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CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur, Punjab, established 2017, NUMS, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur (600 beds), hostel available

CMH Institute of Medical Sciences CIMS Bahawalpur Cantonment
Private sector
Bahawalpur, PunjabEstablished 2017NUMSCombined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur (600 beds)Hostel available

MBBS seats

100

Recognized seats

Annual fee

PKR 15.50 lakh

Estimated from fee ceiling

Closing merit

Not published

Not published

Clinical beds

600

Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur

Overview

CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur is a private medical college inside Bahawalpur Cantonment. The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) affiliates it, and NUMS admits students for the 2025-26 session. 56 The institute offers a five-year MBBS programme.

The PMDC private medical colleges list shows 100 MBBS seats. 8 The NUMS list of colleges names the institute with the website www.cimsbwp.com.pk. 7

The college and its affiliated hospital occupy about 40 acres in the heart of Bahawalpur. 1 The college block holds the basic medical science departments, the learning resource centre and lecture theatres. 1 Our dataset lists the CMH hospital complex and the cantonment campus among the facilities.

Our dataset dates the establishment to 2017. The campus opened in April 2015, and the project completed in March 2017. 1 Our dataset records 600 beds at CMH Bahawalpur. Our dataset marks hostel accommodation as available for men and women. The college website keeps a contact page for applicants. 2

At a Glance

Sector

private Sector

Admitting Authority

NUMS

Primary Hospital

Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur

Clinical Beds

600 Beds

Campus Facilities & Infrastructure

CMH Bahawalpur Hospital ComplexMilitary Cantonment CampusAnatomy Dissection RoomCadet & Civilian HostelsNUMS Library Network

Accreditations & Global Listings

PMDC RecognizedWHO (WDOMS)ECFMG EligibleCPSP Accredited

Data verified for Session 2025-2026 admissions. Source: PMDC gazette, NUMS admission prospectus, official merit notifications, and university admissions office.

History and heritage

The college and the affiliated Combined Military Hospital sit on about 40 acres in Bahawalpur. 1 The site lies in the heart of the historical city with easy road access. 1 The college and the hospital stand inside Bahawalpur Cantonment. 1

The college campus opened in April 2015. 1 General Raheel Shareef, then Chief of Army Staff, inaugurated the campus at Bahawalpur Cantonment. 1 The ceremony marked the start of the institute on its new site. 1

The project completed in March 2017. 1 Lieutenant General Sher Afgun, Commander 31 Corps, turned the project into reality. 1 Our dataset dates the establishment of the college to 2017. The completed project gave the institute its permanent campus. 1

The college block holds all basic medical science departments, a learning resource centre and lecture theatres. 1 The website notes a faculty of experienced and qualified teachers for the students. 1 Our dataset lists an anatomy dissection room among the facilities. The lecture theatres hold the classes for the MBBS students. 1

CMH Bahawalpur is the affiliated hospital. 1 It holds clinical departments with OPD, indoor, operation theatre and diagnostic facilities. 1 The hospital carries ISO 9001:2008 certification. 1 The hospital runs its departments for the patients and the students. 1

PMDC lists the college with 100 MBBS seats. 8 PMDC records CMH Bahawalpur as an attached hospital owned by the college. 9 NUMS runs the central admission process for armed forces colleges. 5 NUMS published the college list for the 2025 session. 7

Our dataset notes high military standards for medical education at the institute. The institute serves the Cholistan and southern Punjab regions. Clinical teaching takes place at the 600-bed Combined Military Hospital in our record. Our dataset marks the college as active in Punjab.

MBBS program

5 years

Recognized seats

100

Open merit seats

Annual tuition

PKR 15.50 lakh

Estimated from the UHS private sector fee ceiling

Closing merit (latest)

Not published

No merit published

No closing merit published for this program yet. The most recent admission cycle prospectus will have the official cutoff once it is uploaded by the admitting university.

Fee structure

Annual tuition in PKR. Public colleges charge a single nominal rate. Private colleges run a separate self-finance schedule, several multiples higher.

