Sergei Ivanovich Georgievsky
The physician after whom the Medical Academy is named. The Crimean Medical Institute was renamed in his honour in 1995, when it received the highest Ukrainian accreditation level.
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
A federal university in Simferopol whose Medical Academy has taught medicine since 1931. Crimea's status is disputed internationally, so please read the important notice on this page before you consider applying.
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Simferopol
City
Crimea
Region, status disputed
58 to 69
Three University Missions band 2025
English or Russian
Medium for foreign students
For Indian Students
Can Indian students study MBBS at Crimean Federal University?
Short answer: Yes, Indian students can apply to the English-medium General Medicine track at Crimean Federal University. Not confirmed: the university is in Crimea, whose status is disputed internationally, so recognition of the degree by India's NMC cannot be assumed; read the important notice on this page and discuss it with our counsellors before applying.
Admission for Indian students
The university sets two in-person admission tests of its own. NEET is not part of them, but an Indian citizen still needs a qualifying NEET UG result and the NMC Eligibility Certificate before joining a medical course abroad.
Is the degree NMC compliant?
Not confirmed. The NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ask for at least 54 months of study, a 12-month internship in the same foreign institution and English-medium teaching for the whole course. The six years clear the 54-month minimum. Foreign students can study in English or in Russian here, and only a course taught in English throughout can meet the medium rule.
The Crimea question
The degree is issued under Russian law by an institution in a territory whose change of status the UN General Assembly called on states not to recognise. For that reason recognition of the degree in India and elsewhere cannot be taken for granted, and we ask families to talk it through with our counsellors before any application or payment.
Introduction
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol
- Study programme:General Medicine (Lechebnoe Delo), code 31.05.01, six-year Specialist degree
- Language:English or Russian for foreign students; English-medium teaching since 1999
- Duration:6 years, ending in the state Primary Accreditation examination
- University type:Federal university administered under Russian law, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- Per academic year fees:Set in the university's own price list for each intake
- Entrance examination:Two in-person admission tests set by the university
- International students:1,660 foreign citizens from 45 countries in the Medical Academy
- Status of Crimea:Disputed; see the important notice on this page
Important: Crimean Federal University is in Simferopol, Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. On 27 March 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 68/262, affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity and calling on states not to recognise any change in Crimea's status, by 100 votes to 11 with 58 abstentions; India abstained. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to Crimea, and the United States rates both Russia and Ukraine at Level 4, Do Not Travel. The European Union (Council Regulation 692/2014, renewed to 23 June 2027) and the United States (Executive Order 13685) restrict trade, investment and many services connected with Crimea. Recognition of a degree from an institution in Crimea by regulators outside Russia, including India's NMC, cannot be assumed. We list this university for information only. If you are considering it, please discuss it with our counsellors before applying.
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Recognition & Prestige
Rankings & Recognition
The university sits in the 58 to 69 band of the Three University Missions international ranking for 2025, down from the 47 to 50 band in 2021. It does not appear in the RAEX top 100 Russian universities for 2025, and it does not appear in the QS World University Rankings or the Times Higher Education rankings.
58 to 69
Three University Missions ranking band, 2025
The Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky has five training faculties (First Medical, Second Medical, International Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical) and 53 departments, 38 of them clinical. The university is administered under Russian law as a federal autonomous institution of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Because Crimea's status is disputed, recognition of its degrees outside Russia cannot be assumed; the important notice on this page sets out why.
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Speak to our counsellors about how the recognition and licensing questions on this page apply to your own situation before you make any decision.
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The Medical Academy
What the Georgievsky Medical Academy Offers
The Medical Academy is an old and large medical school with a sizeable international cohort. This section sets out its academic facts only; read it alongside the important notice on this page, not instead of it.
Medical Teaching Since 1931
53 Departments, 38 of Them Clinical
A Large International Cohort
A Dedicated International Medical Faculty
An English-Medium Track Since 1999
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How to Apply
Admission Process for General Medicine
International students apply directly to the Medical Academy by email or through the recruitment partners the university lists, and sit two in-person admission tests set by the university. A qualifying NEET UG result and the NMC Eligibility Certificate are separate Indian requirements completed before going abroad.
