PMDC Stops UHS from MBBS BDS Admissions
PMDC Stops UHS from MBBS BDS Admissions

Syed Muhammad Yaseen 

The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has asked the University of Health Sciences (UHS) to conduct MDCAT 2022. PMC was taking MDCAT for the last three years throughout Pakistan. University of Health Sciences received the message today at the noon.

Also read: Qadir Patel Directs PMC To Conduct MDCAT 2022 in one day

After the decision of Provincial MDCATs by the Federal Health Department, the PMC has asked UHS to conduct medical entrance test in Punjab. Before, PMC the UHS was conducting medical entrance tests in Pakistan.

The MDCAT Exam 2022 will be Conducted province wise on a single day.
Conducting bodies in Different province’s include;
Punjab— UHS
Sindh— NTS/JSMU/IBA
Balochistan—NTS/BUHMS
KPK— ETEA
Fedral/ICT— FEDERAL

The expected Test date is in start of November and syllabus followd will be the same.

Yesterday, the Federal Minister for Health Mr Abdul Qadir Patel had asked PMC to conduct MDCAT 2022 in one day throughout Pakistan. Right now PMC is going to direct a medical university of the respective provinces to conduct MDCAT.

Also read: PMC MDCAT 2022 NLE exams delayed after floods in Pakistan

PMC lowers Passing Criteria of MDCAT:
The Pakistan Medical Commission a few days ago has lowered the passing criteria of MDCAT to 55% in MBBS and 45% in BDS for admission process.

The MDCAT was delayed due to floods for the safety and security of the aspirants in Pakistan.

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The author hails from Quetta and is doing MBBS from Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi. His writeups are also available on Voices of Youth by UNICEF, Express Tribune, Voice of Balochistan. He can be reached on twitter @YStorai