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The first university of the Republic of Ingushetia, teaching medicine in Magas since 1997 through its Medical Institute named after A.Kh. Aushev.
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Russia
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Magas
City
₹2.49 lakh
Tuition per year for foreign citizens, 2025-26
Russian
Medium of instruction
For Indian Students
Short answer: Yes, Indian students can study MBBS (General Medicine) at Ingush State University, taught in Russian after a preparatory year. No, the degree does not meet the NMC rules, because the course is not taught in English, so it does not lead to the FMGE or an Indian licence.
Entry is assessed on Russian, Chemistry and Biology through the university's own process. NEET is not part of it, but an Indian citizen still needs a qualifying NEET UG result and the NMC Eligibility Certificate before joining a medical course abroad.
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, but the university's rector-signed fee order carries one General Medicine price for foreign citizens with no English-medium line, and its entrance assessment includes Russian, so the course is taught in Russian.
It suits a student ready to study entirely in Russian who plans to practise outside India. The six years end in the state Primary Accreditation examination, which licenses a graduate to work as a doctor in Russia, and the university's WDOMS listing lets graduates apply for ECFMG Certification and sit the USMLE. If India is your goal, plan an English-medium programme with our counsellors instead.
Introduction
Main building of Ingush State University in Magas with its red dome, seen across a grass verge
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Recognition & Prestige
Ingush State University appears in RAEX's regional ranking for the North Caucasus Federal District, where it placed 16th in 2026, the same as 2025 and up from 22nd in 2024. It does not appear in RAEX's national top 100, in QS or in Times Higher Education.
#16
RAEX ranking of North Caucasus Federal District universities, 2026
Ingush State University is a federal state institution founded by Russian Government Resolution No. 380 of 23 April 1994, reporting to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. It is a classical multi-faculty university with medicine as one institute; the medical curriculum follows the same federal standard for code 31.05.01 as every Russian medical school. Its Medical Institute runs eight departments, three theoretical and five clinical, with a simulation and accreditation centre, a practical skills room and an anatomical museum. The university is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. For India, the NMC's FMGL 2021 rules require English-medium teaching throughout, and this programme is taught in Russian, so this degree does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence.
WDOMS
Ingush State University is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools
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Academic Excellence
Ingush State University offers low tuition in a small, planned capital city, with a Medical Institute that has trained 1,477 doctors since 2003. The Russian medium of teaching and the travel advisories for the region are part of the same decision, and both are set out on this page.
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How to Apply
Applications go in person or by post to the admissions office at Khrushcheva Street 1a in Magas, online through the university's admissions portal at priem.inggu.ru, or through the Russian state services portal. NEET is not part of the university's process; a qualifying NEET UG result and the NMC Eligibility Certificate are Indian requirements that a student completes before going abroad.
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.
The university publishes General Medicine as a Russian-medium programme with a preparatory year. Because the NMC rules require an English medium, the degree does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence; if India is your goal, plan an English-medium programme with our counsellors.
In person or by post to the admissions committee at 386001, Magas, Khrushcheva Street 1a; online at priem.inggu.ru; or through the Russian state services portal.
Entry to General Medicine is assessed on Russian, Chemistry and Biology.
The university issues an invitation letter for the student visa application at a Russian consular centre in India.
Russian federal rules require a medical examination including an HIV test, and registration with the migration authorities within the statutory period after arrival.
Entry to General Medicine is assessed on Russian, Chemistry and Biology. 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:
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 sets no separate age condition.
Two requirements matter more than the paperwork for an Indian applicant to this university.
The Language of Instruction
The university's fee order carries a single General Medicine price for foreign citizens with no English-medium line, and its entrance assessment includes Russian. Plan for the preparatory year and a Russian-language degree, which does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence.
NEET UG and the NMC Eligibility Certificate
Both are Indian requirements completed before departure. Without a qualifying NEET UG result, a foreign medical degree cannot later be used to sit the FMGE.
Entry rests on the university's own assessment rather than on category-wise minimum marks.
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Subject assessment | Russian, Chemistry and Biology, assessed through the university admissions committee in Magas |
| Application channels | In person or by post to Khrushcheva Street 1a in Magas, online at priem.inggu.ru, or through the Russian state services portal |
| Preparatory department | A preparatory year for foreign citizens at RUB 75,000 (about ₹85,000), the structured route in for a student arriving without Russian |
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Programme Structure
General Medicine (code 31.05.01, Lechebnoe Delo) is a six-year integrated Specialist degree of 360 credit units, leading to the qualification Vrach-lechebnik, the physician title. The duration and credit volume are fixed by the Federal State Educational Standard (Ministry of Education and Science Order No. 95 of 9 February 2016). Clinical training runs through the later years, and since 2017 the route into practice in Russia has been the state Primary Accreditation examination rather than a separate internship year.