Admission Timeline
- 1Before applyingDiscuss the recognition question with our counsellors
Before anything else, read the important notice on this page and talk through with our counsellors what Crimea's disputed status could mean for recognition of the degree in India.
- 2Before applyingQualify NEET UG and obtain the NMC Eligibility Certificate
Indian citizens need a qualifying NEET UG result before joining a medical course abroad, valid for three years from its declaration, and the NMC Eligibility Certificate before starting the course.
- 3On applicationApply directly or through a listed partner
Applications go by email to the Medical Academy or through the recruitment partners the university lists on its own site.
- 4DocumentsSubmit the documents
A passport copy, educational certificates and transcripts with notarised translations, a credential equivalence assessment, health insurance and medical examination results, and six 3 by 4 centimetre photographs.
- 5Entrance stageSit two in-person admission tests
The university sets two in-person admission tests in subjects related to the intended field of study.
- 6After acceptanceInvitation letter, visa and arrival
Admission to a Russian university leads to an invitation letter for the Russian student visa and migration registration on arrival. Read the Location and Student Life sections on travel advice before planning any journey.
Eligibility Criteria
Academic Qualification
Applicants submit educational certificates and transcripts with notarised translations and a credential equivalence assessment, and sit the university's two admission tests. Under Indian NMC rules an Indian applicant also needs Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English at Class 12, with at least 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the general category, 40% for SC, ST and OBC candidates and 45% for general-category candidates with benchmark disabilities, together with a qualifying NEET UG result.
Subjects:
PhysicsChemistryBiologyEnglish
Age Requirement
Under Indian NMC rules the candidate must be 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year, with no upper age limit. The university publishes no separate age condition.
- Minimum 17 yearsAge to be completed by 31 December of the admission year, under Indian NMC rules
Requirements
Two points should be settled before an application is submitted.
Enrolment on the English-Medium Track
Foreign students can study in English or in Russian. The NMC requires English-medium teaching for the whole course, so only enrolment on the English-medium track can meet that rule.
The Recognition Question
Crimea's status is disputed, so recognition of the degree in India cannot be assumed. Discuss it with our counsellors before any application or payment.
Entrance Examination
Admission rests on the university's own two admission tests rather than on category-wise minimum marks.
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Two in-person admission tests | Set by the university in subjects related to the intended field of study |
| Documents | Passport, certificates and transcripts with notarised translations, credential equivalence assessment, health insurance and medical examination results, six photographs |
| Application channels | Directly by email to the Medical Academy, or through the recruitment partners the university lists |
Required Documents
To apply, students need to submit essential academic and identification documents:
- Passport copy, with visa and migration-card copies at the appropriate stage
- Educational certificates and transcripts with notarised translations
- Credential equivalence assessment, health insurance and medical examination results
- NEET UG scorecard and NMC Eligibility Certificate (Indian nationals)
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Programme Structure
MBBS Curriculum & Internship Structure
General Medicine (Lechebnoe Delo, code 31.05.01) is a six-year integrated Specialist degree, the equivalent of an Indian MBBS. Since Russia's 2016 reform there has been no separate internship year after graduation: clinical practice is built into the six years, and the course ends in the state Primary Accreditation examination.
