20 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 4
weeks |
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| Grand Total | 500 hours | 58 weeks | 75 days | ||||||||||
| Time for exam, preparatory leave, formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the
phase |
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| Preventive aspects of all diseases will be given due importance in teaching learning considering public
health context of the country and others parts of the world. |
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| Related ethical issues will be discussed in all clinical teaching learning | |||||||||||||
Surgery & Allied Subjects
| Subject |
Lecture (in hours) |
Tutorial/Practical/Demonstration | Integrated teaching |
Clinical/Bedside teaching (in week) |
Total
Weeks |
Block posting | Formative Exam | Summative Exam | ||||||
| 2nd
Phase |
3rd
Phase |
4th
Phase |
Total | 2nd
Phase |
3rd
Phase |
4th
Phase |
4 weeks |
Preparatory leave -15 days |
Preparatory leave -15 days Exam time 30 days | |||||
| General Surgery | 35 | 30 | 60 | 125 |
200 |
20 |
12+4 | – | 6 | 22 | ||||
| Orthopaedics | 5 | 10 | 30 | 45 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Radiology | – | – | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| Radiotherapy | – | – | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Transfusion medicine | – | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| Anesthesia | – | 10 | – | 10 | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| Neurosurgery | – | 2 | 5 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Pediatric
Surgery |
– | 5 | 10 | 15 | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Urology | – | 5 | 10 | 15 | – | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Burn Plastic
Surgery |
3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Emergency
& casualty |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Dentistry | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| Ophthalmology | – |
40 hrs |
40 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| Otolaryngology | – |
40 hrs |
40 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 300 hrs | 200 | 20 | 20 weeks | 14 weeks | 24 weeks | 58 weeks | 4 weeks | ||||||
| Grand total | 520 hours | 62 weeks | 75 days | |||||||||||
| (Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the phase) | ||||||||||||||
| Preventive aspects of all diseases will be given due importance in teaching, learning considering public health context
of the country and others parts of the world. |
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| Related ethical issues will be discussed in all clinical teaching learning | ||||||||||||||
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
| Lecture | Tutorial / Demonstration | Integrated
Teaching |
Total hours | Clinical bed side teaching in 3rd & 4th phase | Block placement | Formative Exam | Summative exam | |||
| Preparatory leave | Exam time | Preparatory leave | Exam time | |||||||
| 3rd
Phase |
4th
Phase |
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| 30
hrs |
70
hrs |
85 hrs | 15hrs | 200
hrs |
16 weeks
(8+8) |
4 weeks | 15 days | 15 day | 15
day |
30
day |
| (Time for exam. preparatory leave and formative & summative assessment is common for all subjects of the
phase) |
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| Preventive aspects of all diseases will be given due importance in teaching, learning considering public health
context of the country and others parts of the world. |
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| Related ethical issues will be discussed in all clinical teaching learning | ||||||||||
I. Eligibility for appearing in the professional examination:
- Certificate from the respective head of departments regarding students obtaining at least 75% attendance in all classes (theory, practical, tutorial, residential field practice, clinical placement etc.) during the phase.
- Obtaining at least 60% marks in examinations.
- No student shall be allowed to appear in the professional examinations unless the student passes in all the subjects of the previous professional examinations
J. Pass Marks:
Pass marks is 60%. Student shall have to pass written (MCQ + SAQ + formative), oral, practical and clinical examination separately.
K. Examinations & distribution of marks:
First Professional Examination
| Subjects | Written Exam marks | Structured Oral
Exam marks |
Practical
Exam marks |
Formative Exam marks | Total Marks | |
| Soft part | Hard part | |||||
| Anatomy | 180 | 150 | 75 | 75 | 20 | 500 |
| Physiology | 180 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 400 | |
| Biochemistry | 180 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 400 | |
| Total | 1300 | |||||
Second Professional Examination
| Subjects | Written Exam marks | Structured Oral Exam
marks |
Practical Exam marks | Formative Exam marks | Total Marks |
| Community Medicine | 90 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 300 |
| Forensic Medicine | 90 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 300 |
| Total | 600 | ||||
Third Professional Examination
| Subjects | Written Exam marks | Structured Oral
Exam marks |
Practical Exam marks | Formative Exam marks | Total Marks |
| Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 90 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 300 |
| Pathology | 90 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 300 |
| Microbiology | 90 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 300 |
| Total | 900 | ||||
Fourth Professional Examination
| Subjects | Written Exam marks | Structured Oral Exam marks | Clinical | Practical | Formative Exam marks | Total Marks |
| Medicine & Allied
Subject |
180 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 500 |
| Surgery & Allied Subject | 180 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 500 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 180 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 500 |
| Total | 1500 | |||||
Common Rules for Examinations
- University professional examination to be started from May and
- University professional examinations will be completed within the specified time of the concerned phase
- No carry on system before passing 1st professional examination
- After passing 1st professional examination, students can appear for 2nd professional examinations if all other prerequisites for 2nd professional examination are fulfilled. In the meantime, students can attend clinical ward placement, teaching
- To appear3rd professional examination, students have to pass all the subjects of previous 2nd professional examination if all other prerequisites are In the meantime students can attend clinical ward placement, teaching learning.
- To appear 4th (Final) professional examination, students have to pass all the subjects of previous 3rd professional examination if all other prerequisites are fulfilled. In the meantime, students can attend clinical ward placement, teaching
| GONOSHASTHAYA SAMAJ VITTIK MEDICAL COLLEGE | Mirzanagar, Savar, Dhaka. | 40,000 USD | 10,000 USD | HOSTEL AND FOOD EXCLUDED |
MBBS in Bangladesh Eligibility
Criteria for Admission of Foreign Students in the MBBS and BDS Courses in the Private Medical
Colleges/’Dental Colleges/Dental Units/Institutes in Bangladesh for 2022–23 academic year under self–
finance scheme.
- Equivalence of Foreign Degree:
Must have passed qualifying examinations (HSC/A–level) or equivalent examination.
SSC/ O–level or equivalent examination passed not before 2019
HSC/ A–level or equivalent examination passed not before 2021
Minimum aggregate GPA in SSC/O–level or equivalent and HSC/A–level or equivalent
examination: 7:00 (seven)
Minimum GP in biology: 4.0 out of 5.0 (Five) scale.
For calculating GPA against the percentage of marks obtained in SSC/O–level or
equivalent exam, only top 5 subjects are re considered. - For calculation of GPA against the marks obtained in HSC/A– level or equivalent exam,
only 3 subjects (Physics. Chemistry and Biology) are considered. - Application Form: Duly filled online application forms in specific template and upload the
stated above by 30 March, 2023. - All certificates must be duly attested. by the competent authority, i.e. Education and the
Foreign Ministries of the respective countries. - Successful applicants have to produce all academic certificates, admit cards and mark–
sheets/ transcripts in original at the time of their admission. - Year of passing 12th Not More than One year gap.
