Armed Forces Medical College , Dhaka , Bangladesh The Armed Forces Medical College ( AFMC ) is a military medical college in Dhaka Cantonment , Dhaka , Bangladesh . It is run by the Military of Bangladesh and is under the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh . A Major General of Bangladesh Army ' s Medical Corps is the Commandant of the College . It has two types of students . Medical Cadets ( AFMC cadets ) and Army Medical Corps Cadets ( AMC cadets ) . AFMC cadets can become civilian doctors after completing the MBBS course but AMC cadets should join the Army Medical Corps ( AMC ) of Bangladesh Army . The college is listed in the AVICENNA Directory for Medicine ( previously known as the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools ) History . The academic activities of Armed Forces Medical College commenced through induction of 56 medical cadets on 20 June 1999 . The college is affiliated to Bangladesh University of Professionals and recognized by Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council ( BMDC ) . So far 15 batches of total 1097 students have been inducted . The students of the first 10 batches are now doctors and the 9th batch has completed their internship training in the Combined Military Hospital ( CMH ) Dhaka . Remaining batches are progressing as per the academic schedule . The admission is based on merit keeping in conformity with Government order published vide AFMC instruction - 1 / 2003 Aims and objectives . AFMC aims to train its students for five academic years in accordance with the syllabus laid down by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council ( BMDC ) for the MBBS degree , so as to train a group of quality doctors for the Armed Forces and the nation . The objectives of Armed Forces Medical College ( according to the official website ) are : Dormitories . AFMC is a residential institution , with the students viewed as ' medical cadets ' . It is compulsory for cadets to stay in the dormitories as provided by the college authority . The cadets must follow all rules and regulations regarding customs and etiquette , decorum and decency of the dormitory living as framed ( or will be framed from time to time ) by the college authority . There are separate dormitories for male and female medical cadets near the college campus . The cadets are provided with messing and allied services including laundry facilities . The messing , laundry and allied charges are paid by the cadets . On arrival to the college , the medical cadets are issued with the necessary uniforms and other supporting items , the costs of which are included in the fees . The boys dorm and the girls dorm are identical in structure . Each dormitory is composed of two blocks and eight floors with a total of 160 rooms ( 80 rooms in each block ) that hold two cadets each , so a potential total of 320 students can stay in each dormitory . The bathrooms are shared between two rooms and consist of two toilet - and - shower rooms and two sinks . There is also a TV room , a prayer room and a waiting room ( for parents and guardians ) on the first ( ground ) floor as well as a dining room on the second floor . After passing the final exam , interns must move out of the student dorms and thereafter they may choose whether to go to work from home or from the internee dormitory ; it ' s not compulsory for interns to stay in the internee dormitory as it is for cadets . The internee dormitory itself is different in structure - there are no separate buildings for the boys and girls but rather a single building with a demarcation in between i . e . no connection between either sides of the dorm . The boys side and the girls side of the dorm are mirror images of each other : each side has six floors , the top five floors having six rooms on each floor , so a total of 30 rooms for each side and a potential total of 60 boys or girls can be housed ( 120 interns in total ) . The internee dorm rooms are larger than their student counterparts and also contain a separate bathroom in each room . There is also technically a dining room , living room and kitchen on the ground floor . Subjects and examinations . Like any other medical college in Bangladesh , the five year course is divided into three parts ( the first part being preclinical ) , with each part leading up to a professional examination ( or ' prof ' ) and consisting of subjects specific to that prof . The First Professional Examination ( done in second year ) consists of : The Second Professional Examination ( done in fourth year ) consists of : The Final Professional Examination ( done in fifth year ) consists of : AFMC is the only medical college in Bangladesh affiliated with Bangladesh University of Professionals ( until recent years it was affiliated with University of Dhaka ) The internship that follows completion of the course is carried out for a year at the nearby Combined Military Hospital ( CMH ) . Internship there is compulsory , though foreign students are not paid . Extracurricular activities . Only during certain times of the year ( like Culture Week ) do a range of extracurricular activities become available to the cadets , such as competitions of extempore speech , poem recitation , singing , dancing and a selection of sports . Otherwise there are some facilities provided inside or within the vicinity of both dormitories for cadets to play within their free time - arrangements for chess , carrom , table tennis , badminton , volleyball , basketball , football and cricket .