KSMA
ExemptI.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy (KSMA)
- Fee / year
- USD 3,500 official
- International accreditation
- IAAR, expired 10 Jun 2026
- Language
- English, Russian
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
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Medical universities in Kyrgyzstan 2026-27: state accreditation, fees and contacts
Check a medical university in Kyrgyzstan before you pay anyone. Its 2026 state accreditation result, what the MBBS course really costs, how to reach its admissions office, and whether your home country will accept the degree, each figure with a source and a date.
Which medical universities in Kyrgyzstan can admit new students in 2026-27
Can take new students
- Six-year accreditation, or exempt by law7 KSMA, KRSU, Manas University, Osh State University, IUK, IHSM, Asian International University
- One-year term only, reassessed in 20277 Kyrgyz National University, Jalal-Abad State University, Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University, Issyk-Kul State University, JAIU, University of South Asia, IEU
Cannot take new students
Decided by the Ministry of Health on 29 May 2026. Click a row for the list with fees and contacts.
169 source linkschecked 13 Oct 2026next check 11 Jan 2027
Where will you practise?
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The NMC publishes no list of approved universities. Check the state accreditation, the teaching language and the course length against its 2021 regulations on each school page. Full guide for students from India.
Since 31 July 2026, PM&DC admits only graduates of ECFMG-recognised foreign schools to the NRE. The ECFMG column shows which schools have that recognition. Full guide for students from Pakistan.
Every Kyrgyz university is in the Second Schedule of the BM&DC Act, so the school-level question is only the 2026 accreditation. After graduating you sit BM&DC's Registration Qualifying Examination, then do a one-year internship in Bangladesh. Full guide for students from Bangladesh.
Egypt equates a foreign medical degree only if the university is on the Supreme Council of Universities' recognised list. Ask each school for its SCU reference before you pay; we have not checked that list ourselves.
Morocco grants equivalence of a foreign medical degree through a ministry commission that can require extra training or a hospital placement, and the Ordre des médecins will not register you without it.
Kazakhstan requires recognition (nostrification) of a foreign medical diploma by its national centre, with an expert review for medical documents, followed by the Ministry of Health's specialist certification before you can practise.
14 of 34 medical universities in Kyrgyzstan
KRSU
ExemptKyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin (KRSU), Medical Faculty
- Fee / year
- USD 4,600 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 27 Jun 2028
- Language
- English, Russian
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
Manas University
ExemptKyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Faculty of Medicine
- Fee / year
- USD 4,000 official
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Turkish, Kyrgyz
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
Osh State University
Accredited for 6 yearsOsh State University, International Medical Faculty
- Fee / year
- 325,000 likely KGS, currency not printed
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 11 Jun 2031
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
IUK
Accredited for 6 yearsInternational University of Kyrgyzstan (IUK), International School of Medicine
- Fee / year
- USD 7,850 estimate
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 26 May 2029
- Language
- English, Russian
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
IHSM
Accredited for 6 yearsInternational Higher School of Medicine (IHSM)
- Fee / year
- USD 7,500 official
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 27 Jan 2027
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
Asian International University
Accredited for 6 yearsAsian International University named after S. Tentishev (formerly Asian Medical Institute, ASMI)
- Fee / year
- USD 3,400 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 10 Jun 2027
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
Kyrgyz National University
Accredited for 1 yearKyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn, Faculty of Medicine
- Fee / year
- USD 4,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 29 Apr 2027
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
What these accreditations mean
Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
Jalal-Abad State University
Accredited for 1 yearJalal-Abad State University named after B. Osmonov, Medical Faculty
- Fee / year
- USD 4,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 24 Dec 2030
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Receives CAIMU pharmacy students (Order 912). Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University
Accredited for 1 yearKyrgyz-Uzbek International University named after B. Sydykov, International Medical Faculty
- Fee / year
- USD 4,800 estimate
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 29 Oct 2030
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
Issyk-Kul State University
Accredited for 1 yearIssyk-Kul State University named after K. Tynystanov
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
What these accreditations mean
Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
JAIU
Accredited for 1 yearJalal-Abad International University (JAIU)
- Fee / year
- USD 7,900 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 24 Dec 2030
- Language
- English, Russian
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Receives CAIMU General Medicine students (Order 912). Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
University of South Asia
Accredited for 1 yearUniversity of South Asia (USA / SAU)
- Fee / year
- USD 3,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 3 Sep 2027
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Receives Royal Metropolitan University students (Order 912). Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
IEU
Accredited for 1 yearInternational European University (IEU), Bishkek
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 20 Mar 2027
- Language
- English, Russian
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Receives students from Avicenna and Altamimi (Order 912). Indian Embassy (13.07.2026) advises against 1-year institutions.