Total Duration:
6 Years, 360 credit units, ending in the state Primary Accreditation examination
Degree:
Specialist in General Medicine (Vrach-lechebnik, equivalent to MBBS)
Preparatory year
A preparatory department for foreign citizens at RUB 75,000 a year (about ₹85,000), the route into a Russian-language degree:
Years 1 to 3
Preclinical study through the Institute's three theoretical departments:
Years 4 to 6
Clinical study through the Institute's five clinical departments, two of them added in 2024:
End of Year 6
The state Primary Accreditation examination, taken at the Institute's own accreditation and simulation centre and required before practising in Russia:
The Medical Institute's own teaching facilities and links are set out below:
| Facility | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medical Institute named after A.Kh. Aushev | The Institute's own premises at Khrushcheva Street 1a, Magas, with a simulation and accreditation centre, a practical skills room, an anatomical museum and a morgue |
| North Caucasus Federal District cluster | The Institute belongs to the district's scientific, educational and medical cluster |
| Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University | Cooperation on faculty development, according to the Institute's own pages |
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Medical Institute
Ingush State University publishes no student exchange programme. The structure of its Medical Institute is what determines the teaching a student receives.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Theoretical departments | Human Anatomy; Normal Physiology; Humanities and Natural Sciences |
| Clinical departments | Faculty Therapy; Hospital Therapy; Hospital Surgery; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Paediatrics, the last two established in 2024 |
| On-site facilities | Simulation and accreditation centre, practical skills room, anatomical museum and morgue |
| Named cooperation | Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, on faculty development, and the North Caucasus Federal District scientific, educational and medical cluster |
| University dormitory | One dormitory of 5,650.8 square metres with 310 beds, catering and wheelchair-accessible rooms |
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Legacy
The Medical Institute is named after its founding dean, and its leadership since 1997 is documented on the university's own pages.
Founding dean of the Medical Faculty and the anatomist after whom the Institute is named. He led the faculty from its opening in 1997 and headed its founding department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Law. He died in 2007.
Director of the Medical Institute since 2023, chairing its Academic Council through the 2025 reorganisation and the opening of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics departments in 2024.
Dean of the Medical Faculty from 2009 to 2023, the longest tenure in the faculty's history.
Rector of Ingush State University since 19 January 2023, with a candidate degree in art history and a doctorate in philosophy.
The Medical Institute runs eight departments, three theoretical and five clinical, led by Director Khava Musaevna Akhrieva. It maintains a simulation and accreditation centre, a practical skills room, an anatomical museum and a morgue at Khrushcheva Street in Magas, and cooperates with Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University on faculty development.
Eight departments, three theoretical and five clinical
Simulation and accreditation centre for Primary Accreditation
Anatomical museum and practical skills room on site
Faculty development cooperation with Sechenov University
Preparatory department for foreign citizens
One university dormitory with 310 beds and catering
Small cohorts within the Medical Institute
Academic Council chaired by the Institute Director
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Cost of living
Magas is a small planned capital in the North Caucasus, and day-to-day costs there are modest. The rows below are monthly approximations in rupees. The dormitory charge is set by rector's order and is not included here; plan it with our counsellors.
| Cost Component | Approximate Amount |
|---|---|
| Food | ₹16,000 to ₹25,000 |
| Transport | ₹900 to ₹1,800 |
| Other expenses (utilities, internet, SIM, leisure) | ₹2,800 to ₹7,500 |
Monthly total before accommodation
₹19,700 to ₹34,300
Housing
Ingush State University runs one student dormitory, and its size and facilities are published in the university's own disclosure.
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Food & Dining
Magas is a small city in a Muslim-majority republic, which shapes what is available and how a student eats.
Ingushetia is an overwhelmingly Muslim republic, so halal meat is standard rather than something to search for. The local cuisine is meat-heavy, so vegetarian students rely on cooking for themselves.
The university dormitory includes catering facilities, and Russian university halls generally provide shared kitchens. Cooking is the main way to eat Indian food in a city of this size.
Russian supermarket chains carry rice, lentils, vegetables and a limited range of spices, and the national marketplaces Ozon and Wildberries ship Indian and Asian spice brands across Russia.
