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MDCAT news and updates

Registration, results, merit lists and policy, as announced by PMDC, UHS, KMU and DUHS. Every story names the notice it came from and the date the notice was published.

Sunday, 15 November 2026MDCAT 2026-27 admissions cycle

Primary regulators:PMDC, UHS, KMU, STS, SZABMU, NUMS

Admitting university status for session 2026-27

Read the results roundup

Punjab

Policy notified

UHS Lahore

Admission policy for 2026-27 notified on 14 October. The portal is not open yet.

Prospectus still to come

University of Health Sciences

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Provisional merit list

KMU Peshawar

Provisional list on 30 October. Objections 1-3 November. Final list 12 November.

Final list 12 November

Khyber Medical University

Sindh

Applications closed

JSMU Karachi

Applications closed on 26 October. Merit list schedule pending.

Merit lists pending

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Federal, AJK and GB

Applications closed

SZABMU Islamabad

Applications closed on 30 October. Merit list schedule pending.

Merit lists pending

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

Armed forces colleges

Applications open

NUMS Rawalpindi

Constituent, affiliated and attached colleges. UCAT counts for a foreign seat.

Regular fee closes 11 November

National University of Medical Sciences

BUMHS Quetta has not published an MBBS or BDS schedule for 2026-27. The MDCAT 2026 result was declared between 24 and 26 September.

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Top storyPolicy

5 Nov 2026

PM&DC replaced its admission regulations. The merit formula did not change.

The 2026 regulations, notified 12 October, keep merit at 50% MDCAT, 40% HSSC and 10% Matric. They add final admission deadlines for each class of college, a rule that separates medical and dental applications, and penalties for colleges that over-admit.

Before you apply

A 2026 score covers the 2026, 2027 and 2028 admissions.Score validity
The merit formula is the same everywhere: MDCAT 50%, FSc 40%, Matric 10%.Calculate your aggregate
MBBS and BDS are separate applications, with a separate fee for each.The admissions guide

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Policy15 Oct 2026

Punjab notified its MBBS and BDS admission policy for 2026-27. What it says.

The Government of Punjab notified the admission policy for session 2026-27 on 14 October 2026, with UHS Lahore running the central admission. The merit formula, the fees and the seat counts are all in the notification.

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Policy9 Oct 2026

PMDC has dropped the MDCAT requirement for students going abroad.

The council's notice of 5 October 2026 exempts Pakistani students from the MDCAT when they apply to a medical or dental institution abroad. Coming back to Pakistan still costs the NEB exam or the foreign graduate registration exam.

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Official portals

Read every notice on the official site of the admitting university.

All news and circulars

Chronological archive

Policy21 Jul 2026

Senate sub-committee recommends MDCAT twice a year

A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services has recommended that MDCAT be conducted twice a year to give candidates additional attempts.

5,210 views

Policy5 Jun 2026

Senate panel directs MDCAT to be compulsory for foreign medical admissions

A Senate sub-committee has directed PM&DC and the Health Secretary to submit legal documents formalising MDCAT as a compulsory requirement for foreign medical admissions.

2,980 views

Policy31 Oct 2025

PMDC allows 15% foreign quota seats for medical colleges

PM&DC has permitted public and private medical institutions to allocate 85% open-merit seats and 15% foreign-quota seats for the 2025-26 admission cycle.

2,240 views

Policy27 Nov 2024

PMDC forms transparency committee for MDCAT 2025

In response to NA and Senate scrutiny of the 2024 cycle, PM&DC has announced a dedicated transparency committee for the 2025 cycle, focusing on paper handling, centre CCTV, and answer-key audits.

2,120 views

Policy11 Oct 2024

NA body raises concerns on MDCAT 2024 irregularities

The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services has flagged irregularities in the 2024 MDCAT cycle and summoned PM&DC for a briefing.

1,860 views

Policy9 Oct 2024

Senate committee calls for overhaul of MDCAT system and fees

The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services has called for a wholesale overhaul of the MDCAT system and private-medical-college fee structures.

2,040 views

Policy12 Jan 2023

President assents to PMDC Act 2022, re-establishing PM&DC

The PMDC Bill 2022 received presidential assent on 12 January 2023, formally re-establishing the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and ending the PMC era.

4,820 views

Policy19 Nov 2022

FIA arrests Fazaia Inter College principal over MDCAT 2022 paper leak

The FIA has arrested the principal of Fazaia Inter College over allegations of facilitating the MDCAT 2022 paper leak, which had reportedly been sold for PKR 2 to 5 million.

4,680 views

Policy23 Aug 2022

Senate panel dissolves PMC, paving way for PM&DC

The Senate Standing Committee on Health has approved the PMDC Amendment Bill 2022, ending the Pakistan Medical Commission's legal status and paving the way for the re-establishment of PM&DC.

4,250 views

What this desk covers, and what it waits for

Notices from PMDC and the admitting universities, with the date read from the notice itself and the source linked on every story.

A notice, not a rumour

A story starts from a published notice or a university page. If the only source is a screenshot in a group chat, it is not a story yet.

The date and the source

A deadline is only useful with the page it came from. Each update carries the publication date and a link to the notice.

What is not announced yet

When a date, a fee or a policy has not been published, the desk says so. It does not fill the gap with last year's number.

For the application round itself, read the admissions guide or calculate your aggregate. Every story names its source, and the desk is corrected in public when a notice changes.