Kharkiv International Medical University 2026: Fees, FMGE

Kharkiv International Medical University (KhIMU) is a small private medical university in Kharkiv, Ukraine, founded in 2018. It still admits foreign students in 2026, at USD 2,500 a year. But it says its campus is not used for mass in-person teaching during the war. For an Indian student, that clashes with NMC rules on online study.

Updated on 30 September 2026.

Key Takeaways

• Teaching is mainly online. The university says its physical campus is temporarily not used for mass in-person learning, and teaching runs on online platforms (KhIMU general information page).

• NMC counts online study only if it is made up in person. NMC's notice of 18 March 2026 says online periods must be compensated at the university, or through clerkship in India (NMC public notice of 18 March 2026).

• Fees for 2026 to 2027. Foreign students pay the equivalent of USD 2,500 a year, under Rector's Order No. BC-67 of 11 June 2026 (KhIMU tuition fees page).

• Very few graduates sit FMGE. Across the four FMGE exams from 2023 to December 2025, 16 graduates appeared and 1 passed (NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025).

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

• Not a futureMBBS partner. futureMBBS works with 23 partner universities in 9 European countries, and Ukraine is not one of them (futureMBBS partner universities).

What is Kharkiv International Medical University?

Kharkiv International Medical University is a private higher education institution in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. The university gives 2018 as its founding year (KhIMU general information page). Its address is 38 Molochna Street, Kharkiv. It has two faculties, Medicine and Dentistry.

It is a different university from Kharkiv National Medical University, the large state university in the same city. The two are often mixed up in searches. Check the full name on any offer letter. For the wider country picture, see our MBBS in Ukraine guide.

Kharkiv International Medical University at a glance

Sources for the table: KhIMU general information, KhIMU Faculty of Medicine, accreditation certificate No. 11681, KhIMU tuition fees and KhIMU hostel page.

Is Kharkiv International Medical University teaching in person in 2026?

No, not in the usual way. The university's own page says physical campuses are temporarily not used for mass in-person learning. It says teaching for students from Europe, Asia and Africa runs through secure online platforms. Student and staff safety is given as the reason (KhIMU general information page).

The university also keeps a library of recorded video lectures for all subjects (KhIMU virtual education page). Its news page shows it is active, with events posted in September 2026 (KhIMU official website).

For an Indian family, this is the single most important fact on this page. The next two sections explain why.

How NMC's online study rule affects Kharkiv International Medical University students

On 18 March 2026, NMC clarified how online study counts for foreign medical graduates (NMC public notice of 18 March 2026). NMC is the National Medical Commission, India's medical regulator. The notice builds on earlier notices of 7 December 2023 and 19 June 2024. 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.

Put simply, a student taught online at Kharkiv International Medical University could face one to two extra years before registering in India. That is on top of the course and internship.

What NMC rules would a new Kharkiv International 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.

What happened to Indian students in Ukraine after 2022?

Indian students in Ukraine 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 Kharkiv International Medical University now.

Is Kharkiv safe for Indian students 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 builds on the advisory of 19 October 2022. It is still the newest advisory on the Embassy of India advisory page.

Kharkiv is in eastern Ukraine. The university itself describes studying through air raid sirens and keeping education going "even under shelling" (KhIMU With Ukraine in our hearts page). A family should read the embassy advisory before any other step.

Kharkiv International Medical University fees for 2026 to 2027

Tuition for foreign students entering in 2026 to 2027 is the equivalent of USD 2,500 a year. It is paid at the National Bank of Ukraine exchange rate on the day of payment. Rector's Order No. BC-67 of 11 June 2026 approved the fee (KhIMU tuition fees page).

Hostel, food, insurance, visa and travel are extra. The hostel rules are on the KhIMU hostel page. Our guide to money needed for MBBS abroad explains how to budget for these.

