UHS MDCAT 2019 Information, Guidance and Updates

UHS NDCAT for admissions in Medical and Dental Colleges of Punjab will be conducted on 25th August, 2019 at 10 00 a.m.

What is MDCAT?

The Medical / Dental Colleges Admission Test abbreviated as MDCAT, is a standardized admission test which is mandatory for admission to MBBS and BDS programmes in all public and private sector medical and dental institutions according to the regulations of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC). It is a two and a half hour (150 minutes) paper based test that is conducted a year.

The test is administered by the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, on behalf of the Government of the Punjab. UHS is responsible for producing and marking the test, and also facilitating an extensive province-wise centre network at which the candidates can sit the test.

What is MDCAT weight age in admissions

According to the new policy by PM&DC the percentage weightage of test is :

• FSc. (Pre-Medical) or Equivalent        50%
• MDCAT                                                50%

Pattern of MDCAT 2019

The test shall consist of one paper containing 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) - four options with single best answer- divided into Four (04) sections, namely:
(i) Biology (80 MCQs)
(ii) Chemistry (60 MCQs)
(iii) Physics (40 MCQs)
(iv) English (General for language proficiency) (20 MCQs)

• The duration of Test shall be 150 minutes (2½ hours).
• There shall be No Negative Marking in the test this year. For each correct answer, one (01) mark will be awarded to a candidate. No mark will be deducted on not attempting a question.
• As per the Admission Regulations-2018 of PM&DC, the pass marks in the Test shall be 60% (i.e., 120/200).

Who can apply for MDCAT

• The candidates having domicile of any district of the Punjab and Federal Capital Area (Islamabad) can take the Admission Test of the Punjab.
• The candidates of Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) can appear in the Admission Test of the Punjab for admissions against seats reserved for them in Government Medical / Dental Institutes of the Punjab.
• Children of Overseas Pakistanis and Dual Nationals of Pakistani-origin can appear in the Admission Test (If they have not passed SAT II/SAT Subject examination with a minimum score of 550/800 marks each in three science subjects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Mathematics or MCAT® International with minimum aggregate score of 500/528), for admission to Medical / Dental Institutions against seats reserved for them under the category of Open Merit Seats for the Children of Overseas Pakistanis/ Dual Nationals of Pakistani-origin in medical/ dental colleges of the Punjab.

Age Limit

In accordance with the regulations of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, there is no maximum or minimum age limit for appearance in Admission Test.

Required Academic Qualification

• The candidate has passed the Intermediate Science (HSSC/F.Sc.) Examination (Pre-Medical Group) securing at least 70% (770/1100) unadjusted (excluding the marks of Hifz-e-Quran,
• etc.) marks from a Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Pakistan. OR
• The candidate has passed any other examination (e.g., A-Level, 12th Grade, I.B., etc.) of a foreign university or examining body, with the subjects of Biology, Chemistry, Physics/ Mathematics, declared as compulsory by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, and which, in scope and standard, is found equivalent, upon certification by the Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), Pakistan, to the Intermediate Science (HSSC/F.Sc.) of Pakistan, with at least 70% (770/1100) marks. 10.2. No extra credit shall be given for qualifications higher than HSSC or equivalent.
• In case of foreign qualifications, the candidate must have passed HSSC equivalent examinations with the subjects of Biology and Chemistry. The study group mentioned by IBCC on his/her equivalence certificate shall have no effect on the eligibility for admission.
• A candidate who has appeared in the qualifying examination, i.e., HSSC, 12th Grade or equivalent examination in the current year and whose result is still awaited, may apply and sit the said test but he/she shall not be eligible for admission to the MBBS or BDS, if he/she does not pass the qualifying examination with the required percentage of marks as given in the Prospectus at the time of submission of Admission Form.

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