PM&DC announces date for MDCAT, 2024
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has finally announced the date for conduction of MDCAT for the next academic year
PM&DC President, Professor Dr. Rizwan Taj made the announcement, stating that the test will be conducted simultaneously in Pakistan and abroad.
MDCAT is a paper based test conducted in Pakistan and internationally each year for the aspirants who want to take admission in undergraduate medical and dental programs in Pakistan. It is a pre-requisite for students to clear the test for admission in all medical and dental colleges in Pakistan.
MDCAT, 2024 Syllabus
To facilitate the students, the Council also decided that the syllabus of the MDCAT will be uploaded next week on the PM&DC official website and the registration portal shall also be opened for the registration of the candidates. To facilitate the students, the Council decided not to change the Syllabus so the MDCAT syllabus will remain unchanged and will be the same as last year.
The Council directed all the provincial governments/admitting universities to start preparation for the MDCAT adding that the decision had been taken keeping in view the larger interest of the students.
Last year, almost 180534 students appeared in the exams. According to estimates this year 200,000 students are likely to sit in the test. The MDCAT paper difficulty index would also be taken into consideration for ease of students without compromising merit to ensure that all provinces /admitting universities conduct the test without any trouble to students.
Prof. Dr. Rizwan Taj, the President PM&DC stated that MDCAT-2024 will be a paper-based exam, held single day through provincial public admitting universities supervised by PM&DC. He emphasized that student's bright future is our top priority and PM&DC is working tirelessly to facilitate them.
Prof. Dr. Rizwan Taj has asked all admitting universities which will conduct the test to keep strict adherence to PM&DC guidelines and regulations to ensure fairness and transparency in the admission process.
He added that the Council understands the importance of the MDCAT for students seeking admission to medical and dental colleges. Therefore, PM&DC will ensure that all necessary arrangements shall be done in time.
Schedule of MDCAT 2024
Further details regarding the MDCAT exam, including the schedule, registration process, and other information, will be communicated by the PM&DC in the coming days. Hence, the aspiring medical students are advised to stay updated and prepared for the upcoming exam and keep visiting the PM&DC website.
MDCAT, 2024 Registration
The President PM&DC added that the Council is yet to announce the schedule for the registration of MDCAT 2024. It will be updated here as soon as it is announced by the council.
It is important to mention that the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has already declared KMU as the admitting university for conducting MDCAT, 2024 and onwards and undertaking centralized admission for both public and private medical and dental colleges in the province. Further details are available on: Declaration of KMU as the Admitting University for MDCAT 2024 & Onwards: Beginning of a new era in the Medical Education in KPK
