Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is an MCI recognised classic university. The university is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is the highest ranked university for MBBS in Kazakhstan. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University also known as KazGU or KazNU is a not-for-profit public higher education institution. Named after the world-famous philosopher and scholar Al-Farabi, it is one of the largest universities in the country covering 100 hectares of area. This university is not WHO recognised.

The university got listed as MCI recognised in 2019 only. Therefore, the facilities which Indian students require are currently not fully present here. Many students who took admission in the 2019 session at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University were disappointed with the overall facilities and quality of education. As per QS Global World Ranking, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University ranking is 207. However, it is to be noted that it is not a medical college. The university has various faculties and medical is only one of them. It offers 82 bachelor degree programs at 17 faculties. As Al-Farabi is a classic university, its rank is high.

About Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

As mentioned before, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is a classic university. It means that it teaches a wide range of subjects. Medical is just one of the faculties at Al-Farabi National University. The university’s campus has modern educational buildings and scientific infrastructure. Also, the campus has library, internet centre, food courts, sports complex, cinema, student service center, a military Department, a swimming pool. For Indian students, the entire MBBS course will be taught in the English language. The course duration is 5 years. After completion of the course, the students can come back to India and appear for the screening test.The General Medicine course comes under the Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare. About 20,000 students presently study at the university. These include students doing under-graduation, post-graduation and PhD.

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Ranking

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Ranking –

· According to QS Top Universities, the ‘QS Global World Ranking’ of Al-Farabi Kazakh University is 207.

· As per the website ‘https://www.4icu.org/’, the world ranking of Al-Farabi is 1,344 and the country rank is 1.

· Times Higher Education has not given any particular ranks and has put Al-Farabi in the category of 1001+ ‘World University Rankings 2020’ and 251-300 in the category of ‘Asia University Rankings 2019’.

· ‘https://roundranking.com/’ ranks Al-Farabi at 522.

· FMGE result is not available as the university got MCI recognization in 2019 only.

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Eligibility

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University MBBS eligibility criteria for Indian students:

Entrance Exam in India	There is no entrance exam in India like IELTS/SAT, etc. NEET qualification is a must.
Age	The student must be at least 17 years old as on 31st December of the year in which the admission is being taken.
Board	The candidate must have completed class 12th from a regular and recognised board.
Marks for General Category students	The student must have an aggregate of at least 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and must have English as a compulsory subject.
Marks for Other Category students	The candidate must have an aggregate of at least 40% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and must have English as a compulsory subject.
NEET	You need to qualify NEET from 2018 onwards for admission in abroad. NEET result is valid for 3 years from 2018 onwards for MBBS abroad admission.