Dnipropetrovsk State Medical University 2026: FMGE, NMC

Dnipropetrovsk State Medical University is now officially called Dnipro State Medical University (DSMU). It is a state medical university in Dnipro, Ukraine, founded in 1916. Its graduates passed FMGE at 11.22% in December 2025. The Embassy of India in Kyiv still advises Indian citizens to leave Ukraine.

Updated on 1 October 2026.

Key Takeaways

• New name. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine renamed Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy as Dnipro State Medical University on 16 March 2021 (DSMU history page).

• FMGE results below the Ukraine average. DSMU graduates passed FMGE, India's screening exam for foreign medical graduates, at 11.22% in December 2025. All Ukraine graduates passed at 21.48% (NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025).

• NEET UG is required. NMC, India's medical regulator, requires a NEET UG qualification before an Indian student joins a medical course abroad (NMC information desk for students going abroad).

• Online study must be made up in person. Under NMC's 18 March 2026 notice, any online teaching must be made up by physical attendance at the same university (NMC public notice of 18 March 2026).

• Embassy advice is unchanged. The latest Embassy of India advisory, dated 25 October 2022, asks all Indian citizens to leave Ukraine (Embassy of India advisory, 25 October 2022).

What is Dnipropetrovsk State Medical University called now?

Dnipropetrovsk State Medical University is the name many Indian families still search for. The official name today is Dnipro State Medical University, shortened to DSMU. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine changed the type and the name of Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy by order No. 473 of 16 March 2021 (DSMU history page). The Ukrainian government's Study in Ukraine portal lists it under the new name as a state university (Study in Ukraine entry for DSMU).

For the wider country picture, read our MBBS in Ukraine guide. This page covers Dnipro State Medical University only.

India's exam board still sees both names. In its FMGE reports, NBEMS lists "Dnipro State Medical University" and, separately, a handful of candidates under "Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy". Both refer to the same institution at different points in its history.

Dnipro State Medical University at a glance

History of Dnipro State Medical University

Source: DSMU history page.

Courses at Dnipro State Medical University for Indian students

Most Indian students join Medicine, which Indian families call MBBS. At DSMU it is a six-year, full-time Master's programme worth 360 ECTS credits. The graduate receives a Master of Medicine and the professional qualification of Doctor (DSMU Medicine programme).

The Study in Ukraine portal lists these DSMU programmes for foreign students: Medicine, Medicine (Paediatrics), Dental Studies, Pharmacy, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Biology and Public Health (Study in Ukraine entry for DSMU). DSMU has four faculties: Medical; Medicine, Therapy and Rehabilitation; Dentistry and Pharmacy; and Postgraduate Education.

For NMC purposes, only the English-medium Medicine programme counts. NMC requires the whole course to be taught in English.

Who can apply to Dnipro State Medical University from India?

An Indian student must meet both DSMU's rules and NMC's rules. DSMU's admission rules for foreign applicants set these conditions (DSMU admission rules for foreigners):

• School marks. An average of at least 150 on DSMU's 200-point scale, worked out from the school leaving certificate.

• Entrance tests. Medicine applicants are tested in Biology and in the language of study. The minimum pass mark is 150 out of 200 in each.

• Language test waiver. A valid B2 certificate from TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge English replaces the language test and counts as the top mark of 200.

On the Indian side, NEET UG must be qualified before joining. NMC says a NEET result stays valid for three years from the date it is declared (NMC information desk for students going abroad). Our page on whether NEET is required for MBBS abroad explains the rule in full.

Dnipro State Medical University admission dates

Source: DSMU admission rules for foreigners. The academic year starts on 1 September (DSMU admission process).

How to apply to Dnipro State Medical University, step by step

These steps follow DSMU's own admission process page (DSMU admission process).

1. Qualify NEET UG. Keep the scorecard. It is needed for FMGE eligibility later.

2. Fill in the online application form. Upload a copy of the passport, the Class 12 certificate with mark sheets, and a signed consent to personal data processing.

3. DSMU checks the documents. It sends them to the Ukrainian State Centre for International Education, which registers the official "Invitation to Study".

4. Receive the invitation. DSMU prints it and sends it by express mail. The applicant pays a visa support fee to the Ukrainian State Centre for International Education.

5. Apply for a student visa. The application goes to the Ukrainian embassy in the applicant's country.

6. Arrive in Dnipro. Tell the International Relations Department the flight details in advance. Then sit the entrance interview, sign the study contract and pay the fees.

7. Register with the National Police. DSMU arranges this once the contract and payments are complete.

Documents Dnipro State Medical University asks for

The documents below are handed in on arrival. Most must be translated into Ukrainian and legalised by a notary and the Ukrainian embassy (DSMU admission process).

• Application for enrolment on a fee-paying basis, with the completed application form.

• Original school certificates and mark sheets, translated and legalised.

• Original birth certificate, translated and legalised.

• Copy of the passport, translated into Ukrainian.

• Medical examination results, translated and legalised.

• HIV test result, translated and legalised.

• 12 photographs of 3 x 4 cm.

How fees are paid at Dnipro State Medical University

First-year students pay the tuition fee and the hostel fee for the whole year in full before enrolment. From the second year, both can be paid by semester (DSMU admission process). Payments go to the university's state treasury account, listed on DSMU's international site. Families should keep every receipt from the university itself.

