Ukraine a eastern European country which has Poland, Hungary, Romania as its neighbors and the beautiful black sea on one side. A country which got independence in 1991 mainly rely on its agriculture and steel. It's a football fanatic country which co-hosted the prestigious Euro cup with Polond in 2013 with the final being held at Keiv the capital city. A country which have Universities which are having legacy of more than 100 years attracts huge number of international students every year especially North American countries, Europe and from Asia.
Indian students have been selecting Ukraine as their destination for studying medicine and aerospace engineering for more than two decades now. The statistics given by Ukraine embassy in New Delhi shows that in a year more than 1500 Indian students go to Ukraine for studying MBBS, Post Graduate Medicine, Engineering and every year the numbers are increasing. The affordable fees, affordable living expenses, vast infrastructures both for studies and also for extra curricular activities at Universities and the presence of huge Indian student community in each campuses are the various reasons that attracts students to Ukraine for their education. In most of the cities across India you will find lots of Doctors who have passed out from Ukraine practicing in major hospitals in different departments.
The bachelor of medicine in Ukraine is a six year program and students who have completed their Plus Two with PCB as their subjects are admitted directly into the MBBS Program. The tuition fees per year in Universities varies from 3500 USD to 4500 USD per year. All Universities are Government Universities. The Medical Universities there are all mostly known by the province name, Odessa Medical University, Uzhhorod Medical University, Vinnitsa Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk Medical University etc are few of the most sought after Universities by Indian students. In few of the Universities like mentioned above as the Indian students are in huge numbers, Indian canteens are also available. The MBBS Program in Ukraine is recognized by Medical Council of India ( MCI), World Health Organization (WHO), International Medical Education Directory ( IMED, FAIMER). To verify the recognition of Medical Universities you can visit the following websites -

Those students when they complete their MBBS and on obtaining their graduation certificates will get their certificates attested by Indian embassy in Ukraine. On their return to India after becoming Doctors these students have to pass FMGE Screening test to become permanent registered doctors under Medical Council of India. These screening test are conducted in New Delhi and it is held two times a year every year. To know more about FMGE Screening test visit the below website -

The total cost of studying a MBBS Program will come to 19 Lakhs to 22 Lakhs including full tuition fees, Hostel fees, Visa, insurance etc. Fees are payable yearly or semester wise. Before the Visa procedure student need not transfer the University fees, this can be paid directly to the University once the students reach there in the campus. The Ukraine embassy is there in Delhi, students need not go through a personal interview but all their original academic documents, birth certificate, along with their medical reports etc are submitted in a file for processing their visa. In certain cases Embassy can ask the student to appear for a personal interview. The students are given a 45 days student entry visa and on reaching the University after their admission formalities the University itself will be doing the needful to extend their visa according to their duration of studies. Unlike other European countries, in Ukraine the students are not allowed to do part time jobs. In a year there is only one intake and that's in September. July and Aug are summer holidays and these two months gives the Indian Students sufficient time to be with their loved ones in their homeland every year. During this period some students do capitalize their opportunity to visit other European countries like Poland, Germany etc..