A fast-rising private Hanoi faculty that combines a cost-conscious tuition structure with capital-city access and active hospital partnerships.
$4,098
6 years
English, Vietnamese
September
Hanoi, Vietnam
Private
A fast-rising private Hanoi faculty that combines a cost-conscious tuition structure with capital-city access and active hospital partnerships.
The setting is distinctly private-university and modern, with medicine placed inside a newer Hanoi campus rather than a legacy public teaching-school atmosphere.
Doctor of Medicine (Equivalent to MBBS in India)
Doctor of Medicine (Equivalent to MBBS in India)
Medium: English, Vietnamese
Doctor of Medicine (Equivalent to MBBS in India)
Tuition fee
$4,098
Estimated hostel fee with food
$2,200
Teaching phases
Domestic general medicine track
Dai Nam's core medicine pages describe a practice-heavy general medicine pathway aligned to Vietnamese competency standards and linked hospital training.
International India-focused initiative
A separate official university article says Dai Nam planned a 2025-2026 English medicine path for Indian students, but applicants should still verify how fully that pathway is operational in classroom and clinical settings.
Tuition fee and hostel estimate
Students Traffic Vietnam partner fee sheet for 2026 uses tuition-only planning at USD 1,366 per semester across 3 semesters per year, which equals USD 4,098 yearly. Estimated hostel plus food for 4-sharing is USD 2,200 per year. This simplified display intentionally excludes registration and one-time charges so students can compare tuition and hostel costs cleanly.
Clinical & support
Clinical exposure
Its academic case depends on how well the faculty converts partner-hospital access and its Hanoi relationships into a consistent six-year clinical pathway.
Teaching hospitals
Licensing & exam support
Dai Nam's public pages are strong on admissions clarity and current tuition disclosure. Students should still distinguish between the mainstream domestic medicine fee structure and the separately publicized international English-track initiative.
We assess your profile and shortlist Vietnamese universities based on WDOMS listing, NMC guideline compliance, clinical training hospital quality, and 6-year budget. Vietnam's universities vary significantly — we only present institutions with a documented track record for Indian students.
We prepare your complete application documents: Class 10 and 12 marksheets with apostille, NEET scorecard, passport copy, photographs, and medical fitness certificate. Where the university requires Vietnamese translation of academic records, we arrange this as part of the process.
We submit your application to the university's international office. Vietnam has no government quota pathway — all admissions go through the university directly. Admission letters are typically issued within 2–4 weeks of a complete application, and we review them before presenting to you.
We guide you through the NMC Eligibility Certificate application at nmc.org.in after the admission letter is received. This is mandatory before departure.
We prepare your Vietnamese student visa (DL visa) file for the Vietnamese Embassy. A DL student visa is required — an e-visa is not valid for a 6-year programme. We compile the admission letter, apostilled academic records, and medical certificate for submission.
We brief you before departure on residence registration (required within the first week), university enrollment, and hostel check-in. We remain your point of contact through the first semester for any documentation or administrative issues.
Eligibility for Indian students
For Indian students, the key check is not just admission in Vietnam but whether the full course remains usable for the India-return pathway under current NMC rules.
Documents required
Educational
Intake
September
When to start
Start document preparation and application planning at least 3–6 months before the September intake.
Admissions notes
Seat availability, invitation timelines, fee notices, hostel options, and visa processing should be rechecked for the current cycle.
Scholarships and fee waivers in Vietnam are university-specific. We obtain written confirmation of any named scheme — current discount rules, eligibility criteria, and payment schedule — before it is factored into a family's cost plan.
How we assess
We confirm whether any fee waiver is merit-based, automatic, limited-seat, renewal-dependent, or deferred to later years before presenting it as part of a cost plan.
What we obtain in writing
Written scholarship terms, net payable tuition after any waiver, and whether hostel or ancillary charges are excluded are confirmed before families make a financial decision.
A WDOMS-listed MBBS opens six career pathways. India return via FMGE/NExT is the most common, but the same degree qualifies you to sit licensing exams for the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand — or stay for PG in Vietnam.
Timeline: 6–9 months after graduation
Most common pathway for Indian students. After completing your MBBS and one-year internship abroad, you clear FMGE (being replaced by NExT) to obtain NMC registration. Students Traffic provides free FMGE/NExT coaching for students who join through us.
Students should clarify whether they are joining the mainstream Vietnamese medicine track or the separately described English-track international initiative before making licensing assumptions.
This university has a mapped WDOMS record on the page, which gives you one more recognition checkpoint.
Campus environment
The setting is distinctly private-university and modern, with medicine placed inside a newer Hanoi campus rather than a legacy public teaching-school atmosphere.
Accommodation
The reviewed Dai Nam pages mention facilities and student support more than they present a single hostel-price explainer. Accommodation should be verified directly with the university before students rely on general expectations.
Daily living support
The official international-medicine article is written directly for Indian student recruitment, but it does not provide a detailed Indian-food support guarantee. Families should not assume dedicated Indian food services without checking current arrangements with the university.
Safety and support
The university's public materials emphasize structured training, pre-clinical facilities, and hospital-linked learning rather than broad safety marketing. The best official signal is that the program is being built with visible investment in medicine-specific facilities and practical preparation. This profile suits students who want the capital-city advantage at a lower entry price than many premium private schools, while accepting that the faculty itself is still newer.
Accreditations & listings
WDOMS listing
Dai Nam University Faculty of Medicine appears in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
Ready for the next step?
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Vietnam is a fast-moving destination for Indian students who want a closer geography, partner-driven support, and growing English-medium medical options.
Region
Southeast Asia
Climate
Tropical and humid with regional variation
Living cost
Vietnam is often a lower-cost option than many other study-abroad destinations, but Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City usually cost more than Can Tho or Da Nang.
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Country
Vietnam
Universities here
7 listed
Vietnam is a fast-moving destination for Indian students who want a closer geography, partner-driven support, and growing English-medium medical options.
Region
Southeast Asia
Climate
Tropical and humid with regional variation
Living cost
Vietnam is often a lower-cost option than many other study-abroad destinations, but Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City usually cost more than Can Tho or Da Nang.
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