Avicenna
FailedAvicenna International Medical University
- Fee / year
- USD 4,000 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 27 Jun 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English, Russian, Kyrgyz
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: GM to International European University; dentistry to Asian International University.
ADAM University
FailedADAM University, School of Medicine
- Fee / year
- USD 4,000 estimate
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 24 Dec 2028separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to IHSM.
RMU
FailedRoyal Metropolitan University (RMU)
- Fee / year
- USD 3,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 11 Sep 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to University of South Asia (Tokmok).
Altamimi
FailedAltamimi International University
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 19 Oct 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to International European University.
Ala-Too
FailedAla-Too International University, Faculty of Medicine
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- IAAR until 20 Jun 2029separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: dentistry and pharmacy to KSMA; no GM destination published. Update under Order No. 1074 of 14 Sep 2026: students on the 5-year programme go to the International Higher School of Medicine (IHSM).
IMU
FailedInternational Medical University (IMU)
- Fee / year
- USD 3,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 10 Jun 2027separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to International University of Kyrgyzstan. Update under Order No. 1074 of 14 Sep 2026: dentistry students go to Asian International University named after S. Tentishev.
KMSI
FailedKyrgyz Medical and Dental Institute (KMSI)
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: dentistry and pharmacy to KSMA.
Salymbekov University
FailedSalymbekov University, Faculty of Medicine
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 17 Feb 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to IHSM.
- Fee / year
- USD 5,700 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 10 Jun 2025separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to International University of Kyrgyzstan.
BIMI
FailedBishkek International Medical Institute (BIMI)
- Fee / year
- USD 3,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 17 Feb 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to Asian International University. Rector rejects the transfer and is preparing for extraordinary accreditation (Sep 2026). Update under Order No. 1074 of 14 Sep 2026: students on the 5-year programme go to KSMA (I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy).
IUMS
FailedInternational University of Medicine and Science (IUMS)
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 19 Oct 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to Asian International University.
CAIMU
FailedCentral Asian International Medical University (CAIMU)
- Fee / year
- USD 6,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 7 Dec 2025separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: GM to Jalal-Abad International University; pharmacy to Jalal-Abad State University.
OIMU
FailedOsh International Medical University (OIMU)
- Fee / year
- USD 6,500 estimate
- International accreditation
- AAEPO, expired 24 Feb 2026separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Yes ECFMG note found
What these accreditations mean
Students transferred under Order 912: students to Osh State University.
Arabaev University
Did not applyKyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- AAEPO until 24 Sep 2027separate from the state result above; does not allow enrolment
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
Batken State University
Did not apply- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
Naryn State University
Did not applyNaryn State University named after S. Naamatov
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
Kyrgyz National Agrarian University
Did not applyKyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Skryabin
- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- English
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
MUNiB
Did not applyInternational University of Science and Business (MUNiB)
- Fee / year
- USD 2,900 estimate
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
Kyrgyz International University NRZ
Did not apply- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
Zamanbap Medical Institute
Did not apply- Fee / year
- Not published
- International accreditation
- None found
- Language
- Not published
- USMLE route
- Not found no ECFMG note
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Medical universities in Bishkek, Osh and Jalal-Abad
21 of the 34 are in Bishkek. Osh and Jalal-Abad have 3 each; Kant is a town just east of the capital. Click a city for its page.
- 21Bishkek
- 3Osh
- 3Jalal-Abad
- 1Kant
- 1Karakol
- 1Tokmok
- 1Kara-Balta
- 1Batken
- 1Naryn
Common questions about medical universities in Kyrgyzstan
- How many medical universities in Kyrgyzstan are accredited in 2026?
The Ministry of Health assessed all 34 in May 2026: 4 passed for six years and 3 state universities are exempt by law, which gives 7 with full accreditation. Another 7 received a one-year term, reassessed in 2027. The 13 that failed lost their licences, and 7 did not apply.
