Academic Year 2026 – 2027
Admission & Registration — Academic Year 2026 – 2027
Baghdad College of Medical Sciences · Department of Pharmacy · Department of Nursing · Department of Midwifery · Morning study.
This is a preliminary registration so the college admission unit can contact you and answer your questions · Official application is made through the (Qaddim) platform under the regulations announced by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
General admission requirements
Applicable to all three departments · Morning study only.
The applicant must hold Iraqi nationality.
Holder of a preparatory school certificate, scientific branch – biology, or an equivalent qualification under Ministry regulations, or a graduate of an institute in the corresponding specialty.
The applicant must not be older than (30) years (born in 1996 or later) — those born in 1995 with an average of (90%) or above may apply, per the Ministry’s rules.
Passing the medical examination under Ministry regulations.
Study lasts (5) years in Pharmacy and (4) years in Nursing and Midwifery.
Admission to the Department of Midwifery is for females only.
Minimum averages & tuition 2026 – 2027
The minimum average and the annual tuition in each department · Morning study.
Pharmacy
5 years · morningAnnual tuition
Nursing
4 years · morningAnnual tuition
Midwifery
4 years · morningAnnual tuition
Marks added to the applicant's average
The minimum is measured against the final average after these marks and rounding are applied.
Tuition discounts
Applicable to all three departments, granted upon submission of supporting documents.
The College does not collect any tuition or so-called “deposits” (insurance) in advance, does not allocate seats, grant provisional admission or “reserve” seats outside the Ministry’s electronic admission system, and tuition is collected only after official registration — as required by the Ministry’s admission guide.
Special admission channels
Channels offering lower minimum averages or a tuition discount, under Ministry regulations.
Families of martyrs
- Covers the families of martyrs of the former regime’s crimes, the Popular Mobilisation, military and terrorist operations and the wounded (the student personally), the Peshmerga and the Anfal victims.
- Minimum averages (5) marks lower for Pharmacy and (7) marks lower for Nursing and Midwifery.
- (20%) of the seats beyond capacity — ranked by average.
- (50%) tuition discount.
- Applications through the channel’s form after electronic endorsement by the Martyrs Foundation.
- May also apply on the general channel — one privilege only.
Schools for the gifted & Baghdad College
- For graduates of the schools for the gifted and Baghdad College (English-medium).
- Minimum averages (5) marks lower for all specialties.
- Competition within the (20%) quota allocated to the channel.
- May also apply on the general channel — one privilege only.
Institute graduates (technical diploma)
- First route — the top (20%) channel: the share is calculated for each specialty separately out of its own number of graduates, with rounding in the student’s favour (a specialty with 43 graduates → 9 top students). Competition is by the institute average, and the two technical-diploma marks are not added — they belong to the second route.
- Second route — general channel: preparatory average + two marks for the corresponding specialty.
- The two routes are not combined · Admission to the first year with no credit equivalence.
- Study may not be combined with employment; withdrawing to take up an appointment bars the student from the channel for four years.
Free scholarship for the medical group
- Pharmacy only, for graduates of the same year (scientific branch).
- The number of seats equals (5%) of capacity, and one seat is added for every free seat granted · up to (7) colleges on the form.
- Competitive average = preparatory average + up to (15) marks: (7) families of martyrs, (6) orphans, (5) children of Popular Mobilisation members, (3) low-income families.
Memorisers of the Holy Qur’an
- For students who have memorised the entire Qur’an, tested by a specialised committee at the accredited centres.
- Full tuition exemption, renewed annually by applying on the channel.
- A student who fails the year pays full tuition the following year.
Other channels
- Sports champions (endorsed by the central federation and the Olympic Committee).
- Students covered by social protection.
- International students.
- All require official letters and electronic endorsement.
How to apply
In order — from installing the (Qaddim) app to receiving the admission confirmation · Per the Ministry’s admission guide 2026 – 2027 · Last updated: 17 September 2026.
A simplified walkthrough of every screen, from installing the app to printing the form, with the three login paths.
- Install the “Qaddim” app and create your account
Sign in with your exam number and secret number. If you do not have them, choose “I don’t have login details”, select your school year and branch, and create an account with a username (English letters), a password and an active Iraqi mobile number — all notifications go there. Never give your exam number or secret number to anyone; the form must be completed by you or in your presence.
- Identity verification (KYC)
Photograph your unified national ID (both sides) or the first page of your passport, then take a live selfie against a white background. Done once only; it is requested again for major actions such as submitting the form and confirming admission.
- Complete your data and get your account endorsed
If your account shows “incomplete”: choose the category that matches you, fill in your data and upload your graduation document, then book an appointment through “electronic booking” at the nearest verification centre to endorse the account — print the receipt and attend with your documents. The same booking is needed to activate a special channel (e.g. families of martyrs).
- Apply through the “Private University Education portal”Applications to central government admission continue until Sunday 4/10/2026.
After the central admission results are announced, the Ministry announces the application date for private universities and colleges. From “Portals” open the Private University Education portal, then in the form: channel → university/college (Baghdad College of Medical Sciences) → department → study type (morning), and add the choice to your list. Minimum (7) choices, maximum (50), and the order matters: the first choice is preferred over the second, and so on. Check your choices, press “Submit form”, then print it or save it on your phone.
- Once admission is announced — visit the Registration Division
With the original documents, for file verification and to complete the student information form, within the announced registration period (10 working days from the results).
- Medical examination and completion of admission
After verification, the medical examination is carried out, then the first instalment is paid and the admission confirmation is issued. No tuition is collected before official registration and the start of study.
Required documents
Application period: September – October each year, as announced by the Ministry.
- The original preparatory school certificate, authenticated by the General Directorate of Education.
- The unified national ID card (or civil status identity card and certificate of nationality) and the residence card — original and copy.
- Five (5) recent personal photographs.
- For institute graduates: the institute graduation document · For special channels: the official supporting letter.
College guides 2026 – 2027
Study programme, laboratories, admission requirements and tuition — one guide per department.
PharmacyReference Guide 28 pages →
PharmacyAcademic & Introductory Guide 20 pages →
NursingAcademic & Introductory Guide 24 pages →
MidwiferyAcademic & Introductory Guide 16 pages →
Official documents
Issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the academic year 2026 – 2027.
Guide to Application & Admission Regulations for Private Universities and Colleges 2026 – 2027
Requirements, admission channels, minimum averages and the (Qaddim) application process — approved 16 September 2026 (Arabic)
Student Affairs Procedures & Admission Regulations Guide 2026 – 2027
The full ministerial guide — admission, registration, transfer and hosting regulations
University Calendar 2026 – 2027
Start of study, holidays and examination dates
Contact the Admission & Registration Division
Address
Baghdad – Bab Al-Muadham, next to the Military Medical Centre.
Office hours
Sunday – Thursday · 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.