ProgramOpen merit feeSelf-finance feeDuration
MBBSPKR 15.50 lakhest.Not published5 years

What the merit trend shows

NUMS builds the aggregate from three parts: 10% SSC, 40% HSSC and 50% marks in the NUMS entry test. 5 Every part enters the formula as a percentage of the marks you score. The NUMS advertisement states this formula for the armed forces colleges. 5

NUMS admits students to its private colleges on open merit and runs a separate foreign seat route. The centralized admission notice for 2026-27 defines those two categories. 10

Admission process (MBBS via NUMS)

NUMS runs one centralized process for all armed forces administered and affiliated medical colleges. These steps follow the NUMS advertisement for session 2025-26. 5 Apply at www.numspak.edu.pk. 5 The college website keeps an admissions page for the same session. 3

  1. Check eligibility: 55% in NUMS MDCAT for MBBS and 60% in FSc Pre-Medical. 5
  2. NUMS held its MDCAT for 2025 on 28 September 2025. 5
  3. Register at www.numspak.edu.pk before the fee deadline. 5
  4. Pay the regular fee of Rs 7,500 by 3 December 2025. 5
  5. A late fee of Rs 8,500 closes at 16:00 on 10 December 2025. 5
  6. Submit your CNIC or Form-B with attested SSC and FSc certificates. 5
  7. Foreign qualification holders file an IBCC equivalence certificate. 5
  8. List your colleges in merit-cum-preference order. CIMS Bahawalpur must appear in that list. 5
  9. Track the provisional merit list of 24 December 2025 and the first selection list of 1 January 2026. 5

Teaching hospital and clinical training

CMH Bahawalpur is the affiliated teaching hospital of the college. PMDC lists it as an attached hospital owned by the college. 9 Our dataset records 600 beds. The hospital shares the 40-acre site with the college. 1 PMDC published the hospital in its final attached-hospitals list of 2025. 9

The hospital holds clinical departments with OPD, indoor, operation theatre and diagnostic facilities. 1 It carries ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality system. 1 The hospital trains the college students alongside patient care. 1 The hospital gives clinical training to the MBBS students of the institute. 1

CPSP recognises the hospital for postgraduate training. 1 It is the only hospital in the Southern Punjab region with a Burns Unit, a Rehabilitation Centre and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 1

The hospital serves the Cholistan and southern Punjab regions. Our dataset notes medical education with high military standards at the institute. Students move between the college block and the wards on the same site. 1

Campus and facilities

The college and hospital occupy about 40 acres in the heart of Bahawalpur. 1 The college block holds basic medical science departments, a learning resource centre and lecture theatres. 1 The site lies inside Bahawalpur Cantonment with easy road access. 1

Our dataset lists the CMH hospital complex and the cantonment campus among the facilities. The record also lists an anatomy dissection room, cadet and civilian hostels and the NUMS library network. The hostels house cadet and civilian students from other cities.

The website provides links to the HEC Digital Library and the learning resource centre. 1 The cantonment setting places the academic block close to the hospital wards. 1 Students use the learning resource centre beside the lecture theatres. 1 The NUMS library network adds to the resources of the students.

The cantonment campus keeps the academic block near the affiliated hospital. 1 The institute runs its classes on the 40-acre site in Bahawalpur. 1

Recognition and accreditation

PMDC lists the college with 100 MBBS seats. 8 The NUMS list of medical and dental colleges names the institute with the website www.cimsbwp.com.pk. 7 NUMS is the admitting university for armed forces administered and affiliated colleges under PM&DC regulations. 5 Our dataset marks the college as active in Punjab.

CPSP recognises the affiliated hospital for postgraduate training. 1 Our recognition record also carries the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools listing, ECFMG eligibility and CPSP accreditation. Our dataset lists PMDC recognition among the accreditations of the institute.

Student life

The campus sits inside Bahawalpur Cantonment. 1 Our dataset lists cadet and civilian hostels on the campus for students from other cities. The hostels house students from other cities during the session. Our dataset marks hostel accommodation as available for men and women.

