Charles University First Faculty of Medicine: Fees, Admission and Review for Indian Students

The First Faculty of Medicine (1. LF UK) is the largest medical faculty of Charles University in Prague and runs the university's biggest English-taught General Medicine programme. Charles University has other medical faculties too, including the Third Faculty in Prague and faculties in Pilsen and Hradec Králové, each with its own fees and exam. This page covers the First Faculty only, using its official pages as of November 2026. For the country overview, see MBBS in the Czech Republic.

First Faculty of Medicine at a glance

Charles University was founded in 1348 by Charles IV and is one of the oldest universities in Europe. The faculty describes itself as "the oldest and yet young". Its facts page reports:

• about 4,500 students taught in groups of 25, and around 800 students from 50 countries in English-taught programmes;
• 1,700 teachers and researchers;
• clinics in five Prague hospitals: General University Hospital, Na Bulovce, Thomayer, the Military University Hospital and Motol, with possible placements in hospitals across the country;
• about 540 graduates a year and 220 student internships abroad each year;
• more than 4,000 applicants a year.

General Medicine lasts six years. The first three years cover theoretical and pre-clinical subjects; the second half focuses on clinical subjects. Students take compulsory and elective courses to reach the required credits, and the study plans are reviewed regularly.

Fees and total cost

Annual tuition for 2027/28 is €24,250 for General Medicine (and the same for Dentistry). We convert at the ECB reference rate of 13 November 2026 (€1 ≈ US$1.105) and US$1 ≈ ₹94.

Rent, food, insurance and travel in Prague are extra, and Prague is the most expensive Czech city. If cost matters, compare the Czech faculties in Brno and Pilsen (about CZK 380,000–390,000 a year) in our Czech Republic guide, or Hungary's Semmelweis University. The cost calculator helps you add living costs.

Admission process 2027/28

Applications open on 1 November 2026 and close on 30 April 2027. You apply online for General Medicine (and separately for Dentistry if you want both), and pay €285 per application before you may sit the exam.

The faculty asks only for a completed secondary education with a school-leaving diploma. You can apply and sit the exam before finishing Class 12, but documents must arrive by 31 August. You do not need an English certificate, Czech, recommendation letters or medical experience.

Round 1 — written exam (MCQ):

• biology, chemistry and general science (data interpretation, graphs, writing problems as equations);
• paper-based, 90 minutes, single-best-answer questions;
• 25 points per subject, 75 in total, no negative marking.

Round 2 — multiple mini-interviews (MMI):

• five online stations on Zoom, 10 minutes each, 20 points per station (100 in total);
• they test critical thinking, role-play scenarios, basic calculations, adaptability, motivation and previous achievements;
• only the MMI score decides admission; written and oral points are not combined.

Exams in Prague are planned for late May and early June 2027 (dates to be confirmed). Applicants who apply through one of the faculty's official international representatives may sit the exam abroad. Some university graduates and students with six semesters of medicine can be excused from Round 1, but everyone must pass the interviews. Each applicant may take the exam only once per academic year.

Indian applicants also need a qualifying NEET-UG result for FMGE eligibility later (NEET for MBBS abroad).

FMGL 2021 check

The programme is six years and taught in English, but two FMGL conditions need checking. NMC does not approve foreign universities, so judge the course against FMGL 2021:

• 12-month internship in the same institution: clinical teaching runs across five Prague hospitals affiliated with the faculty, and the faculty mentions placements in hospitals around the country. Ask in writing how final-year clinical training is organised and keep it within the faculty's own teaching hospitals.
• Licence on par with a citizen: ask the faculty and the Czech Medical Chamber what a non-EU graduate needs to register in the Czech Republic.
• In India: a 12-month internship and an FMGE pass.

FMGE results

In 2025, 5 of 6 First Faculty graduates passed FMGE (NBEMS FMGE Performance Report 2025: June 3 of 3; December 2 of 3). The December 2025 average for all countries was 23.94%. Six candidates is too small a sample to judge. See the FMGE guide.

Recognition and careers abroad

The Czech National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAB) holds WFME recognition until January 2035 — useful context for the US route, although USMLE eligibility itself depends on the school being listed in WDOMS as meeting ECFMG requirements (USMLE and PLAB). The faculty says its graduates find jobs abroad. Check the faculty's listing in WDOMS before applying.

Who should choose Charles University's First Faculty?

It suits academically strong students who perform well in interviews, want a historic Central European university in a capital city, and have a budget of about ₹2 crore for tuition plus living costs. Students mainly aiming to return to India at the lowest cost should compare cheaper English programmes in Bulgaria or Romania first.

Pros and cons of 1. LF UK

Advantages

• Part of Charles University, founded in 1348, with teaching in five Prague university hospitals
• Transparent two-round admission; no English certificate or Czech needed to apply
• Large English-programme community (about 800 students from 50 countries)
• WFME-recognised national accreditation for the US route

Drawbacks

• Most expensive English medicine programme in this guide (≈ ₹25 lakh a year)
• Prague is the costliest Czech city to live in
• Czech is needed to work with patients in clinical years
• Clinical placements can be spread across hospitals, so FMGL internship fit must be checked