Ingush cooking centres on lamb, beef, dairy and wheat, with dishes such as zhizhig-galnash. It is inexpensive and filling.
Students in small Russian cities generally bring a spice supply from India and restock through bulk online orders.
Location
Ingush State University, Zyazikova Avenue 7, Magas, 386001, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. This is the university's registered seat and rectorate; the Medical Institute has its own premises at Khrushcheva Street 1a in Magas, and the university runs a branch in Nazran.
Nearest Airport
Magas Airport (IGT), which sits in the town of Sunzha, with Vladikavkaz Beslan Airport in North Ossetia as the alternative. There is no direct flight from India: the route runs through Moscow
Local Transport
The main building stands on Zyazikova Avenue, with the Medical Institute on Khrushcheva Street and the Nazran branch a short distance away
Your Roadmap to Success
Graduates receive the Russian Specialist diploma in General Medicine (code 31.05.01) with the qualification Vrach-lechebnik, the Russian primary medical qualification and the equivalent of an Indian MBBS, not an Indian postgraduate MD.
The NMC's FMGL 2021 rules require English-medium teaching throughout, and this university publishes General Medicine as a Russian-medium programme, so this degree does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence and does not lead to the FMGE (NExT deferred and not in force). A student aiming for India should plan an English-medium programme with our counsellors.
The six years end in the state Primary Accreditation examination, taken at the Institute's own accreditation and simulation centre, which licenses a graduate to work as a doctor in Russia. Specialisation then runs through ordinatura.
Ingush State University is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), so its graduates can apply for ECFMG Certification and sit the USMLE. ECFMG's accreditation policy is for information only and does not affect an individual graduate's eligibility for ECFMG Certification.
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.
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Practising in India
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 any required internship in India and registers with the NMC or a State Medical Council. This programme is taught in Russian, so this degree does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence.
Step 1
The NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021 ask for the whole course to be taught in English. Ingush State University's rector-signed fee order carries one General Medicine price line for foreign citizens with no English-medium variant, its entrance assessment includes Russian, and it runs no English-language website, so this degree does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence. If India is your goal, plan an English-medium programme with our counsellors.
Step 2
The regulations ask for a course of at least 54 months and an internship of at least twelve months in the same foreign institution. Six years and 360 credit units clears the course length. The degree is an integrated Specialist degree with clinical training in the later years and no separate internship year after graduation, so the internship arrangement of your programme is what counts.
Step 3
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 4
After clearing the FMGE, a foreign graduate completes a twelve-month Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship at a hospital in India, the same twelve months an Indian MBBS graduate completes.
Step 5
The final step is registration with the National Medical Commission or a State Medical Council, with the Russian degree apostilled for use in India. A registered graduate can practise anywhere in India.
Student Life Style
Magas is the newest capital city in Russia, founded in 1994 and purpose-built, in a republic of around half a million people in the North Caucasus. The travel-advisory position is set out first.
Aerial view of a river valley between forested hills in autumn, Russia
Scholarship & Financial
The university offers no scholarship of its own for international students. The funded route is the Russian government quota, awarded nationally rather than by the university.
The Russian government offers a quota of scholarship places to Indian nationals each year, with clinical medicine among the fields. Allocation across universities is decided nationally.
Tuition for foreign citizens is RUB 220,000 a year (about ₹2.49 lakh), so RUB 1,320,000 over six years, about ₹14.9 lakh, under the rector's order for 2025-26.
The preparatory department for foreign citizens costs RUB 75,000 a year (about ₹85,000). With the programme published as Russian-medium, most Indian students should plan for it.
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| University | Ingush State UniversityMagas, Russia | AIIMS New DelhiNew Delhi, India |
|---|---|---|
| University Type | Public, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, founded 1994 | Institute of National Importance (government) |
| Medium | Russian, with a preparatory year | English |
| Course Duration | 6 years, with clinical training built into the later years | 5.5 years, being 4.5 years plus a 12-month internship |
| Tuition (per year) | ₹2.49 lakh (RUB 220,000) for foreign citizens, 2025-26 | About ₹1,628 in academic fees for the whole course, including ₹1,350 tuition |
| Admission | University assessment in Russian, Chemistry and Biology, plus a qualifying NEET UG result | NEET UG |
| Recognition | Listed in WDOMS; taught in Russian, so it does not meet the NMC rules for an Indian licence | Listed in WDOMS |
| Ranking | RAEX North Caucasus Federal District #16 (2026) | NIRF Medical 1 (2025) |
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