- Can a university accredited for one year take new students in 2026-27?
Yes. A one-year term allows enrolment, and the 7 universities that hold one are teaching now. The Ministry of Health assesses them again before June 2027; a university that passes moves to a full term, one that does not joins the failed list. The Embassy of India advised against them on 13 Jul 2026, then on 25 Aug 2026 wrote that the one-year terms of Kyrgyz National University and Jalal-Abad State University are procedural and that students may take admission there.
- What does MBBS in Kyrgyzstan cost?
Tuition at the universities that can enrol runs from about USD 3,400 to USD 7,900 a year, with a state minimum of USD 3,000 since April 2026. Hostel, meals, insurance, registration and flights come on top.
- Is a medical degree from Kyrgyzstan valid in India and Pakistan?
India's NMC publishes no list of approved universities: a graduate must meet its 2021 conditions and then pass the FMGE. Pakistan's PM&DC, since 31 July 2026, admits only graduates of universities with an ECFMG note in the World Directory to the NRE. Each university page shows where it stands under both rules.
- How can I check a university's accreditation myself?
Open its page here. The accreditation table lists every agency decision with its dates and a link to the register it was read from, next to the World Directory record and the ECFMG line. Nothing on this site is a secret: each figure names its source and the date it was last checked, so you can read the original yourself.
How the status was decided
The Ministry of Health's accreditation commission assessed medical education organisations in May 2026 and published the results on 4 Jun 2026. The Embassy of India in Bishkek circulated the full decision, programme by programme, on 8 Jun 2026, and on 13 Jul 2026 advised students to avoid institutions that failed or received a one-year term. Licences of the failed institutions were suspended from 7 Sep 2026, and their students were reassigned under Ministry Order No. 912 of 3 Aug 2026.
Sources: Ministry of Health results via Kaktus.media, 4 Jun 2026 · Embassy of India Bishkek advisory, 8 Jun 2026 · Embassy advisory, 13 Jul 2026 · Licence suspension · Order 912
What this site is
An independent directory, not an admissions agent. Nobody here earns a commission on your admission, and no application goes through this site: each school page shows the university's own admissions contact and the official government portal. Fees marked "estimate" come from agent websites and are shown only because nothing official is published; "Not published" means exactly that, not a guess.
Every school page shows the date its data was last verified and the date of the next scheduled check. Data was last generated on 13 Oct 2026. Schools can send us evidence for review; we post the outcome here.
Timeline, 2015 to 2027
Who accredits Kyrgyz medical universities, and what they decided
Medical universities in Kyrgyzstan are inspected and accredited by state authorities: the Ministry of Health, the accreditation agencies under the Ministry of Education, and the regulators in India and Pakistan. Every official decision since 2015 is below, newest first, each with its document.
0Closed by any check before 2026
Nine years of agency accreditation and a cancelled 2022 closure attempt. None closed.
13 of 34Closed by the state check, May 2026
Licences suspended 7 September 2026, students moved. Seven more got one year.
June 2027Next decision
The seven one-year schools are checked again. Six-year terms run to May 2032.
- State check an inspection or accreditation decision by the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health
- Key decision of 2026 the licence suspension that closed 13 universities; the next check, in 2027, is outlined
- Law or decree a government rule that changed how schools are accredited
- Foreign regulator India's or Pakistan's regulator responding
- Expected not yet happened
2027 (expected)
Expected Next: the seven one-year institutions are assessed againThe seven one-year terms end; new results due by June 2027.
Their certificates run one year from 29 May 2026. Six-year certificates run to 29 May 2032. We check the Ministry of Health's register and the press every quarter and post changes here.
2026
State check Order No. 1074 changes three transfer destinationsBIMI, Ala-Too and IMU students get new destinations.
After the transfer commission met on 11 September, the Ministry of Health amends Order 912: students on the 5-year programme at the Bishkek International Medical Institute go to KSMA, those on the 5-year programme at Ala-Too International University go to IHSM, and dentistry students of the International Medical University go to Asian International University. Receiving schools admit them to the semester they had reached.
Source: Ministry of Health Order No. 1074, 14 Sep 2026 (via the Embassy of India)
State check Key decision of 2026Licences of the 13 failed universities suspendedThe 13 can no longer teach medicine.
