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Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

3 quotes from official pages, each with the date we checked it.

New foreign students: only within places the Government approves each year. Under Government Ordinance No 437 (8 Sep 2026), a state university can admit a foreign student only within the number of students the Government of Georgia approves for that academic year and programme. The facts on this page describe the degree itself.

“სახელმწიფოს მიერ დაფუძნებული უმაღლესი საგანმანათლებლო დაწესებულების შემთხვევაში, წერილობითი თანხმობა გაიცემა საქართველოს მთავრობის მიერ შესაბამისი სასწავლო წლისათვის, უმაღლესი საგანმანათლებლო დაწესებულებისა და საგანმანათლებლო პროგრამების (კურიკულუმების) მიხედვით, დამტკიცებული ერთიანი ეროვნული გამოცდებით/სამაგისტრო გამოცდებით და ერთიანი ეროვნული გამოცდების/სამაგისტრო გამოცდების გავლის გარეშე მისაღები სტუდენტების რაოდენობის ფარგლებში”

Our translation: In the case of a higher education institution founded by the State, the written consent is issued within the number of students, to be admitted with and without the unified national exams (or master's exams), approved by the Government of Georgia for the relevant academic year by institution and educational programme.

matsne.gov.ge · Checked 8 Oct 2026

For 2026/27 the Government approved 20 places on this university's Medical Doctor (English-language) programme. Georgian and foreign students share that number, across admission with and without Georgia's national exams; it is not a separate quota for foreigners (Government Resolution No 55, as amended 17 Aug 2026).

“სსიპ − ბათუმის შოთა რუსთაველის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი დიპლომირებული მედიკოსი (ინგლისურენოვანი) 20”

Our translation: LEPL Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University · Medical Doctor (English-language) · 20

matsne.gov.ge · Checked 8 Oct 2026

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At a glance

Tuition a yearNot confirmed yetNo page we read confirms it yet
Course length6 yearsSource dated 29 Oct 2014 · still stated 8 Oct 2026
InternshipFinal yearInside the degree (national rule)
Taught inEnglishVerified 8 Oct 2026
If you want to practise in India

Meets all 4 rules we check

4 of 4

Every rule rests on a quoted official page.

Under Government Ordinance No 437 (8 Sep 2026), a state university can admit a foreign student only within the number of students the Government of Georgia approves for that academic year and programme. The facts on this page describe the degree itself.

  • Course lengthMet · How we knowThis university: 6 yearsIndia asks: At least 5½ years, including 1 year of internship
    India licensing rules · Minimum course length
    “undergone a course leading to foreign medical degree with minimum duration of fifty -four months;”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
    India licensing rules · Minimum internship
    “Undergone an internship for a minimum duration of twelve months in the same fo reign medical institution;”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
    Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University · Course length
    “Programme duration is 6 years, 360 credits, the quality awarded is Medical Doctor, MD.”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.bsu.edu.ge
    Georgia national rules · Internship in the final (6th) year
    “the duration of undergraduate MD programs in Georgia (equal to MBBS qualification in India and UK) is 6 years (360 ECTS) including internship during the 6th, graduating year.”
    india.mfa.gov.ge
    India licensing rules · Internship after the course (for context; it does not decide the rule)
    “An internship of lwelve months in addition to the course, in the same foreign institution where Ihe primary medicalqualification has been obtained”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
  • Internship at the same universityMet · How we knowIndia asks: 1 year at the same university

    Step we take: The pages we read for this university don't give an internship length. Georgia's national rule places the internship in the final (6th) year of the degree, and a year is 12 months.

    Step we take: The pages we read don't say where the internship is done. Georgia places it inside the degree, so it is at the university that awards the degree.

    India licensing rules · Minimum internship
    “Undergone an internship for a minimum duration of twelve months in the same fo reign medical institution;”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
    India licensing rules · Internship at the same university required
    “Undergone an internship for a minimum duration of twelve months in the same fo reign medical institution;”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
    Georgia national rules · Internship in the final (6th) year
    “the duration of undergraduate MD programs in Georgia (equal to MBBS qualification in India and UK) is 6 years (360 ECTS) including internship during the 6th, graduating year.”
    india.mfa.gov.ge
    India licensing rules · Internship after the course (for context; it does not decide the rule)
    “An internship of lwelve months in addition to the course, in the same foreign institution where Ihe primary medicalqualification has been obtained”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
  • Taught in EnglishMet · How we knowThis university: YesIndia asks: Taught entirely in English
    India licensing rules · Teaching in English required
    “Received a foreign medical degree with medium of instructions in English;”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
    Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University · Taught in English
    “The language of instruction is English”
    bsu.edu.ge
  • Can practise in GeorgiaMet · How we knowThis university: Accredited until 9 Nov 2026 (NCEQE)India asks: Eligible for Georgia's licence to practise, on the same terms as its citizensGeorgian law lets foreign graduates of accredited universities practise once they hold the state certificate.

    Step we take: Georgian law gives this right to graduates of state-accredited institutions, so this rule also needs the programme's accreditation, as recorded by NCEQE, to be valid on the day of our latest check.

    India licensing rules · Licence in the country of study required
    “registered with the respective professional regulatory body or otherwise, co mpetent to grant license to practice medicine in their respective jurisdiction of the country in which the medical degree is awarded”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.nmc.org.in
    Georgia national rules · Graduates may practise in Georgia
    “A citizen of Georgia or of a foreign country, or a stateless person, who graduated from a state-accredited higher medical institution of Georgia and obtained a state certificate of independent medical practice under this Law ('a state certificate'), shall have the right to engage in independent medical practice.”
    www.matsne.gov.ge
    Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University · English MD accredited until (NCEQE)
    “Type Accreditation of educational programmes Status part of obligatory EQA system Formal decision positive with conditions or restrictions Date 08/11/2019 Valid until 09/11/2026”
    www.eqar.eu
Check these yourself. We don't.Your NEET qualification, the university's listing with NMC and WDOMS, and India's licensing exam after you graduate. NMC makes the final decision.
Rules: NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021Verified 8 Oct 2026

What we don't know yet

  • Tuition a year Not confirmed on the pages we read.
  • Internship length Not tracked yet.
  • Application deadline Not tracked yet.
  • Hostel and living costs Not tracked yet.
  • Fees after year one Not tracked yet.
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  • Course length
    “Programme duration is 6 years, 360 credits, the quality awarded is Medical Doctor, MD.”
    Copied from the PDF's text layer. Open the PDF to read the original wording.    bsu.edu.geSource dated 29 Oct 2014 · checked 8 Oct 2026
  • Taught in English
    “The language of instruction is English”
    bsu.edu.geChecked 8 Oct 2026
  • English MD accredited until (NCEQE)
    “Type Accreditation of educational programmes Status part of obligatory EQA system Formal decision positive with conditions or restrictions Date 08/11/2019 Valid until 09/11/2026”
    www.eqar.euChecked 8 Oct 2026