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Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program (for those who completed grade 12th)

A.1. Admissions criteria for 12th grade High School or equivalent and additional requirements

UAE Curriculum

Category	Requirement
Qualified - Advanced Track	A minimum of 90% in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12, along with a minimum of 80% in English.
Qualified - Elite Track	A minimum of 85% in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12, along with a minimum of 80% in English.
General Track	Not Applicable.

American Curriculum

Category	Requirement
Qualified	A minimum of 90% in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12. If any of these subjects were not completed in grade 12, a letter from the school is required to confirm that a missing subject completed in grades 10 or 11 is equivalent to grade 12.
Equivalency Certificate	SAT scores in Math and English are required to obtain an Equivalency Certificate from the Ministry of Education (MOE).

SABIS Curriculum

Category	Requirement
Qualified	A minimum of 85% is required in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12. If any of these subjects were not completed in grade 12, a letter from the school must confirm that a missing subject completed in grades 10 or 11 is equivalent to grade 12.
Equivalency Certificate	SAT scores in Math and English are necessary to obtain an Equivalency Certificate from the Ministry of Education (MOE).

International Baccalaureate

Category	Requirement
Qualified	Completion of six courses is required, including any two science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Mathematics at the Higher/standard level, with scores between 5 and 7. The remaining three subjects must be completed at the standard level.

Pakistan Boards/Certificate

Category	Requirement
Qualified	A minimum of 75% is required in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12.

Indian Curriculum (CBSE/ISCE) & Indian State Board

Category	Requirement
Qualified	A minimum of 75% in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12.

British Curriculum

Category	Requirement
Qualified	Applicants must have completed at least two Advanced Supplementary (AS) levels or one A-level in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology with a grade of 'B' or higher. Additionally, students must have completed any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) after completing five IGCSE/GCSE or O level subjects with a minimum grade of 'B' or higher. Only academic courses will be considered for admission. The courses must include Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, with at least two of these subjects, including Biology, at the AS or A level. Mathematics must also have a minimum grade of 'B' or higher.

Category

Requirement

Qualified

Applicants must have completed at least two Advanced Supplementary (AS) levels or one A-level in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology with a grade of 'B' or higher. Additionally, students must have completed any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) after completing five IGCSE/GCSE or O level subjects with a minimum grade of 'B' or higher. Only academic courses will be considered for admission. The courses must include Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, with at least two of these subjects, including Biology, at the AS or A level. Mathematics must also have a minimum grade of 'B' or higher.

African Curriculum (WAEC/WASSCE etc.)

Category	Requirement
Qualified	A minimum grade of B & above in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) along with Mathematics in grade 12.

Canadian Curriculum (Ontario/Alberta etc.)

Category	Requirement
Qualified	A Minimum of 90% in any two science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Mathematics in grade 12. If any of the mentioned subjects are not completed in grade 12. A letter from the school is required for notifying the one of the missing subjects completed in grade 10/11 is equivalent to grade 12.

We converted the marks for the foreign curriculum based on the World Education service link https://applications.wes.org/country-resources/resources.asp

Additional Requirements

English Subject: If the English subject score is less than 80% in grade 12, applicants are required to pass a remedial course in the specified subject for the UAE Curriculum. For other curriculum, if the medium of instruction is English, a letter from the school is required.
Personal Interview: All applicants must pass a personal interview set by the college, in addition to other admission conditions set by the university.
High Priority for Admission: High priority will be given to students with a TOEFL score of >500 (paper-based) or >61 (internet-based) or an Academic IELTS score of >5 or an EMSAT English score of 1100 with a valid test date. Preference will also be given to students with high scores in Biology and Chemistry/Physics in grade 12.
Remedial: Applicants who do not meet the requirements for any of the science subjects, Mathematics, or English must successfully complete remedial courses in the respective subject during the first semester.

Admission Procedure for Doctor Of Medicine (MD)

a. The following steps will be followed for admissions to the Doctor Of Medicine (MD) program for Sept 2025 session:

1. From the online applications received, after evaluating the 12th grade marks as per the Admission requirement, students will be shortlisted based on the highly meritorious amongst the qualified candidates. A provisional offer letter will be issued to the student asking to remit the seat reservation fee to block the seat for the program. Once the student paid the seat reservation fee, based on the documents submission through online form, the student will required to do as per the additional recruitments

2. The Personal Interview which is a must for All the students, the interview will be conducted virtually through google meet or Zoom software. Admissions Committee consisting of Dean of RAK College of Medicine & a panel of one or two Senior Faculty and Manager – Admissions & Marketing.

3. Grade 12 results are declared for various Boards of study in UAE at different timings in 3 phases-starting end of May, mid of June and first week of July. Therefore, interviews will be conducted from June onwards every week until seats are full.

The admission will be based on merit and on the MOE Guidelines for admission.
Candidates who are selected for admission after the Personal Interview will receive the Provisional Offer letter by email from the University within 2 days with a timeline for acceptance and confirmation by payment of the balance fees. If the candidate is accepting the offer of admission, he/she must comply with all the requirements specified in the Provisional Offer Letter including submission of required documents and payment of fee on or before the stipulated date mentioned in the Provisional Offer Letter. If the candidate does not respond within the deadline mentioned, the provisional offer automatically expires and the seat is allotted to the next candidate in the waiting list.
On compliance of the above including payment of requisite fee, the candidate will receive a registered student ID number on email and due intimation from the University regarding further details on the Freshman Orientation Program.
Applicants should strictly adhere to the deadlines indicated for admission, submit online applications on time and upload important document copies mentioned such as grade sheets/transcripts and ensure application is fully completed before they click the submit button.
Once the seats are full, the remaining candidates who have qualified after personal interview will be waitlisted.
Waitlisted applicants and late applicants can be considered for admission if seats are still available for that program, within registration deadlines.
Admission of students are subject to the compliance of all requirements specified in the Provisional/Admission Offer Letter.
All the documents submitted online by the candidates will be verified with the originals submitted by the candidates during admission and duly returned after verification as per CAA Standards.
In case of non-compliance with any of the admission criteria/ false documentation submitted, the admission of the candidate will automatically stand cancelled.

The original documents to be submitted for verification by the candidate for verification are mentioned in the Provisional/Admissions offer.

Fee structure

Refer to this link:

https://www.rakmhsu.ac.ae/fee-structure