The suspension takes effect for the medical programmes of every university that failed in May. The schools may ask for an extraordinary accreditation under the amended procedure; nothing of the kind has been published as of the last check.
Source: open.kg, Sep 2026
Foreign regulator Embassy of India: KNU and JASU one-year term is "procedural"KNU and JASU remain open to Indian students, the Embassy says.
After the Kyrgyz Foreign Student Admission Office gave assurances, the Embassy says the one-year accreditation of Kyrgyz National University and Jalal-Abad State University, both state universities, is "procedural in nature" and tied to their accreditation cycle rather than quality concerns, and that Indian students "may take admission" there. Its 13 July advice stands for the other one-year and the failed institutions.
Source: Embassy of India, 25 Aug 2026
State check Order No. 912 moves students out of the failed universitiesStudents of the 13 failed schools are moved, free of charge.
The Ministry of Health names a receiving university for each failed school and transfers students free of charge, with visas reissued through the new university. In August the Cabinet rules that no medical school may admit new students without state accreditation.
Source: Ministry of Health Order No. 912 via Kaktus.media, Aug 2026 · Akchabar, Aug 2026 (Cabinet rule)
State check First state accreditation of medical collegesColleges: 7 get six years, 16 one year, 7 refused.
A commission formed on 18 June visits every medical college from 22 June to 3 July. On 8 July the Accreditation Council grants six years to 7 colleges, one year to 16, and refuses 7 organisations and programmes.
Source: Time.kg, 13 Jul 2026
Law or decree Foreign admissions go through a state centreForeign admissions move to a state centre and one online system.
The Embassy of India relays that Cabinet Resolution No. 189 of 19 March 2026 created the state enterprise "International Students Admission Center" under the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Innovation, to handle how foreign applicants are admitted to Kyrgyz institutions.
Source: Embassy of India, 23 Jun 2026 · Resolution No. 189 (Ministry of Justice database)
State check Results published: 4 for six years, 7 for one year, 13 failed13 of 34 fail; 7 get one year; 7 can enrol without conditions.
Six years: Osh State University, IUK, IHSM, Asian International University. One year: KNU, Jalal-Abad State University, Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University, Issyk-Kul State University, JAIU, University of South Asia, IEU. Thirteen fail. On 8 June the Embassy of India circulates the decision programme by programme, and on 13 July advises Indian students to avoid the failed and one-year institutions.
Source: 24.kg, 4 Jun 2026 · Embassy of India, 8 Jun 2026 · Embassy of India, 13 Jul 2026
State check First state accreditation of medical universities24 universities assessed; 7 did not apply.
The Ministry of Health assesses the 24 universities that applied, on staffing, clinical bases, buildings and equipment, programmes and how teaching is organised. The Accreditation Council decides on 29 May 2026. KSMA, KRSU and Manas are exempt by law; seven institutions do not apply in time.
Source: Ministry of Health results via Kaktus.media, 4 Jun 2026
Law or decree Cabinet approves the state accreditation procedureThe procedure and the 1 June 2026 deadline are fixed.
The resolution sets out how medical colleges and universities are accredited and keeps the 1 June 2026 deadline. The Ministry of Health runs the procedure; the Presidential Administration oversees it. On 29 April the Embassy of India tells Indian students about the new minimum fee of USD 3,000 a year and the single admissions portal.
Source: Akchabar, 21 Apr 2026 · Embassy of India advisory, 29 Apr 2026
Law or decree Law on state accreditation of medical education signedFailing the check now means no state diplomas and no admissions.
The President signs the law that writes state accreditation of medical education organisations into the laws on education, licensing and health. Schools that fail cannot issue state-sample diplomas or admit students. Licences for medical education move to the health authority. Accredited private schools must sign a franchise or academic-management agreement with the system-forming state university. On 3 February 2026 the decree is amended to let accredited private schools sign agreements with universities in the United States.
Source: Economist.kg, 27 Jan 2026 · 24.kg, 3 Feb 2026 (amendment)
2025
State check Inter-agency commission visits every universityEvery university is visited before the formal check.
The commission is formed in September 2025 and, according to Health Minister Damir Osmonov, visits each university in September and October to check infrastructure, teaching staff and programmes before the formal accreditation.