How to apply to Kharkiv International Medical University as an Indian student

Ukraine's official Study in Ukraine portal lists the university with two intakes, with invitations until 1 September and until 1 February (Study in Ukraine: Kharkiv International Medical University). The university's international page sets out the process (KhIMU international applicants page).

1. Check eligibility in India first. A student must qualify NEET UG to study medicine abroad and practise in India later.

2. Apply to the university with the documents listed below, within its admission window for foreigners.

3. Sit the entrance examination set by the university for foreign applicants.

4. Receive the invitation to study issued through Ukraine's official system.

5. Apply for a Ukrainian student visa and arrange medical insurance valid in Ukraine.

The NEET UG rule and other conditions are explained in our guide to eligibility for MBBS abroad.

Documents Kharkiv International Medical University asks for

• School leaving certificate, original and copy, as the basis for admission.

• Marks sheet or appendix to the school certificate, original and copy.

• Passport copy or another identity document.

• Medical insurance policy, unless an international agreement says otherwise.

• Six photographs, 3 x 4 cm.

• Academic certificate, only for a transfer or a return to studies from the second year.

The school certificate, marks sheet, academic certificate and passport must be translated into Ukrainian with a notarised translation (KhIMU international applicants page).

Kharkiv International Medical University FMGE results from 2023 to 2025

FMGE, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, is the screening test a foreign graduate must pass to work as a doctor in India. NBEMS, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, runs it and publishes results for each university (NBEMS FMGE page).

The numbers are very small, so pass rates swing widely. The clearer picture is the total: 16 graduates appeared across four years of exams, and 1 passed.

For comparison, all Ukraine graduates passed at 18.62% in June 2025 (546 of 2,933) and 21.48% in December 2025 (638 of 2,970). Nationally, 23.94% of all candidates passed in December 2025. See our FMGE pass rates for MBBS abroad and the country-wise FMGE pass rate web story.

Is Kharkiv International Medical University recognised?

In Ukraine, the Medicine programme holds state accreditation certificate No. 11681, valid until 1 July 2027 (KhIMU accreditation certificate No. 11681). The university also lists an international institutional accreditation from the Independent Accreditation and Rating Agency (IARA), dated 24 December 2020 (KhIMU licences and accreditations page).

For India, what counts is whether a graduate's own course meets every FMGL rule above. That includes English medium, the internship at the same university and in-person study. NBEMS reports show Kharkiv International Medical University graduates sitting FMGE each year. Our guide on how to check NMC and WDOMS recognition explains the checks.

Clinical training at Kharkiv International Medical University

The university's clinical placement page names Merefa Central District Hospital and the V. Shapoval Nephro-Urological Center among its placement bases (KhIMU clinical placement page). Practical placements run in the 4th, 5th and 6th years. The Faculty of Medicine is led by Dean Viktoriia Kudelko (KhIMU Faculty of Medicine).

Does futureMBBS place students at Kharkiv International 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).

All of these partner universities teach in person on their own campuses. For one example, see our page on MBBS in Hungary.

Conclusion: Kharkiv International Medical University in 2026

Kharkiv International Medical University is a small private university that still admits foreign students, at USD 2,500 a year. Three facts decide the question for an Indian family. Teaching is mainly online, which NMC counts only if made up in person. India's embassy still asks its citizens to leave Ukraine. And only 1 of 16 graduates passed FMGE from 2023 to 2025.

Frequently asked questions about Kharkiv International Medical University

Sources

• Kharkiv International Medical University: general information

• Kharkiv International Medical University: Faculty of Medicine

• Kharkiv International Medical University: tuition fees 2026 to 2027

• Kharkiv International Medical University: international applicants

• Kharkiv International Medical University: licences and accreditations

• Accreditation certificate No. 11681 for the Medicine programme

• Kharkiv International Medical University: hostel

• Kharkiv International Medical University: clinical placement

• Study in Ukraine (Ukrainian State Center for International Education): Kharkiv International Medical University

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

• Embassy of India, Kyiv: advisories 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: Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021

• NMC: rules and regulations page

• 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