Academic calendar
Semester 1 2026-27 runs Jun 15, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 1 2026-27Relevant now
- Semester 2 2026-27
Campus language
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B
- Batch
- The year of entry used to identify a student's cohort (e.g., '14th Batch').
C
- Canteen
- The general term for the on-campus dining halls at both the Ritthepani and Prithvi Chowk locations.
F
- FSU
- Free Student Union, the officially recognized student government body involved in campus politics and student welfare.
G
- GMC-SS
- Gandaki Medical College Student Society, the main non-political student body responsible for organizing events and representing student interests.
I
- IFMSA-Nepal GMC
- The local committee of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations, focusing on professional exchanges and public health.
- Internal
- Short for internal assessment marks or exams conducted by the college throughout the semester.
P
- Posting
- A clinical rotation in a specific hospital department (e.g., 'Surgery Posting').
- Prithvi Chowk Hostel
- The residential area for clinical-year students and interns, located near the main teaching hospital.
R
- Ritthepani Hostel
- The primary residential facility for students during their first two years of Basic Sciences, located at the Ritthepani campus.
S
- Send-up
- The final internal assessment examination that students must pass to be eligible for the University board exams.
V
- Viva
- The oral examination component of medical assessments, often feared by students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Academic Block
- The central building at the Ritthepani campus housing lecture halls and laboratories.
- College Bus
- The mandatory shuttle service that transports students between the Ritthepani residential campus and the Prithvi Chowk hospital.
- gandaki_medical_college_cafe
- Gandaki Medical College Cafe
- hostel_mess
- Hostel Mess
- Logbook
- The essential record book where students must get signatures from faculty to prove attendance and completion of clinical tasks.
- NMC
- Nepal Medical Council; students often refer to 'NMC guidelines' regarding curriculum and licensing requirements.
- Prithvi Chowk
- The main hospital site and clinical sciences campus located in the heart of Pokhara.
- Ritthepani
- The Basic Sciences campus where students spend their first and second years of the MBBS program.
- TU Exams
- The final board examinations conducted by Tribhuvan University, to which the college is affiliated.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 2026-27 runs Jun 15, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.