Source: AKIpress, 28 Apr 2026
Law or decree Presidential Decree No. 250: state monopoly on training doctorsEvery private school must pass a state check by June 2026 or stop training doctors.
KSMA becomes the system-forming state university with the exclusive right to train doctors and pharmacists. Every private medical university must pass state accreditation by 1 June 2026; those that pass may become KSMA branches or work under its academic management, those that fail may run only preparatory courses or clinical bases. The Cabinet must adopt single state standards by 1 January 2026 and the accreditation procedure by 1 March 2026. An inter-agency commission is to check private universities' licences, staff, clinical bases and buildings.
Source: 24.kg, 28 Aug 2025 · Decree No. 250 in the Ministry of Justice database
Law or decree Moratorium on new licences for medical educationNo new medical school can open until 2028.
The Cabinet of Ministers bans the issue of new licences for higher medical and pharmaceutical education programmes from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2027. Renewals, suspensions and cancellations of existing licences continue.
Source: 24.kg, 12 Jun 2025
2023
Law or decree New Law on Education makes accreditation of universities mandatoryAccreditation becomes compulsory for every university.
Law No. 179 of 11 August 2023, article 24: accreditation of secondary and higher professional education organisations is mandatory and is carried out by recognised agencies. A later amendment adds that organisations with healthcare programmes undergo mandatory state accreditation under a Cabinet procedure.
2022
Law or decree Foreign students only at schools with WFME-recognised accreditationWFME-recognised accreditation becomes the condition for foreign admissions.
The Cabinet of Ministers decides that foreign citizens may be admitted only to medical universities holding international programme accreditation from an agency recognised by the World Federation for Medical Education, and tells the Ministry of Education to limit foreign intake to schools whose accreditation runs at least three years. At the time 23 institutions train doctors, with 24,653 foreign students.
Source: 24.kg, 22 Nov 2022
State check Order No. 398 cancelled: the Ministry of Health had no authorityThe order is voided; no school closes.
Acting Health Minister Zharkynbek Kasymbekov voids the order. A review found licensing and inspection of universities belong to the Ministry of Education, and a licence can be withdrawn only by a court. No school was closed. In January 2023 Azattyk confirmed every institution on the closure list was still operating.
State check Order No. 398 withdraws Form No. 6 from seven private universitiesSeven private schools lose their clinical-base form on paper.
The ministry's order names seven private universities, among them the Kyrgyz Medical and Dental Institute, Royal Metropolitan University, Avicenna and the Bishkek International Medical Institute, and notifies the Ministry of Education about two more that never held the form.
State check Ministry of Health inspects clinical bases and announces closures17 closures threatened; none happens.
After an expert commission inspected clinical bases in 2021, Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev says 17 of the 24 institutions training doctors will be closed unless they prove a clinical base by 1 April 2022. On 25 February the ministry says it will withdraw Form No. 6, the document confirming clinical bases and equipment, from 12 private universities. Of 39,851 medical students, 31,786 are foreign (Ministry of Education, March 2022).
Source: Azattyk, 17 Feb 2022 · 24.kg, 25 Feb 2022 (Form No. 6) · 24.kg, 17 Mar 2022 (student numbers)
2020
Foreign regulator Pakistan blacklists, then green-lists five Kyrgyz schoolsOnly five Kyrgyz schools count for Pakistani students from this date.
In October 2020 the Pakistan Medical Commission puts all Kyrgyz medical universities on its blacklist after poor results in its licensing exam. On 10 November 2020 its Council moves KSMA, Osh State University, KRSU, IHSM and IUK to the green list. By February 2021 the remaining schools are taken off the blacklist.
Source: PMC Council minutes, 10 Nov 2020
2015
Law or decree Independent accreditation replaces state attestationAgencies, not the Health Ministry, review schools for the next nine years.
Government Resolution No. 670 approves the rules for independent accreditation of educational organisations and programmes. Agencies recognised by the National Accreditation Council under the Ministry of Education (AAEPO, EdNet, Bilim-Standart and others) carry out the reviews. Medical faculties are accredited this way, not by the Ministry of Health. Repealed on 15 May 2024 (Resolution No. 246) when the rules were reissued.
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. Corrections: corrections@kyrgyzstanmedicalschools.com