MECEE-BL (Medical Education Common Entrance Examination — Bachelor Level) is the current official label for the exam earlier branded MECEE-UG. It is the Medical Education Commission's single entrance for MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BSc MLT, BPH and other health-science programmes. The exam structure did not change with the label — still 200 MCQs, 200 marks, 3 hours.
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They are the same exam Why two labels exist What “BL” and “2027” mean What actually changed Which name to use Frequently asked questionsThey Are the Same Exam
There is no separate “MECEE-UG” and “MECEE-BL.” The official notice for the current cycle is titled MECEE-BL 2027, and it is the exact same entrance that earlier cycles listed as MECEE-UG. What you register for on entrance.mec.gov.np is one exam covering MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing / BSc Midwifery, BASLP, BAMS, BNS, BSc MLT, BSc MIT, B Pharm, B Optometry, BPT and BPH.
| Detail | MECEE-UG (earlier label) | MECEE-BL (current label) |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Medical Education Common Entrance Examination — Undergraduate Level | Medical Education Common Entrance Examination — Bachelor Level |
| Conducting body | Medical Education Commission | Medical Education Commission |
| What it covers | MBBS, BDS, nursing, allied health, public health | Same programmes, one entrance |
| Application portal | entrance.mec.gov.np | entrance.mec.gov.np |
| Format | 200 MCQs, 200 marks, 3 hours | 200 MCQs, 200 marks, 3 hours |
Why Two Labels Exist
The MEC was set up to run one common entrance for all undergraduate health-science programmes across Nepal, replacing a patchwork of separate university-wise entrances. The full official title is long — Medical Education Common Entrance Examination for Bachelor Level — so the Commission's own cycle labels have been trimmed two different ways over the years:
- “MECEE-UG” was the earlier official label. Older notices and the MECEE-UG subject weightage guide use it — the “UG” standing for Undergraduate.
- “MECEE-BL” is the current official label. The current notice, the portal and the admit card all use MECEE-BL. “BL” distinguishes the bachelor-level entrance from MEC's other levels (for example the postgraduate level, MECEE-PG).
Both labels describe the same thing: the bachelor-level health-science entrance conducted by the Medical Education Commission.
What “BL” and “2027” Mean
Two parts of the official name cause the most confusion:
- “BL” = Bachelor Level. It tells you this entrance is for undergraduate (bachelor's) health-science programmes, not the postgraduate exam.
- The year label (2027) is the academic session, not the exam year in the Nepali calendar. MEC labels each cycle by the session it admits students into. MECEE-BL 2027 is the cycle held in 2083 BS for admission into the 2027 academic session — the same way the previous cycle, held in Kartik 2082 (November 2025), was labelled MECEE-BL 2026.
So “MECEE-BL 2027” is one label for the current cycle — the exam year in the Nepali calendar is 2083, and in the AD/admission-session calendar it is the 2027 session.
What Actually Changed
Strip away the naming noise and very little has moved:
| Aspect | Status |
|---|---|
| Exam structure | Unchanged — 200 MCQs, 200 marks, 3 hours, OMR |
| Marking | Unchanged — +1 per correct answer, -0.25 per wrong answer |
| Conducting body | Medical Education Commission (as it has been) |
| Application portal | Unchanged — entrance.mec.gov.np |
| Cycle label | Now uses the session year: MECEE-BL 2027 |
| Syllabus | Revised by MEC on April 28, 2026 (15 Baisakh 2083) — this is the real change to track |
The change that matters for your preparation is not the label — it is the revised 2083 syllabus, which MEC last updated on 15 Baisakh 2083 (April 28, 2026). Make sure your study plan and practice sets follow that version.
Which Name to Use
Use the current official label wherever it matters:
- On the official portal and your admit card: use MECEE-BL. Your application is stored under that label.
- When searching for notices and news: search “MECEE-BL 2027” or “MECEE-BL 2083” — both return the same official notices.
- In exam guides and on this site: SafalTopper uses MECEE-BL throughout, and mentions MECEE-UG only as the earlier label in the naming history.