Tashkent Medical Academy — Faculty of Medicine, Tashkent

A. In April 2025, a Presidential Decree merged Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute, and Tashkent State Dental Institute into a single institution: Tashkent State Medical University. From the 2025–26 academic year onward, all degrees are issued under that name. WHO, NMC, and WDOMS listings have been updated accordingly. Students who enrolled under the old name still graduate under the new one. Almost no FAQ currently explains this merger — most sites still write as if the renaming never happened.

A. Yes, and it's among the most credibly recognised medical institutions in Uzbekistan. TMA is listed on WDOMS, approved by NMC, WHO, and UNESCO, and its graduates are eligible for the NExT exam in India. Always verify the current WDOMS listing at wdoms.org using the new name — Tashkent State Medical University — since the old name search may return outdated results.

A. Tuition runs approximately $3,500 per year. Over six years, that's $21,000 in tuition alone. Add hostel, food (around $100–130/month), visa renewals, travel, and incidentals, and the honest all-in six-year estimate lands between Rs. 30–35 lakhs. Tashkent is the capital city, so the cost of living is higher than in Samarkand, Bukhara, or Urgench — most FAQs skip that comparison entirely.

A. Yes, without exception for Indian students. You need a valid NEET score from 2024, 2025, or 2026, at least 50% PCB in 12th grade (40% for reserved categories), and to be at least 17 years old by December 31 of the admission year. TMA does not conduct a separate entrance test — NEET qualification is the academic entry point.

A. This is where things get complicated. Some sites claim TMA achieved a 100% FMGE pass rate in 2024. Others put the average FMGE pass rate for Uzbek universities at 18–22%, with TMA and Samarkand leading at 20–22%. The gap between those numbers is enormous. The 100% figure likely reflects a small graduating cohort, not the full intake. Before treating any pass rate as a selling point, ask: how many students sat the exam that year?

A. No, and no honest institution should claim otherwise. TMA provides medical education, not exam coaching. Clearing NExT depends almost entirely on the student's preparation, consistency, and understanding of Indian exam patterns. The university's clinical training in large hospitals in Tashkent does provide exposure to high patient volumes and diverse cases — but translating that into exam performance is the student's job, not the university's.

A. TMA's position in Tashkent, the capital, is a real clinical advantage. Students rotate through large government hospitals with high patient volumes and varied case loads. Clinical exposure begins to build meaningfully from year four, though case-based learning is integrated earlier. One thing most FAQs omit: the infrastructure at TMA is described as traditional rather than modern — the depth of learning depends significantly on student initiative rather than on a simulation-heavy setup.

A. All academic instruction — lectures, exams, textbooks — is in English. You don't need Uzbek or Russian to pass your courses. That said, Tashkent hospital wards run in Uzbek and Russian, and students who pick up basic patient-interaction phrases adapt to clinical rotations noticeably faster. The university doesn't emphasise this in its brochures, but almost every graduating student does.

A. This is a question most FAQs ignore entirely. The main Faculty of Medicine is in Tashkent. Following the April 2025 merger and Presidential Decree, TMA's Urgench branch became an independent institution — Urgench State Medical Institute. The Fergana and other regional branches operate separately with their own fee structures, clinical networks, and campus environments. If you've been told you're applying to TMA but haven't confirmed which campus, clarify that before you proceed.

A. TMA sits at the upper end of options in Uzbekistan — it's the oldest, most centrally located, and has the strongest clinical network through capital-city hospitals. Samarkand State Medical University has more Indian faculty (50+ faculty members) and a slightly lower cost of living. Newer private universities like EMU and KIUT have more modern infrastructure. TMA's edge is institutional depth and urban clinical access. Its disadvantage is cost — living in Tashkent runs higher than anywhere else in Uzbekistan.