General Medicine Course
Total Duration:
6 Years, ending in the state Primary Accreditation examination
Degree:
Specialist in General Medicine (31.05.01 Lechebnoe Delo, equivalent to MBBS)
Curriculum Phases at the Georgievsky Medical Academy
Years 1 to 3
Preclinical and Basic Sciences
Basic medical sciences under the Russian federal standard, covering the structure and function of the healthy body and the mechanisms of disease:
Human AnatomyHistologyNormal PhysiologyBiochemistryMicrobiologyPharmacologyPathological AnatomyPathophysiologyYears 4 to 6
Clinical Disciplines
Clinical teaching through the Academy's 38 clinical departments, across the specialties:
Internal MedicineSurgeryObstetrics and GynaecologyPaediatricsNeurologyPsychiatryInfectious DiseasesOncologyOphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyTraumatologyEnd of Year 6
State Final Certification and Primary Accreditation
The state Primary Accreditation examination, which since 2016 has replaced the former internship year as the route into practice in Russia:
Theoretical testingPractical skills assessmentClinical case assessment
Clinical Rotations
The Academy's teaching structure:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Training faculties | First Medical, Second Medical, International Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical |
| Departments | 53 in total, of which 38 are clinical |
| Student body | Around 4,600 students, 1,660 of them foreign citizens from 45 countries, plus 480 residents, 86 master's students and 44 postgraduates |
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Institutional Context
The Medical Academy Within the University
The Georgievsky Medical Academy is one unit of a large multi-faculty federal university.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| University scale | Over 32,000 students across the university, including around 3,000 international students from 54 countries, in academies, institutes, colleges and branches across Crimea |
| Medical Academy | Around 4,600 students, 1,660 of them foreign citizens from 45 countries, in five training faculties and 53 departments |
| Institutional lineage | Taurida University 1918; Crimean Medical Institute from 1 April 1931; renamed after S.I. Georgievsky in 1995; university status on 26 January 1998; merged into V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University by Russian decree on 4 August 2014 |
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Legacy
The Name Behind the Medical Academy
The Academy carries the name of Sergei Georgievsky, and its institutional line runs back to Taurida University in 1918.
Faculty
The Georgievsky Medical Academy runs 53 departments across five training faculties, 38 of those departments clinical. It teaches around 4,600 students, of whom 1,660 are foreign citizens from 45 countries, alongside 480 residents in ordinatura, 86 master's students and 44 postgraduates.
Academic Expertise
53 departments, 38 of them clinical
Five training faculties, including an International Medical Faculty
Medical teaching in Simferopol since 1931
English-medium teaching for foreign students since 1999
Student Support
International Medical Faculty as the teaching unit for foreign students
1,660 foreign students from 45 countries
Direct application channel to the Medical Academy
Recruitment partners listed by the university
About University
History Information
Taurida University, 1918
The Crimean Medical Institute, 1931
Renamed in 1995, University Status in 1998
Merged into the Federal University in 2014
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Role in medicine
Role in medical education
Medicine in Simferopol Since 1931
A Dedicated International Faculty
An Institution in a Disputed Territory
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Location
How to Reach the Georgievsky Medical Academy
Address
V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, 4 Akademika Vernadskogo Avenue, Simferopol, Crimea. The Medical Academy operates across the university's Simferopol sites.
Travel advice
The UK FCDO advises against all travel to Crimea, and the United States rates Russia and Ukraine at Level 4, Do Not Travel
Getting there
Ukraine's airspace is closed, so in practice the journey to Simferopol runs through Russia. Discuss travel with our counsellors before planning it
Your Roadmap
Career Pathways After General Medicine
Graduates receive the Russian Specialist diploma in General Medicine, code 31.05.01, issued under Russian law. It is the Russian primary medical qualification and the equivalent of an Indian MBBS, not an Indian postgraduate MD.
A foreign degree opens the FMGE route to India only when the programme meets the NMC's FMGL 2021 rules on duration, internship and an English medium throughout. For a degree from an institution in Crimea, recognition in India cannot be assumed, so discuss it with our counsellors before applying. Graduates of a qualifying programme sit the FMGE (NExT deferred and not in force), complete the internship in India and register with the NMC and their State Medical Council.
The six years end in the state Primary Accreditation examination, which licenses practice in Russia. Specialisation then runs through ordinatura, and the Academy has 480 residents in ordinatura.
ECFMG Certification, the route to the USMLE, requires the medical school to be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) with an ECFMG note. How this institution is listed is a point to discuss with our counsellors before applying.
A Russian medical degree is not a European qualification for UK purposes, so a graduate applies to the General Medical Council through the PLAB route.
A Russian medical degree needs apostille certification for use in India. For a diploma from an institution in Crimea, discuss the apostille step with our counsellors early, since it sits on top of the recognition question.
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Practising in India
FMGE (NExT Deferred and Not in Force)
To practise in India after graduating abroad, an Indian student qualifies NEET UG before admission, completes a programme that meets the NMC's FMGL 2021 rules, clears the FMGE (NExT is deferred and not in force), completes the internship in India and registers with the NMC or a State Medical Council. For this institution there is a further question, set out in Step 3.