Dnipro State Medical University FMGE results from 2023 to 2025

FMGE, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, is the screening exam a foreign medical graduate must pass to work in India. NBEMS, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, runs it and publishes results for each university (NBEMS FMGE page). Our guide to what the FMGE exam is explains the format.

Sources: NBEMS FMGE 2023 institute-wise report, NBEMS FMGE 2024 institute-wise report and NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025.

In plain terms, about one DSMU graduate in nine passed FMGE in December 2025. All Ukraine graduates passed at 18.62% (546 of 2,933) in June 2025 and 21.48% (638 of 2,970) in December 2025. In 2024 the figure was about one in four. DSMU has stayed below the Ukraine average in both 2025 exams. For other countries, see our page on FMGE pass rates for MBBS abroad and the country-wise FMGE pass rate web story.

What NMC rules would a Dnipro State Medical University student have to meet?

Students who join a foreign medical course now follow the NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations 2021 (NMC FMGL Regulations 2021). Our guide on which NMC rules apply to you explains them in full.

To check any foreign university against these rules, read how to check NMC and WDOMS recognition.

NMC online study rule for Dnipro State Medical University students

Online teaching is part of recent DSMU life. In May 2025, 58 English-medium and 22 French-medium foreign Medicine graduates sat the OSCE, a practical clinical exam. DSMU reported that graduates outside Ukraine took it online (DSMU news, 30 May 2025). In July 2026 DSMU held its diploma ceremony for foreign graduates, including graduates from India, in a mixed in-person and online format (DSMU news, 5 July 2026).

This matters for registration in India. On 18 March 2026, NMC set out how online study counts for foreign medical graduates (NMC public notice of 18 March 2026). Our web story on the NMC online classes rule gives the short version.

• Online time must be made up in person. Any theory, practical or internship period taught online must be compensated by physical attendance at the parent foreign university.

• The university must arrange it. This can be through extra classes or a longer course.

• A compensatory certificate is needed. The graduate shows a certificate from the university, with transcripts, confirming the online part was made up in person.

• Otherwise, clerkship in India. A graduate who did not make up the online time must complete one or two years of supervised hospital training in India.

• State Medical Councils check before registration. They check the FMGE pass and the compensation, including passport entry and exit stamps.

What happened to Indian students at Dnipro State Medical University after 2022?

Indian students in Ukraine, including those in Dnipro, were brought home under Operation Ganga between 26 February and 11 March 2022 (NMC public notice of 7 December 2023). NMC then issued one-time measures for these students.

Sources: NMC notices of 6 and 15 September 2022 and the NMC public notice of 7 December 2023. None of these relaxations applies to a student joining DSMU now. Students looking at a move today can read our guide on transferring to a medical university in Europe.

Is it safe to study at Dnipro State Medical University in 2026?

The Embassy of India in Kyiv has not changed its advice since October 2022. Its advisory of 25 October 2022 asks all Indian citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately by available means (Embassy of India advisory, 25 October 2022). It is still the newest advisory on the Embassy of India advisory page.

Dnipro is in central-eastern Ukraine, closer to the front line than western cities such as Lviv or Ternopil. A family should read the embassy advisory before any other step towards Dnipro State Medical University.

Does futureMBBS place students at Dnipro State Medical University?

No. futureMBBS works with 23 partner universities in 9 countries: the Czech Republic (5), Hungary (4), Poland (3), Slovakia (3), Croatia (2), Latvia (2), Romania (2), Cyprus (1) and Lithuania (1). Ukraine is not among them (futureMBBS partner universities). For one example, see our page on MBBS in Poland.

For other Ukrainian universities, see our guides to Ternopil State Medical University and Bogomolets National Medical University.

Conclusion: Dnipro State Medical University in 2026

Dnipropetrovsk State Medical University, now Dnipro State Medical University, has trained doctors since 1916. It teaches Medicine in English over six years and admits foreign students twice a year after entrance tests in Biology and language.

Three facts weigh most for an Indian family. DSMU graduates passed FMGE at 11.22% in December 2025, about half the Ukraine average. India's embassy still asks its citizens to leave Ukraine. And any online study must be made up in person under NMC's 18 March 2026 notice.

Frequently asked questions about Dnipropetrovsk State Medical University

Sources

• Dnipro State Medical University: official site for international students

• DSMU: admission rules for foreigners

• DSMU: admission process and documents

• DSMU: Medicine training programme

• DSMU: university leaders

• DSMU: history of the university

• DSMU news: foreign students sit the OSCE, 30 May 2025

• DSMU news: diplomas for foreign graduates, 5 July 2026

• Study in Ukraine (Ukrainian State Centre for International Education): DSMU

• NBEMS: FMGE Performance Report 2025

• NBEMS: FMGE 2024 country and institute-wise report

• NBEMS: FMGE 2023 country and institute-wise report

• NBEMS: FMGE exam page

• NMC: Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021

• NMC: rules and regulations page

• NMC: physical onsite compensation for online studies, 18 March 2026

• NMC: public notice on Foreign Medical Graduates, 7 December 2023

• NMC: Academic Mobility Programme notices, September 2022

• NMC: information desk for students to study abroad

• Embassy of India, Kyiv: Advisory to Indian Nationals in Ukraine, 25 October 2022

• Embassy of India, Kyiv: advisories page