Students use the learning resource centre and the HEC Digital Library link on the website. 1 Our dataset records access to the NUMS library network. The learning resource centre holds the reference collection for the students. 1

Clinical work happens beside a hospital that serves the region with burns, rehabilitation and neonatal care. 1 The academic block and the hospital share one site. 1 The three specialist units stand inside the affiliated hospital. 1

Contact and official links

Address
CMH Institute of Medical Sciences MC-01, Education Enclave, Sector E, DHA Bahawalpur
Telephone
0623081257
General queries
info@cimsbwp.com.pk
NUMS admission portal
www.numspak.edu.pk

Common questions

Who admits students to CIMS Bahawalpur?

NUMS admits students to this college, not UHS. NUMS is the admitting university for armed forces administered and affiliated colleges under PM&DC regulations. You register and pay at www.numspak.edu.pk for the session. 56 Check the NUMS advertisement for the session dates. 5

What MDCAT score do I need?

MBBS needs at least 55% in NUMS MDCAT 2025 and at least 60% in FSc Pre-Medical. NUMS held its MDCAT for the session on 28 September 2025. PMDC approves 100 MBBS seats at the institute. 8 Check the current NUMS advertisement before you apply. 5

How does NUMS calculate my aggregate?

The aggregate takes 10% of your SSC marks, 40% of your HSSC marks and 50% of your NUMS entry test marks. 5 Each part enters the formula as a percentage of your score. The entry test moves the aggregate the most because it carries half the weight.

Where do students train clinically?

Clinical training runs at CMH Bahawalpur, the affiliated hospital on the same 40-acre site. 1 PMDC lists it as an attached hospital owned by the college. 9 Our dataset records 600 beds, with burns, rehabilitation and neonatal units on the site. 1

What does the NUMS application cost?

The regular application fee is Rs 7,500 for open merit and closes on 3 December 2025. 5 The late fee window charges Rs 8,500 until 10 December 2025. 5 Our dataset records an estimated annual MBBS fee of Rs 1,550,000. The college website publishes its own fee structure page. 4

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Sources

Page research verified 2026-11-14. Every numbered marker in the text links to the matching entry below.

  1. [1] CIMS Bahawalpur — About us, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
  2. [2] CIMS Bahawalpur — Contact us, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
  3. [3] CIMS Bahawalpur — Admissions, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
  4. [4] CIMS Bahawalpur — Fee structure, college website, accessed 2026-10-07
  5. [5] NUMS — Combined advertisement, centralized admissions MBBS/BDS session 2025-26 (PDF), admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
  6. [6] NUMS — Centralized admissions MBBS/BDS session 2025-26 (news), admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
  7. [7] NUMS — Final list of medical and dental colleges 2025 (PDF), admitting university, accessed 2026-10-07
  8. [8] PMDC — Private medical colleges list, pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
  9. [9] PMDC — Recognised institutes with attached hospitals (final list, 07-11-2025) (PDF), pmdc, accessed 2026-10-07
  10. [10] NUMS — Centralized Admissions MBBS/BDS, session 2026-27, admitting university, accessed 2026-11-14

PMDC (pmdc.pk/colleges) for the current recognition status. NUMS admission prospectus for the latest published seats and fees. Individual college websites and fee notifications for any figure not in the prospectus. Wikipedia "List of medical schools in Pakistan" for cross-checking seat counts.

MDCAT test score scales changed over time (210 in 2021, 200 in 2022, 180 from 2025). The MDCAT weightage in the aggregate formula (typically 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC, 10% SSC) has stayed stable across cycles we cover. Closing merit numbers between cycles may not be directly comparable.

CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur: closing merit

This record holds no closing aggregate for CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur. No one has copied a published list into it, and it does not mean the college admits below the pass mark.

This is history, not a forecast. A closing aggregate moves with the number of seats and the number of applicants, so the next line is not your line. The 2026-09-21 filing carries what each admitting body published.

For the 2026-27 cycle, the merit list page records which list each admitting body has published and the date it checked it. The result comes from UHS merit lists.

To find where you stand against these numbers, use the aggregate calculator. It runs Matric, FSc and MDCAT marks through the 10 / 40 / 50 formula. The formula guide explains the tie-breakers after the fourth decimal. Every college in Punjab sits on the same columns, so you can compare this college with its neighbours in one view.

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