Overview
BMHC is the Bhutan Medical and Health Council, the regulator that registers medical and health professionals in Bhutan. It is a registration body, not a single exam. The sources read describe a registration process and one examination the Council may set: a screening examination for people whose qualifications come from institutions that are not on the Council's recognised list. They do not publish a syllabus, paper pattern, pass mark or fixed exam dates for it, so this page does not invent one. The Council's own website (bmhc.gov.bt) could not be read at the time of review, and the facts here come from the Bhutan Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority (BQPCA) FAQ and publications pages and from the Council's Act and Regulations hosted there.
The law says no medical or health person may practise in Bhutan unless registered under the Act, and the FAQ says it is unlawful to practise without registration.
Who can apply
Registration is for medical and health professionals who need to practise in Bhutan. The FAQ lists four types of registration:
Provisional registration: before full registration, for attachment to a health facility for an internship.
Temporary registration: for non-Bhutanese professionals.
Full registration.
Additional qualification registration: for a relevant extra qualification.
The Council recognises foreign qualifications only from institutions that are listed in a schedule of the Act and recognised by their home councils. People with a qualification from an institution outside that schedule may be asked to pass the Council's screening examination, oral or written or both, before they can register.
Exam pattern
The Act and Regulations say the Council sets up a screening examination, oral, written or both, for candidates whose qualifications come from institutions not in the recognised schedule, and appoints a committee for the screening test. The format is not published in the pages read. Contact the Council for the pattern and dates that apply to your case.
How to apply
The FAQ says to fill in the application form and submit the checklist documents, and that originals are checked. The documents listed are:
the Declaration of the Code of Professional Fidelity, signed on legal stamp paper
your graduation certificate (master's, degree, diploma or certificate)
a provisional or course completion certificate
mark sheets
an internship completion certificate
Class X and Class XII certificates and mark sheets
your Citizenship Identity Card
a security clearance
one recent passport-size photograph
the registration fee
The FAQ says a certificate is normally issued within a few hours if all documents are complete, and not issued if they are incomplete. The current fee structure is a separate form on the Council's publications page.
After the exam
A registration certificate is valid for five years. To renew it, apply with the renewal form before it expires. The Council checks your Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, and you need at least 30 credits in the last five years. Practising without a valid certificate is illegal. A Certificate of Good Standing is also available, confirming that you practised within the Council's codes of ethics, conduct and etiquette.
FAQs
Does BMHC run one national licensing exam?
Not according to the pages read. It runs a registration process. The only exam it names is a screening examination for qualifications from institutions outside its recognised schedule, and no format is published.
What are the entry requirements for medical and health courses?
The FAQ says you need a Class XII pass. For the BDS and MBBS, it says at least 50% in Biology, Chemistry and Physics and in Dzongkha and English. For other medical and health courses, it says at least 40% in the same subjects. For the Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery, it says a Class XII pass with at least 40% in five subjects. You also need an eligibility certificate from the Council's secretariat before starting a course, and the FAQ notes the rules can change.