Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS)

The KAHS campus is designed to handle the weather in the Himalayas and has modern medical training facilities in a rural area.

• Mountainous Academic Campus: This one-of-a-kind campus is located at an altitude of over 2,500 meters and offers a quiet and peaceful place to study hard.
• High-Altitude Medical Skill Lab: A special place where students learn how to deal with medical emergencies that happen in mountainous areas by using manikins.
• The Autonomous Digital Library has a huge collection of medical literature and lets you quickly access international journals through HINARI.
• The Telemedicine Center is a high-tech hub that links the Jumla campus with central hospitals in Kathmandu for real-time consultations and virtual learning.
• Modern Pre-clinical Labs: Labs that are fully equipped for Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry and can work in low-temperature settings.
• Classrooms that are community-oriented: lecture halls with modern audio-visual equipment that are made for small-group, problem-based learning (PBL).
• The Research and Development Wing looks into high-altitude sickness and tropical diseases that are common in the Karnali region.
• Auditorium Hall is a central place for medical seminars, public health workshops, and traditional Karnali cultural events.
• Sports and Yoga Facilities: There are outdoor fields for football and volleyball and indoor halls for yoga and meditation to help with mental health.
• Solar-Powered Infrastructure: The campus uses cutting-edge solar energy systems to make sure that there is always electricity and hot water available, even in the cold.

The KAHS Teaching Hospital is the main place for health care for everyone in the Karnali province.

• 300-Bed Capacity: A government-run teaching hospital that provides tertiary care to people living in 10 remote districts.
• Specialized Critical Care has a modern 10-bed ICU with 13 ventilators, a separate NICU, and a 25-bed High Dependency Unit (HDU).
• Rural Outreach Health Camps: Students go on "trekking clinics" a lot to bring healthcare to the most remote villages in Nepal.
• Diagnostic Imaging: has modern digital X-ray, ultrasound, and basic CT-scan machines that work with teleradiology.
• The Maternity and Child Health Center is a busy place that works to lower the death rates of mothers and babies in the rural Himalayas.

Because it is a government school, KAHS is one of the cheapest places to study medicine in Nepal.

Grants

• Government Reserved Seats: 45% of the seats are set aside for students from the less developed areas of Karnali and nearby zones.
• MEC Full Scholarship: Given to the best Nepali students based on the national common entrance merit list.
• Zonal Grants: Extra money for students who promise to work in the Karnali region for a set amount of time after they graduate.

• The Vibe: Jumla is a historic and quiet town surrounded by apple orchards and snow-capped peaks. It offers a distraction-free environment for medical students.
• Connectivity:
• Air: Jumla Airport connects the town to Nepalgunj (approx. 40 mins), which further connects to Kathmandu.
• Road: Accessible via the Karnali Highway, though the journey from Kathmandu or the Indian border (Nepalgunj/Rupaidiha) is long and adventurous.

• Accommodations: Separate, centrally heated hostels for boys and girls. Rooms are furnished with essential winter-grade bedding and study furniture.
• Dining (Mess): Serves nutritious local and Indian-style meals. The diet is specially planned to meet the nutritional needs of students living in high-altitude conditions.
• Cultural Immersion: Students experience the rich "Khas" culture of Jumla, celebrating local festivals like Dashain and Tihar with the community.
• Outdoor Life: Excellent opportunities for trekking and exploring the Himalayan landscape during academic breaks.

• Compulsory Service: Students on government scholarships are required to serve in rural areas for a stipulated time.
• Licensing: Graduates are eligible for global licensing exams including FMGE (India), PLAB (UK), and USMLE (USA).