MBBS in Mauritius: An Honest 2026 Guide for Indian Students

MBBS in Mauritius means a 5-year medical programme, plus a mandatory internship year, at one of two privately run colleges, Anna Medical College or SSR Medical College, both located on the island nation in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius is not one of the 9 EU countries futureMBBS places students into, so this guide covers MBBS in Mauritius honestly, on recognition status, an important internship-location rule change, and FMGE outcomes, rather than presenting it as a service we offer.

Key Takeaways

• MBBS in Mauritius is offered mainly through two private institutions, Anna Medical College in Quatre Bornes and SSR Medical College, both running a 5-year academic programme plus a separate internship year, alongside a smaller 6-year programme at the public University of Mauritius.

• Mauritius sits outside futureMBBS's 9 EU partner countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Romania); this article is informational, not a placement offer.

• Under current NMC rules, a medical programme completed across two separate campuses is no longer accepted, which matters because Anna Medical College and SSR Medical College historically arranged internships at affiliated hospitals in India rather than in Mauritius itself.

• Aggregator reporting on National Board of Examinations data puts Mauritius-trained graduates' overall FMGE pass rate at roughly 50.55% in recent cycles, with SSR Medical College specifically cited at around 72.34% in older NBE reporting, both well above the country-wide average for foreign medical graduates generally.

• Recognition depends on the specific college's World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS) listing under NMC's FMGL 2021 rules, not a country-wide approval or a WHO endorsement, which the WHO itself does not issue for medical schools.

What Are the Main Options for MBBS in Mauritius?

MBBS in Mauritius is offered chiefly through Anna Medical College, based in Quatre Bornes, and SSR Medical College, the island's first medical college, established in 1999. Both are privately run, English-medium institutions offering a 5-year academic programme in General Medicine followed by a separate 1-year internship, making the total course roughly 6 years. A smaller, publicly run medical programme also exists at the University of Mauritius, structured as a single 6-year course rather than the 5-plus-1 model used by the two private colleges.

Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation with Port Louis as its capital, has a large population of Indian origin and widely available Indian food, which education-abroad consultancies frequently highlight as a comfort factor. That cultural familiarity is real, but it says nothing on its own about recognition, internship location, or licensing outcomes back in India, which is what actually determines whether time spent studying MBBS in Mauritius converts into a usable medical career.

Is MBBS in Mauritius Recognised by NMC and WDOMS?

Recognition for any foreign medical programme is decided institution-by-institution, not country-by-country: a specific college must appear on the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), maintained jointly by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and FAIMER, for its graduates to be eligible to sit India's FMGE screening test. WDOMS data reviewed by aggregator sites shows Anna Medical College and SSR Medical College both listed with a 5-year course duration, while the University of Mauritius programme is listed at 6 years; futureMBBS has not independently re-verified these listings against the live database this session, so confirm them yourself at wdoms.org before relying on them.

Consultancy pages also commonly describe MBBS in Mauritius as "WHO approved." That framing is outdated: the World Health Organization does not operate a medical-school directory or approval process itself. The operative authority is WFME/FAIMER's WDOMS, and it is that listing, not a WHO stamp, that NMC's Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021 actually require.

Does futureMBBS Place Students in Mauritius?

No. futureMBBS's placement network is limited to 9 EU countries, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Romania, across 22 partner universities, and Mauritius is not among them. We do not provide admission support, on-the-ground assistance, or vetted placement at Anna Medical College, SSR Medical College, or any other Mauritian institution.

This guide exists because search demand for MBBS in Mauritius is real, and both main colleges are legitimate, functioning institutions, not because we are recommending them over our own network. If you are weighing Mauritius against an EU option, see how the same recognition and outcome questions play out for an EU partner university in our MBBS abroad guide.

Why Does the Internship Location Rule Matter for MBBS in Mauritius?

This is the single most important recognition detail for anyone considering MBBS in Mauritius. Anna Medical College and SSR Medical College previously operated as part of Indian private-medical-college groups and, before a more recent NMC notification, commonly arranged the mandatory internship year at affiliated hospitals in India rather than in Mauritius. Under NMC's FMGL 2021 regulations, however, the compulsory internship must now be completed at the same institution where the academic course was taken, and a programme split across two separate campuses or countries is not accepted for recognition purposes.

Reporting reviewed this session indicates the Mauritian Ministry of Health has represented that a regulatory change addressing this is in process, but there was no independent confirmation of a finalised change at the time of writing. Anyone currently considering Anna Medical College or SSR Medical College should ask both the college and NMC directly, in writing, exactly where the internship year will be completed and whether that arrangement satisfies the current same-institution rule before enrolling.

How Do FMGE Outcomes Compare for Mauritius Graduates?

FMGE outcomes for Mauritius-trained graduates have generally run ahead of many other popular MBBS-abroad destinations. Aggregator reporting on National Board of Examinations data puts the overall Mauritius pass rate at roughly 50.55% in a recent cycle, and SSR Medical College specifically was cited at around 72.34% in older NBE-linked reporting.

These are comparatively strong figures against many other MBBS-abroad destinations, but we did not independently verify the primary NBE source this session, and a single dated figure should not be treated as this year's guaranteed outcome; request each college's own recent multi-year data before enrolling.

What Should You Check Before Considering MBBS in Mauritius?

If you are still weighing MBBS in Mauritius against other options, work through the same checklist futureMBBS uses internally before evaluating any non-partner destination.

1. Confirm the specific college's current WDOMS listing at wdoms.org rather than trusting a consultancy's static claim.

2. Get written confirmation of exactly where the mandatory internship year will be completed, and whether that satisfies NMC's current same-institution rule.

3. Request the college's own FMGE pass-rate data for the last 2-3 sessions rather than relying on a single historical figure.

4. Ask about the exact split between Mauritius-based and India-based components of the course, since this is the central recognition risk specific to Mauritius.

5. Obtain your NMC Eligibility Certificate before enrolling, a requirement for every Indian student pursuing a foreign medical degree, regardless of country.

Why Do futureMBBS's 9 EU Countries Make a Stronger Alternative?

For students who want an English-medium MBBS-equivalent degree completed entirely at one recognised institution, with an active, vetted support pathway, futureMBBS's 9 EU countries, rather than Mauritius, are what we actively place students into. Every partner university sits inside an EU member state, so the academic course and the mandatory internship both take place under that same country's higher-education and medical-accreditation authority, avoiding the two-campus recognition question that complicates MBBS in Mauritius. See our guide to studying MBBS in Hungary for how that plays out for one EU partner country, or read how these same honest-evaluation questions apply to another non-EU destination in our coverage of Semey State Medical University in Kazakhstan.