Step 1
Teaching in English
The regulations ask for the whole course to be taught in English. Foreign students here can study in English or in Russian, so only the English-medium track can meet this rule. Patients in Simferopol speak Russian, so Russian is learned alongside for the wards.
Step 2
Course Length and Internship
The NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ask for a course of at least 54 months and an internship of at least twelve months in the same foreign institution. The six years clear the course length. Russia folded the separate internship year into the six years in 2016, so the internship arrangement of your programme is what counts.
Step 3
The Crimea Question
The degree is issued under Russian law by an institution in a territory whose change of status the UN General Assembly called on states not to recognise. Recognition by the NMC cannot be assumed, so discuss this with our counsellors before enrolling.
Step 4
FMGE (NExT deferred and not in force)
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducts the FMGE twice a year with a pass mark of 150 out of 300. In the December 2025 session 42,872 candidates appeared and 10,262 qualified, a pass rate of 23.95%. In June 2025, 36,034 appeared and 6,707 qualified, 18.61%. The National Exit Test (NExT), intended to replace the FMGE, is deferred and not in force. NBEMS publishes no pass rate by university or by country.
Step 5
Clinical Internship in India (CRMI)
After clearing the FMGE, a foreign graduate completes a twelve-month Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship in India.
Step 6
Medical Registration
The final step is registration with the National Medical Commission or a State Medical Council, with the Russian degree apostilled for use in India.
Student Life Style
Studying in Simferopol: What a Family Needs to Know
Simferopol is the administrative centre of Crimea. Studying there differs from studying elsewhere in Russia for legal and practical reasons, set out here.
The Territorial Position
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Sanctions
Money and Payments
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| University | Crimean Federal UniversitySimferopol, Crimea | AIIMS New DelhiNew Delhi, India |
|---|---|---|
| University Type | Federal university administered under Russian law, in a territory of disputed status | Institute of National Importance (government) |
| Medium | English or Russian for foreign students | English |
| Course Duration | 6 years, no separate internship year | 5.5 years, being 4.5 years plus a 12-month internship |
| Tuition (per year) | Set in the university's own price list for each intake | About โน1,628 in academic fees for the whole course, including โน1,350 tuition |
| Admission | Two university admission tests, plus a qualifying NEET UG result | NEET UG |
| Recognition | Degree issued under Russian law; recognition in India cannot be assumed | Listed in WDOMS |
| Ranking | Three University Missions band 58 to 69 (2025) | NIRF Medical 1 (2025) |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers to the questions families ask about studying medicine at Crimean Federal University.
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to Crimea, and the United States rates Russia and Ukraine at Level 4, Do Not Travel. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, and UN General Assembly resolution 68/262 called on states not to recognise any change in its status; India abstained. The European Union and the United States restrict trade, investment and many services connected with Crimea. The degree is issued under Russian law, and its recognition by India's NMC and by regulators elsewhere cannot be assumed. Please discuss it with our counsellors before applying.
The European Union (Council Regulation 692/2014, renewed to 23 June 2027) and the United States (Executive Order 13685) apply sanctions to Crimea as a territory, restricting trade, investment and many services connected with it. Please settle with our counsellors how fees can be paid before sending any money.
NEET is not part of the university's own admission, which runs on two in-person tests it sets. Indian citizens still need a qualifying NEET UG result before joining a medical course abroad, valid for three years, and the NMC Eligibility Certificate before starting the course.
The Medical Academy states that foreign citizens can study General Medicine in English or in Russian, and that it has taught foreign students in English since 1999. The NMC requires English-medium teaching for the whole course, so only the English-medium track can meet that rule.
The programme runs six years and ends in the state Primary Accreditation examination. Since Russia's 2016 reform there has been no separate internship year after graduation.
The university sets its fees in its own price list for each intake. Our counsellors can take you through the current figures and, just as importantly, how fees can be paid given the sanctions on Crimea.
It sits in the 58 to 69 band of the Three University Missions international ranking for 2025. It does not appear in the RAEX top 100 Russian universities for 2025, or in the QS or Times Higher Education world rankings.
Ukraine's airspace is closed, so in practice the journey runs through Russia. The UK advises against all travel to Crimea, so please discuss any travel plan with our counsellors first.