Chittagong Medical College

What Chittagong Medical College does

Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is a public medical college established in 1957 in Chattogram, Bangladesh, operating under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) as a state-owned educational institution. It is the second-oldest and second-largest medical college in Bangladesh, delivering undergraduate MBBS and BDS programs alongside 39 postgraduate courses spanning MD, MS, Diploma, MPhil, and MPH programs plus FCPS tracks in four subjects. Enrollment totals approximately 1,268 MBBS students, 275 BDS students, and 422 postgraduate students, taught by a faculty of 396 across an 80.836-acre campus with centralized academic infrastructure including a Medical Education Unit, Quality Assurance Scheme, Central Research Cell, Skill Lab, and Student Support Centre.

The college operates an integrated 2,200-bed academic hospital (49 wards, 45 cabins, 19 operation theatres) that functions as the primary clinical training facility and produces 302,647 admissions and 416,422 emergency visits annually with 142.31% bed occupancy. Specialized facilities include a Venom Research Centre and a National Poison Information Centre, supported by 295 faculty publications over the last three years and a Journal of CMCTA. Technology assets are limited to institutional portals (student.cmc.gov.bd, teacher.cmc.gov.bd), an E-Library, simulation laboratory, and the main website (cmc.gov.bd); there is no evidence of proprietary AI/ML systems or commercial software products.

CMC's business model is government funding: the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides appropriations, tuition and academic fees are nominal and government-fixed (BDT 15,600 total admission fee, BDT 350 annual tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year), and hospital service receipts flow back to the government treasury. Admissions are managed exclusively through the Directorate General of Medical Education's (DGME) national competitive examination, with degree authority held by Chittagong Medical University (MBBS/BDS) and Bangladesh Medical University (postgraduate). The MBBS program holds a 5-year accreditation from the Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC).

Name

Chittagong Medical College

Legal name

Chittagong Medical College

Website

https://cmc.gov.bd

Company type

Public

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chittagong Medical College is a public medical college in Bangladesh, founded in 1957 and operating under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, delivering MBBS, BDS, and 39 postgraduate programs alongside a 2,200-bed academic teaching hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC), Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Undergraduate medical training
• Postgraduate medical training
• Tertiary healthcare services
• Medical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattogram

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Public Institution): As a public medical college under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh, Chittagong Medical College operates primarily through government funding. Revenue is generated through nominal tuition and academic fees collected from students, which are fixed by the government.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chittagong Medical College is a public medical education institution that delivers undergraduate medical and dental training (MBBS, BDS), 39 postgraduate medical specializations (MD, MS, Diploma, MPhil, MPH), and FCPS courses. It is operationally integrated with a 2200-bed academic hospital that provides tertiary clinical training and direct healthcare services to the population of Chittagong Division and beyond.

Product overview

Chittagong Medical College (CMC) operates a digital institutional platform offering academic programs, research services, and student support facilities. The core educational offerings include MBBS and BDS undergraduate programs with comprehensive curricula (MBBS Curriculum 2021 and BDS Curriculum 2016), supported by a Medical Education Unit for teaching methodology and Quality Assurance Scheme for institutional quality standards. The institution provides a Student Portal and Teacher Portal for academic management, an E-Library for digital resources, and a Central Research Cell for faculty and student research activities. Clinical training is delivered through an affiliated 2200-bed academic hospital. Additional services include a Student Support Centre, Venom Research Centre, and publications including the Journal of CMCTA and institutional prospectus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MBBS Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 302,647 admissions and 416,422 emergency visits in 2025 with a 142.31% bed occupancy rate.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), BangladeshcoreOthersChittagong Medical College operates as a Government Medical College under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Bangladesh, which is its supreme governing authority.
• Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME)coreOthersDGME is the immediate higher authority of Chittagong Medical College and manages the national admission process for all government medical colleges in Bangladesh.
• Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BM&DC)coreOthersBM&DC is the licensing authority of MBBS, BDS and postgraduate degrees and also oversees admission and curriculum development.
• Bangladesh Medical University (BMU)coreOthersBangladesh Medical University (BMU) is the affiliating university for postgraduate courses at Chittagong Medical College.
• Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC)coreOthersBMEAC is the accrediting authority of MBBS and BDS courses. Chittagong Medical College has received a 5-year accreditation for its MBBS program.
• Chittagong Medical University (CMU)coreOthersChittagong Medical University (CMU) is the affiliating University for MBBS and BDS courses of Chittagong Medical College.
• Venom Research Centre (vrc.cmc.edu.bd)minorOthersSpecialized research centre for venom studies and related medical research, established under Chittagong Medical College's governance.
• National Poison Information CentreminorOthersNational-level poison information centre operating under Chittagong Medical College to provide poison management guidance and support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mymensingh Medical College: Mymensingh Medical College is a Bangladesh government medical college founded in 1962, affiliated with the same DGME admission system and BMU for postgraduate courses, with an attached teaching hospital serving a regional population — structurally and operationally comparable to CMC.
• Rajshahi Medical College: Rajshahi Medical College, founded in 1958, is a government medical college in Bangladesh operating the same regulatory framework (MOHFW, BM&DC, BMEAC) with an attached teaching hospital and equivalent MBBS/BDS programs, making it a strong regional comparable to CMC.
• Dhaka Medical College: Dhaka Medical College is the oldest and largest government medical college in Bangladesh, established in 1946. It operates under the same MOHFW governance model with an affiliated teaching hospital and identical MBBS/BDS/postgraduate program structure, making it the most direct peer to CMC.
• Sir Salimullah Medical College: Sir Salimullah Medical College is another major government medical college in Bangladesh (established 1875 as Mitford Hospital School), operating the same DGME admission pathway with an affiliated teaching hospital and MBBS/BDS/postgraduate offerings — a near-identical operational model to CMC.
• Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College: Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College is a Bangladesh government medical college in Dhaka (established 1963) operating the same MOHFW/DGME/BMU regulatory structure with attached hospital and MBBS/BDS/postgraduate programs — a direct peer along every operational dimension to CMC.
• Sher-e-Bangla Medical College: Sher-e-Bangla Medical College is a Bangladesh government medical college in Barisal operating under the same MOHFW/DGME/BM&DC framework with an attached teaching hospital and equivalent medical degree programs, directly comparable to CMC's structure.

Broad incumbents

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi: AIIMS New Delhi is India's flagship public medical college and hospital, operating the same government-affiliated integrated medical education + academic hospital model with extensive postgraduate programs and research output — a broader incumbent that establishes the gold standard for South Asian public medical education.
• Christian Medical College, Vellore: CMC Vellore is one of India's most prestigious private medical colleges and hospitals, operating a comparable integrated medical education + tertiary hospital model with extensive postgraduate programs and strong research output — a broader incumbent that benchmarks the upper bound of CMC's potential in academic medicine.
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal: Kasturba Medical College is a leading Indian private medical college operating an integrated medical education + teaching hospital model with strong postgraduate and research programs — a broader incumbent whose structure and international student mix mirror CMC's potential trajectory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cmc.1971

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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